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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-19

A SCOUT IS A FIEND TO ALL AND
A BOTHER TO EVERY OTHER
SCOUT.
II the pitcher takes his foot out of the
box and throws it =. :. it shall be called
q balk.
Strategy Is when you don't let the
enemy know that you are out of am
munition, but keep on firing.
Insecticide Is when an insect kills it.
self.
Monroe was q man who nurSed the
soldiers during the Civil War. and has
since been known as the Monroe Doc
trine.
Why is the period between the sixth
and fifteenth century called the DARK
Ages? Because the lighting was poor.
To gather a horse. go to the sergeant
and ask him for q bride, to the stable
and get a horse, then go back to the
sergeant and get a saddle. The horse
10 then said to be gathered.
Caesar was a general. Pompey was
his rival and Brutal was his friend. He
was killed by the friend, Brutal.
ICopyrigft, 193l.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-19
Peace.

Peace.
"All I want is q little peace. Before
the children came, my husband and I
could sit down Of an evening and rest
in ouiet. We could read, listen TO the
radio. 60 to a play, talk together IN
peace. Now there is no peace. II one
child is not calling, the other Is. Some
times think snail go mad"
Better not. Just better not. You
see, when you undertook to care for
children you enlisted for the period OF
the war. Full time. There Is no way
out of it. Children are not given to
considering their parents feelings when
ever hunger strikes them, or whenever
pain, loneliness. discomfort touches
them. They cry out In their helpless
ness and we must 60 to their aid.
Nobody works as hard as mother OF
little children Her hours run on from
day to night, from night to day, in
seemingly amending succession. Her
head may throb and her back ache, but
the call must be obeyed. Dropping on
her feet for sleep, she must rise and go
to the crib to soothe and comfort the
helpless child lying there.
But there is comfort even In travan.
This, too, must pass away" One may
KNOW JIihb OlllC bdAC1y tkAI OuSA eAAAO
period of helpless infancy the children
soon learn to help themselves and each
other, even help their mothers. Il Is
this thought the wise mother keeps IN
mind as she struggles day by day with
her brood 81 must handle him 80 to-
day that tomorrow he may be able to
help himself" a.,
Keep heading the child toward self
help. Don't lose your sense In the thrill
of self-sacrifice, for as sure as you do
your sacrifice will become bitter bread
and you will rue the day you made 1t.
Help children only as much as they
need, and no more. Train them to
stand up on their own legs and to use
their o&n hands as soon as they are
conscious of having them. Train a child
to turn on his own bed light One
attached to the head Of his bed u a
great help. It gives him courage ia
know that by pulling q chain he foods
his world with light 1t helps him Ia
the struggle to help himself
Praise him for helping himself, and
for trying to help his baby brother and
sister. Allow for his fumbling fingers;
give him time. be gracious about his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-19
DOROTHY DTX'S LETTER BOX

T(EAR MISS DIxI brought
II girls folks and much prefers them boys
homes Towers paintings with he
claims beauties he is cnd
always looks as
passed through worried over him Wna Is Tne OeS'
Wayt to with such lad? DISTRACTED MOIhEfS
NswERwel being at least one
clothes and tracks
and his bed dumping place Tor all MS
he's %9 s s s Pe deals Sp e n@ d D order nc him
to the wisdom Of having place for everything ana
in its place.
resistance and PICK up aCeE
1t win and tear on you.
while he will just out OF his soven
orderly the greateSV
boys
with such vitality important mat
bicycles whatever the craze OF te mo
msn that he hasn't time TO hang up cap 81 p rs law
systematic things Then ne won't be p
and you WIN Nv wish ta you were p d eS cfothes in the closet
certainly mistake in rearing boy Od who has Dd
He needed 70
rough world that makes NE
difficult for timd gentlemen
off boys school,
Sometimes the victim OF every puy In
his whole life warped by the ridicue ne is mace "
because he is not ike otner
"a the world has ever
of type boyhod And commercial ie mere f, are
do other things that useo 70 DC
belonging Dress designers ano cnels
prosperous than those that zeal
your develop along his lines AFTER an
IN death vo1 teu bovish DOROTHY DIX.
TConvri
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-19
OUR CHILDREN
BY ANGELO PATRL.

