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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-30
Mother Browns Mouse.
An easy thing is to make
A very serious mistake.
Farmer Browns Boy.


Mother Brown was certain that there
were mice in the attic. She couldn't
be convinced otherwise. Hadn't she
with her own ears heard them squeal-
ing and the scratching of their claws?
Yet she had set traps in vain, and in
vain had she shut Black Pussy in the
attic to catch them. Anyway, If Black
Pussy had caught any, there were
Others, for she continued to hear the
botherSome sounds from time to time
when she visited the attic. There was
one thing she hadn't noticed and it
was important. On cold days when
she visited the attic she never heard
those mice.
One day, O warm day, she called
Farmer Browns Boy to come help her
find that mouse nest. Wen move
everything in this attic" she declared.
''We1I find that nest if we don't do
another thing this day. simply won't
have mice in this house. There, do you
hear that?"
Farmer Browns Boy did hear There
was a squeaky chittertng sound that
he couldn't help but hear. He grinned.
81 hear it." said he. Il guess you were
right when you said it wasn't made by
the branch of a tree scraping on the
roof
"Of course, I was right" declared
bIORIl 4Itnly. ~ Is HlACE anu
we've got to find them"
Farmer Browns Boy grinned again,
but he didn't let his mother see him
do it. 1t didn't sound like mice to
him. II know the squeak of a mouse
when I hear it." said he to himself,
land no mouse ever made sound like
that. There is some thing alive up here,
sure enough, but It isn't mouse
Just then there was the sound Of
tiny claws scratching on something.
There was no doubt about it. That
noise couldn't be made by anything
else. Mother Brown looked at him tri-
umphantly.
what did 7 tell your" she demanded.
'sNow let's get busy and find that nest. u
1T Is over behind those boxes or else
in that old trunk said he.
I've looked there" declared mother
Brown. Il have had everything out OF
that trunk and there wasn't sign Of
a mouse in it. I've looked in and
around all those boxes. l guess the
sound Just seems to come from there
I've listened and listened, but I never
can be quite sure just where those
noises come from. Sounds are like that
sometimes"
st know" replied Farmer Browns
Boy. THE notes of Winsome Bluebirc
are like that. Sometimes they sound
as If they come from faraway, when al
the time Winsome is close by. Their
again they sound near when he isn't
near at all. You may have looked ovel
there, but am going to look myself"
So Farmer Browns Boy began u
search in that corner Of the attic, while
Mother Brown searched in another part
There were no noises TO guide them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-30
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

Ma went downtown shopping Theirs
day afternoon, me going with her, and
she went in so many places to buy so
many things that it started to get dark
before she expected it to, ma saying,
o my goodness, Nora is off today and
its after o'clock and I still half to pre-
pare something for your fathers supper.
I practically promised to nave liver and
onions for him, but don't see how I'm
going to have time now. o deer think
l better go back to Hookbinders and
get something in cans In the grocer
department, she sed.
WITCH she did, getting a can of bake
beans and a can OF peas and 2 cans Of
sammon and box of sourdeens, say
ing, I'm ashamed of myself, RELY am,
I never thaWt was the kind of a wife
that made her husband eat out of cans
Well any way I wont make him 60 out
to a resterant. Id consider that down.
rite cowerdly. prefer to give myself a
dose Of my own medicine and face the
music. But its the last time Ill ever
neglect my duties for my plezzures.
Nuthing is werth its weight in gold as
long as your conscience izZent cleer, she
sed.
An we hurry up went home and we
hadent hardly got there when the tele-
fone rang and I ansered it and it was
pop, saying, Tell your mother there's an
important directors meeting and cant
get home for supper.
WITCH I told her, and she sed, Well
Of all things, that's a fine peece of news
for a woman to receive from her hus-
band after she has staggered home
brethless under the weight of his sup
per- o well, if 1 live long enough /
suppose Ill get use to shocks of that
kind, she sed.
gilty conscients about the canned stun,
I sed, and she sed, Go and wash your
hands and don't tawk 50 much about
things you're totally ignorant of.
Proving just because a lady says
things agenst herself, that don't prove
she likes to hear them from other
people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-30
Spinach With Cheese.

