davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-25
FUN AT HOME
BY RAY ]. MARIAN
Tennis Played With a Toy Balloon.

Tennis Played With a Toy Balloon.
AN AMUSING and entertaining
= adaptation of tennis may be played
by using toy balloon for a ball. The
rackets are made from forked tree
branches.
To make the rackets. select a
branch containing a nearly perfect Y
fork with two long, straight stems.
Bend these stems into an oval head
like the frame of a regular tennis
racket. Across the opening of this
oval and up and down the length Of
the opening weave webbing of kite
string.
Pull each strand Of the string tight
and loop two turns around the frame
so as to hold the strings in position.
The weaving of this webbing is not
difficult. II the webbing is dipped in
water when completed. then allowed
to dry, the string will shrink and
draw the webbing almost as tight as
in a real tennis racket
Two of these rackets will be re-
quired. Then initiate a medium size
rubber balloon for a ball. The object
Of the game is to bat the balloon
back and forth over tennis net. The
player missing loses one point, which
is scored in favor of the opponent. A
score of 10 or 20 may be considered
a game.
If lacking a tennis net. substitute
net is easily constructed by stretching
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-25

V you don't need to believe in
" palmistry to have lot Of fun
with 1t, for the boy or girl
Il who can read palms" or tell
fortunes is always in demand at par
ties.
Moreover. palmistry is extremely in
teresting in itself. as Is all fortune
telling It Is made up of little real
science, some clever character read
ing, some guesswork and a lot OF pure
imagination. But In lots of cases It
will produce results that are close
enough to the truth to be surprising.
In this article secrets of the PALMS.
will be revealed. Don't believe any
more of it than you want to. but II
YOU are looking for a fascinating
pastime save all the charts and the
articles and study them.
Peoples hands are divided into GER
tain types, although no two hands
are ever exactly alike. The first step
in learning palmistry is to train your
self to recognize these types quickly
along with the traits of character that
60 with them.
First of all, what does the size OF 8
hand reveal? A large hand with long
fingers means that its owner likes to
examine things closely. He may be
slow to learn and to make decisions,
but he gets there eventually. He has
only a few good friends, and enjoys
his own company great deal. He's
the kind of person who likes to take
long, solitary walks in the woods.
LIS faults are a tendency to allow
- his feelings to be hurt too easily,
and slowness in forgetting an injury.
He is almost sure to be oversensitive.
The person who has a short, small
hand, however, is hasty and impa-
tient. He is fond Of crowds and excite
ment, and always wants to be doing
something. He Is apt to lose his temper
easily, but he RECEIVERS it almost as
quickly.
The person with a medium sized
hand is a combination of these types.
He is dependable, and not given to
extremes.
Sometimes the color of the hand is
important. White hands denote list
lessness and selfshness, and very red
hands denote great energy and some
Impotence. Pink hands are a sign
of health and happiness.
Now we come to the fingers, which
are the real signposts of character.
For many years palmists have used the
names of various planets to denote the
different fingers. The first finger is
Jupiter. the second is Saturn, the
third or ring finger is Apollo, and the
little finger is Mercury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-25
What's the Answer?

LOW good a picker are you? YOU
have four choices on each state
ment below, and your Job is to pick
the one answer that is correct.
l. Home, Sweet Home" was writ
ten by % Stephen Foster, (2) John
Howard Payne. 90 Carrie Jacobs
Bond, "a Francis Scott Key.
2. The diameter Of the earth Is
about % $4,000, CD 100000, 81
$500, "a 5000 miles.
8. Many of the lakes in the North
ern part Of the United States were
formed by Cd earthquakes, 90 over
flowing of rivers. 90 the drying ur
Of former oceans, "a glacial action
4. Tides are caused by % the at
traction Of the moon and the sun
81 high winds, 90 changes in tenn
perature Of the water, a. Irregular
ties in the coast line.
5. Sound travels fastest through ~
a complete vacuum, (2) a partia,
vacuum, 80 air, a. water.
o. n VeTIeDIdIe Is oil dllliIlhl Ildl
% has a backbone, 90 lives or
vegetables, 81 lives both on land
and in water, a. lays eggs.
7. The earth moves around the sun
in % a circle, % an ellipse, 90 a
triangle, (4) no regular path.
8. Linen is made. from % wood
pulp, (2) sleeps coats, 80 fax, a.
cotton seed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-25
Riddles

