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DOROTHY DIX'S LETTER BOX

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a when he tells that
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meal ticket. I
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sentimental than that the majority
solely and This sufficiently
for the bride to bring her husband dowry
WHEN pretty convincing
" the his affections when he deliberately takes
a it
which he habit Of
INDUCING himself.
On prompt
conditions which
tired Of working and
uxries
just because she doesn't want to be old maid
A marrying a
"A that he being married
determine the OF her Affection all he
do just to take her word Tor It,
find how much girl cared for me should make
of three things:
First should
called found her with her hat ready to
crowd then should know that
she didn't for me particularly
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ordered things the
would but the hghpced the theater
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-28
A Sermon for Today
Blasphemy.

Blasphemy.
sWhosoever curseth his God shall
bear his sin."-Leviticus, xxiv.15.
Any intentional indignity offered to
God is cursing Him. Not many would
dare curse God directly, but there are
multitudes who every day curse Him
indirectly. It is equivalent to cursing
Him when men use His name In pro-
fame and disrespectful way. And who-
soever in any manner blasphemes God
shall bear his sin.
Many regard blasphemy as a small
matter. But the Bible treats it as a
most serious offense. Under the Mo-
sale law it was a crime punishable by
death. We are not under the law of
Moses now, and we are not punished
by death for the sin of blasphemy.
There is no earthly court to punish
the man who profanes the holy name
of God, but whoever commits this Of
tense will not be held guiltless before
the high court of Heaven. THE Lord
will not hold him guiltless that taketh
His name in vain"
OF all the dark catalogue Of sins
there Is not one more vile and eXecrable
Lllan pTOIaI1eLeSS. we nave Uccu LOlQ
of the veneration which was paid by
the Jews to the name Of God. They
held His name to be SO great, wonder
full and holy that they would not write
it with the same pen used in writing
other names and words. They would
not let it enter even into their religious
discourses. What can We then think
of those who make use of the name
In the ordinary expression Of their
anger and passions? It is a sacrilege
so gross and vulgar that all decent
people abhor 1t.
Let it be remembered that every
blasphemer shall bear hia sim" He
bears his sin in the degradation Of his
soul. There Is nothing that will more
surely remove a man from religious
influences than this vicious practice.
Removed from these influences one be-
comes hardened in his nature and loses
the sense of the higher and finer things
Of life. What could be a more ter
rible penalty?
The blasphemer is generally regarded
as coarse and brutal man. BY his
blasphemy he makes himself obnoxious
to others and renders himself objec-
tionable in all refined society. Leav-
ing out the religious side Of the. mat
ter, If one would be regarded as q man
Of refinement and culture, If he cares
for respect in the better social circles,
let him avoid profanity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-28
Watches and Wonders.
It Is distressing that We must
Regard so many with distruSt.
old Mr. Toad

~ LID MR.. TOAD is such an inof-
fenSive old fellow himself, so
hun humble .ss and ;; 50 !. unQ Fl, Gi
cult to think of him as hay-
ing need Of being distrustful of any
body. But Old Mr.. Toad has lived
long time and out of the wisdom which
has made it possible for him to have
lived SO long he has learned that more
Is lost by being too trustful than by
being needleSsly distrustful.
Once year, no matter where he IS,
Old Mr.. Toad journeys to the Smiling
Pool and there spends several weeks.
1t Is always in the Spring and there he
and day he sings, not even taking time
to eat. He has a most important part
In the annual Spring chorus of the
Smiling Pool. and he takes it serious
ly He knows that without his voice
there would be something sadly lack
ing in the joyous tribute to sweet Mis-
tress Spring. So he takes his singing
very seriously.
It was good to be back there in the
Smiling Pool. At first his happiness
was complete. He asked nothing more
than to swell out that silvery music
bag in his throat and add perhaps the
sweetest note Of all. But after while
he began to sing for another purpose,
and in his song was new note that
made 1t sweeter than ever. He was
singing to Mrs. Toad, not knowing
where she was, but singing to her just
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-28
FRENCH ROLLS.