Cook two pounds Of spinach In the
water that clings to the leaves after
washing, and chop with q knife In the
pot. Drain OF the liquid and keep
1t. Make q sauce with half a cupful
Of milk, three-fourths cupful Of the
liquor drained from the spinach, thick
ened with three tablespoonfuls each Of
flour and butter, and seasoned with one
neck Of cayenne. Add to the sauce
after making. the Juice of q lemon
and one beaten egg, and mix with the
spinach. Sprinkle, while tossing in the
pot, one cupful Of grated Parrnesan
cheese, and serve immediately, gar
nished with thin slices Of hard-cookeo
eggs and lemon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-30
Celery Loaf.

Moisten two cupfuls of soft bread crumps
with half cupful Of hot water, then mix
with one cupful of ground nuts, half
a teaspoonful of salt, one teaspoonful
of poultry seasoning, one teaspoonful
of onion Juice, two teaspoonfuls of
melted fat, one cupful of hot milk
and q dash of cayenne. Shape into
a loaf, using crumbs enough for the
purpose. Pour into a creased baking
pan and bake in a medium oven for
an hour. Basic several times with
butter melted in hot water. Pour
around one cupfu1 of hot thin white
sauce. Garnish with parsley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-30
MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS.

simple recipe: Four ounces cologne
water. one ounce white bay rum, one
half dram spirit of rosemary.
When hair is blond or white and
very oily, white of egg shampoo once
q week or oftener is recommended
Beat the whites of two eggs very light
and add one-half teaspoonful of salt.
Rub the mixture through the hair and
when it has dried brush it out thor
oughly. If the hair has a natural curl
1t may be set into waves while wet with
the egg. After the dried hair has been
brushed, the hair is light and fluffy.
This shampoo is not suitable for dark
hair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-30

You may also And that you have ac-
quired, since you were married. q
tendency to manage things. This will
be fine in one way and not so good In
another, If you keep It In control and
watch your chances it will lead you to
become manager of an Office, but you
must remember that when you start
again to work you must at the begin
ming be on the same level as a young
girl. Don't try to manage anything at
first. Just be a subordinate like the
other girls, Then your ability to take
responsibility and the seriousness OF
your training as wife and mother will
gradually come forward and put you in
a more responsible position
admire both your spirit and your
common sense.
Girls having problems in connection with
their work may write to Miss Woodward,
in care of this paper, for her pesonnal
(Copyright. 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-30
BEDTIME STORIES 81 T. T sSsszy2

Meanwhile Farmer Browns Boy had
reached the farthest corner OF the attic
on that side. Under the caves stood
a large can. There was no cover on
it. He started to pull it OUT
"There Is nothing in that" said
Mother Brown. "A mouse couldn't get
into it If he wanted to-"
"Just the same am going to have
a look" replied Farmer Browns Boy
and dragged it out to the light. He
looked in and once more he began tc
grin. Here is your mouse" said he.
He reached in and took out-who dc
YOU think? Filter the Bat. Yes, sir
it was Filter the Bat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-30
Chinese Mutton.

Mix two cupfuls of diced cooked NUT
ton with one head of shredded lettuce
or new cabbage, one can of drained
peas. pinch OF pepper one tablespoon
full of fat, one and one-half cupfuls Of
stock, water, or gravy, and one tea
spoonful of salt Cook for Is minutes.
then stir in two tablespoonfuls of -four
mixed to a smooth paste with cold
water. Reheat to boiling and serve as
border around rice or macaroni, or
with baked potatoes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-30
Back to Work at "a.

There are thousands of married
women who are troubled in the same
way as N. M. W., who writes me this
letter:
81 am SO years old with a fair edu-
cation. Before I was married Fights
years ego, I worked at millinery; since
that time the work has so greatly
changed think I would almost have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-30
Cinnamon Rolls.