THE riddlers are still going strong,
even after whole Summer Of
idleness, when thinking gets to be
hard work They have provided five
tricky riddles for you to guess this
week.
/. Why Is a room full Of married
people like an empty room?-Viola
Lehman.
2. When does a horse catch cold?--
Claude Mac Roper.
8. What is it that We always pat
of until tomorrow?-Miss E. Russell.
4. What has eight legs, four eyes,
and his knees above his eyes?-Eileen
Vogel.
5. What three colors can a blind
man feel?-Irene FRANKIE.
ANSWERS.
I. Because there's not single per-
son in it. g. When it's clothes horse
and has to bear many changes. 3. Our
clothes when we go to bed. 4. A spider
S. He can feel blue, green and red hot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-25

IF THE fingers are evenly set across
the hand, Jupiter and Apollo will
be about the same length, and will just
about reach the nail Of Saturn. while
Mercury will reach to the first joint
CT Apollo This marks a well-balanced
person. If any finger is longer than it
should be, the qualities of that partic-
ular finger rule the character. Jupiter
stands for pride and ambition, Saturn
for love of study, Apollo for love of
color, art and music, and Mercury for
shrewdness, wit and business ability.
Hold your hand in front of you
with the fingers spread in their nat
ural position. If the thumb is low
and at right angles to the hand, you
are independent and object to being
bossed. If Jupiter and Saturn are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-25
Kitchen Treasures
BY BESSIE E. EARLE.

RETTY tipped over to the kitchen
table, where she found Dinah in
her little chair, sound asleep. With a
broom straw Betty tickled Dinah's
ear and woke her up.
Gracious me, child! I must have
been asleep"
"Just little cat nap. as Grand
father says" laughed Betty.
where are we going now?" Dinah
asked, as she noticed Betty had on
her blue sunbonnet and was carrying
o red pail.
cover to Burberry Hill to pick
blueberries. I just love blueberries
and cream for supper"
And BURBERRY pie and BURBERRY
cake" added Dinah.
IF we pick enough maybe I could
make cake" Betty suggested.
Maybe" Dinah agreed.
But on the way Betty and Dinah
stopped to watch a field mouse feed
Ter family. And then Betty noticed
the sun was slipping behind the hill
and she realized they hadn't picked a
BURBERRY.
oh" walled Betty. II can't make
a cake"
Lets hurry" advised Dinah. I'VE
can pick a cupful, which will be
enough for mullins"
So Betty knelt down and began
picking at a great rate, while Dinah
disappeared under bush to find the
biggest, latest berries.
BURBERRY MUFFINS.
Il cup butter.
4 cup sugar.
egg.
n teaspoon salt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-25
Poultry Supplies Fall.
THE poultry supplies of the count

THE poultry supplies of the country
are now at the low point Of
cycle which seems to recur in four
year periods.
The beginning of the present cycle
was in 1888, when early Spring hatch
ings seemed to indicate a large in
crease in stocks Of poultry, but the
relatively low price of meats and the
high price feed caused many COM
mercial poultry men to kill much
larger than normal numbers. The
result was that at the end Of the year
instead of more there were actually
fewer layers. This year, with meat
prices high, there has been a tendency
toward poultry, which has developed
a ready market and once more heavy
slaughtering.
It is expected that again there will
be a turn, this time upward, and by
1887 or 1888 poultry should once more
be in plentiful supply.
The lower stocks of layers naturally
have brought reduction in eggs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-25

WITH a little cry. Of pain she
Strengthened up, flung the pin
down on the counter. and stalked
away. Helen was taken aback for a
moment. but she could not help smil-
ing as she replaced the pin in the
tray. And at that moment Mr.. Smith
rushed up.
What do you mean, laughing at
customer" he demanded angriIy
And what did you say to her. to
make her get angry and walk away
like that?"
II didn't say anything, Mr. Smith"
Helen protested. She jagged her.
self with the PIN
Don't lie to mel Mr. Smith fumed
Il saw The whole thing. I'm afraid
you Just won't do on this job, Miss
Chandler"
Then he walked away, leaving
Helen feeling rather sick. Nothing
further happened, however, until the
end of the week. Then when Helen
got her pay envelope, she saw that it
contained a little typewriter slip.
Its message was brief-her services
would no longer be required.
Helen went at cnce to the mana
gers Office. She felt sure that she
could explain matters to him. But
he had left for the day, and so she
went home, planning to see him as
soon as possible.
But that night she decided that it
would be useless. She had called on
the Wilson's and told them of her
misfortune Mrs. Wilson uttered an
exclamation of dismay.
why, I know who that Mr.. Smith,
the floorwalker, isl" she cried. Hes
Mrs. Peabody's brother!"
To Be Continued Next Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-25
Forest Fire Loss Cut.
THE forest fire box score for this year
shows a SURPRISINGLY good record

