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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-13
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank the Salvation
Army. Presbyterian minister, Fort
Lincoln firing squad and the Wa
Mothers for their kindnesses ant
lovely flowers during our recent be.
reavement in the death of our huS.
band and father.
Mrs. Elizabeth Coons
and family.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-13
st. Georges Guild
Reflects Officers

All officers of st. Georges Evening
Guild we're reelected at the annual
business meeting held Monday eve
ming at the home Of Mrs. r. F.
Krause, 600 Avenue D. I.
Miss Rita Murphy is president OF
the group; Miss Ruth Pollard, vice
president; and Mrs. F. E. Young
secretary and treasurer.
Bridge was. played at three tables
following the business meeting and
Miss Harriet Lane was awarded hon.
OrS.
The Guild, which has a member
ship of approximately 10, meets twice
each month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-28
OUR CHILDREN
ny ANGELO PATRI.

them actively employed, we are leading
them to a good start. We need space
IN our lives. We need time for think
Ing. We need opportunity for spiritual
growth. If We devote our time and
energy to acquiring things, We are not
going to have time and space that we
need. We shall find the sunset of our
Gay falling upon us before we have set
our houses in order.
In these days when all Of us feel
pinched for spending money we have q
good chance to teach the children that
they need only few simple things. A
ball and q book, q bit of fruit, q trip
into the woods on foot, offer Joy to
healthy children. Simple clothes well
cared for, simple food eaten with relish,
making what one has do the work
rather than shopping for precious de-
tail, win enrich the character of the
child who experiences them. Not that
I cheer for hard times and for poverty,
but that I believe in the beauty and
health Of simplicity
We in America, as a people, are not
poor. We have plenty even in times of
distress, If We could only lean to make
intelligent use of it. Let's begin by
teaching our children to restrict their
wants to the few simple pleasures and
necessities within their reach. We will
all profit,
Copyright, 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-28

ing IN the world. 1T might ken a nice
man from marrying you"
Isn't II queer how crude q Girl seems
when she Is necking, and how romantic
she seemed when she had q beau. peo-
pie grow emotional and sentimental
about the girls OF 50 years ago with the
long curlS and sweetheart who kissed
her playing post once. And these same
people grow offended and icy with an
noyance wban thay think OF the girl OF
today who kisses boyish sweetheart In
q taxi There isn't any difference be-
tween the two. It Is exactly the same
thing.
Why should It be considered quaint
when the little boys In Tom Sawyer"
send love notes to the little girls in
class rooms? And why Is It offensive or
immoral II the children of today do the
same thingp
Young girls today are more outspoken
and more cynical In manner than they
were In your mothers or your grand
mothers day. But they feel Just as
deeply. You can be sure of that.
There were girls IS years ago-plenty
Of then--who let any attractive boy kiss
them and they grew up into matrons
with children. ] know some of them.
Some Of them have q tendency to get
fat. and some of them used up their
interest In men ct an earlier age than
other women.
The question seems to be whether a
girl wants to scatter her thrills, little by
little, to great many. or concentrate
on one big one.
(cUpyright. iasl)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-28
Peter Finds Signs.
Idle feet, like idle MIND,
The way to mischief often md.
Old Mother Nature.


