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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05
"A Sermon for Today
MP INV. soHN n. GUMS.
Open Door and AdYerfariel

"a great door and effectual Is opened
unto me, and there are many adver-
sarieS.-T Cor. ,xW.0.
The adversartes are always there
beside the open door. That's life. We
are always coming to q door standing
open, inviting us to enter: but always
there are adversaries at hand to dis
pute our entrance. Shall we 60 In? Or
shall we stay out? There's the test Of
the stun that's in us.
Many OF US waste years waiting for
life to open q door where there are no
adversaries. But life never does that.
Life never offers worthwhile oppor-
tunity that carries no risk, no tncon-
venience, no pain, no obstacles to be
overcome. Always there are as many
reasons against doing q thing as there
are reasons for doing it.
If life presents to you an open door,
and you are afraid to enter It, you can
find thousand alibis. And these alibis
will rationalize any sellhshness or stu
pidity or cowardice. The fearful and
cowardly can always make safe and
sane" terms of surrender with the ad-
versaries that confront them at the
door of opportunity.
On the other hand, II you determine
to go In that door in spite Of the ad-
versaries, your courage will support your
action with plausible reasons. People
may boo you and say your reasons are
but FOOLS fantasies, because your cour-
age makes their cowardice seem con-
temptible. Nevertheless, let your cour-
age lead on, and presently you will see
those adversar1es beating a retreat.
There Is no opposition that can stand
before q man armed with a cold, cour-
ageous determination.
Mere adversaries! What are they
to turn one back? What challenge
would there be to undertake a thing
that offered no obstacles? To a man
who has the right stuff in him, obsta-
cles become an incentive and stimulus
to go ahead. He Is not much of a man
who allows himself to be frightened
back from venture simply because he
sees difficulties In the way.
You might as well count yourself out,
II your idea Is to play safe and take no
risks. II you wait for an open door
where your entrance viii be undisputed
by any adversary, you will be q disap-
pointment TO yourself and to the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05
WHOLE FAMILY
Delighted With REM
"WouIdn't use any,
thing else for coughs"

The Miller family of 1852 Lafay-
cite Ave-. St. Louis, knows exact
ly what to do when coughs and
colds come their way. We've
used REM for many years, says
Mrs. Charles H. Miller, my hus-
band, my daughter Geraldine.
and l. We wouldn't use anything
else for cough. My husbands
out-of-doors a great deal. and
Geraldine, too, is especially SUBJ
ject to coughs in winter. REM's
always relieved all of us right
away and it doesn't taste bad
either. If there's tickling in the
throat, REM stops that, too"
More than 10 million bottles of
of REM have been sold under an
absolute "money-back" guarantees
yet not one customer I'm .
thousand ever wanted it back !
There's a record for you!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05

Sir Joseph Barnby enjoyed himself
at the wedding Of Lady Wilma Bouverie,
daughter of Lord and Lady Radnor.
The guests formed brilliant gathering,
the ceremony was beautiful and i'm
preSsive, and the bride extremely
charming. Yet when he left Longford
Castle to rejoin Lady Barnby at East
bourne, where they were living for q
time in a hotel, it was a curious in
cident that had occurred while he was
at Longford Castle, rather than the
wedding, that fingered in his memory.
Lord and Lady Radnor had met him
at the Salisbury Station to drive him to
the castle. On the way Lady Radnor
described to him young lady, Miss
A., who was visiting with her.
'I think you will be much interested
in her." she said. "She possesses the
faculty Of seeing visions and Is other
wise connected with the spiritual world.
She does the most marvellous things
with crystal BALL"
Gounod as conductor Of the Albert Hall
Choral Society Of London, holding the
place for q quarter Of q century; COM
posed the opera "Rebekah"; wrote sew
eral anthems, and left behind nearly
$50 hymn tunes, in addition to such
songs as the popular Sweet and Low"
received this announcement with
polite interest, but no great amount of
credulity. However, the next day Miss
A. succeeded in making him wonder
He was standing near her as she
manipulated her crystal ball. Would
she, he thought, reveal through 1t some
thing pertinent to HIMSELF
He did not pay great attention when
she began to describe O room she saw
IA room Of which she spoke as though
she were Just outside It, looking in
through an open door.
'It appears to be q bed ROOM" she
said, though, If there be O bed In It,
1t must be behind the door on the left.
The room is long one, with q window
at the end which fills its whole width"
Sir Joseph Barnby pricked up his
ears at this. The room In the hotM at
Eastbourne in which he had left Lady
Barnby was like that.
Miss A. went on:
There Is 0 lady In the room drying
her hands on o towel. She Is Q tall,
dark woman, slightly foreign In appear
ance and with an air about her"
Sir Josephs interest grew. Miss A.
had described with astonishing accu-
racy his wife. Curiosity moved him to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05
The Woman Who Makes Good
HELEN WOODWARD.
Who started frightened typst became
highest paid business in America

