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Evening star., 1934-08-09
ChiId's Choice
BY MYRTLE MEYER ELpREp.

THE mothers imagination plays a
H. large part in successful parent
hood. and nowhere is It uoreaurEent-
ly needed than in anticipating OBJ
stseles and deviSing weapons 10 use
against them
Any child viii inevitably reach a
period when aequiescence to the
mothers wishes is going to be OBJ
noxious. The child may have no
real quarrel with going TO bed, or
eating his cereal. or coming when
called. But when he has reached
q certain period, he rebels, because
doing what his mother says leaves
him entirely out of the picture. And
] the child is intensely aware OF his
own individuality.
Here his mothers anticipation
comes into play She knows that
children Of ? to 3 rebel against doing
as they are told, but not because It
is unreasonable or even inconsistent
or unusual They just want to have
some part in choosing their own con-
duct. So the mother does not grow
dictstorial and say, Now you do
what I say. because I say so" She
respects his newborn personality and
his desire to assert 1t, and she finds
imaginative ways of allowing him
| choice of how he wants to do a
thing, the thing, of course, being the
same old thing he's been doing all the
time.
Bed must be submitted to every
night and once in the daytime. But
when mother says enthusiastically,
I'm bet I know a little boy who
can hop upstairs two at a time" or
backward. or crawling. or helping
his mother, any one can see that
whichever way he chooses to go up
stairs to bed, he win end upstairs
and that bed will be close and habit
strong. But he has satisfied his ego
by the independent choice offered
| to him.
He may not be sleepy-and won't"
go to sleep.
"All right" says his mother. "but
you can lie in your bed and hold
your dolly close-or watch the clock
until it is time to get up" or have
covers. or no covers--or toys-or no
toys-or any number of harmless
accompaniments to lying quietly in
bed. Again the choice satisfies the
child. And the habit Of lying in bed
quietly at certain hour inspires
the nap.
Routine tasks get monotonous. Be-
ing ordered about rubs the young
personality the wrong way. Why
not use imagination to make daily
tasks more interesting, respect the
chiId's wish to have some individual
ity. and develop his ability to choose
between ways Of doing things?
Evening star., 1934-08-09
Uncle Ray
From Log to Liner.

ONE Of the most famous ships ever
built was the Great Eastern. 1t
was far ahead of its time, but 1t
proved that more than rs years ago
men dared TO build boat which even
now would be called great size.
The Great Eastern was launched
in 1858. and made her first Atlantic
voyage in 1860. The length was 67e
feet, more than twice that of other
large steamers Of the period. There
we're two big paddle wheels driven
by double-cylinder steam engines. In
addition there was a cast-iron screw
propeller with four blades and with
a diameter "a feet. The propeller
weighed So tons. and was driven by
steam engines even larger than those
used for the paddle wheels. The gross
tonnage was 1895, and the boat was
fitted to hold $500 passengers, along
with a cargo of freight.
The screw propeller alone was able
to give a speed of nine knots, and
with help of the paddles the rate
was pushed up to Is knots per hour.
In her maiden Atlantic trip she
travelled from England to New York
in II days, and the return journey
was made in 9 days and IL hours.
The Great Eastern made eight more
round "trip Atlantic voyages in the
next few years. but was found to be
too expensive to keep in the passen-
ger service She was called the
wonder of the age" but not enough
persons took passage. The passen-
gers numbered hundreds, not thou
sands. In 1865 and during later years
she was employed in laying Atlantic
cables.
other steamers, some with twin
screw propellers, were built, but many
years passed before any other boat
had a length as great as that OF the
Great Eastern.
At the beginning of the present
century even longer liners were placed
in Atlantic service One of these, the
Cedric, was launched in 1903 and was
lust a foot longer than the Great
Eastern Another was the Maure-
tania, launched in 1907, with length
of 1852 feet and a gross tonnage above
oQ.UO0. R1duICOdIA1d SPNCo
records which stood for many years;
in 1910 she crossed the Atlantic (be-
tween New York and Queenstown,
Ireland) in days and 10 hours.
In 1925 the longest steamship was
the Majestic, a German-built boat
which had been taken over by a Brit
ish company. With a length of 956
feet the Majestic was Slonger than
the highest Office building OF 1875
was tall. II it could have been stood
on end it would have lowered above
the Woolworth Building.
Even now the Majestic is the long
est ship in actual service, burt longer
one, the Normandie, has been
launched, and another "super-liner"
is being built.
(For history section of your scrap
book)
If you would like the new leafiet
"Fifty-fiye Riddles and Answers" send
Scent stamped return envelope to
me in care of The Washington Star.
UNCLE RAY.
Evening star., 1934-08-09

