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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25
NANCY PACE
Lois Has Sick Baby Through
Own Carelessness.
BY FLORENCE LA GANKE

Roger had been working too hard
and worrying too much over a possible
loss of position. Consequently he was
ready to catch almost anything.
When one of his Office mates developed
a bad cold, Roger caught 1t and finally
went to bed with influenza.
Lois had the care of both Roger and
baby Ann. She tried to follow the doc
tors orders to refrain from worrying
But that was not easy. Soon she was
lying awake half the night, and before
long she found herself in the grip of
insomnia.
She took a sleeping potion without
asking the doctor. But she never re-
peated it. for Ann. whom she was still
nursing, felt the effects of the drug and
slept or lay in doze for almost 20
hours.
When she told the doctor what she
had done he read her lecture on the
care a nursing mother must take.
When you worry, it upsets you and
your digestion gets out of order. That,
in turn, affects your milk and then the
baby feels the results. nursing mother
must remember that her condition is
usually reflected in her nursing child
When a mother gets tired out>phySi-
cally, whether it be from work or play,
she makes her baby suffer.
Roger is not dangerously i'll, but you
and Ann soon will be If you don't get
hold of yourself. The nurse is doing all
that can be done. You need to get ex-
ercise, get out of doors. get away from
your haunting worry And when you do
that your little daughter will get back
to her usual sunny self Now mind what
/ say And Lois promised to pay heed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25

Peter is very much inclined TO respect
the rights OF his neighbors Perhaps
it is because he is naturally timid and
is no fighter at all. Timid folks seldom
are good fighters. Anyway, they avoid
fights when they can.
Now that he was safely under the Zig
brush pile in the Green Forest it seemed
to Peter to be the. wisest thing to stay
right there for a day or two if neces-
sary. He didn't know just where Vow
Ter the Bobcat was. but he suspected
that he was hanging around, hoping
that Peter would come out. That Vow
Ter was in hiding where he could not
be seen, Peter felt sure, because Blackey
the Grow and his friends had stopped
cawing and flown away At least he
supposed they had flown away because
he had heard their voices once or twice
in the distance, after which all was
still. Had Yowler been in sight they
wouldn't have gone.
For long, long time Peter remained
squatting in one place. He was in no
hurry to go anywhere and he needed
a thorough rest. Indeed. he took a nap
there. 1t was night when he awoke.
This didn't make any difference. Peter
likes night quite as well if not better
than daylight. For a long time he
listened, those long ears of his standing
straight up to catch every little sound.
Hearing nothing suspicious and his nose
bringing him no suspicious scent, Peter
began to move about, often having to
squeeze between sticks that he could
neither crowl under nor climb over.
So at last he came to a little sort
of room from which led the big open
ing YoWler the Bobcat had used. This
little room was just about big enough
for one the size of Yowler to lie down
In comfortably, and Peters nose told
him that this was just what Yowler had
been doing.
He isn't here now anyway" thought
Peter. Probably he is out hunting. He
likes to do his hunting at night. Well
I'm thankful he isn't here. I've seen
enough of Yowler to last me the rest
Of my life. I don't like him and 1 don't
like the smell of him"
With this Peter started on to con-
tinue his explorations of the big brush
pile 1t happened that he had not been
in that part of the Green Forest before
for more than year, and in that time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25
Everyday Psychology
A Case of Nerves,
By DIR. JESSE W. sPRowLs.

A reader writes: ST belong to the
nervous class of people. Am much trou-
bled with worry and day-dreaming. I
think it may be due to my monotonous
and unintereSting work. Being poorly
brought up and given a very small edu-
cation, I am unable to know what way
to go about things. viii you be kind
enough to give me some advice?"
This letter typifieS the troubles of our
day. Note the elements, worry, day
dreaming, monotonous work, lack Of
education.
If you read the elements backward
you will get better picture of the re-
lation between causes and consequences.
You then have lack of education, mo-
notonous work, day-dreaming, worry.
AS to advice, generalities only can be
offered. The plain fact Is that educa-
ton is by no means question of school
ing in the formal sense, as most people
imagine. Ask the man who has edu-
Gated himself and follow his advice.
AS for monotonous work, nearly every
one will tell you the same story. Get
your excitement out of self-education.
Every one day-dreams. It's merely a
symptom of dissatisfaction with ones
conditions. At the same time it is a
symptom of a desire to do better and
bigger things. Try not to indulge too
often. Get back to reality as soon as
possible. After all, reality must be
faced.
Finally, we come to worry itself. 1t
will not do any harm to keep a few
figures on this question. About SO per
cent of the things you worry about
never do happen.
Cultivate the acquaintance of success
full people.
(Copyright, 1919
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25
Gifts.

