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Finds
Men
Prefer
Freedom
Why the
Marriage .
Rate Is
Slack e,s.ng

ccoRDNa there decided
the ] an y tG women ON men BY hos TD nas
to holy estate but that men fight shy of it,
Doubtless Probably women always been more
matrony getting husband
the Time she @ her teens Wedding an 0G planned sdd o
T o boy o for%ard to beng @ bdeeo as he
does to being qusr1aek on foot ball team Marriage
marriage will get him later
falls in love- he cheres vague secret hope that somehow
it.
will all testify from their personal
uring have toll
better fitted to be real hpmeets
THE reluctance marry explained in many
First perhaps by the high cost living Marriage appeals
the of things than does to the mature and cautious
h 6 Price o 6 m aea to m W FAMILY a g b boys cannot marry
afford wedding ring only too often he has lost his
themselves better than they do any woman and they swap
ee poor trade They prefer sports cars to to curtain
playing around the house Saturday
TI another reason why
pay of Snd a ps Gs g M foF the d n e mn
hem doing lot to KIN the goose that lays the golden
prudent to
The with and bachelor apartments
and that makes marrying for home supeui Also alas women
when they Went into business the rabbits foot with
refrans from popping the
better sales than she is cook and that she would make
PUT perhaps marry because they
- order get feminine companionhp
ode days led girl the altar because that the only
in Then had to lead somewhere and he paid with
gratis society women him as
that of He spends his days offices with girls golf
ehaperon IN sight Girls smile upon him they break their necs trying
freedom .. ~ DOROTHY
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Breaking and Making Friendships
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

party had been misjudged, or should
events once more throw together the
one-time friends, the door to future
agreeable relations can be opened more
easily if the kinder sort OF leave-taking
has been chosen. Even If such is never
the case, ones personal dignity has not
suffered as in the case of harshly ut
tered words as accompaniment to sew
erance of relations. How often have
such words bsen spoken and then wished
unspoken$
In preferrirg to employ ones kind
est good-bys rather than assert ones
more disagreeable self, there Is not the
sense of failure, so unpleasant to eX-
perience in the breaking of friend
ship. One can thus maintain respect
for oneself and at the same time show
respect to ones former friend as well
as to ones earlier judgment in finding
such a person congenial A little touch
OF kindness smooths moments OF part
ing as well as meeting. If words are
not easily found when the moment ar
rives. the time for them has not en-
tirely passed as long as there are let
/ tiers being delivered for the cost OF
| cents. A postage stamp employed in
such a cause is good investment.
Copyright, 1880.
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LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

We was eating brekfist and the mail
came, being letters for pop and one
for ma with a German stamp on it,
proving it had came all a way from
Germinny, ma saying, Well Ct ~ things,
don't know sole in Germinny, at least
as far as 1 know.
Well open the letter and then you'll
know, pop Sed.
Wich ma dident, just keeping on
looking at it and saying, Its small
werld after all and you never know
where your trends are. Just imagine,
some friend or at least some neer &C
quaintance Is across the ocean in Ger
minny serrounded by forrin language,
and have no more ideer who it is IT,.
stranger in the moon. and yet the
anser is rite here in this letter, ony sep
arated from me by a thin coating OF
paper, she sed Who can it be, that's
the naturel question? she sed
If you look at the envelope long
enough it mite lose patience and open
itself, pop Sed.
Well, here goes for the plunge, ma
sed. And she opened it with her nife
and red 1t out loud, being: Deer madam.
with respectful salut4tionS we beg TO
call your valued attention to the fact
that in Schutzheim- Schlimnelbaden
Germinny, our famous baths will give
you immeeditly relief from all forms OF
roomatism, especially govt.
That's a nice friendly letter. 90 the
ask to be remembered to me? pop sed,
and ma sed. Schutzheim- Sea immc.-
baden, what an attractive name. Do you
know Willyum I've noticed a kind Of
gentle tingling in my big tee lately. I
wonder if that could be sine of ap-
proachinp QOllt9 she sed
Help aid sucker. pop sed. And hc
quick took the letter and stuck it in
his pockit and went down to the Office.
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Looks for Fleetfoot.
who most of patience doth possess
Most likely is to win success.
Old Mother Nature.