One and one-third cups milk,
one egg, one-half level teaspoon
salt, enc teaspoon sugar, about
four cups flour, two level table
spoons shortening and one-half
yeast cake. Have milk lukewarm
and add to it the well beaten egg
and salt, sift -four and rub it
into the shortening. Mix yeast
and sugar together, working them
with back of teaspoon till yeast
iiquefies, then pour it into mil
and eggs. Add all these to the
flour. Knead to a dough as for
bread. Let it rise three hours.
having dough covered to prevent
crust forming on the top. Keep
in warm room free from drafts.
Form into rolls and let rise again
about one-half hour or until very
light. The length of time will
depend somewhat upon the tenn
perature Of the room. Bake rolls
In quick oven, brushing over with
butter before baking to make
them a delicate brown.
(Copyright. 1927
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UNCLE RAYS CORNER

was told he could ride free Of charge,
he came aboard and had . ride to an
upper floor.
Here Is another letter:
Dear Uncle Ray: I wish to Join
your club. May I? I am IA years old.
I do not go to school, but I have a
teacher who comes to my house tafhe
times a week, two hours at a time. We
have lots Of fun reading your pieces IN
the paper. Please have large picttffe
of yourself in the paper at least once
a year so we can put 1t on the front
page OF our scrapbook
yours truly,
ruth ELIZABETH DIMICK."
I shall think about the picture idea.
Ruth. Maybe the next scrapbook club
leaflet will have good-sized picture for
members who wish to use it.
A Scrapbook Club member, who seems
to be about years old, sends me a
snapshot Of herself, and I appreciate ID
very much. She asks me to send her
the names Of all the members of the
club. am sorry that cannot do that.
The list would be about a quarter OF a
mile long, perhaps even longer than that.
Several thousand new members JOIN
every month. UNCLE RAY.
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DILL l1VlL OlOlOlIIO ". Burgess.

the same with the tender yearning Of
love. Yes, sir, Old Mr.. Toad's song
became a love song.
1t was many months since Old Mr..
Toad had seen Mrs. Toad. Where she
was he had no idea. 1t was useless to
go looking for her No, there was but
one thing to do and that was to call
her to the Smiling Pool. That sooner
or later she would come, providing she
was alive, he had no shadow of doubt.
This always had been their trysting
place in the Spring, and always would
be as long as they lived. But was
she alive? Any one of many things
might have happened to her in the
long time of their separation. So now,
as he sang, he sat himself to watching.
He did not always sing in the same
place Sometimes be sang from one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-28
GOOD TASTE TODAY
BY EMILY POST,
Famous Authority on Etiquette.

evening" and mentions no time when
she will be at home, there is nothing to
Go but consider that page closed.
S. B. T. would like to know II an
usher at wedding has any especial
privileges? He is to be an usher at a
formal wedding and asks how he shall
introduce the guests to the bride and
bridegroom, especially as he is from q
distant town and will not even recoe-
nize nearest relatives. a.
Answer-The privilege Of an usher is
that he may speak to strangers as we'll
as friends-and the strangers" need
less to say, are usually the prettiest and
most attractive young women and girls
that he sees. He says. May / take you
to the bride and bridegroom" And>he
offers his right arm. And they Join the
queue. If there is no queue, he escorts
her directly to the newly married pair.
If she does not know either of them,
she says to the usher, IT am Mrs. John
Jones' jr," and. like any announcer. the
usher repeats the name as given to him.
tCopyrirht. 1922
Any urgent request to wich a personal
reply from Mrs Post Is requested must be
accompanied by self addressed and
stamped envelope.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-28
Your Home and You
BY BETSY CALLISTER.