THE forest fire box score for this year
shows a surprisingly good record
The presence of large numbers Of
Civilian Conservation Corps men in
the forests has brought about ire
mendous reduction in losses.
The work of the C. c. c. men has
removed many hazardous conditions,
but far more important than that, the
trails and roadways have been so null
tiplied that now, once a fire is de-
tected, a sufficient force Of fire fight
ers can be rapidly transported to the
scene of the fire, and CONGREGATIONS
which few years ago would have
been tremendously destructive are
more easily controlled.
For the first 10 days Of August the
burned-over area totaled only $4,000
acres. Last year the total was nearly
10000 acres.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-25

widely spaced, you like to make your
own decisions. Carelessness and lack
of planning ability are present If Sat-
urn and Apollo are far apart, and If
Mercury is set wide you care little
for the opinions Of others. Also this
last is an indication of ability as an
actor.
NOV examine your finger tips. If
they are pointed. as in figure /,
you are an idealist and a dreamer.
If they are comic Figure y you are
artistic and lover of beauty. Square
fingers figure 81 stand for common
sense, and spatulate fingers figure a
indicate restlessness. love Of action
and fondness for animals.
Long nails (No. 81 show frank
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-25

-
In this word diamond, the second
line is the ocean, the third is ledge.
the fifth is to permit and the sixth
means a small number. Now finish
the diamond.
3
Behead desire and get an insect.
Curtail a kind Of meat and get a sec
ond insect. Then reverse a word
meaning sharp taste and get third
insect.
In the sentence below the missing
words are spelled differently but pro-
nounced the same.
He could not ride to the - be-
cause he had lost his -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-25
Rather Touchu.

ONE day there was a slight disturb
~ ance among the smaller pupils Of
a suburban school. A small boy had
slapped little girl. The teacher said.
Jack, no gentleman would strike a
lady"
Jack at once replied, well. no lady
would tickle a gentleman"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-25
FOLLOWING Directions.

LEY, what's your roommate do
ing with those two mirrors?"
well, he had a boil on the back
of his neck and the doctor told him
it wasn't serious yet, but he'd have
to keep his eye on it,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-25
Telling Fortunes by Palmistry

nature and small nails (Nos. z and
81 indicate that you prefer to keep
things to yourself. Critical people
have short nails and nails that are
broader than they are long warn of a
quarrelsome and fault-flnding nature.
Ridges. on the nails are signs of a
nervous temperament, but smooth
nail, medium in size, indicates health
and happiness.
AS for the thumb, its size shows how
much driving force you have. Large
thumbs show strength of character,
while small thumbs usually belong to
weak willed people who seldom carry
out their plans and who are easily in
fiuenced by others.
Bend your thumb back as far as 1t
will go. If it forms curve, like No. !
in the illustration showing thumb
types. you are extravagant and a
spendthrift. but sympathetic and gen.
erous. If your thumb is straight and
stiff. as in No. 2, you are careful with
money. or even stingy. You are also
cautious and secretive.
PEND your thumb and fingers, not
ing how the creases divide them
into three parts. which are called pha-
| langeS. The first, or nail phalanx,
tands for will; the second, reason; and
the third or ball, love. These are
supposed to be the three forces that
rule the world.
Will, in the normal thumb, Is lit
tie shorter than reason. But If will is
longer. and also thick. you often act
hastily. and you stubbornly insist on
having your own way. If reason Is
very long and will weak, you may be
planner and 'kibitzer," but you
are not a doer. II the reason phalanx
is slender mo. 81 you are tactful, but
If this characteristic is accompanied
by long thick will phalanx. you are
inclined to impose on your friends and
to be bully.
II the love phalanx is well deyel-
oped, it shows love for all human
beings, an artistic disposition and a
fondness for color, light and music.
If it is fat and thin. your taste runs
more to dark colors and gruesome
stories and you lack sympathy,
Square-tipped, well-formed thumbs
(No ~ indicate common sense aid
self control. The easygoing. popular
person is likely to have conic-tipped,
slender thumb. A spatulate tip (No.
81 belongs to people with quick tenn
pers and great energy. A strong, we'll
balanced thumb is almost sure to in
dictate a successful person who makes
use of all his abilities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-25
Odd Origins
The Forget-Me-Not.