There was one person whom Farmer
Browns Boy was most anxious to see
and that was Fleetfoot the Antelope. he
had read about Fleetfoot and seen pic
turSe of him and he knew that once
upon time Antelope had lived In great
numbers en- the plains of the West just
as had the Bison. He knew, too. that
even as had been the case with Bson or
Buffaloes, as they are commonly call@o,
they had been killed by hunters until
only few remained. So when he was
told that a band of these beautiful ami
mails lived in that part of the country
he hoped with a great hope that ne
might see at least one. SO he was al
ways looking for Fleetfoot whenever ne
was abroad, but so far had locked IN
vain.
One morning he decided to pay
Prairie-dog Town another visit. the
little people who lived there amused
and interested him very much indeed.
This time he didn't crawl up to the edge
of the town but boldly walked, ana
chuckled at the excitement he caused.
He was recognized for what he was at
once. There was no curiosity, only a
tremendous amount of excitement and
indignation. Long before he was near
the first house the Prairie-dogs began
to disappear. There was the usual
amount of barking and scold1ng ana
popping up of heads for a last lcok, but
by the time he entered the town not
Prairie dog was to be seen. He lay down
behind one of the houses to wait for
them to come out. 1t was funny to lie
there and hear them chattering and
scolding yet net be able to see one.
He had been there only a little while
when way off across the prairie far
beyond the town he thought he saw
flash. Now what could that have
been?" he muttered and forgot the
Prairie dogs as he watched for that
flash to be repeated. There it was
again, and a moment later there was
another, and then two or three to-
gether. He was puzzled. For a LONG
! time he lay there watching, now anc
then rewarded by one of those distant
! flashes. At last he saw some specks way
4 off there in the distance. They might
! be cattle, but he had feeling thai
/ they were net cattle. Gradually they
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want high-class place.
Would books on business be Of any
value to me? Would you advise working
in shop for some time before I start
out for myself? Is it safe to enter into
partnership with some one I've never
met, but who is friend of a friend of
mine?-MARGARET p"
The running Of a small shop is a
special trade of its own . something
you must know thoroughly before you
start in. Millions Of people have started
little shops to sell everything from coats
to candy. Most of them have failed
because. they thought that all that was
needed was some hard work and little
business sense.
You must first pick out good 10
cation. Then you must know your
merchandise thoroughly. You must
know where it can be bought most
cheaply and what your margin of profit
ought to be. You must know how tc
choose it so your customers will buy
And instead of having one boss, as in
! your Office, you'll find that every Gus
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sharp. then he is a meat eater and
very likely consumes some of our worst
pests and grows fat on them.
When the beetle is fully grown he IS
clothed in a suit of armor. AS IS
characteristic of beetles, the outer
wings are shields for the true flying
wings. When ready to fly the hard
wing case stands stiff1y out from his
sides. The delicate under wings work
so fast you cannot see them.
AS far as is known, beetles do not
attack larger animals. 1t is said that
the beetle is a tippler and also he
will fight to the finish another swain
who is counting the same lady beetle.
Two out of every five insects, named
and known, are beetles. The lady-bird
beetle is very valued friend. Many
pretty stories have been written about
her.
A beetle collection is most educa-
tional. There are some like exquisite
jewels and years ago beetles we're worn
as ornaments. The coloring in some
of them is as beautiful as that of the
butterfly's wing and the story of their
family life is far more interesting than
any novel ever written.
(Copyright, 1880.
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toner Is more or less little boss to
you.
BY all means try to work in another
store for awhile. You'll be able to pick
up hints and help from trade maya
zines and books. But beforehand, no.
Partnerships are risky things. Under
no circumstances enter into a partner
ship with a stranger. You would be
liable for all debts made by your part
ner in connection with the business.
He can borrow money without your
consent. and he can even mortgage the
whole thing without your knowing any,
thing about it. And for partnerships
with friends-well, I've seen these
wreck many a friendship.
I know I am discouraging. but
want TO be. This small retail business
is very difficult. Unless you can watch
every penny. work hard. buy shrewdly
and sell well. you'd better let it alone.
(Copyright, 1879
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N A T II II E S
C. I'll IL ID II E N
BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY.
Illustrations by Mary Foley.
LII.
THE STAG BEETLE.
PaSsaIus.