To many persons, salt mackerel is
an unknown dish. And when one of
our readers wrote asking how to cook
it in milk We decided it was time to do
something about it, Really, it is one
of the most delicious of fishes 1t has
a flavor quite its own. One once tasted
never to be forgotten.
Properly cooked in milk it is indeed
a very good dish. There are other good
ways of cooking it, too. Broiling is
one way.
To do this, soak the mackerel over
night in cold water, with the skin side
up. In the morning drain it. That is,
con, let it soak until time to cook it
night, start soaking it first thing in
the morning.
When time to cook it drain it and
dry it with a towel or cheesecloth or
paper toweling. Then lay it between
the two sides of creased wire broiler
and broil it thoroughly on both Sides
1t is most unattractive if it is not
thoroughly cooked. When it is we'll
cooked on both sides slip it on hot
platter. skin side down, and spread
soft butter over the top. Sprinkle with
salt and pepper and serve with quarters
OF lemon and, if you have it, garnished
with parsley. If you have no wire
broiler but wish to cook it directly on
the broiler of the gas stove. lay it on
the broiler. which should be creased
flesh side down, and first cook the skin
side. Then turn. with skin side down,
and broil the flesh side.
To cook it in milk, put it, after it
is drained, in pan so that it lies fiat,
and cover a quarter of an inch with
milk. Simmer very gently in the oven
or on very low flame for about 20
minutes. Remove from the milk and
serve. If you wish, you can thicken
the milk with little butter and flour
and pour this thickened milk over the
fish as sauce. Season with salt and
pepper. 1t is delicious served with
boiled new potatoes.
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MOTIONLESS.
side OF the Smiling Pool, sometimes
from the other, and sometimes from
the marshy part where the Laughing
Brook, coming down from the Green
Forest, entered. But wherever he was
those beautiful golden eyes of his were
ever on watch, and nothing went on
about him that he did not see.
Late one afternoon as he sat singing
he saw Longlegs the Heron come in
from the Big River and drop those
long legs of his to alight not far from
him. Old Mr. Toad stopped singing
There are times to sing and times not
to, and he knew that this was time
not to. Longlegs has special liking
for Frogs, and Toad is so much like
Frog, they being cousins, that Old Mr..
Toad was distrustful. He feared that
ence. or if he did might not care. So
he stopped singing that he might not
thus attract attention to himself.
He was half hidden by overhanging
grass, but could see all that went on.
For some time Longlegs stood notion
less, his long neck folded back on his
shoulders, ready to shoot that great
bill of his out and down to seize the
careless frog or minnoW that might
happen to come within reach. Old Mr..
Toad wished he would move on. The
chorus was in full swing, but not from
Immediately around Longlegs. Old Mr..
Toad wanted to join in, but didn't
dare. So he wished that Longlegs would
move on. He was distrustful of his
presence there.
At last Longlegs did move. Very
slowly, very carefully he lifted one foot
and took step forward. Very slowly
and very, very carefully he lifted the
other foot and took another step for
ward 1t came to Old MIR. Toad that
Longlegs saw some one he hoped to
catch. He wondered who it could be,
if it were a silly Minnow, or if one of
his small cousins, a Hyla, had been
careless enough to expose himself. So
he watched, waited and wondered, and
thought of who it really was never
entered his head.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-28
Play Ensembles for Children
BY MARY MARSHALL.

son, but play clothes for the girl who
looks her best in less severe apparel
may also be bought or made for an
amazingly small amount. Firm, light
weight cottons with calico prints, cross
barred dimity. dotted swiss, sheer ging-
ham, seersucker, which has recently
come back into favor, may all be used
for the practical play dress, which
should be made with boomers and
skirt Of very abbreviated proportions
and with very short sleeves or no
sleeves at all.
There is a charming simplicity about
Httle girls dresses this season, with an
absence of needless ornament. Bows
of narrow ribbon may be used at the
neck and sleeves If you like and collar
and pipings of plain white or colored
material may be used.
In the play ensemble shown here
dotted cotton print was selected-show-
ing red dots on a white background
with plain white fine pique for the
collar as well as the simply constructed
hat. Narrow linen ribbon to match
the red dots was used for the small
bows and the binding round the brim
of the hat.
Copyright, 1922
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-28

There's Speaker Garner. He has
been elected to Is consecutive terms in
the House by his Texas district. Henry
T, Rainey, the Democratic floor leader,
has served IA consecutive terms Ed
ward P. Pou, chairman of the powerful
Rules Committee, is serving his SIX
tenth straight term.
Joe ByrnS of Tennessee who holds
the purse strings of the Nation by yir-
tue Of the Craftsmanship of the House
Appropriations Committee, Is 12-
termer. Rayburn OF Texas, chairman
Of the Committee on Interstate and
Foreign Commerce; Summers of Texas,
chairman of the Judiciary, and Carl
Vinson Of Georgia. chairman of Naval
Affairs, are serving their tenth terms.
Collier of Mississippi, chairman of
Ways and Means, is on his twelfth term
and Crisp Of Georgia, acting chairman
Of Ways and Means, has been In for
II terms.
Similarly, the Republican leaders in
the House are veterans. Smell of New
York, the floor leader, is serving his
ninth term. Tilson Of Connecticut, for
mer Republican leader, has been q
member of the House for II terms.
The city of Philadelphia in the past
was famous for keeping Representatives
in. At one time five Philadelphians in
immediate succession bore the title Of
dean" of the House-Randall, Kelly,
ONeIl, Harmer and Bingham.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-28
My Neighbor Says:

Celery, onion and green pepper,
when they are to be added to
stuffings or meat filings, are bet
ter when cooked for five minutes
in a small amount of water.
To renovate a soiled couch
hammock, try painting it any de-
sired color. The canvas will take
the paint very well. Two coats
are generally needed.
Silver will be as bright as new
If it is covered with sour milk,
allowed to stand for half an hour
and then wash and rinsed.
When restringing beads use two
strands of dental floss instead OF
one. Beads are not SO likely to
cut through two strands.
Copyright, 1922
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-28
THE CUSHIONS


main portion of pillow and two circular
pieces to fit ends. Seam all together.
leaving a short open place in main
portion. Fill pillow through this OPEN
ing, using feathers, floss or any pre-
ferred filling, and complete seam.
Use the same textile as that of head
pillow. Cut strip Is to 10 inches
long and inches wider than the tex
tile chair back. Sew long ends to-
gether, leaving short unstitched place.
and sew up each end. All seams should
be on wrong side. Turn, and on right
side, stitch end seams close to edges
Make a second stitching at each end
one inch in from first stitching. In
each of these places sew four large
snaps. Sew fold of the textile. fitted
with corresponding snaps, to each side
Of the chair back at place to suit hol-
low Of back Of sitter. BY having four
snaps each side the cushion can be
lowered or raised little to suit comfort
of sitter. Finish the cushion by filling
through the opening and completing
the seam. Attach both head pillow and
back cushion to chair.
Copyright, 1922
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-28
A Little Saturday Talk.
.VERY new batch Of letters brings
. me something interesting and
SnSnafIairan 70 fhixalk about

TVERY new batch Of letters brings
- me something interesting and
something to think about.
IL Now and then I find some
thing to smile about. Take, for
example, the closing sentence in this
letter: Dear Uncle Ray: We have
studied many topics that you have writ
ten, but I wish you would write one or
two topics for me and my friends about
Dutch East India and Borneo. If 1t
costs anything to have 1t printed, please
do not do it, for have not the money"
That letter came from little girl
whose name shall keep secret. I want
to assure her that I never charge a
reader anything for writing about q
topic which is suggested. On the other
hand, cannot promise to write about
every topic suggested. do my best to
choose the topics which the greatest
number of readers will enjoy.
The letter above reminds me Of q lit
tie boy I once saw in front of an ele-
vator in a department store. He seemed
to be in doubt as to whether or not to
enter. care you going to get on?" asked
the elevator man. Does 1t cost any
thing?" asked the little boy. When he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-28

TINE comfort of steamer chairs,
lawn chairs and beach chairs,
by whichever name you call
i them, is greatly increased by
head and back pillows, correct
" adjusted. The chairs referred to
are not the old-time cane-seated steam
er chairs, but the type which has a
wooden frame with a length of awning
or fancy canvas forming back and seat,
and which has an adjustable wooden
foot rest. This is the style which is
most popular Just now. 1t may or may
not have its little top awning to pro-
tect the sitter from the sun. These
chairs are easily portable, and ex-
tremely comfortable, with their ad-
Unstable backs and foot rests. This
comfort is enhanced by the pillows re-
<erred to.
The head pillow Is tubular shaped
with a round piece fitted and bound in
each end. It should be small enough
to fit comfortably into the hollow of
the neck of the occupant CT the chair.
Lengths Of tape sewed to seams at
ends of pillow fasten this head pillow
to top of frame of chair. These tapes
are long enough to allow the pillow to
be raised or lowered to suit the COM
fort Of the sitter.
A piece Of canvas, matching that on
the chair, and tape to bind end por-
tionS In position and to make tie
strings are NEEDED. The textile may
be any material preferred, but 1t must
match or har:ncnize with color or colors
OF the chair txtile. Cut Q strip for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-28
LITTLE BENNY
BIZ LEE rAPI.
The Weakly News.