THE name of the forget-me-not,
that dainty little blue flower that
we all know, has an interesting origin.
An old German legend tells us that
once a knight and his lady walked by
the banks Of rapid stream The
lady spied spray of delicate flowers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-25

After the death of her grandfather.
Helen CHANDLER an nc. orphan an 9nfrendIS
Welcome from Tyson Peabody, her grand
fathers secretary. and his wife. They
Inform her that her grandfather has spent
al This money on her. and there Is nothing
left: Pennies, she gets JOB IN nc Gra airs
Wilson. her srandfafher's physician. and
his son Ralph. she decides to stay on in
the big house and makes arrangements
with the Peabodys to look after the house
and give her her breakfasts and dinners;
Her suspicious of the Peabodys are aroused
when, late one night. she finds Tyson Pea
body searching mattress in her grand-
faith. r's room Then they try to get her
to leave by offering to give her the thou
sand dollar requests which Mr.; Chandler
left them. and Helen is convinced that
they want her out Of the way so they can
find something valuable hidden in the old
house. She hears strange tapping noises
one night. and the next morning she opens
the ooor to her srandfather's room. The
floor has ben torn UP and the plaster
Clipped of the walls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-25

long strands Of kite string between
two posts driven in the ground about
6 feet apart. A net is used merely as
a dividing line to determine on which
side the miss occurred.
A toy balloon may be "batted" hard
with these string woven rackets. as
the string webbing. If the strands are
close together, acts as soft, padded
bat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-25
The "Why" of Things

~ OST of the great discoveries that have
n n added to human knowledge have come
wv about because somebody persisted in ask
L ing the question "Why?"
Countless apples had dropped from trees and
nobody had paid any attention to them. Then
Isaac Newton wondered what made the apple fall
to the ground-and he formulated the law OF
gravity. Lids had been dancing on teakettles for
many years, but it was left for James Watt TO
wonder why and to discover the power that made
the steam engine possible
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-25

that had grown near the edge of the
river and were about to be washed
away by the current.
She wanted the flowers, and her
knight reached for and grasped the
tender spray. But he lost his balance
and tumbled into the water. He
struggled valiantly against the power
of the stream. but he was overcome
by the current and swept away. As
he tried vainly to reach the shore, he
cried out to his lady, "vergissmein-
nicht!" Forget me notD And thus
our little flower was named.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-25
THE ANSWER.

l. John Howard Payne. 2. 5000
miles. 3. Glacial action. 4. Attrac-
ton Of the moon and sun. s, Water.
8. That has o backbone. z. Ellipse.
8. Flax.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-25

really learned anything until
YOU know the That little threeer word holds within
itself the kew to all genuine knowledge and understanding
mind to school this Fall
know the for things you learn them Don't
without understanding it.
to be one of people all about
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-25
Puzzles

i
THIS is the time of year when in
sects are active, so you should
not have much trouble with a buggy
picture puzzle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-25

The definitions:
HORIZONTAL.
/. Your.
4. To be in debt.
7. You and I.
8. African antelope.
10. Word used with either"
II. A metal.
IL. Kind Of evergreen.
IA. Negative.
IS. Affirmative vote.
IT. Night (Abbr).
| 10. To walk haughtily.
81 Mother.
%. Greek letter M.
%. Three-toed sloth.
| "a. Dish.
26. Piece Of money.
81. Advertisement.
%. Inquire.
80. Perform.
! 81. Still.
80. Feminine pronoun.
VERTICAL.
!. To twist.
2. Main character Of a story.
8. Upon.
S. Will not.
6. Before.
8. Insect.
9. Toward the top.
I3. Writing fluid.
Is. Sweet potato.
10. Carpenters tool.
10. Fortune, chance.
90. Person not yet of age.
81. Style.
%. Military assistant.
"a. Gulf. inlet.
IS. Musical note.
%. Therefore.
ANSWERS,
!. Flea, freely. hornet and tick.
2. The diamond is B, sea, shelf
beetles. allow. few, S.
5. Want. Beef. Tang-gnat.
4. Fair, fare.
5. Crossword puzzle solution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-25

No Trouble at All.
"HOW does your son get along with
his studjes?"
"Oh, very pleasantly. He doesn't
bother 'em none
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-25
4 teaspoons baking powder.
223 cups flour.
/ cup milk.

l cup DlueOcIIleo'
Wash and pick over blueberries,
dust four tablespoons flour over them,
and let them stand for 80 minutes.
Cream butter, add sugar. Add beaten
egg. Sift dry ingredients and add in
small amounts, alternating with milk.
Mix thoroughly. Fold in berries care
fully. Drop batter in creased muffin
tins. Fill one-half full. Bake in
oven 400 degrees for rs minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-25
JNSTALLMENT VII.