clumsy efforts, and he will soon be an
adept at this job Of seif-help. Scoid
him and he viii tremble and hold back
in fear. Help him too much and he
will lie in his crib and whimper. Hold
out the hand of fellowship to him and
he VIII prosper like the green bay tree.
But peace2 That depends. II you
have the power of organization, IL the
children are healthy, you can have
hours of peace occasionally. I cannot
promise anybody who rears children
that they will have days Of peace and
quiet. Children who are so quiet, so
good, so colorless and inactive as to
allow their parents days Of peace are
in danger of the pit.
Better make the best of the growing
time. Do your best to plan for time
out. Train the children toward self
help. Then take what comes and re-
member This. too, will pass away" and
that all too soon. The quiet house is
o lonely place-and void Of peace
Peace lies in the satisfaction Of ac-
complishment, not In emptiness.
(Capyright, 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-19
LITTLE BENNY
By LEE PAPE.

Me and Pubs Simkins was taking q
wawk Just taking a wewk, ana we eacri
had 2 cents, and we came TO q delica :
| lessen store with the window full OF
little pretzils, the sine saying, Special
today 3 cents pound.
G, what do you say we get nan
pound between us? said.
WITCH we went in and did, and we
came out again and started to eat them
out of the bag. Pubs saying, Good mite
| @, now I know why they was sucn
bargain.
Meening on account of being stale
and we kepp on eating them on &C
count of having payed for them, ano
after while said, Hay, what do you
say We give the rest OF them TO some
poor people that look as II their nun
CRY, there's Suppose to be lot of people
! hungry, nowadays.
G., all rite. Pubs said.
And pritty soon we saw q man look
| ing in baker store window. Beng 9
thin man with hungry expression and
his hands in his pockets, PUBS saying
to him, Hay. mister, are you hungry?
No, are you? the man said.
No. Pubs said. And we kepp on 60
| ing till we came to man sitting
against wall with one wooden leg
and his hat held out for people to drop
money in if they felt like it, me saying
to him, Are you hungry. mister.
I'm always hungry, the man said, and
I said, Would you like few pretzils?
| Whats that? the man said, and I took
| 8 pretzils out of the bag, saying, Dc
you wunt these?
Scram cut of here with those things
you're keeping all my trade away, the
man said.
Looking so fearse we quick went
away and threw the rest of the pretzels
| in little hunks to a lot of mixed UP
sparrows and pidgins.
Being glad to get them and not even
seeming TO notice they was stale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-19
N A T u r. e S
CHI IL ID r E N
ny LILLIAN COX ATHEY.
Illustrations by Mary Foley.
CIXvn-HEssIAN FLY.

CIXvH-HESSIAN FLY.
Phytephaga DestructOr.
u YAY back in 17T9 the pioneers
An Of this family came to
~ v America. They arrived in
bed straw used by the Hes
:. sian Army. Since that time
they have cost us countless millions
of dollars. In the last As years there
have been eight outbreaks Of this
enemy. In 1927 Kansas alone lost over
100000 bushels of wheat.
The Hessian fly parents are small
naosquito-like creatures, sooty black
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-19
Straight Talks to Women About Money
By MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN.

payee, Lucy Moore, and the other that
of the depositor, Lucille Moore.
These points are insisted upon by
banks. and one may save ones self lot
of trouble by adhering to the proper
form.
Many banks today have several
branches, and checks made out by a
deposition must be drawn on the branch
in which one banks. Checks made out
at random on other branches viii be
returned with the notice, mot known
at this bank"
Watch your Endorsements, however,
and always make sure of the payee be-
fore you indorse the check.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-19
Baked Turnips.

: Peel one dozen turnips, scrape out
about one and one fourth inches Of the
center, and MI with cooked meat chop
ped fine. Cover the meat with scrapings
of turnip. Place the turnips in pan
sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste,
then add one and one-half cupfuls OF
sweet milk and one tablespoonful OF
butter. Bake in the oven until tender
and brown
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-19
Chocolate Sauce.

Melt two squares of unsweetened
chocolate in . double boiler, add one
cupful of granuIsted sugar, half a cup
full of milk, one tablespoonful Of but
ter and a pinch Of salt. Cook for 10
minutes until fairly thick. Add half
a teaspoonful of vanilla, beat well, and
serve hot over ice cream, cottage pud-
ding, or dry cake.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-19
Apricots and Prunes.