PassaIus.
TN Greek her name means "a port or
a peg" In English she is the stag
beetle, because of her "antlers.
/ She is found all over the United
States in well decayed posts or
logs, consuming the juicy interior. Her
attitude is friendly.
Country children rout them out Oh
their log home, tie a bit of string to
their antlers and fasten a piece OF
bark or few leaves to the other END
of the thread and play horse" with
them. For hours these little beasts OF
burden will drag these leads about.
If you pick one up it will sing a
little tune for you. This Is accom-
plished by rubbing the hard shell OF
horny wing-case back and forth over
the sides of the abdomen. True. 1t Is
not more than kissing sound, but IL
is the best she can do.
The children are small white grubs.
They have biting mouth-parts, tiny
antlers and four front legs. The next
stage in their growth (pupa), they
have free wing cases, six strong legs
outlined with spines, compound eyes
and very strong jaws.
You can tell the age of horse by
examining his teeth. You can tell
what the beetle eats by doing the
same thing If the beetles teeth are
blunt he is vegetarian; If they are
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DELI 1NlE OlO1O1LO W. Burgess

grew larger, for they were moving
toward him. At last one stood SO that
he could see the outline clearly. 1t re-
minded him CT Lightfoot the Deer with
out his antlers and suddenly he knew
the explanation of those flashes and
who those were he was watching.
1T is Fleetfoot the Antelope and his
band!" exclaimed Farmer Browns Boy
under his breath. II remember now
that I have been told that by spread
ing the hair of the white patch on each
side of his tail Fleetfoct flashes signals.
Anyway. he makes flashes when the
sun falls full on that spread white
hair, whether or not they are signals.
Oh, do hope they will come this way"
BY this time the Prairie-dogs were
coming out all about him and they were
very noisy. These nearest him had dis
covered him and were terribly excited
and full of curiosity, for they had no.
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My Neighbor Says:

II you bring sausages to a boil
before frying they will not burst
open. Put them into a pan OF
cold water and bring to boil,
then brown them on broiler.
When packing dresses in a
trunk cover them literally with
tissue paper and it will help pre-
vent their muSsing.
To remove obstinate shoppers
from glass bottles dip a piece of
wooden cloth into boiling water
and wrap it tightly about the
neck of the bottle. In a few
minutes the stopper can be re-
moved.
Put hot cookies or doughnuts
in a crock with the skin of an
orange or lemon. 1t gives them
a very delicate flavor.
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Snecial Hash.

Put two cupfuls of meat. two cup
fuls of raw potatoes, two small onions
and two dozen English walnuts through
a food chopper. Mix well. Add one
tablespoonful of butter and salt and
pepper to taste. Place in casserole
and add enough water to moisten, re-
Numbering that the potatoes will fur
nish quite little moisture. Bake in q
moderate oven for an hour, or until
the potatoes are done.
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the edges OF peplums, short sleeves,
capelets and collars.
Marking the scallops is not at all
difficult, as you can use any circular
object, such as the base of tumbler,
to get the curved line of the desired
size 1t is best to draw off four or five
scallops on piece of cardboard or
pasteboard. Cut this out and use this
to mark the material. When cutting
allow about three-eighths of an inch
extra on the edge Of the scallops for
scanning.
And now if you want bound scallop,
you will need TO cut bias strips OF ma
terial. Half an inch wide is right for a
fairly narrow binding. When the seal
lopS have been cut haste the bias band
to the edge of the scallop on the right
side, allowing a seam Of about three
eighths of an inch. Now machine stitch
the seams, trim and turn back the bias
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Bound-Scallop characteristics
BY MARY MARSHALL.

Scalloped edges never go quite out OF
fashion. but at present they are in very
definite favor. So if you are making
any new dresses and would like tc add
a net too difficult dressmaker touch by
all means consider the possibilities of
bound or faced scallops.
Some Of the new embroidered organ
die dresses show bound scallops around
the edge of the skirt. They are used on
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Eggnog.