1t was not long after Farmer Browns
Boy and Flip the Terrier left for their
long visit In the Far West that Peter
Rabbit began spending much of his
time away from the dear old Briar-
patch, and thereby caused little Mrs.
Peter great deal of worry. 1t all came
about through tdleneSS on Peters part
and the resulting discomfort. Discomfort
and idleness almost always go together.
Busy people have no time to be discon-
tented as a rule.
One evening just after jolly, round,
red Mr.. Sun had gone to bed behind
the Purple Hills, and the Black Shadows
had crept out over the Green Meadows,
spreading q soft, warm dusk over every
thing, Peter had taken 1t into his funny
little head to visit the Old Pasture. 1t
was long time since he had been there.
He wondered if Old Jed Thumper, the
gray old Rabbit who was little Mrs.
Peters father, and who was cross and
grouchy and never liked Peter, was still
living there.
IT believe I will run over there and
find out" said Peter to himself.
He didn't tell Mrs. Peter he was go
ing. No, indeed. He knew that she
didn't like to have him go to the Old
Pasture. Although she had once lived
there she was afraid of it now. You
see, Reddy Fox and Mrs. Reddy lived
over there now, and as she had often
told Peter, the neighborhood of a Fox
home Is no place for any Rabbit. So he
didn't let her know what was in his
mind. He didn't let her know that he
was going anywhere. He watched his
chance, and while she was busy with the
babies slipped out of the dear old Briar-
patch and hurried, hpperty- lipperty lip.
across the Green Meadows to the edge
of the Old Pasture. He knew exactly
where the home of Reddy Fox was, so
was no use in taking any unnecessary
risk.
Goodness, how the bushes have
grown since I was hereI" exclaimed
Peter under his breath. 81 hardly know
the place. This tangle Of bull-briars
used to be one Of Old Jed Thumper'S
favorite retreats. wonder II 1t Is now.
Here is the opening to path, but 1t
doesn't look to me as If it has been
much used of late"
He cautiously entered. No one was
at home under that tangle of briars, but
there were signs that some one had
been there not long before and that
some one was not old Jed Thumper. OF
this he was certain. Could 1t be that
another Rabbit had come to that part
OF the Old Pasture to live? Or had one
merely paid 1t a chance visit? Right
away his curiosity was aroused. 1t real
" was none of his business. Had q
strange Rabbit come to the dear old
Rriar-patch it would have been his
business, but he was not living In the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-28
DILL A1VAL AOANAA1O ". Burgess.

Old Pasture and any other Rabbit had
just as much right there as he had.
"Of course" said Peter to himself,
IT don't care who is up here in the Old
Pasture, but I would like to know if
some one has driven Old Jed Thumper
out"
So he was soon on his way again, ex-
ploring and looking for signs Of Old Jed
Thumper and of a possible stranger.
He didn't go far before he found Old
Jed Thumper himself. He was in an
other bramble- tangle that Peter re-
membered as being small and of little
account. but which now was bigger
and better than the one he had first
visited. And Old Jed Thumper was as
grouchy and short tempered as ever.
He thumped angrily when Peter poked
his head in the opening Of one of the
little paths into that tangle and Peter
stopped right there.
excuse me-" said Peter, hastily
backing away. "I didn't know you
were here"
well, you know it now" replied Old
Jed Thumper, Grossly. What are you
doing up here in the Old Pasture any
way?"
Just looking around" replied Peter,
meekly. ct is a long time since I was
last here and I wondered If you were
still living here. I see you are"
$50 it seems" replied Old Jed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-28
n A T u II E s
C. III IL ID r Z N

CxLvIII.
VINEGAR FLIES.
DTusophfla AmpeaophIla.


Y you talk about hard Drinkers
" these tipplers are 50 eager 20
keep on q spree that they even
Il settle their large families on the
very edge of vatS, Jars, and
places as close to the source Of supply
as they can.
They have the keenest sense Of smell
imaginable. Have you ever noticed that
q bit Of fruit left in the room soon
viii be surrounded by these little fruit
flies II it has one bit of decay about
it? Millions Of dollars are lost yearly
because Of these little drinkers. The
fermenting juice Of any fruit win call
forth thousands Of them.
Mothers viii place their eggs on the
mouth of crooks or barrels which have
briny or vinegary liquid In them. The
infants hatch from the tiny eggs and
thrive on the fumes. and later enter
the barrel and partake Of the real thing.
Some Of these flies give birth to their
young.
Students find these little flies very
interesting subjects to study. Ten days,
more or less, to each generation. They
cost little to board, they do not care to
roam about and they raise very large
families. They do not object to being
placed on lens, and il they should get
steady while you find out the facts.
They have very lovely red eyes, are
brownish yellow In color and inclined
30 be stout. That comes from drinking
too much. They have transparent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-28

wings, feathery antennae, six jotnted
legs, and suction-mouth parts.
The young are ivory colored, maggot
looking creatures. They eat the fer
menting fruit or the improperly canned
fruit. In a few days they weave a
tightly fitting brown wrapper and in a
few more days they are grown fruit
flies. Their life history is three to four
days in the egg, a few days as infants,
four days in swaddling clothes which,
of course, they weave and fashion for
themselves, then the adult. They lose
no time. To see them fly, you would
never be convinced they were sober.
Jars and containers having fruit juice
in them or the pickles in brine should
be kept we'll covered or sealed. These
flies are so tiny they can get through
food.
(Copyright, 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-28
Personal HEALTH SERVICE