The Weakly News.
Weather: The longer the days the
shorter the mites.
SPORTING PAGE.
Sattiday morning Benny Potts and
Shorty Judge had a contest to see who
could wawk the ferthest with their ewes
shut without humping into ANYTHING.
ending up in tie on account Of both
humping into something at the same
time, and both scrammed like light.
ming, and Shorty Judge screaming on
account of having bumped into Flatfoot
the cop and Benny Potts screaming
with him on account of ony having
bumped into tree but scrammine any.
ways on account Of generel principals
and safety ferst.
POME BY SKINNY MARTIN.
Proberly.
A berd said Peep on my window sill
As sang out loud one morn,
Was he charmed by the sound of nv
singing,
Oh merely expressing his scorn?
EXTERN!
Horse Patter Bitten!
Pubs Simkins was the victim Of a
strange axsident last Thersday. He was
bitten while patting a horses nose.
what bit him being large fly, through
a small hole in the back Of his stocking.
LOST AND FOUND.
Found-A old tennis ball with Sam
Cross in red ink on it. Owner can
claim same by offering a suitable re-
ward See Reddy Merry.
INTRISTING FACKs ABOUT
INTRISTING PEOPLE.
Glasses Magee can tie about - Diff
fercnt kinds of knots, but getting them
united again in different.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-28

come ana see US,
but does not say
when. The young
man asks whether
it is proper that he
call upon the lady
and, if so, when
a n d how m a n y
cards he S h oul d
leave. If she is
out, would it be
proper to ask for
the daughters? Or
may he call again,
or does that end
it? If SO. would he
better telephone be-
fore going?
Answer-Since he
may not ask for the
lo,,nI,yarc t1-ho an, hn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-28

has never met. and since without fur
ther encouragement he can do no more
than leave one card Tor two cards if the
lady has a husband), it might be well to
telephone first. saying. This is John
Gadget, Mr.. Dinamo's assistant; you
said I might come to see you'll hope
you remember? May I come this eve
ning?" If she says yes" or names an
other hour, he goes then. If she says,
I'm sorry-we won't be at home this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-28
Rye Popovers.

Mix and sift two-thirds cupful OF rye
meal with one-third cupful of flour and
one-fourth teaspoonful of salt, then add
one cupful of milk gradually. two eggs
(well beaten and one teaspoonful OF
melted butter. Beat for 2 minutes.
using an egg-beater Turn into Kissing
hot buttered iron gem pans and bake.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-28
Chocolate Wreaths.

Rub enough shelled almonds between
the folds Of a towel to make two cupfuls
when ground, and put them through
a food chopper, using the fine knife.
Beat three eggs with one-half cupful
of granulated sugar for ten minutes,
then add the ground almonds and one
ounce of bitter chocolate which has
been grated. Mix we'll and put the
mixture into a pastry bag with tube
inserted. Form small rings on a
prepared baking sheet. placing them
we'll apart. Bake slowly for about half
an hour, or until a toothpick inserted
comes out clean.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-28
JOLLY POLLY
A Lesson in Etiquette.
BY JOS. J. FRISCH.

D. C.-Judgment must be used in
calling fellow diners attention to
bit of spinach or other food which
might have lodged on his chin. II he
are that he will remove 1t without your
calling attention to it. If it Is still
there at the end Of the meal you may
tell him about it. Some persons well
come such attention, while others be.
come very much embarrassed by it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-28
QUEENS PUDDING.

One cup bread crumbs soaked
until scft in one pint sweet milk.
Add one half cup sugar, yolks OF
two eggs, one teaspoon lemon and
cne-half teaspoon salt. Beat well
and bake until set. When done,
spread over pudding a layer of
Jelly or jam preserves, then over
that spread frosting made as fol-
lows: Beat whites Of two eggs
until good and stiff, then add
three tablespoons sugar and beat
again. Set in oven just long
enough to brown. Serve cold.