very much. know one man, for In
stance, with a passion for growing flow
ers, who had such shocking expert
ence in the war and the Russian revo-
luton that he turns away from people
to flowers.
So this girl really shrank from peo-
pie. Later she had to leave me and
nurse her own mother. I had a new
nurse. The first thing she said was,
Lets get YOU home" But I'm too
sick" mo, you're not. Wen be very
careful" They were. I picked up at
once In my own house.
The next day she said, Lets throw
away the medicines, Let's not take any
more"
"But the doctor?" 7 asked feebly.
I'VE won't tell him"
We put the medicines away. And
then really began to get well.
OF course, any doctor would say this
nurse had no right to do thus and thus.
But she did have the right. She had
the right that came of understanding
me, although was q stranger to her.
She was a marvellous nurse and she be-
came a superior superintendent Of
nurses shortly afterward. She told me
that she had always liked the work and
had been pretty good nurse. But two
years before her only child had died,
and since then she had loved the work
and had been a much better nurse.
Incidentally, If it's your aim to get a
fair salary, you can do it with nursing.
Nurses in childbirth cases and nervous
ailments get more than others. But
you won't get rich through nursing, UNI
less the patient leaves you q fortune or
marries you and gives you one. That
happens-nearly everything happens
some time-but wouldn't count on it.
Girls having problems in connection with
their work may write to Miss woodward, In
care Of this paper, for her personal advice.
Copyright. 1919
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By J. p. GLASS.

ask how the lady Of che vision Vas
It was Miss AS answer which aahse-
quently convinced him that hoR o&Glaty
to "see visions" was real
This woman" she said, - Wearing
dress of serge, with q good omi Of
braid on the bodice, and o Stxzp Of
braid down one side of the skirt."
oh" said Sir Joseph, "for . moment
thought you were describing Lady
Barnby. But she has not a serge dress
with her at EaStbourne. Just before
left she expressed regret that she had
not brought one"
Despite this ending to the incident, It
kept fresh in his mind during the next
day. Then he went back to EaStbourne.
To his great surprise Lady Barnhy was
wearing a serge dress exactly like that
described to him!
She had had it sent down fsOm
London.
There was a sequel some Is months
later. One evening Sir Joseph and
Lady Barnby attended a performance
given by society of musical amatssIrs,
the Maybe Minstrels, at Princes Hall,
Picadilly They went early and pres
emily became separated as they anckA to
friends and chatted with them.
Soon Lady Radnor entered the Ruum.
With her was Miss A. Sir joseph ox-
changed greetings with them. A ne
addressed o remark to Lady Radnor,
Miss A. touched him on the arm and
called his attention to a figure standing
across the room.
do you see that tail, dark woman?"
she asked. she is the one I saw in
the crystal ball at Longford Castle"
Sir Joseph almost gasped.
1.-THE lady is my wife, he said.
It should be stated that Lady Barnby
was totally unacquainted with Miss A.
and the latter had never seen the wife
Of the musician.
(Copyright, 1881
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exactly what they were planning to do.
81 may as we'll move on" thought
Jumper, and took just one jump. AS he
did so the top of what appeared to be a
snow-covered stump moved, and as
Jumper landed and instantly froze (be-
came motionless) he found himself star
ing into a pair of round, fierce looking
eyes that glared at him so hungrily that
Jumper had all he could do to keep
those long legs of his from running
away with him.
If Jumper had shivered inside when
Terror the Goshawk glared at him he
fairly shook inside now. It was Whitley
the Snowy Owl, come down from the
Far North. Flying noiselessly, like other
members of the. Owl family, he had
alighted there while Jumpers head was
turned. He had not seen Jumper, and
when Jumper had jumped Whiteys head
had been turned the other way. His
wonderful ears had perhaps caught the
tiny sound made when Jumper had
landed in the snow and he had turned
his head instantly to see If anything was
moving Well 1t was for Jumper that
he froze in his tracks, and he knew 1t.
Terror the Goshawk might prefer
Grouse, but here was one who would
choose a Hare or Rabbit any time
before he would Grouse. Do you won
der that Jumper shivered and shook
inside, but took the greatest care not
to outside?
(copyright. Iesl.)
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If it gets on her nerves when man,
sucks his teeth or keeps clearing his
throat, she had better pick another job.
Because she'll be facing that kind Of
thing every minute.
There are in the world people so con-
stituted that they are a little sorry for
everybody'S weaknesses. Such people
make good nurses. Once when was
i'll, I had a very conscientious nurse.
She did everything with great exact
ness. She was never a minute late with
any dose or treatment.
I was in a country hospital and the
local doctor was giving me seven kinds
of medicine in day. But knew that
under her calm manner that nurse
didn't like her work; that she was i'm
patient with my weakness and my silly
notions. Like all sick people, had
plenty. After awhile she confessed to
me that what she really wanted to do
was to grow fine flowers.
I have noticed that often people who
love gardening do not like other people
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05
LITTLE BENNY
Bx LEE PAPE.
Pictures.