Take about a pint of light sponge,
add two eggs lightly beaten, one cup
full Of sugar, half a cupful of butter
and flour enough to make a soft bread
dough. Let rise until very light. Roll
out to about half an inch in thickness.
Have ready one cupful Of sugar and
half a cupful of butter, beaten to a
cream. Add to that one teaspoonful of
ground cinnamon. Spread that on the
dough, roll up like jelly roll and cut
about ! inch thick with = sharp knife.
Place on creased paper In a pan and
let rise until ready for baking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-30
Dry Shampoos.

Hair specialists have discovered that
frequent washing and brushing have a
tendency to increase the greasiness of
excessively oily hair, so that other
means of cleansing have been evolved.
OF course, soap and water Shampoos
must be had at regular intervals of a
few weeks, but oily hair usually be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-30

When the calendar was changed in
1851, the commotion was so great all
over England that the clergy deemed it
was to announce that, although the law
compelled them to observe the new
Christmas day, the old-style Christmas
would also be kept. This satisfied the
people, and thus 1851 has the unique
distinction of having had two Christ
mases-each observed,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-30

Sunshine is of two kinds. material
and mental. It takes physical sunshine
to make life flourish in its material
beauty. It takes mental sunshine TO
make life blossom into happiness OF
spirit Just as one has to throw wide
the shutters of o room 50 that the rays
of the sun may stream into a house, so
must each person open wide the gates
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-30

to b g In over
again, and then
positions would be
few.
II have one child
who will In q short
time be in school.
Then I would like
to begin to prepare
myself for some
kind of position.
My husband makes
only a small salary.
81 am wondering
IL I should takn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-30
This cleaner cuts
grease on dishes

SHEARS of grease on your dishes =.
a scummy ring around the pan. Hard
water causes these. You must have
soft water before you can clean any
thing. -.
MeIo softens water. Melo cleans.
1t makes dishes sparkle. 1t brightens
pots and pans. Melo prevents your
hands from becoming rough and red.
And it saves soap, too; from Is to Is
the amount ordinarily used.
Get this wonderful cleaner at your
grocer's.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-30
JOLLY POLLY
A Lesson in English.
BY JOSEPH J. FRIsCH.

j. Nina Dudd seems unable to
is the required form.
Seem" means ito create or give the
OF being" "She gives the
Of being unable to under
stand" is the thought to be expressed,
not "She can't give the impression of
being able to understand" Therefore,
such expressions as "She can't seem
to understand" are ungrammatical.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-30

THE SUNNY VISTA Is ESSENTIAL.
OF the heart to experience happiness.
It will come unless barred out
Happiness is what all the world is
seeking 1t is the supreme universal
craving of humanity And yet by
curious lack of appreciation persons
often pass over the periods of moment
Gus joys without letting them set the
life aglow with their rare, vivid warmth.
These same persons will drink unhappy
moments TO the very dregs. They will
relieve sicknesses by relating their suf-
ferings in detail and talk of hard times.
retrenching in luxuries, and of petty
economies.
These conversations may be hkened
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-30

ST guess they hear us and are keep
Ing quiet" said Mother Brown.
Perhaps" said Farmer Browns Boy
and went on with his search.
Mice are pasts," declared Mother
Brown as she emptied a box and then
carefully put everything back. II be-
lieve they are the most destructive
creatures In all the Great World.
never have any piece Of mind while
know there Ia one IN the house"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-30
The Woman Who Makes Good

BY HELEN WOODWARD
Of
the highest paid business America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-30
|DorOthyDix|
Thinks
They Freed
Men
Are
Women
Free?