Wash half a pound each of dried
pr7lnes and aplicots thoroughly and
put them in four cupfuls of water to
soak overnight. Cook the fruit together
for 10 minutes, add one cupful Of sugar
and q little salt and simmer until the
Juice Is fairly rich. Serve hot or cold
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-19
BY FANNY z. CORY.

I heard drandpa tellin' daddy some
body was q great man, an he beliebed
he had the germ OBJ idear.
I knowed it! Ats what va get fer
all at hard work in school an alers
bein' good. Why, don't feel so berry
good myself
copyright. 1s3l0
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15

on the Chesapeake Bay. The occa-
sion was house warming in the
new home of DR.. Elfeldt.
Mrs. Margaret P. Collins has
gone to Rehoboth where she will
spend the remainder of the sum-
mer with her brother, Mr.. Lewis
M. Price and Mrs. Price.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Dulin are
receiving congratulations on the
arrival of a fine baby boy on Sat-
urday, July 18th.
Mrs. George Carter entertained
at picnic supper in honor of her
niece, Miss Sue Pentz, of Washing
ton, D. c., who is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Carter last evening, Tuesday,
at their farm, Cedar Brook, near
Smyrna. Mr.. Lee Pentz also cele-
hrated his 18th birthday yesterday.
The guests present were Misses
Louise Hoffecker, Margaret Collins
Dorothy Townsend of Newark,
Ruth Elliott of Wilmington, and
Messrs- William Hudson, William
Mabrey, William Roe, Charles
Swain, Walter McClain and Clar-
ence Gears.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
Death of Little Helen Gardner

Little Helen Gardner, daughter
of George and Goldie Wilson Card
ner, of this town, died suddenly
last evening at Wilmington of
double pneumonia. She was five
years of age. Funeral services
will be held at her late residence
on South Street on Friday after
noon at 1.30 and interment will be
made in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Rev. E. R. Clough will officiate.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
FOR RENT

An apartment of or rooms
and bath adjoining my residence
on Commerce street. Immediate
possession. For further particulars
write or apply to
MRS. MARGARET MCDONALD,
Phone So r 4 Smyrna, Del.
7-15 1t
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
erSOnal and Social
Pple Who Come and Go
| and Their Social Doings

and Mrs. William ]. Taylor,
Howard R. Jones and Miss
pa Smithers Of Baltimore, Md.
pa Monday for a motor trip to
oale' y. y, where they were
feon guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
frd F. Johnson (nee Miss
efne Price,, and to New Lon
connecticut, where they visit
rs Ethel Frazier Hudson at
Lighthouse Inn. Yesterday
continued their motor trip
some beautiful scenery COM
oWn to New York with the
'lOn OF parking their car and
9 a boat trip up the Hudson,
brow. VI
5 Mary Holland of West
e,' fa., and Mr.. ]. Rich Hol-
y Baltimore, Md, spent the
snu with with their parents. Mr..
ars. William ]. Holland On
Lay J, Mr.. and Mrs. Holland
lneir luncheon guests Mr.,
LIS u raul Vearts of Baltimore
~ nj Hlch Holland on FRIDAY
h 60 q, 10 Ocean City, Md, TAX,
"lle where she is remain
solourn of several weeks
L o- auu Mrs. Frederick Marx
spent Saturday in PhiiadeI. /
tlInsegs Dsang called there by the ser.
Is. Oh their niece, Mrs
u H.. VINO Is IN the Uni
L, ,.uspltal. ~ Latest reports
sne is slightly improved.
~Ig J, a,rs' ~ c. ]. Harris and
II n ~. .cnsestertown, Nd, and
r.. = mrs. Give Newton Of DO.
A. adE,l guests on Sunday Of Mrs
pss sains' a Mr.. Benson Harri,
dsl,'1. anu IS spending the week
',,sln ms Adkins. Mr.. and Mr.
Pwn. residents OF
Id I1 NM ars: Harry c. Johnson
bwD mrs. rs Ralph Jefferson, % y
ktac y Clayton, and Mr yiiione ono
tspd pasn !. Walker of Kenton
Grsl ! u. Inc annual banquet ot
eld ), et.er n Carriers Associa.
Esniaa :. Grange r, Hall at Dover e.
\. s.'qg' Wednesday. ''s'
I'd. Mrs Ioran, son of
'as recentl,s 'Jamin scorah,
injured in an
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15