Wills
Most business women offer an answer
to the question, Should business
women accept gifts?" by their refusal
even to consider them. Acceptance of
such gifts nearly always makes one
bribery" Many commercial and in
dustrial companies state definitely that
their employees shall not accept gifts
without the approval Of responsible
executive.
AS a practice, it is certainly danger
Gus. No matter how honest and in
corruptible one may be, continual ac-
ceptance of gifts opens ones actions
to suspicion. In any case. it is dim
for very long without showing some
sort of appreciation. Usually that APP
probation is shown at the employers
expense. No wonder he objects to the
practice.
Some overzealous statesmen offer
woman buyers contingent fee in the
event that they buy the merchandise
offered by the buyers. This is a rather
thin way to disguise a bride, and in
many States the acceptance of such a
fee" constitutes felony. It is patiently
dishonest and inexcusable.
Commercial bribery takes many
forms, and the uninitiated business
woman must be on the alert. The mere
mention of rebates or arrangements"
should lead her at once to suspect the
speaker. In some cases favors are
granted to buyers which are tacitly in
return for business or anticipated bust
ness. Few woman buyers accept these
favors any longer. They are costly In
the end.
Christmas gifts of a personal nature
from friend to friend in business are
not Objectionable, and no obligation is
entailed, because usually there is an
interchange of gifts. But when a
Christmas gift has the appearance of
bonus, or commission, or fee, calcu-
lated to exactneSs on a fixed percent
age it is certainly offered in an un-
acceptable way.
There should be no doubt in a buyers
mind about accepting a gift. When
ever doubt exists one should consult
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

This morning ma gave me letter Tor
me to mail on my way to Skool, ana
after supper tonite she sed, Benny, did
you mail my letter this morning?
Nam? G WIZ, don't think so l sed.
And 1 reetched in my coat pocklt ana
pulled it out Slitely bent in places, ana
ma sed, Now izZent that aggervating,
| that's a very important letter, and even
if it wasent, it mite of BEEN so the prIn-
cipal is the same. What do you think
of boy like that, Willyum? she sed.
Well G wizzickers I forgot, l sed.
OF all the possible excuses, that's the
werst, pop sed People with their wits
about them don't forget things. There's
nuthing more important and indispen-
sible to success in life than memory
that remembers. l can tell you rite
now that if you're going to continue
wawking around life dope forgetting
things insted of remembering them, the
habit will grow on you till you're nuth-
ing but a useless forgetting machine
and your future will be blank just
like your memory, and when you grow
up and should be supporting yourself
Ill still be supporting you and your wife
and possibly your grandchildren, all be-
cause 1 trained myself to remember de-
tails and you trained yourself to forget
them Now give me that letter. I've
got to go out anyway to get some cigars
and Ill drop it in the box, he Sed.
And he went out and came back again
and started to smoke and think in his
private chair. and ma went out OF TIE
room a minnit to get something, ana
pop sed, zee gods.
Whats a matter. pop? 1 sed and he
sed, Take this letter and run down to
the corner and mail it.
And he took the letter out of his coat
pockit, me saying. G, its the same letter
You show evidents OF a remarkable
gift of observation, which may perhaps
partly make up for your lack of men,
DRY, pop sed. Now get a move on, and
don't make a fuss about it, pop sed
Proberly meening not to mention that
part of it to ma.
WITCH dident
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25
Ny Neighbor Saws:

Finger-mark stains on doors
and cupboards vanish as though
by enchantment when lightly
rubbed with piece of flannel
dipped in kerosene oil. In order
TO take away the disagreeable
odor of the oil rub the door down
with clean flannel wrung out
in hot water.
Moisten the pastry bag with
cold water before adding cake or
frosting mixture and the bag will
be more easily cleaned and there
will be less waste of the product.
To remove ink from linen dip
the article in milk and let it soak
for about two hours; then take
out and wash with soap while the
milk still remains on the spot.
If newly baked currant bread
Is wrapped in a damp cloth for a
few days 1t will not crumble when
1t is cut, and it will not be dry.
Sandpapering baby's shoes be-
fore they are worn prevents slip
ping and saves many a fall.
Copyright. 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25

and Nimbleheels the Jumping Mouse
and some others, Buster usually sleeps
all Winter. He was in that strange
sleep called Information. Peters first
impulse was to get away from there at
once, but somehow he couldn't. 1t gave
him thrill to feel that he could sit
there so close to this great big fellow
who. when awake, was the one person
in all the Green Forest with whom none
of those living there dared to become
familiar. Yet here was he. timid Peter
Rabbit, sitting right beside him. Do
you wonder that he was thrilled?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25
Crochet Lace for Trimmings
BY MARY MARSHALL.

regular double crochet stitch. This
makes the first of the five spokes that
go down to the loop on the original
chain. Now take two plain chain stitches.
make second spoke into the loop. take
two chain stitches, ETC., until you have
the five spokes as shown in the sketch.
Take one chain stitch and a second
through the third stitch on your origi-
nal chain to close your Semicircle. Turn
and crochet around the semicircle, TAX
ing picot stitches between each two
spokes. Take three chain stitches and
begin again on your second scallop or
Semicircle, attaching the first picot
of each scallop to the last picot of the
preceding scallop. When you have
made as much lace as you wish in one
piece, go along the base of the entire
length of lace with series of single
stitches
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25
BEDTIME STORIES B 3
By Thornton
W. Burgess.

that pile of brush had grown very much
indeed You see, it had started with a
fallen tree, one that had been blown
over. Then Farmer Brown and Farmer
Browns Boy, who had been thinning
out the Green Forest around there be-
cause the trees were growing too close
together for their own good had thrown
the small branches cut from the trees
they had taken down onto and around
the fallen tree until what had been a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25

small pile of brush when Peter was last
there had become a big one.
Now Peter dearly loves a place like
that. 1t was great fun TO explore it
and he really was having lot of fun
all by himself. Then without warning,
he discovered that he had neighbor,
great big neighbor, who was fast
asleep. 1t was startling, to say the least.
A queer feeling ran over Peter and up
and down his back He wasn't exactly
afraid, yet there was something of fear
in that funny feeling. 1t was Buster
Bear who was fast asleep there under
the big brush pile. Yes, sir, it was Bus
ter Bear!
Peter wasn't exactly afraid for the
very good reason that he knew that
there was little likelihood that Buster
would waken Once, long before, he
had found Busters Winter bed room
and he knew that like Johnny Chuck
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25
New Use for Sponge.

You will find that an old rubber
sponge is excellent for cleaning the
porcelain in the bath room. It retains
the securing powder well, produces a
good amount of friction and does not
become stringy as a cloth does. 1t is
easily rinsed and is a pleasure to
handle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25

Handmade thread lace made with q
crochet needle never goes out of favor
IN France, where industrious house,
wives use their spare minutes MAX
ing elaborate decorations for bed
spreads, window curtains, table COW
ers, lamp shades and pillow tops.
They even make deliberately cro-
cheted covers for piano stools and piano
tops, valances for mantelpieces, waste
paper baskets and footstools, which
would look overornate and old-fash-
toned to most Americans.
Interest in crochet lace never wanes
in France and now the French dress
makers have revived it as a dress trim
ming. 1t is even used to trim some of
the new linen hats for resort wear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25
Straight Talks to Women About Money
By MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN.

with her superior and ask for frank
and authoritative opinion. Women are
likely to regard personal gifts without
sense of obligation, but when such
gifts are apt to influence them in bust
ness they should be politely declined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25