Here's q pllzzling question for girls
and boys-the answer to 1t Is as diff
ficult as trying to meet yourself COM
ing or going back: Which would you
rather not have, freckles or pimples?
To my eye q young person with
o collection OF pfmples Is quite as
pleasing. as young person with
laity doesn't view the matter through
my eye. So Wen utter q few truths
about pimples here today.
People commonly smile at freckleS,
or even think they are cute. Not so
II the young person happens to have
pimples instead Of freckles. People too
commonly frown at pimples. And In
frowning they betray their own ig-
norance.
More or less blackheads and pimples
must be considered physiological, nor
NAL, for girls and boys in their teens.
Very few normal young folk escape
some annoyance of this kind. The
condition Is physiological because at
this time Of life the growth and de-
velopment Of the skin tends to proceed
at even a faster pace than the gen.
eral growth and development. Conse-
quently the skin glands. the sebaceouS
or oil glands, become overactive. Here
and there the duct or opening on the
surface becomes obStructed by the nat
ural debris exfoliated constantly from
the skin surface and that causes q
"blackhead." The blackhead readily
becomes infected by the common
pus-producing germs (staphylo coccus),
which are naturally present on every
skin and that produces the typical
ptmple.
There Is little more than the mere
fancy of this or that doctor who pur-
ports to be a skin specialist to sup
port the idea that the diet Of the
boy or girl has anything to do with
acne. Indeed, it Is likely that reStric-
ton of the oils or fats or rich foods
In the diet of such youth only tends
to make matters worse, for such re-
striction may incidentally cut down the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-28
LITTLE BENNY


Me and pop was eating supper last
mite, being liver and onions for about
the 4th time since ma went away on
account OF pop saying liver and onions
every time Nora asks him what to or
der for supper, and said. q, pop, ma
will be home tomorrow morning, time
files, don't it, pop?
Yes, and not only that, but its small
world after all, pop said.
We got along pritty good without her,
considering, dident we, pop? I said,
and pop said, Why yes, I suppose we
did, but whatever we do we muSsent
give your mother that ideer. Ladies
are funny in that way, among others.
We may cause they a lot OF trubble and
make their lives mizzerble, but it
would be still more mizzerble If they
thawt We could get along without caus-
ing them any trouble at all. Do you
get my point? he SAID
Q kay, said, and pop said, Kay o.
And ma came home this morning so
erly she was in time for brekfist, eat
ing it with her hat still on on account
OF being so excited coming home, say
ing. Well. how did you 2 men foxes
get on In the absents Of my presents?
! Suppose you never even knew I was
away, she said.
o didn't we, Just hssen to that. Ia ha
It Is to laff, pop said, and / said, g win
n1ckers III say we knew you was away,
@ w1zzickers good mite.
Why, weren't you comfortable? ma
said, and pop said, o yes, we were COM
Portable, we were about as comfortable
as q doller in the pants pockit of a
drunken satler, we were as comfortable
as hen on q hot griddle on q wet
afternoon, and said, Was we comfort
able? o boy We was comfortable all
rite, We was as comfortable as a one
legged man with his foot cawt in the
car track. We was as comfortable as
Q zero without any rim, I said.
That's too bad, 1t makes me feel very
City. u makes me feel just awful, ma
said. think Ill have another cup of
cawfee, she said.
WITCH she did, proving she was injoy-
ing her brekfist more than usual instead
of less.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-28
Wanting.