TT hs little that woen long struggle for emancipation
The Washington times., 1931-07-24

questioning. They looked curl
ously at Dee, and walked
closer to her.
Got the wagon?" Cook flung
over his shoulders.
"Yeh," one Of the officers
returned.
mo use stayin' here any
longer, then. I got all these
names"
Dee Starts for Jail
The two officers, each taking
one Of Dee's arms, piloted her
through the door and down the
hall. They walked fast and
held her arms tightly. Cook
was following them, stuffins his
notebook into his pocket.
At the head Of the stairs
Dee paused. and her lips
opened. One Of the officers
looked down at her.
rive forgotten something"
she managed to say.
What was it?"
"A letter. May I go back?"
where is it?"
II don't-know-"
The officers consulted each
other silently, and then all
turned and went back through
the wall. The policemen who
were guiding Dee never relaxed
their hold.
Dennis letter she had
forgotten it.
People were standing around
in little groups about the flat
door. Cook produced a key
from his pocket and opened the
door.
The girls body trembled as
she saw the room again, and
The Washington times., 1931-07-24
When Manners
Are Correct
BY Mrs. G. Beeckman
Bon Voyage Party
Dear Mrs Reeckman.

DON Voyage EaEGy
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
My chum Is leaving for F;U-
rope with her parents this
summer to live. I wish to give
her a surprise farewell party
and invite about IL of our
closest friends. both boys anc
girls. Here is what is worry
ing me:
/. How long before the de-
parture should such q party be
given? Are they called sur.
prise farewell parties. or does
the guest Of honor know be-
forehand? Is such a party cor
rect?
2. We wish to present her
with a gift. What would you
suggest as most appropriate? Is
it correct to have all those
invited contribute q certain
amount to help pay for the
gift?
3. When is the guest Of
honor presented with it, and
who presents her with the
gift?
4. Should invitations for such
a party be written or per-
sonal? PAL.
/. I like your idea for the
Bon Voyage party. 1t would
be a charming gesture for you
to make. There isn't any rea-
son for having the party a
surprise, and I suggest that
you don't have this kind of
party. The non-surprise party
is more "sophisticated," and
really in better form. Call your
party q Bon Voyage party. =.
this is better sounding.
2. Yes, plan to have each
guest contribute toward a bon
voyage gift. Decide on what
present you are going to give
her, and tell each guest the in
dividual amount.
3. The hostess presents her
with the gift, at any time con-
sidered convenient during the
evening. 1t might be placed at
her place at table, as a favor"
4. The invitations may be
written, or you may telephone
your invitation. I always prefer
the written invitation, for it can
be such a charming and gracious
messenger.
And, by the way, your center
piece may be charming ship
fashioned Of cake or paper or
paper machier. And your place
cards may also suggest the oc-
caSion Of the party.
The Washington times., 1931-07-24

fusedly, queerly. Tonight he
had been crazy, a maniac.
The revolver dropped from
her fingers and fell with a
coft thud on the rug. The
policeman picked it up quickly,
with his free hand. The other
was still under Phil's head.
Cook" a voice doomed out.
Here" The policem n
looked up and greeted the two
men. who had just entered the
room. They were carrying a
stretcher. Gently and quickly,
they put Phil on it.
Cook was glancing through
the billfold he had taken from
PhiPs vest pocket.
Phillip Roche's the name.
That right, lady?" Dee nodded
numbly.
4 Come Along, Says Cook
She watched them carry the
stretcher away. saw it disap-
pear through the door. They
were taking Phil to a hospital
- don't let him die!
Nov, young lady, you'd
The Washington times., 1931-07-24
Diet and Health
BY DR.. Logan Clendening

I OISuuSIlA1tk
is dipping the affected part In
gasoline for short periods.
Sunshine Effective
OF other methods keeping
the part dry and exposing it
to sunshine is the simplest. and
often most effective. The X-rays
are usually necessary in stub
born, deep-seated cases.
The standard treatment is by
Whitfield'S ointment. The COM
position Of this is salicylic acid,
half a drachm: benzoic acid
and lanolin each a drachm, and
petrolatum up to an ounce.
It can be obtained at most
druggists by asking for Whit
fields ointment. The simple,
early cases usually yield to
this, but persistent and recur-
rent cases should have medical
advice.
Complications are frequent
A secondary pus infection may
supervene. This must be treated
by rest, wet dressings and
ammoniated mercury ointment
before the fungus is attacked.
Erysipelas may begin around
the breaks in the skin, where
the blisters open.
The Washington times., 1931-07-24