Today's sketch shows how simple
sort of crocheted lace may be used to
trim a tunic for Spring or Summer. 1t
Is one of the easier sort of border de-
signs familiar to the French crochet
worker.
If you have had any experience with
lace crocheting you can see from the
small sketches how this is done. You
begin with chain of eight Then take
q stitch back in the fifth stitch in the
chain, then take three more chain
stitches, turn and put the thread over
the needle twice, then take a stitch
through the loop made in the initial
chain, pull the thread through, take a
stitch through that loop and one thread
on the needle, put the thread over the
needle and through the second loop on
the needle and then put the thread
over the needle and pull through the
last loop on the needle. This is the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25
School Sandwich.

An easily and quickly made sweet
sandwich is one made with graham
crackers spread with fudge while the
fudge is soft and warm Spread on one
cracker and cover quickly with another
hof0ra tho fttdua hordenc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25
MENU FOR A DAY.

BREAKFAST.
Grapefruit Cereal with Cream
Pancakes. Maple Sirup.
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Cream of Tomato Soup.
Toasted Cheese Crackers.
Pickles. Cottage Pudding.
Lemon Sauce. Tea.
DINNER.
Baked Stuffed Pork Chops.
Dreamed Potatoes.
Apple Rings. Spiced Beets.
Lettuce Salad. Russian Dressing.
Macaroon Custard. Coffee.
PANCAKES.
One cupful sugar, one cupful
sweet milk, one large or two
small eggs, one teaSpoonful cream
of tartar, one-half teaspoonful
soda. Add a little nutmeg and
salt. Beat well. Add flour to
make stiff batter Drop with a
spoon into boiling fat. Serve
with maple strip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25

In a recent month Honduras shipped
1895, 481 punches of bananas to this
country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25
Big Sleeping Neighbor.

Respect your neighbors and their rights,
Avoiding thus unpleasant figntS.
Peter Rabbit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25

i've stacked your luggage by your
bunk" says Bunny with a bow.
"On top put the trunk that l thought
you would need right now
Since 1t contains your dinner jacket
and your flying suits
whats that way at the bottom" Puffy
asks, the parachutes?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25
lHESE ARE THE YEARS THAT
COUNT

Now. when he is only little
chap, Mother has more in-
fiuence over him than she
ever will have again! 1t 10
her job to make his body
strong and healthy TO
give him a fine start in life.
The wise mother knows
that Chestnut Farms Dairy
Milk is rich and pure
wonderful for babies. 1t il
full of the right kind of
nOurishment to build sturdy
legs and arms and alert little
minds. Doctors advise at
least a quart a day. -.
Chestnut Farms, the
Worlds Model Dairy Plant,
prides itself on its prompt,
dependable delivery. May we
serve you? Call Potomac
1000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25
SONNYSAYINGS

Copyright, 1919
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-19
Methodist Episcopal

Church school GAS a. m. In the
enforced absence of Mr.. Thornton,
Rollie Clark will have charge OF
the opening program. Mrs. Ruth
Murray will be on hand in the
primary department to take charge
as superintendent. We had very
good beginning last Sunday, and
with school ready to open, we ought
TO have well over hundred In at
tendance on Sunday.
In all departments of the church
life, we are stressing rally day,
which comes this year on october
4.
Morning worship II o'clock. The
pastor will speak on the theme
What Kind of God?"
Epworth League $50 p. m. Sub
ject: School Athletics-What Kind
and Why?"
In the hour of evening worship
at 1880. the pastors theme will be,
"The Fires of Conviction.
The attention of the members of
the official board is called to the
fact that an important meeting of
the board will be held at 7:30 p.
IN. Tuesday, September %.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-19
White House OF
Paris Has Seen
Various Sights