many. II is claimed that at one time
this handsome fruit climbed an up
right object: that as the fruit got
larger and larger the stem and vine
were unable to stand the strain, so
decided to cover large portion Of the
ground about the developing fruit.
The watermelon is an annual. The
seeds must be sown each year. Spe-
cially prepared hills" are made ready
TO receive the 4 TO 10 fiat. black
seeds, and these hills must be from
to feet apart to permit the
melon vines to spread themselves.
The very best melons are grown in
soil that is rich and supplied with
sand. Ninety 10 one hundred and ten
days are required for growing a melon.
When they are ripe they must be
picked and kept In q cool place. They
should be shipped at once TO market
If firm-fleshed and sweet watermelons
for the trade are desired.
Because of their siZe--usually two
feet long and SO pounds in weight
the problem Of shipping or transport
ing these bulky melons must be met.
Water routes solve this nicely Have
you ever seen watermelons piled high
on fiat boat moving slowly down the
river toward the city wharves2 think
that many of the men on these boats
are colored and they are almost always
| singing.
Unless you have the right soil,
plenty of room and like to gamble,
don't plant watermelons-but the crop
may be a profitable one. The South
grows these "juicy fruits" to perfection
and in the tropics. where the melon is.
indeed, an important CROP millions OF
melons are grown each year. In Eu-
rope, except on the shores of the
Evening star., 1934-08-09
Rail Rates Increased.

Railways of Spain are increasing
rates IL per cent.
Evening star., 1934-08-09
Natures Children
BY LILLIAN cox ArHEY.

Mediterranean and IN the South OF
Russia, it cannot be grown.
A field of these growing plants II n
wonderful sight from the time the
young plant. covered with soft gray
hairs. appears The flowers are lovely
yellow. On each plant there are the
male and female flowers. heavily
loaded with sweet nectar and golden
powder. Bees and insects swarm over
them. Their hum and roar sound Ike
q great bargain IN q downstairs store.
Later the green melons are seen
where the female flowers were In the
Spring and gradually the fruit sets
larger and larger. II lies on the
ground. surrounded by It's lovely, lacy
leaves that are from to inches
long. with heart-shaped bases and
three TO four lobes. The branched
tendrils are hairy, hollow and tough.
You can always tell which side the
melon lay on by the fact that It has
not been "sun-kiSsed" and II Is there
fore quite pale on this portion. Grow
ers now turn their melons to see 10 II
that the sun has q chance at every
DIT OF the fruit,
OF course those who live whare
melons are grown will tell you that
the ideal way TO eat q melon Is In the
field where IL grows. The method Of
opening the fruit Is 10 hold fine.
ripe one above you head mot over IL.
OF course) and let 1t drop to the soft
earth below. There is a musical thud
as the fruit strikes the ground and
bursts open. revealing the deep red.
luscious heart That Is the only part
they eat. Try this once. Go out into
the country after the season is over
There is always = belated melon or
two, just right.
(Copyrieht, 1e34)
Evening star., 1934-08-09
Green Corn Frit.ers

Prepare two cupfuls of green corn.
as for corn pudding. Beat two eggs
well, then add half a cup of milk,
three teaspoonfuls of flour, one round
ing teaspoonful Of butter, one tea
spoonful of salt, and a little pep
per, and the corn. Mix wen and
fry in boiling fat in small cakes These
may be served in cakes, or each may be
rolled separately, making it little
different, and served on hot platter.
Evening star., 1934-08-09
Shopping in Washington
AWee c ky
Dige't
By
Margaret
Warnsr

on rich red also. II Is shown with the
latter color in Q college girl coat priced
at $40. KoIinsky made into very at
tractiye fun rfppled revers With wide
points at the shoulders, on green
coat Is one Of the variations from black
that Is most acceptable. and has very
youthful look. This model is belted
and has the usual side closing.
Jap mink is used for the collar on
one brown coat and 1t In made double
width and then turned back under In
a roll that makes a dressy effect that
is quite smart This collar ties at the
front with little scarf ends OF the ma
terial edged With fur tails.
Velvet as a fashion. is very much
on the active list for 1894. so ve should
Evening star., 1934-08-09
Anchovy Francaise.

Spread toasted rounds of graham
bread with butter, then anchovy paste.
Put thin slice Of hard boiled egg in
the center, sprinkle paprika or place q
small piece of pimento on the yellow,
and around the slice of egg put finely
chopped parsley.
Evening star., 1934-08-09
1t Started
BY JEAN NEWTON.
Ambition."