Everybody's house has pictures on the
walls, and most Of them have been there
ever since you was born, unless your
mother happened to win a cupple of
new ones playing bridge.
Portraits are pictures Of people and
are Suppose to have their original ex-
preston, ony in that case there must be
even more funny looking people in the
world than there's Suppose to be.
Landscapes are scenes in the country
with portraits of cows all having about
the same expression.
Lots of pictures have gilt frames
much prettier than what they are them
sells, making the whole effect look
more valuable. This proves why ladies'
look as if they feel better when they
have pritty dress on.
Dining room pictures are genrelly pic
lures of froot falling out of baskitS and
ded fish looking serprised, but there is
no such q thing as bath room pictures
of spunges being dived for and people
with soap in their eyes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05
Salad.

Peel a grapefruit and remove the Sec
tions Of 1t without the skin or fiber.
Canned grapefruit Is convenient to use.
Arrange the sections Of the fruit on
beds Of lettuce or watercress. Crumble
Roquefort cheese and sprinkle SPAR
ingly over each serving. Pour over the
Roquefort cheese French fruit dress
ing, as follows: To half cupful Of
powdered sugar add two teaspoonfuls Of
paprika, one teaspoonful Of salt and
fourth teaspoonful of mustard.
Mix until blended. Add one teaspoon
full of table sauce, one-fourth cupful of
white vinegar, one-fourth cupful each
of strained lemon juice and orange
juice and ons cupful OF salad ol
Strain, pour into a bottle, add half q
kernel of garlic and shake until well
mixed. Chill and shake again before
serving
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05

and cuffs were of white pique. The tie
chose black grosgrain ribbon with
black repeated in the suede belt.
1t is so thoroughly wearable it will
prove an economical choice.
It's easy to make! It's an oppor-
tunityl
Style No. 976 may be had in sizes
II, 16, 18, 20 years, So 80, 40 and AZ
inches bust. The 36-inch size requires
SIS yards of 3o-inch material with q
yard Of 39-inch contrasting.
Black wool jersey with white pique
Is ultra-smart.
Creepy plain or patterned woolens,
canton crepe, crepe marocain and ray
on novelties also appropriate.
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.
We suggest that when you send for
your pattern, you order a copy Of our
large Winter Fashion Magazine. 1t
should be in every home, for OF course,
every woman wants TO look her best
without great expense and this book
points the way.
Price Of book, 10 cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05