PARIS, Sept. 10. U.P)-There is
probably no residence in Paris
whose walls have witnessed a more
varied assortment of sights, or
gone through a more weird success
sion of changes than those of the
winter residence of the president of
the republic.
During the chief executives sum-
mer soiourn at Rambouillet, the
Elysee Palace underwent a COM
plete repainting of its masonry.
The first stones were laid for its
foundation just 213 years ago, at
that time to house Henri de la
Tour dAuvergne. Then Madame
de Pompadour purchased it to sat-
isfy a whim. When she tired of
her palatial toy and went in search
of other pleasures and palaces, II
became a furniture store for Louis
XIV, the famous and Infamous king
of France, who was Indifferent to
the ruin of his people, and to ev-
erything but his own pleasures.
Then the banker, Nicolas Beau
jon, purchased the property and
kept it until lean days encouraged
him to sell at time when he
could make a Slight profit. From
then on, for a number of years,
the now aristocratic dwelling be-
came successfully an embassy. a
national printing works and a
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-19

system Of dairyine and shipped
whole milk.
AS result hog raising became
a lost art During 1890 and 1891
the price that the aairyman got
for his whole milk began to 60 down
rapidly until the point was reached
where he was not getting any more
for his whole milk than ne was
for his cream only. They we're out
OF the hog raising business and had
no facilities for feeding the skim
and consequently could not take
care of themselves profitably."
In the interest of aiding the
dairvmen of Imperial Valley in dis
posing of their skim milk, the Ell
Centro chamber has been active in
contracting local farmers on the
matter of hog raising and If 1t is
found that valley dairymen are gen.
orally favorable toward feeding
hogs on their skim milk the Ell Gen.
tro chamber will continue its inves-
legations as to financing and the
bringing in of hogs for the dairy
farms.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-19
TWO FIRES CALL
DEPARTMENT in
HOURS OF NIGHT

Within an hour last night peace
full Slumbers were twice interrupted
by resounding blasts from the brass
lined throat of big Bertha" and
volunteer firemen tumbled out to
protect the town from the ravages
devastating flames.
An overheated motor in an ice
less refrigerator caused a bad fire
at the home of Eddie Bergman at
628 South Seventh street at 8
o'clock this morning The house
belongs to Tim Wilson.
Furnishings were not insured but
the house was. The total loss was
estimated at approximately 5000.
Tillman Daley, fireman, remained
at the scene the remainder of the
night in order to guard against an
other fire from the same cause.
At 2 o'clock this morning an au-
tomobile in the 400 block on Wens-
ley burst into flames and necessitat-
ed a run to the scene. The fire
started in the upholstery. Consid-
cradle damage resulted.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-19
PREMIER THINKS
YOUNG PLAN IS
NOT DEFINITE
BY STEWART BROWN


ROME, Sept. 10. U.P)-A curious
American newspaperman recently
asked Premier Benito Mussolini
whether he thought the Young plan
should be, or would be, revised.
The Italian dictator said:
rs there anything in history,
young man, which is definite and
without end?"
His l3-word answer sums up
Italy's attitude toward the future
of the Young plan, reparations and
war debts.
Italy believes that the Young
plan, and with it war debts, must
be revised within one year if Ger
many is to be saved from commun-
ism and Europe from political and
economic chaos. President Hoover's
one-year suspension of reparations
and war debts. according to Italians,
is the big wedge which has cracked
the entire foundation upon which
the Young plan is built.
Italy is convinced that the Young
plan will never be applied next year
in its present form. Either it will
be discarded for some other plan,
or completely revised. This is nec-
essary because Germany will not be
able to make next years payments,
in spite of the one-year respite.
Mussolini believes that repara-
tions and war debts must be scaled
down drastically if Europe is to re-
gain economic normality. Coinci-
dentally with reparationS revision,
Europe must disarm. Italy has def
initely thrown her lot in favor of
world disarmament. Mussolini be-
lieveS:
ONE. Europe's UNCERTAIN tomor-
row will be more troubled than to-
day if the present system of rep
arations and war debts is continued.
Financially Germany can not con-
tinue to pay and economically other
countries can not afford to have her
strive to pay.
TWO. At the same time repara-
tions and war debts are, lightened,
the European political atmosphere
must be cleansed by thorough re-
vision Of armament from top to
bottom. Disarmament will not only
give Europe added political conf
dence, but will lead the way to eco
nomic recovery.