Little children are a bundle Of wants.
They want everything they see and a
lot they dream about. This Is irritat-
ing, not to say embarrassing at times.
One hates TO keep saying, No, no, no
all day long. OF course, sometimes one
says. Yes, but the stream of wants
flows on Just as If nothing had hap
pened.
There is good side to this wanting.
u would never do to have no wants.
II child never reached for anything
but what he had he would not grow.
II is by wanting and working toward
his wants that q child makes his growth.
A certain amount Is necessary.
We have to teach a child that there
are only few things that he really
wants. That Is, q few things that he
really needs. A true want is feeling
OF real need. False wants are passing
whims, Of no value to the growth Of the
child.
The difference between a real want
and false one IS not clear 70 a child.
Hunger for food is a real want, but
hunger for unlimited sweets is a false
one. A child must have q few simple
toys, but the desire to own a toy shop is
strong and compelling while it lasts.
The best way TO teach child TO keep
has wants within reason is to limit what
DC can nave 10 the few desirable things
he needs. He must depend upon your
good judgment, your example, for his
guidance. How good are these char
acterdsticS of yours? Do you want so
many things that your house is clut-
tered, your day burdened with them?
How many bridge lamps, end tables,
candlestickS, bits OF old glass, do you
own? Have you space and peace in
your house? Are you content with
enough or are you craving more? How
essential are your own wants? Have
YOU. the mature, grown-up person, been
able 70 shift from the concrete material
spirit?
If you have not. then you'd better be-
gin TO train yourself to that end. The
things We need are few. All Of US have
too many. II we try TO give the chill
dren what makes them happy. keeps
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-28
Fashions of Today
Colors and Materials,
tcopyright. 1879
BY MARIE SHALMAR.

You have 8 very wide range Of colors
from which to choose when you plan
your negligees. Black transparent or
chiffon velvet is q favorite. Brown Is
often chosen. sometimes combined with
cream lace and sometimes with velvet
in copper color. gold or chartreuse.
Rich colors are frequently chosen,
such as fuchsia, sapphire, tiger lily,
lobster red, geranilln, emerald green.
RaStelS may be preferred. but usually
appear in combination with a rich
brighter color. because after all there
is no type of costume where one may
indulge in bright or exotic color so
well SIS In the hostess costume, You
can be as individual SIS YOU like about
it, but as 1t is something that you viii
wear for the most part IN your own
home, you viii be wise to consider the
color scheme Of your living rooms in
choosing the color of this intimate COS
tune.
There IS lavish use Of material in
most Of the smart negligeeS. Skirts or
wide pajarna trousers are always long.
reaching the inStep If not actually floor
length. The silhouette is usually re-
strained from the waist 70 below the
hips, flaring gracefully out to q wide
hem line
And waiStlineS are invariably Slen-
der. with SlenderneSS accentuated by
fullneSs through the shoulders Some
times the slender waiStline is q little
higher than normal, giving q decided
empire silhouette 70 the neglgee.
Velvet seems to be the most usual
material for negligees this season One
tone may be used or two combined or
one tone OF velvet may haYe facingS Of
q contrasting colored satin. Satin is
often used for the entire garment, alone
or combined with lace and sometimes
the material is one Of the heavy silk
crepes. Figured materials are not
much II evidence except for an occa-
sional very gorgeouS negiiGee q 0Uwed
lace OK hRneaded velyGA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-28
NY Neighbor Says:

Fudge will be smooth and
creamy if one teaspoonful of
cornstarch is added to each cup
of sugar.
Dry chamois rubbed over high
ly polished furniture, which has
become cloudy, streaks the sur
face and does not remove the
blur. Channels wet in cold water
and wrlng dry will give a better
polish.
To freshen a faded rug or car
pet, wipe 1t of with q wet cloth
wrung out of strong salt water.
Sprinkling dampened salt on q
rug, then sweeping it OF, will
give the same result.
Celery salt added to potato
soup gives it a delicious flavor.
(Copyright, 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-28
Sorting and Washing Clothes
By LYDIA LIZ BARON WALKER.

each article I'D wei after dipping in the
not too hot soaking water Leave the
clothes over night OF fox q few hours.
DO not soak coIored clothes or stockings,
nor wooden goods. The handkerchief
are soaked separately as mentioned
After soaking the water Is drained OF,
and household linens. etc, and body
clothes are washed separately. First the
sheets with the pillow cases, II the wash
is small, and the towels. II the wash
is large each item may require its OWL
tubful Of water.
The colored clothes are done next and
they may 60 into the same water pro-
vided the wash is small and clothes not
badly solled. The stockings are washed
last
The number Of times the tub has to
be reflled with the washing solution
depends uron the size Of the wash and
whether or no clothes are much soiled-
The previously soaked handkerchiefs
are washed in the water after the body
clothes are done.
A good washing solution is SOAP hard
or soft, faxed or in any powdered or
otherforrn; a little household ammonia
and just a very little borax. Some
homemakers use a spoonful Of kerosene.
and others a little washing soda for
greasy clothes and towels. Mix the IN
gradients with small amount of boil
ing water, and add to hot but not boil
ing water
White clothes are rinsed in scalding
hot water slightly blued. Articles to be
starched are set one side for boiled
starching. Mix one, two or more table
spoons of starch in cold water, and stir
gradually into boiling water. Let the
starch boil for 10 minutes or more
after It has thickened. The amount of
starch ufotnF and the
whether they are wanted stiff or Just
slightly stiffened.
Hang out each set OF clothes as soon
as ready. In this way articles often dry
from the first set in time to give other
sets room on the line.
(Copyright. 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-28
THE STARS
DAILY PATTERN
SERVICE