NJ Eastern Shore Public Ser
| Company, as announced last
b, opened their show room next
! to the Fruit Growers Bank
kerday afternoon and the event
one Of more than usual I'M
lance. It means that the East
|sbore Public Service Co., is
II 10 be in closer touch with
Erna Clayton and vicinities
! ever before. They have been
be- us current for the past four
Is or more and now they are
hing a show room to put the
in electrical equipment and
Behold utilities before the peo-
|of this community. Though
b show room is small the open
display amid its fresh paint, a
II scheme of white and green,
le a good effect. Yesterday, de-
{ the hot weather, they were
/ busy attending to calls and
bosing Of irons at their special
ping price. Mrs. Davis H. Bell
the Electric Egg Cooker set,
eautiful outfit in green. The
Erna Show Room is in charge of
|Purnell, and Mrs.Keys is there
week demonstrating electrical
fances and electric home com
Keep in touch with their
rtisement for further an
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
FOR RENT

8-room House, with all modern
conveniences, located on Delaware
Street, Smyrna, Delaware. Pos
session. Apply to
KATE F. PRIMROSE,
7-8 At Middletown, Delaware
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
WOODLAND BEACH

Comfortably furnished cottage
for rent. Windows and porches
newly screened. See
GEORGE w. BOEHMLER,
7-8 2t Smyrna, Delaware
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15

,.v boat of F. A. Smitn
De =. ~ latter built without blue
= ~ ~ Specifications other than
~ :, was launched at Smyrna
s,,s sss' last wednesday before a
ains ,, of friends and on-look-
pSTs Tss ~Bessie e., for that is
|. name rau the boat will be licens-
ssr named for his daughter
[lr Gorge Terrell, took the wat
(,'.lv and stood well IN the
I. pl.'S Shortly after being launch
Eh. - SBpssie E" chugged out OF
IT, - River to Little Creek
EgDs T. he now is in service, TAX
out pleasure and fishing part
Mr. Smith bent every effort
lunch the boat two weeks ago
H. fftieth wedding anniversary
h;r,celf and wife, but weather
Eitiong and building delays pre-
Fsd him. The new boat is com
|ably equipped ana one y n, lle
st one on the delaware iNi'ei
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
4, Smyrna Times
D ,arrNA. DELAWARE DEL
~, AND VICINITY

IN - Lodge enjoyed
aura HSssterday. Twenty-seVen s ~
outing !us friends motored dott to
nDsrs ana and then took a boat a,I
[luugton ,sia a where they all
Ph1'dss,sp q Mastbaum Theatre
| 400 las noted by our
Ffv ys.,s,rns years TsO Fifty Years Ago"
lpn TSmsi the second page OF
Hshsd 81 SMYRNA farmers on July
.ss, ss1S' we're offered Si.l9 9oos a
be h.I,.t iot price offered is 50
nsrsss sa.heI. This by cOTnpari-
|s,ss ss' thought for considera, :1 }.
MAKE asd the end, it is said IS
Anu Ont nj in Kansas wheat
!.s.v ys., was sold for as low ..aS as
sfdss s@.bel or for less than two
,llss ss'lt Of cigarettes. Already t
s'sss ss,rers q are feeding their
Ps isli41s .ss stock. The situation
sl w. y is discouraging.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-10

worth, that Miss Querdling has nothing to fear and Miss Blake need not worry?"
 Let them take reasonable pre- cautions if they like, but trust the police, and certainly not worry
 q am glad I came,' murmured the girl in tone of relief Donald said I must, but I quite see what you mean. I will tell Marjorie she is my sister-and we won't let it frighten us any more
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-10
PARTY OF TEN RESCUED FROM
 LAKE ICE FL0E

BUFFALO, N. Y., Feb. 10.-Att- CT a 60-hour battle with wind snow and fog, Coast Guardsmen brought ashore late last night ten men, the last of 57 saved since last Saturday, adrift on ice floes in Lake Erie.
 A blizzard snapped of sections of the ice where the men were fish, ing and drove the floes out into the lake.
 Fifteen men and a 9-year-old boy spent 30 hours on one foe. A hun dred tiny fires, made from drift wood, attracted the attention of a plane which made a report to the Coast Guard u the plight of the party.
 Those on the floes had only half cooked fish to cat during their i'm prisonment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-10