better come with me-" She
didn't hear Cook at first. Her
mind was on the stretcher. on
Phil, on the dark crimson
stain widening on the rug. He
repeated his request more
gruffly.
It was then that she noticed
the people in the room. She
hadn't seen them before, hadn't
heard them. They were gazing
at her curiously, avidly. She
saw one of the women nudge
another.
Averting her eyes. she went
into the closet for her hat.
The policeman had said he
wanted her to go with him
." The buzz Of voices came
to her. Eager voices, one in
terrupting the other. The
people were talking telling
the policeman he was
taking their names. She
neafo all CnlS vaguely, ana
when she came out holding her
hat and coat, saw him writing
in a small notebook, the crowd
pressed around him.
Hear any quarreling?" Cook
was asking the woman in the
red kimono.
mo, didn't hear any. Just
heard the shot and the fall.
But / tell you that"
Never mind, lady, that's all
for you. Now, madam" and
he turned to another woman
and started pelting her with
questions.
Several more officers had
come into the room. Cook con.
suited with them in whispers
and then went back to his
The Washington times., 1931-07-24
BY LOGAN CLENDEN1NG, MD.

By LOGAN CLENDENING, MD.
The cause of athletes foot
was described yesterday as a
microscopic vegetable fungus
which gets into the skin, es-
pecially in places where it is
soft and moist, such as be-
tween the toes. Other parts of
the body besides the feet may
be affected, and the fingernails
which scratch the eruption on
the toes may plant the infcc-
tion in the skin anywhere
especially in the crotch and on
the hands themselves.
Treatment Not Siple
The treatment is not nearly
as simple as might be sup
posed. Many things will kill
the fungus, but it has a habit
of digging in and getting be-
yond their reach and then
breaking out again. advised
a man who had a severe case
between his fingers. Every
eight days all through the sum-
mer it would break out again.
It was treated vigorously with
chemical applicatinos with only
temporary relief. In the fall
the patient went to a derma-
tologist, who treated it all win
ter with x-ray. The following
summer or winter it did not
appear at all, but the next
spring-two years after its first
appearance-it showed up in
exactly the same spot.
The case is recited to show
how persistent treatment may
have to be. From some Of my
correspondence it would appear
that most people think one or
two applications Of a remedy
will cure.
The best chemical remedies
are sulphur, salicylic acid, iodine
and thymol. A treatment recon-
mended by a retired physician
The Washington times., 1931-07-24

Meet Your SubcOnscious-and
Blush
One way to acquire a large,
healthy Inferiority Complex is
to go to a psychoanalyst and
find out the TRUTH about your
self.
Once you get acquainted with
your subconScious mind, you'll
60 right out in the back yard
and eat worms. And never ap-
pear in public again, except
after dark, and heavily veiled.
It's an awful shock to dis
cover that you don't think any.
thing that you THOUGHT you
thought, nor believe anything
that you believed you believed.
Just at first, the psyche
analyst lures you to talk and
talk and talk about yourself,
and, Of course. you have the
time of your life! For an hour
or two, you're blissfully happy.
But, like most modern mar
riages, your bliss practically
ends before it begins.
From talking about yourself,
you are gently led into telling
the man your DREAMS-and
then it's all over with you! No
The Washington times., 1931-07-24
Interesting and
Timely Facts

The government Of British
Columbia has started war on a
eccentric Russian religious cult
that parade in the nude, hold
mass demonstrations against
the provincial .uthorities and
burn schools in isolated areas.
A motion picture camera cap
able of taking more than 2,O0O
photographs a second has been
developed in France.
Three scientific expeditions
will explore Nebraska this sum-
mer for traces Of the areas first
inhabitants.
Glass walls are taking the
place of the former brick parti.
tlonS in modern school build
tngs in Lubbock, Germany.
All except one Of the ancient
wonders Of the world have been
destroyed, the remaining one
being the pyramids Of CheopS.