Beat the yolks and whites Of four
eggs separately. Add one cupful OF
powdered sugar to the whites while
beating. Pour one quart of rich milk
slowly over the yolks and continue beat
ing, then chill. Dip some marshmal-
lows, as many as preferred. in the
stifny beaten egg whites, sprinkle with
nutmeg, then roll in powdered sugar
When serving put ladleful of the
eggnog in a chilled glass, then ladle-
full of egg white. and repeat until the
glass is three-fourths full, then add
two marshmallowS.
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binding. Turn under the edge and hem
down. taking care that the stitch on
the right side is quite small.
Faced scallops are made by cutting
facing with scalloped edge precisely
like the material that is to be faced.
CapeletS, collars and sleeves are some
times faced with silk OF contrasting
color.
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preparation. The
money is piling up
slowly, as 1 have
been s a in g for
some time.
II am 81 years
old. graduated from
high school. It has
been my d e S ir e
since I first started
to work to own my
own shop. My line
would be women's
apparel. gifts or &C
ceSSOrieS and III
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Not always is it possible, nor even
desirable, to carry all of ones friend
ships all of the way in life. Many
which start off blithely meet some sort
of "snag," which may be a difference
of Temperament, an actual crossing OF
wavs which means a severance of mu-
tual relations or just a temporary diff
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ference Of opinion about a matter of
small or great Importance. To be sure,
it always appears to be of great I'M,
portance and perhaps only time Will
prove whether or not this really is the
case. At any rate, persons once con-
GENIAL NAV take leave of one another
for a long or short interval until mat
tiers adjust themselves.
This can be done in spirit Of pique,
which will leave forever an unpleasant
taste in the mouth, or one can accom-
pany the gesture with a finer attitude.
It is for the dignity of both that It IS
well to give ones kindest good-bys. The
separation can be just as complete when
this more generous methods prevails.
and there is in it no disagreeable after
taste.
Should time prove that the offending
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recognized him as he lay sprawled out
there. But they were no more excited
than he was. He didn't pay them the
least attention. His eyes were fixed
on those Antelope They were still very
small because Of the distance, but they
were bigger than when he had first seen
them and this meant that they were
surely drawing nearer If only they
would come close so that he could have
a good look at them.
Anyway, I've really seen Fleetfoot OF
Mrs. Fleetfoot." he kept saying over and
over to himself. Eve really seen Ante
lope."
Meanwhile the Antelope were slowly
but surely drawing nearer. It was clear
that they had not been disturbed and
were really unSuspicious. They were
feeding as they came. Continually one
or another would throw up her heac
for a look around.
Copyright, 1917
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Wants Shop of Her Own.

"My Dear Helen Woodward: I am
an Office worker and my ultimate object
Is to go into business for myself. At
present 1 haven't the money or much
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The Woman Who Makes Good