young lawyer was asking himself what the chances were that the case would be finished the next day, while dismally contemplating the prospect that the wretched af- fair might have to be adjourned or begun all over again.
 It was no wonder that his annoy ance increased when, upon reach ing his chambers, his clerk told him that a lady and gentleman were waiting to see him,
 Who are they?" he asked impa- tiently.
 "They said you wouldn't know their names. They come from your cousin, Mir. Donald Wade"
 Not feeling too amiable towards his cousin, Jimmie washed his hands, brushed his obstinate dark hair, and asked for his visitors to be shown into his room.
 A girl entered. She was fair and decidedly pretty. Her eyes were blue and her coloring good. He put her age at about 23. The man who followed her apparently was few years older. He was tall and not Looking. His features were regu- lar and his hair was rather long, being brushed back from his fore
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-10

J. B. Gottstein, Anchorage mer- chant is aboard the Alameda on his way to the States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-10

That i5 vor, scnsiDie Of you. Hand the letters to the police, but otherwise ignore them. Your un- known enemy will probably soon tire of his foolish amusement"
 Depressingly tired, Jimmie was glad to see his callers depart, all though they left him to the con- temptation of thoughts not pleas ant.
 Such tiresome day in court !! He frowned at the picture. London gripped by one of it's periodic epi- denies of influenza and the dull court affected by it. There was a flicker of smile as Jimmie re- called that the learned judge had Isneezed so violently that his wig had almost bounded off his foren- sic forehead.
 He could get away from it by ac- cepting his cousin Donald's invita- ton to visit him and his wife in Yorkshire. A temptation, indeed, it seemed as Jimmie debated. Good of Donald and Nancy to ask him! If only he could leave his business, but it was out of the question. Yet, how tired he was!
 A vigorous sneeze jerked him up from his lethargy. He must write the Wades and decline their invi- tation with thanks.
 He did not know it, but that sneeze later was to prove a pro- phecy.
 Copyright, 193O, J. B. Lippincott
 Company
 "HCled out" of golf into
 fatal riddle. That's Jimmie's
 fofo i,, fn,,orrnu,e ipcf 2 Ilrs,auf
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-10
ls[S2[lS zl5 LISll I1IaaHs
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She had a pleasing voice and she smiled as she spoke Jimmie glanced from her to her companion. She added with a slight blush, This is my fiance, MT. Duckworth. He is, a singer"
 Donald was so sure you could help us,' added the girl eagerly. "1 have known him all my life, and he and his wife came to live near us when they were married, six months ago He has told us of the mysteries you have cleared up
 My cousin is young" he re- marked, and full of strange en- thusiasms. You must not take all he says seriously"
 But he is quite sure if we told you the facts that are worrying us you would know the right infer ences to draw from them"
 One should not rely too strongly on inferences," Jimmy countered, flor often there are several expla- nations for the little things we ob- serve. For instance, might sug- gest that you have just been having birthday, but I may be entirely mistaken"
 The lovers exchanged look of surprise. Why do you say that?" asked the man.
 Your gloves are new, your tie is new, and your cuff-links have the peculiar brightness of the jeweler' shop. We all wear new things sometimes, but several new things together suggest a celebration.
 q gave him the cuff-links," said Evelyn, the rosy color showing again on her cheek.
 To-day IS my birthday" declared Duckworth Tt proves that Donald , Wade was right to send us to you. ''
 Yes added the girl. After that, MT. Haswell, you cannot re- fuse. May I tell you?"
 He bowed and she began her story. He watched her attentively She was not exactly beautiful, but her features were good and there was considerable firmness in her small mouth. She was undoubted- ly a girl who would presevere with whatever she undertook Failure and Encouragement would not daunt her. Yet there was anxiety in her tone, though what she had to say seemed at first hardly to justify it.
 My sister and I live with our aunt, Miss Querdling. She is a wonderful woman, with very strong nature. She has great de- termination and is entirely differ ent to the opinions of other people Consequently she is not exactly popular, though she Is really very kind and does a great deal of good Perhaps she has enemies. Anyway she has been receiving threatening letters, anonymous ones of course lThey are what we are worrying about"
 What exactly do you mean ry threatening letters?" asked Jimmie
 At first they were vague an. swered the girl. They said that she was to be punished for wha sine had done. Then they grew more definite and said that she wa. to be killed"
 Her voice dropped as she repeat ed the terrible words. It seemed that they had undoubtedly shaker her.