WE ALL know what Shakespeare
meant when he used the word
ambition in the lines:
Cromwell, 1 charge thee, fling away
ambition:
BY that sin fell the angels"
Ambition" is from the Latin "am-
bire," meaning "to go about"
In the days of the Romans this
going about" meant soliciting votes
and WAS therefore associated with the
urge for obtaining public Office.
In the course of time the word grew
to take on the additional significance
of the desire for power, money or
preferment, while peculiarly its use
in the sense Of canvassing has become
obsolete.
(Copyrfgft, 1934)
Evening star., 1934-08-09
Watermelon.
C,ftrullnr NuIrarix

Cftruflux NulgartS.
TN THE old days hucksters used TO
| 20 about the city with an old
4 wagon partly filed with fine
watermelons, calling, Water
melons, watermelons. ripe TO de
rind: cents apiece and I plug them
every time" Today. instead of the
dilaridated wagon and slow horse
wandering up and down the streets
as his owner sings his wares, we have
a truck that hold or even 10
times the number the wagon carried
Instead of S cents apiece they are more
Likely to be so cents each.
H. would be interesting to know how
many people who eat these delicious
melons know whence they originally
came. Africa is the home Of the wa
isrrnelon. All hot countries produce
them and the number OF varieties is
Evening star., 1934-08-09

IS THE DISTINGUISHING FEA-
TURE OF THIS NEW BLACK
COAT. THE LINES OF THE GAR
MENT ARE QUITE SLENDER.
SKETCHED IN A WASHINGTON
SHOP.
not be at all surprised to find the day.
time formal suit of lustrous black
velvet with handsome collar Of shiny
black lynx, and the most adorable vel
vet mud edged with wide bands of
lynx It is really stunning with it's
collar pushed up in the back and the
lovely lynx pointing over the shoul-
ders and narrowing on either side to
a side closing. The coat is very long
and close fitting and the skirt narrow
also. A black velvet beret of striking
lines is shown with the suit and the
whole makes most distinguished en-
semble for the Winter cocktail hour.
At $50 and $50 we find coats with
large fluffy collars of blue fox and red
fox, the latter one having the ends
crossing over to each side and fast
ening in an intriguing manner. Many
of the suits and separate coats have
mud purses to match, which is new
item and one that will make a big
appeal TO the younger set,
And so the coat story is off to good
!, start and we will be continuing it from
time to time as new shipments arrive
in the local shops.
Evening star., 1934-08-09
The Old Gardener Says;

The watering OF plants Is very
important at this season. Water,
is more effective than fertilizer
In causing roses 10 bloom again.
and all the perennials need water.
Whiting may be checked II the
tops are sprinkled, but perma-
nent relief. when the soil is dry
can be obtained only by applying
enough water TO reach the roots
Trees and shrubs set out in the
Spring will need more water than
those established several years,
inasmuch as their root systems
are still limited in extent. The
best plan to follow is 10 make Q
basin Of a little soil around the
plants, filing this basin with
water several times until the
ground is thoroughly saturated.
The tops Of broad-leaved ever
greens set out this year should
also be sprinkled frequently and
the roots kept moist.
Copyright. 1as4)
Evening star., 1934-08-09

Try Yeusties for 30 D0ys
Give ii to your family for 30 dzys
and see if they TOO don't fed bet
ter and look better. Serve with
sugar and milk on cream.
Evening star., 1934-08-09

EAR MISS DTX-should and woman marry II they are
in likes dance He doesn't
i and will She is ui1e lazy
sentimental She
Evening star., 1934-08-09