to be stamped. They can be made by
the worker, who uses a soft pencil for
marking and ruler to gauge distances.
The dots can be one-fourth inch apart
In parallel horizontal rows, the dots in
each succeeding row coming exactly
beneath those in the row above. There
must be as many rows OF dots as the
depth of the shocking requires and one
extra row for fastening the gathers to
yoke, a cuff or to wherever the
the goods. The distance between dots
can be more or less than the one-fourth
inch mentioned to suit the desired full
ness of the gathers.
Each row of shocking requires two
rows of gathers. Work from right to
left always Run the needle under two
gathers and take backstitch. Bring
the needle to the row above and catch
two gathers, one of which Is the last
stitch. Bring the needle to the row
below and catch two gathers, .one of
which is the last gather IN the row
above. Repeat this backstitching of
gathers Coupling two rows to the end
of the line. The thread always remains
on top of the work.
Start the second line Of shocking
two rows of gathers below the line just
completed and with the second gather.
Each alternate line of shocking begins
with the first gather and every other
one with the second gather. When
each row of gathers has oeen worked
as directed, pull out the gathering
threads. An interesting bit of stitchery
will be revealed whereby indented dia-
monds appear punctuated by back
stitches with zigzag traceries of the
embroidery medium between rows. It
looks complicated, but in reality is ex-
tremely simple to do. If the thread in
which the embroidery is done contfAsts
with that Of the textile, the shocking
Is especially decorative.
Tuesday-Interestin facts about
white potatoes, native to America.
Copyright, 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05
Hot Tamale Pie.

Boil a chicken until tender and only
four cupfuls of stock is left. Re
move the chicken from the stock and
chop 1t, then add one finely cut small
onion. Season with salt, chill powder
and pepper. Place three cupfuls Of the
stock over the fire and slowly add
enough corn meal to make a thick
mush, being careful to have it smooth
and free from Jumps. Place layers OF
chicken and mush in the top Of a
creased double boiler and steam for
three hours. When done turn out onto
a plate and serve hot. Use one cupful
of rich stock to make q sauce or gravy
to serve with the pie. Use at least one
pound of the chopped chicken. This is
an excellent way in which to use left
over chicken
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BEDTIME STORIES = 4 ...,.,,

care not to shiver so that it could be
You see, more than once Terror the
Goshawk glared directly at Jumper, and
the only reason he didn't see Jumper
was because the latter was all in white
and didn't move. Had he moved ever
so little Terror would have seen him.
After Terror had flown away Jumper
waited for some time for Thunderer or
Mrs. Grouse to come out of the snow,
but he waited in vain. Finally he made
up his mind that they were going to
spend the night down there, which is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05
ABE MARTIN SAYS

Guess what big city has arrested
Felix Centracchi, Gene di Santo an
Levio Paolicchi.
Tell Binkley got tired waitin' fer the
Wickersham report an has rented his
corner room fer q tire shop.
(Copyrigtt, 1871
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05

CAuaA1y ObFAOeaAoAJ
she should have
good health. But
none Of this will
be much good to
her If she hasn't q
great pity for the
human race. II
she's irritated by
peoples faults or
by their little ways,
better not to be a
nurse. II she's an
noyed W h en- q
~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05
Peas and Onions.

Boil eight tiny white onions for II
minutes, then put into casserole with
four cupfuls Of canned peas, half q
cupful of water, two tablsspoonfuls Of
butter, half a teaspoonful Of powdered
mint, a small bunch Of parsley and
some salt and pepper. Cover and SIM
nner for about 30 minutes in medium
oven. Remove the parsley before
serving.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05
THE STARS
DAILY PATTERN
SERVICE
Sports Costume.

It's full of dash and chic.
It's slender, too, for the hips are
mugly fitted with a shaped yoke. The
curved scanning of the circular gored
skirt emphasizes the fact.
Isn't the basque effect of the bodice
youthful? The neckline is charming,
too, with its boyish collar and pert tie.
A red and black tweed mixture made
the original Paris dress. The collar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05
JOLLY POLLY
A Lesson in English.
BY JOSEPH J. frisco.

B. Mn short sentences, whom
may often be omitted to advantage, as
IN, The man (whom) spoke to Is my
uncle" 1.-The woman (whom) I wrote
to u O widow" THE man (whom) I
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05

work for u very pleasant" ''Is he the
artist whom you refer to-" etc. Some
authorities do not favor this omission
jolly Polly's monogram on who and
Whom" with many examples and q
test sheet, will be sent free to any one
on receipt Of . stamped return O.
velope.
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Men danced with her just once
30 killed her popularity until -.