The applied front, falling in soft
iabot effect at either side, cuts the
bodice breadth In a splendid way in a
black crepe satin all-day type. A tiny
vest Of lace adds charm to the be-
coming neckline. The slightly full
sleeves with fitted cuffs are interesting.
The circular godet skirt treatment
viii fatter your height.
Style No. 1881 is designed for sizes
16. Is years, So, S8, 40. AZ. A and 46
inches bust.
Size SO requires 4 yards 39-inch with
70 yard 9-inch lace.
This charming model. so suited to
miss or matron, adaptS itself admirably
to the sheer patterned woolens, wool
crepeS and canton-fai silk crepe.
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
Don't envy the woman who dresses
well and keeps her children well
dressed. Just send for your copy of
our Fall and Winter Fashion Maya
zine.
It shows the best styles of the COM
ing season. And you may obtain our
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-28
Fresh Apple Pie.

Pare, core, and slice five or six ap-
pies. Mix half a cupful Of sugar with
one-fourth teaspoonful of salt, and
half a teaSpoonful of cinnamon. Line
sprinkle with one tablespoonful of
flour mixed with one tablespoonful of
sugar. Add the apple and cinnamon
and sugar mixture in alternate layers.
Dot with one tablespoonful of butter.
Cover with an upper crust and bake
in q hot oven for 10 minutes. then
lower the temperature to medium and
bake until the apples are soft.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-28
Stuffed Potatoes.

Heat two tablespoonfuls Of fat, add
two tablespoonfuls of flour, one tea
spoonful Of salt and one-fourth tea
spoonful of pepper. Mix until smooth.
Add one cupful of milk or stock slowly
and bring to the boiling point, stir
ring constantly. Cook for five min
utes Add two cupfuls of cooked and
cubed liver and cook until thoroughly
heated. Cut a slice from the tops
of six medium-sized potatoes, bake
them, then scoop out the inside, be-
ing careful not to break the shells
Mash and season the potatoes. FIJI
each potato shell with the creamed
liver and place a spoonful of the
creamy mashed potato on top. Brown
in the oven Arrange on a serving
dish and garnish with parsley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-28
Ginger Nut Waters.

Cream together one-fourth cupful Of
butter and one-half q cupful of brown
sugar. Add half a cupful Of molasses
and the yolks of two eggs that have
been well beaten. Add one cupful of
chopped nut meats, one-fourth cupful
of water, one scant tablespoonful Of
ginger, one teaspoonful of baking soda
dissolved in water, and enough rice
-four to make a thin batter. Spread
the mixture thin on the bottom of a
well creased pan and bake it until 1t
is a golden brown. Cut it into strips
and serve. You can also fashion hg-
ureS or animals from this mixture to
use as party favors. Use the cooky
cutters that may be bought In the
stores for that purpose, and cut the
mixture before you put it In the oven.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-28

youths vitamin ration, and an ads
quate vitanin ration Is necessary 70
overcome the infection that produces
pimples. It is silly to imagine that
the eating of liberal amounts of fats,
oils. rich pastries and sweets. such as
sugar, candy, cakes, has any influence
on the quantity or character OF the
sehum or skin oil Secreted by the Sc
baceous glands. I think this latter
fancy Is what chiefly inspires the old
time skin specialists who hand out
freak diets for young persons with
acne.
Any reader who wishes instructions
for the treatment Of blackheads or
pimples may write, tell me what he
or she has, and inclose stamped, SELF
addressed envelope. DO not send O
clipping Of this item. refuse to read
my own stuff. II you can't ask for
what you want, YOU don't want 1t.