Y ELEN'S first reaction to the
~ havoc in the room was feel
ing Of anger and she had to
u u wait for a moment before she
could think clearly. She felt strongly
inclined to rush downstairs and tell
Tyson Peabody what she thought of
him. but she knew such course would
be foolish.
AS long as she kept quiet, and pre-
tended ignorance Of his searching &C
tivities in the house, there was a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-25

Women's clubs have inaugurated q
campaign to preserve the first house
built in Oregon. erected near the Will
lamette River In 1S41 by George Gay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-25

hastily to pick it up, and in so doing
jagged herself.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-16
Anti-Fa scists
Win Victory
Especial to the Daily Worker,

tspeclsl TO the Daily WORKER
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Feb. 14.-De-
spite rabid opposition by local in
dustrialists and an attempt at cen
sorship by DR.. Ben G. Graham. SUI
perintendent of public schools, A
successful mass meeting agains
war and fascism was held here
in the Fifth Avenue High School.
DR.. Graham had cancelled the
permit for the meeting but was
forced to retreat by angry mass pro-
tests and visit by a delegation of
labor and liberals.
Mother Bloor, 72-year- old labor
leader and principal speaker at the
meeting, speaking on "War-What
For?" sharply attacked DR.. Grs
hams attempt to censor free speech
as danger signal of the growing
drive towards Fsscism in this coun-
try, She assaulted fascism as the
greatest threat to world peace. and
as the weapon of the most reaction
airy circles of the capitalists fighting
to maintain the profit system.
The chairman, Jesse Lloyd O'Con-
nor OF the Executive Committee of
the Pittsburgh Branch Of the League
Against War and Fascism, protested
vigorously against the censorship of
free speech and against Dr. Ora
hams announced policy Of denying
the use Of public schools to anti
Fascist groups and working class
organizations.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-16
NBC Strikers
In York Solid

YORK, Pa, Feb. 15.-The 112
strikers of the National Biscuit
Compsny's pretzel factory here are
holding their ranks firm, under the
leadership of militant strike COM
mittee Of twenty The workers who
came out a month ago, when the
workers Of the company in four
other cities struck, are demanding
q twenty-five per cent wage in
crease, recognition of the union and
the same working conditions that
prevail N Philadelphia.
The mayor here is a stakeholder
in the N. B. G. and is doing every
thing possible to hamper the strike,
even prohibiting singing on the
picket line. Relief authorities are
trying to force strikers applying for
relief to leave picket lines and go
on work relief projects. On the
other hand twelve local unions have
contributed to the strike fund.
backing the workers in their fight.
as it is realized that the So a week
paid to the girls in the plant is
holding down wages for all workers
in York, Mass picketing is con-
Quoted daily.
A mass meeting in support of the
strikers will be held Monday. All
labor organizations and political
parties are invited to send repre-
sentatiVes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-16

CHICAGO, Ill, Feb. l5.-Repre-
sentative A. J. Sabbath of the Fifth
Illinois Congressional District has
pledged support of the Workers
Unemployment, Old Age and Social
Insurance Bill, H. R. 1927, the A. F.
of L. Trade Union Committee for
Unemployment Insurance and Re-
lief announced today.
Representative Sabbath, in a let
ter to the committee, said: please
be assured that I am doing every
thing 1 can to further this worthy
legislation Oh. R. 2827) and when
same comes up on the floor of the
House it will receive my support
and vote"
To further the campaign for the
enactment of the Workers Bill. the
Chicago A. F. of L. Trade Union
Committee for Unemployment In
surance and Relief will hold con-
cert on Saturday night, March 8,
at Wicker Park Hall, 2040 West
North Avenue. The Chicago Work.
ers' Theatre and the Theatre Col
lective will perform. All proceeds
will be used in the campaign for
the enactment of the Workers Bill.