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05
A Good Nurse.

What makes a good nurse? ObW-
ously she needs good pair Of feet to
stand on, because she's going to spend
many of her hours standing. And
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05

THEIR first dance. But he vowed in
l. wardly it would be their last. For
though she was pretty, though she danced
beautifully, one thing spoiled it all. The
last thing you would ever suspect in a
girl who looked so dainty. 'B.O.", the
polite name for condition people dis
like even to mention-body odor.
OF course, she didn't realize she was :
offending. She was Mortified when-a
few weeks later-another girl blurted
out the truth. But she took the friendly
warning-adopted simple safeguard.
Now she's popular with everyone, ia
vorite partner at dance. She knows the
easy way to keep perspiration odorless.
Play sGfe-Gl,OGys!
Don't take chances with DO" Even
though it is cool weather, we still per-
spire. Pores are constantly giving off
odor-causing waste-a quart daily.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
Heart Failure h Middle-Aged Due To High Blood Pressure
 And Changes In Arteries


of the human cell is still approxi- mately 70 years. An increase In the number of deaths from heart disease after middle life indicates that these people were saved from the Infectious diseases that used to to carry off tremendous numbers in youth. Nevertheless, this heart dis ease is preventable to some extent, and those who are wise wil do what they can to avoid 1t.
 In naalyzing the increase in the number of deaths from heart dis ease after middle life, Dr Riesman is convinced that some of them may be an aftermath of the influenza epidemic of 1913. It is well recog- nized that chronic diseases, such as tuberculosis or syphilis, may weaken the condition generally and those affect the heart. It Is also known that overeating. sexual ex- cess. worry, intense ambition, and the strenuous life included In striv- ing for success may also be asso- ciated with wear and tear on the vital organ. Insufficient sleep Is a prominent feature of the lives of those who break down from heart failure in middle life. Insufficient sleep represents a vicious circle. Because the man worries he cannot sleep; because he cannot sleep he worries.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
Borman photo.

Mrs c. E. Johnson of Easton avenue entertained at a silver tea at her home recently for the bene- fit of the Swedish Lutheran church. Thost attending were:
 Mrs A. Cederholm, Mrs F. B. Johnson, Mrs A. Forsell, Mrs Vic- tor Johnson, Mrs Arvid Swanson. Mrs Carl Anderson, Mrs Iver Carl son, Mrs C. Lindell, Mrs Anna Johnson, Mrs Robert Anderson, Mrs Emil Johnson, Mrs Howard Northrop, Mrs Gustave Grandell. Mrs C. G. Carlson, Mrs Elsa John- son, Mrs w. Noren, Mrs Andrew Anderson, Mrs c. Gustafson, Mrs John Grandell, Mrs Peter Larson, Mrs Albert Johnson, Mrs A. Pal mer, Mrs A. G. Benson, Mrs H. Peterson, Mrs F. Rasmussen, Mrs O. Peterson, Mrs K. Larson, Mrs E. Strom, Mrs Fred Larson, Mrs William Swanson, Mrs John Back man. Mrs Fred Norling, Mrs c. l.. Hallenborg, Mrs H. Grahn, Mrs John Ericson, Mrs August Ander- son, Mrs Victor Larson, Mrs Gus tav Larson, Mrs H Swan, Mrs John Clauson, Mrs Herman Johnson, Mrs Sam Anderson, Mrs Nan Bro phy, Mrs Theodore Ross, Mrs Carl Dahlberg, Miss Ethel Ross, Mrs c. E. Johnson, Mrs Bernhard, Ro- sengren, Mrs C. H. Thomas, Mrs H. G, Ross, Mrs H. Mattson. Mrs E. Gustavson, Mrs A. M. Anderson, Mrs Charles Swenson, Mrs William Rosie, Mrs Olive An deson, Mrs c. A. Stenholm. Mrs Anna Nelson, Mrs Martin Nelson.
 Raymond Snyder of Robbins street spent the week end in Hart ford.
 Miss Elizabe Lawlor of South street was a weekend visitor at Myrtle Beach.