BY HELEN WOODWARD
the highest paid in America
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1T PAYS to specify the name Kellogg's
when purchasing corn flakes.
Here is the worlds most popular
ready.to.eat cereal. Costing only few
cents package. Always ready to serve.
No trouble or work. DeAeious!
Indeed, what other foods offer you
so much value? Kellogg's Corn Flakes
are delightful for breakfast, for lunch,
for children's suppers - and to enjoy
as bedtime snack.
Serve with milk or cream. Add
fresh or canned fruits or honey. Extra
easy to digest. Crisp and havorful.
Wise buyers know that there is no
substitute for genuine Kellogg's, the
original Corn Flakes. limitations never
equal that Kellogg wonder flavor!
Look for the red-and.green package
at your grocer's. Oven-fresh in the
patented waxtite wrapper. Made by
Kellogg in Battle Greek.
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A 10 there
"A this is blamed
to entert the fight shy
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ROAD ADVERTISING
TALK TO Be GIVEN
Oliver Metzerott to Address
Prince Georges Community
Council Tomorrow.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, December
7.-Oliver MetZsrott of Chillum, a
member of the House of Delegates from
Prince Georges County, will discuss the
topic Are Billboards Decreasing in Our
County?" before the annual meeting of
the Prince Georges County Community
Council, embracing various civic and
kindred organizations of the county, to-
morrow in Trinity Hall here. Mr..
Metzerott will speak during the morn
ing session, which will open at 10
o'clock. He is chairman of the coun-
CHS Committee on Billboards and took
leading part in getting legislation
lature to regulate the billboard situation
in the State.
Others on Program.
Other speakers at the morning ses-
sion will be Chief jeremiah Crowley of
the county police force, who will discuss
the operation of the county Police
Court; Mrs. j. Enos Ray of Chillum,
member of the Governors Committee on
Consolidation of Almshouses, who will
tell of county and State progress in i'm
provements in almshouse conditions, and
DR.. G. P. Close of College Park, presi-
dent of the Community Council and
chairman of the county Red Cross chap
ter, who will explain what the Red Cross
means to the county.
At the afternoon session, which be-
gins at lis O'Clock, H. L. Leonard of
Hyattsville, chief of the county rescu>
squad, will speak on Fire Protection
and Rescue Squad Work; George
Quigley of the University of Maryland
will discuss What the Gold Standard
Means to the World" and It. Howard
Duckett Of Hyattsville, chairman of the
Washington Suburban Sanitary Com
mission and member Of the Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission, will tell of the Park and
Planning Commissions work in connec-
ton with the Cramton enabling act in
Prince Georges County.
Reports on County Work.
Following the call to order in the
morning and the reading of minutes
and reports, there will be reports on
county work as follows: County Agent
w. B. Posey or Assistant County Agent
P. E. Clark, on agriculture Miss Ethel
M. Regan, county home demonstration
agent, on home service; Miss M Agnes
Duvall, county social service worker,
on social service, and Mark Shoemaker,
on the Bicentennial cleanup campaign.
Officers for 1882 will be elected just
prior to lunch, which will be served
by the women of Trinity Church.
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DEAF CHILDREN FORM
FOR 4-H INSTRUCTION
Group at Romney, W. Va, Declared
One of First Of Kind At
tempted in United States.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

ROMNEY, w. Va. December IA
A All Club of deaf children, one of the
first ever to be attempted in the United
States, was organized here this week at
the State School for the Deaf, under
the leadership of c. H. McAllister, and
consisting of Is boys and girls. The
club will be known as THE Jolly Noun
taineers," the girls to take up sewing
as their project and the boys handi-
craft. The boys and girls at the institu-
ton come from all counties of the State,
and when they go to their homes will
Clubs and attend the All Camps which
are held at scattered points over the
State
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ANNANDALE BOY SCOUTS
TO HOLD ANNUAL RALLY
Public Program Is Scheduled for
Thursday Night in School.
Auditorium.
special Dispatch To The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
ANNANDALE, Va, December T.
The annual Boy Scout troop rally and
public program will be held Thursday
evening in the school, auditorium. The
program will consist of musical selec-
lections, contests by the boys in first
aid, knot tieing and signaling There
will be an address on Scouting by the
Rev. Royal A. Rice, Scoutmaster of
Fairfax troop. Honors won in today's
Court of Honor at Clarendon will be
presented to half q dozen boys. The
investiture ceremony will take into the
troop John and James Sipes, Roland
Galleher and Elmer Swartz of AMMAN
dale, Irwin Payne and Leon Deacon of
Baileys Cross Roads.
The Senior members Of the troop
gave their first social in the Scout Hall
last week, The evening was given over
to games and refreshments.
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PLAN CHRISTMAS TREE
Bon Air Utilities Association Will
Hold Celebration.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BON AIR, Va, December Mrs.
w. D. Mabry, has been appointed BY
the Ladies' Auxiliary Of the Bon Air
Utilities Association as chairman OF the
Committee on Arrangements for the
annual community Christmas tree cele-
Evening star., 1931-12-07
WELL DRILLING PUSHED
IN SHENANDOAH VALLEY
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, December T.
Drilling Of artesian wells in many Sec
tions of the lower Shenandoah Valley
to obtain water supplies as result of
springs going dry is continuing with
good results.
An unusual occurrence was reported
today from the Shenandoah County
Almshouse Farm, where three streams
of water were found while drilling
well through solid foundation. The last
and strongest stream, at depth of 124
feet, increased the volume to more than
1000 gallons flow per hour, with 100
foot column draw
An unusual freak was found In the
third water-bearing strata, which dis
closed strong flow of sulphur water of
exceptional quality.