davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1937-02-28
Suggests Course Changes.

7 EAGUE games would be played in
the twilight zone, between 5 and
7:30 pm, and would become, If the
Stone project goes through, as much
a topic of sporting conversation as the
major league base ball games.
Along with these ideas Stone has
some more on the side of golf i'm
provement. He thinks, for example,
that the cup should be larger, of a
diameter of 504 inches. instead of
the present As inches. He also has
new idea for construction of golf
holes, with widening neck for the
tee shots. narrowing down near the
green, and he agrees that the present
ball is o. K for use
Stone ranks the stymie "as Just a
wrong kick" and not q stroke of skill.
Stone is the man who has given
Roger Peacock much aid and en-
couragement. A good golfer himself,
generally playing in the 78 to SO
scale. he has given his project much
thought and has spent considerable
time and money working out the de-
tails. Stone is comparatively wealthy
man.
Evening star., 1937-02-28

Totals 12 / IS Totals 10 4 "a
Referee-L Herndon.
Evening star., 1937-01-23
Home Canned
Prunes Are
Economical

In recent years sufficient progress
has been made in knowledge Of the
health values Of dried fruits and III
perfection of drying and packing
processes to popularize the canning
of prunes. The obvious economy of
purchasing in 25-pound boxes is the
main reason behind this wholesome
move. Also cooking the fruit in one
operation has advantages over fire.
ouent preparation when families are
large.
Cook prunes in not too large guam
titles for canning in the same way
in which you would prepare a small
portion for breakfast sauce. To 6 cups
of prunes add IA cups of water and
boil for an hour. Add only "a cup
fuls of granulated sugar for this
amount and only for the last 10 min
utes of cooking. Some prefer to use
no sugar at all. More water may be
added during the cooking process If
needed. but less juice is used in can
ming than for other sauce purposes
Vary the flavor of part Of the
canned rewards Of your efforts In
several ways by including spices in
thin, hot sirup substituted for the
cooking liquid in the canning process;
by using pineapple juice. heated and
poured over the prepared fruit in the
can in the same manner; by flavor
ing a thin sirup to be incorporated
with the fruit with orange or lemon
peel or mint essence. Brandy and
rum flavors take kindly to prunes for
use in buffet suppers. The essence Is
used for this purpose.
A 25-pound box Of prunes will yield
"A to 80 quarts canned. or a propor-
tionate namber Of pints.
Evening star., 1937-01-23

back. Fritz fed. Now the sight OF
the machine is enough to send the
pup under the house for the rest OF
the day.
Nice associations are just as keen
in a dogs memory of the past and
expectation of the future Mimi Is
a little toy Boston bull, living over
in the Northwest section Of town. Her
next door neighbors didn't like dogs.
They'd just never had any canine
contact and weren't interested in
changing their mode of thought. A
wire fence divided the two back yards.
One day Minis neighbors noticed
her sitting with her face glued
against the fence, looking at a spot
on their side. Soon they forgot about
it. One hour later, upon returning
to the window. they found Mimi in
exactly the same position.
Curiosity took the upper hand ami
out they went. The lady of the house
stood back while the more venture
some gentleman walked toward the
fence. Mimi continued to sit and
stare. upon reaching the location he
saw a small piece of cake. on the
ground where his son must have
dropped 1t. AS he reached for the
morsel Mimi barked excitedly. He
gave it to her. She smiled in true
bulldog fashion and devoured the
long desired tidbit. Then she wagged
a thank you" and gamboled away.
The next day her neighbors were
surprised to hear her barking in q
short, sharp manner. The lady OF
the house looked out and saw Mimi
sitting, same spot. same time. Madame
fetched q piece Of cake. 1t was her first
contact with a dog. Mimi took the
cake in a ladylike manner. From then
on, at a regular time. Mimi had after
noon tea with her neighbors. They
lihe dogs now and it may be that
tkS'll have one Of their own soon.
Evening star., 1937-01-23