SMART NEW SUIT COMBINING
MOLESKIN AND NUBBY WOOL
OF THE SAME COLOR.
SKETCHED IN A WASHINGTON
SHOP.
the front TO thesnarrow collar in jabot
effect. The sleeves are quite full above
a narrow cuff at the wrist. -Four large
metal ornaments across the front OF
the collar give further snap TO this
luxurious model.
When a coat has high fluffy
collar it is usually made to stand
away from the face with an inner
collar or scarf tie of the coat ma
terial This is exemplified in de-
sign using silver fox for the collar
The coat has a bolera effect in the
front and long panel in the back
which extends the full length Of the
skirt and up on the waist 10 yoke
depth. This gives slender we'll
fitting lines to the coat and is q
bit unusual.
RADGER is another fur that is used
~ for these high Stand-away collars
that are sometimes detachable. Bsdgel
is very effective on black and looks vel
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combinations are possible and the
work Is really interesting.
Illustration above shows the
.'Dresden Plate" rug. named after
the Dresden Plate or Friendship
quilt. a pattern that every woman
knows. This rug Is another popular
pattern. measures "A inches and can
he made from 40 or. OF GRANDMOTHER
Glark's rag rug strips or 80 OF. OF
.I.lnkraft," the new woven material
for rug rugs.
Send lie to our Rug Department
and get our book No. "a showing 70
different crucheted rugs In quilt de-
sign In colors with Illustrations.
Inclose stamped addressed en-
velope when writing for any infor-
nation.
Address Home Craft Co.. Dept. G,
Nineteenth and st. Louis Ave., st.
Louis. Mo.
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way In their own ploddlng> lme. Cad
DIV sat on box wrapped round with
bear rug.
ON and ON and on. Creak
creak the swaylng OF
the beasts WAS like some grofesQue,
nlghtmarish rhythm She almost fell
asleep.
Then out OF the Wilderness ahead she
heard shout. Hey bless
your heart, darllng" And Halsy
jumped aboard.
The child was very sick The throat
had to be lanced Caddy forgot her
Injured feelings. She helped capahly
The mother. worn and harassed.
thanked them both with tears In her
ewes. And together they drank coffee
beside humble Kitchen stove, and
ate huge slices of thick. bntfered
bread. Not what Caddy had planned
for Christmas eve, yet curlously
enough 1t seemed better than the
other. II had she tried to
think II out--more strength and stnew
to IL
she smiled AT Halsy. This Is posi-
lively the best Christmas eve ever
spent In my life" she whispered.
Behind a large buttered slice Of
bread he kissed her. "yon are tht
perfect pattern for country doctor,
wlfe!" he whispered back.
e. Western Newspaper union-
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"DRESDEN PLATE"
CROCHETED RUG
By GRANDMOTHER CLARK