ngureS. ana tOG3yS moOel mas the
advantage of being equally fitted for
larger sizes, due to the novel and
graceful shawl collar that twists in
front and continues to button in back.
BY avoiding the usual straight waist
line and buckle it insures becoming
fit for the more mature figure as well.
The rest of the frock is left simple,
and depends on its effect in your
choice OF material and contrast for
the collar and cuffs. Crepe with satin,
or rayon print with plain trim, or
cotton, are some of the possibilities.
Barbara Bell pattern No. 1274-B is
available for sizes "a, SO. 38, 40. AZ, A
and 46. Size So requires "a yards
39-inch fabric plus 7s yard contrast
ing, cut on the bias 10 inches wide.
Every Barbara Bell pattern includes
an illustrated instruction guide, which
is easy to understand.
Send IS cents for the Barbara Bell
Pattern Book. Make yourself attrac-
tive, practical and becoming clothes,
selecting designs from the Barbara
Bell well-planned, easy-to-make pat
Evening star., 1937-01-23
Manners
of the
Moment

DESPITE the fact that we were
supposed to have descended from
quadrupeds, there are some people
who should never attempt to bend
over. Sometimes we think that they
may have descended from penguins.
They were just never intended to bend
in the middle.
But the point Is. If you're the kind
that can't bend in the middle, whether
because of outer or inner forces, you
should face the fact and accept 1t.
When you drop a penny-nay even a
quarter-from your pocketbook, you'd
better get little boy to pick it up
for you and split it with him. Or you
might call the nearest cop. Or you
could squat down to pick up your
lost treasure.
But don't, unless you've been doing
bending exercises every morning all
Winter, or unless you know that you
have a schoolgirls agility, stoop over
in public 1t would be better to for
get the penny than your corset.
JEAN.
Evening star., 1937-01-23

o disappointment to me. and to soothe
my sorrows. began digging into the
subject of the evolution of almanacs,
and found much amusing and inter-
esting information on the subject.
1t appears that the actual deriva-
ton OF the word almanac" In spite
OF many wild guesses, Is still uncertain.
Two Of the more plausible opinions
vary greatly-one insists that the
word comes from the Arabic. either
from the combination of AL the, and
"maneh," to count, or from al" and
"men," the months The other au-
thority attributes the word to the
Teutonic language. saying that it
comes from the words al" and
'monah," the moon.
IN SPITE Of the mists clouding the
actual genealogy Of almanac" the
fact remains that the book, or thing,
itself Is older than the word. The
British Museum boasts an almanac
that dates back to the times Of
Rameses the Great, in Egypt. which
is written on papyrus, in red ink.
This document covers a period of
about six years and the entries relate
to religious festivals and ceremonials,
to the fates and destinies of children
born on certain days (the astrological
influence, againD and to the relation
of business enterprises to planetary
interference. There are many warm
ings, such as do nothing this day"
and Anything seen today will be for
tunate," which are criSply reminiscent
of horoscopes, fortune telling and
prophets of later and modern days.
Once again we are forced to concede
that there Is little new under the
sun!
Among the Greeks and Romans
almanacs we're kept for the private
information and delectation of the
priests: the people were never allowed
to own them, or even to read them
themselves. This, undoubtedly, was
done to increase the power of the
priests, and set them even higher
above the common people" in the
matter of learning and occult strength.
The people at this time had to
consult the priests as to the dates
OF festivals. the proper time to insti-
tute legal proceedings. and on prac-
tically every subject pertaining to the
ordering of their lives.
About the year 800 BIC. however,
many Of the priests secrets were
lured away from them by a secretary
Of Appius Claudius, who incorporated
the information so obtained in a Spe-
cial document of his own. He was
said, therefore to be the first almanac
publisher" in the true sense of the
word, when he exhibited the ''Fasd'
on white tablets in the Forum. From
then on tablets similar to these. bear
ing the calendar, festival dates, nota-
tons of important events. and so on,
were quite common, and the priests no
longer were credited with the gif5 of
divine prescience.
Evening star., 1937-01-23
BY MARY ALLEN HOOD.