In Colonial days patchwork quilts
and rag rugs were very popular.
During the past 3 or 4 years patch
work quilts have been the lending
Item of interest for home art needle
workers. In l9i3. when the crocheted
rag rug In quilt design appeared,
women all over the country look
great interest In this new and beau-
tIful way of making rag rugs. The
old rugs were either round or oval,
crocheted row after row until de-
sired size was obtained. Changing
of colors was the only variation. In
Quilt design rugs many beautiful
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IVY YELL, II there isn't Jean
w Ellory!" Jean had been an
w old sweetheart OF Salinas
and she had not seen him for years
but she would know him In million,
for she had always loved him. lie was
busy cutting fancy figures on the Ice.
She stood watching him. her heart
skipping beats as she did so.
The Ice had been especially prepared
for the Christmas holidays and Sallna,
in her pretty white wool sports outh.
was gliding along, swan-like, SUI
watching Jean Ellory out of the cor
ner of her eye.
He must have felt the strong contact
of her thought for suddenly he looked
In her direction. hut she quickly turned
the other way. Then he skated more
fiercely than ever, cutting huge let
ter IS" She skated about pretending
not to notice, but when he started on
toward the far end of the lagoon she
plided over to where he had cut the
figures. There was the old-fashloned
letter IS" and another and still an
other. There we're SIS all over. How
she wondered II they represented the
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cur The snow was too deep. He had
borrowed pair of snowshoes anu
fur cup, aud With bag In hand. was
about To walk road leading through
the woods to u small shack where u
sick woman lay waiting his mlnistra-
lions. AT Caddy's worried Inquiries,
he said II would take him couple OF
hours. Then he had "a three-mile walk
further on the main turnpike. to
child suffering with \ quincy sore
throat. After that, he would retrace
his steps, get his car. and drive home.
Caddy gazed Into the flames. rms
country practice covered miles ana
miles. Halsy was conscientious. he
never failed to reach his patients
somehow, but he was tired and worn
out. And Caddy herself was OFTEN
lonely. Her plans for fun. for little
parties at home. usually ended In try
Ing to get someone to Gil Halsy's place.
She knew IT would be like this. Halsy
had warned her. She was sensible anu
put ent. Yet tonight christ
mas eve, and Halsy's birthday. She
sighed she simply couiun
bear to have anything go wrong.
The telephone rang. THAT you, Cad
dya I'm stuck again. The drifts are
so deep can't walk through. I'm out
Of the wood road all safe, and within
two miles Of that sick child. But none
OF the farmers near here has team
OF horses. really need oxen TO pull
ME through. It's tough going.
oh" breathed Caddy. trying not TO
sound dismal.
.raddy. / wonder" he hesitated. She
| could tell he WAS tired by the. drag IN
| his voice. IF you could possibly get
| Lem Salter's team Of oxen and drive
here for met simply cant ask him
| to do 1t himself. He has his daughter
home for the holidays and her family
| It's Christmas"
/ raddy could not speak. She knew
what this meant. Hours Of being out
In the storm Heaven alone knew
when they would get home. she
glanced about the friendly, inviting
room.
Wont you. darling to hell
me out?"
Then she remembered something hel
father had said to her on her wedding
day:
.You Will never he allowed TO for
get YOU are the wife Of country doc
tor. Bit think he's worth It
If you are"
So now over the telephone she said
.All right. Stay where yon are Ge
warm and rested, and III be there D,
Shanghai Fxpress!"
The tedious drive behind the oxel
seemed endless. The snow sifteh dow
inside her collar. 1t blinded her IN
was not actually suffering, hut sh
was pretty uncomfortable. On
and on - and on. The whirlln
curtains swept before her the sno'
drfted across the broad hacks OF IN
patient heasts. They took their ow
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intervals to trace his name In the
snow. She must have written 1t
dozen times or more. The gifts she
had been expecting for Christmas sud-
denly appeared insignificant and use
less In comparison TO the one vital gill
the love OF Jean.
Only with mighty struggle was
Salina endeayoring to Join In the
Christmas celebrations. for her heart
was nearly breaking.
.What Is the matter. Salina2" ques-
toned mother. ms Salina almost choked
with the lump In her throat.
Nothing. Mother dear. only the
Christmas spirit" answered Sallna,
braYely.
AT this very moment Jean wns bur-
rying home whlsting merrily, his
skates swinging over his shoulders.
Suddenly he stopped short AT seeing
his own name displayed jail over the
snow. here, there and everywhere.
"Whnt on earth could that mean?" It
was beautifully lettered and In girls
handwriting
Jean, STOPPING. carefully noted the
letters In their every detail. lie was
determined to learn who the girl could
he who had so thought OF him on
Christmas eve that she had scr0lled
his name all over the snow.
lean. sauickenIng his pace reached
home. luckily before the celebrations
had begun and skipped un the stair
.esfase two steps AT time To his own
room. Most exctedly he dug through
his belongings In search Of a box ut
old valentines from school days, 1t
was missing Where could II he7
"Mother. have you seen my valen-
tines?" shouted Jean.
What on earth do you want With
valentines on Christmas. Jean?'
'They are decorating the walls OF
my room and have been. for some time
my dear brother I" tainted Clara-Rell
The next moment Jean was tearing
down the valentines regardless OF hls
sisters prntestatlons and began fran
tIcally examining their contents, still
leaving mother and sister stipefed.
-Here II Isl knew It This Is thu
one
Crushed In the hand of lean was
small red. lace-trImmed heart with tn
words. To Jean. from Salina." 'TwH
an exact duplicate Of the letters In tn
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"ADDY lighted the fire In pe
I fireplace. She switched on the
~ Christmas lights for the tree
She pulled down the shades. and
pushed an easy chair towards the fre
Halsy would be home any time now,
cold and weary from his round of calls
on sick people. This was their hrs'
Christmas eve together since they had
been married.
Halsy had started out OR his rounds
Mt noon. AT three he had telephoned
to say he was Obliged to abandon his
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Salina went, brushing aside a tear.
as she did SO.
she opened the door, ns II In
i dream scene She had apparently lost
all sense Of reality for the moment.
H"Salina !" said Jean.
.Jean, dear" replied Sallna. The
"dear" just slipping out from her heart
before she knew It.
"My name In the snow" said Jean.
THE letter 81" whispered Salina.
Merry Christmas shouted the
whole family.
O. western Newspaper Union. --~-
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snow Now he knew !
Dear Aid salina!
His childhood sweet
hearth
The doorbell at
Salinas rang With
a loud peal right I'm
the midst OF the
Christmas celebra-
ton.
who c ouid be
calling on Christ
mas eve?" they all
wondered.
rYou had better
20. Sallna.'' said
Mother sWpptIy
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regular Ice cutters
IS" or II she really
dared hope TINT they
might by any chance
stand for "Sallna.
The snow was be
coming hen vier and
more cumber s o m e
and she noticed that
most of the skaters
had already left for
home and celehra-
lions.
All the way home
ward she WAS think
ing about Jean FL
Iory and stopping at
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Make Christmas Tree Last

Christmas trees hold their needles
are placed In d vessel OF water.