gets ideas of his own about
J coming when he's called. The
proper thing to combat this
situation is to retire to the privacy
of the back yard. tie a rope onto the
youngsters collar and back of sew
eral PAGES. Call, and if he doesn't
come (from past conduct he won'D,
start pulling. When he slides in, pet
him. Let the information seep deep
into his mind that he's a wonderful
fellow.
Play out the line again. Heave no!
Call every time before he's pulled in.
When the stubborn object arrives,
more praise is in order. Three or
four times is enough at one sitting
or sliding!
The motive is to teach him what
Is meant when he's called. At the first
sign of an Affirmative. result, stop!
Give him something nice to chew
upon. If the opening session wasn't
so successful, reward him anyway. He
must have a pleasant memory of the
performance. A pat on the head, plus
something delicious. will impress upon
him the fact that. taking it all in all.
the affair was enjoyable. Repeat the
training until it has the desired re-
suits, always in a firm. gentle manner.
A CANNES memory is one of the
most active things about him. He
may not reason out the cause, but
the effect Is always remembered.
Fritz belongs to an author. His
masters typewriter was something
he'd never met. One day he was
strollihg across the room and his
boss started to work on the machine.
Fritz pricked up his ears at the clicking
sound, moving over closer to smell the
strange thing. At that moment q
gesture of his masters caused book
to f1Sal In the middle Of the puppy's
Evening star., 1937-01-23

Timely Tips
For Modern
HOSteSSeS
Permissible to Use
Silver of Non-Match-
ing Patterns.
BY EMILY POST.

NEAR MRS. POST-My husbands
~ family has presented me with his
deceased mothers fiat silver. The
pattern belongs to the mid-Victorian
period and is not, at least in my eyes,
at all attractive. However, my hus-
band loves it and expects me to use it
with the same amount of Joy. shall,
Of course, do my best to conceal my
dislike for it althugh had so much
wanted to add to my own silver where
pieces we're needed. What worries me
Is having to use together some silver
Of one kind and some of another de-
cidedly ornate type. I suppose there
is nothing for you to answer except
that it will look pretty terrible, but it
would be consoling to know that you
have seen really attractive tables
where mixed patterns of this descrip-
| tion were used. Frankly, have you?
Answer-Yes, have. I agree with
you that if you were able to buy new
silver it would be much better to
have it match. But many, many
tables in beautifully appointed houses
are set with mixed silver, and the rea-
son is obviously that very few cab, or
want to. discard inherited silver,
especially that which has a sentiment
tai association.
DEAR MRS. PosT-Wnl you sug-
gest a good menu for a 10 O'Clock
wedding breakfast? There will be only
about two dozen guests.
AnSwer-At that hour I would make
it really a breakfast. Something,
such as melon and chicken mince with
i hashed cream potatoes or scrambled
/ eggs and sausage, buttered not breads.
breakfast coffee (meaning coffee IN
big cups, with sugar and cream). and
think that is enough Wedding
cake and either champagne Or fruit
| cup. or whatever you are going t.
use to drink the brides health, are, Of
course, part of every wedding COLA
| ton.
DEAR MRS. POST: Has the vogue
for butter balls" gone out? Sew
eral years ago it seemed that every
hostess served fancy designs of indi-
vidual butter portions, but today /
never see them anywhere.
Answer-No, I think butter bats
are still seen in many houses, although
it is true that in quite as many others
| butter Is simply cut neatly into
squares. The reason is probably that
of time-saving, since very few of us
have as many servants as We used
to. One might, in fact. say that COM
paratively few have any.
X
DEAR MRS. POST: Is it proper to
pick up the wide bouillon cups
and drink from them? They seem
almost too large, but my husband
insists that their handles are no.
only intended for ornamentation
Answer-Your husband is quite
right. Moreover, you use both ham
dies, one held in each hand.
Evening star., 1937-01-23
Differing
Methods of
Discipline
Not Wise to Use Elk.
treme Mental
Force.
BY ANGELO PATRI.

THOSE in authority over children
are not perfect human beings.
Their feelings are not always under
control; their hidden feelings are not
always as silent as they appear. 1t
has happened before now that a
mother or a teacher, has expressed
feelings quite the oposite to those they
thought or hoped they felt.
1 once knew great lady. the mother
OF a boy, who, she fondly thought,
she had done well by. Il never struck
him." said she. Il controlled him
with my eye, my voice, my manner.
Once when he had been naughty I
had him sent to me in the library. l
seated myself ina large armchair at
the far end of the room. He knocked
and said, Come in my most majestic
tone. He opened the door and stood
hestitating. Come commanded, and
he came slowly toward me down the
long room.
Il indicated with my finger where
he should stand, on a\spot on the rug
before me. Look at me- commanded,
and he gave one look into my eyes
and fell on his knees before me. NO,
I never had to beat him"
The fact that her only son was,
At the time, in a hospital for mental
illness did not seem to say anything
to her. She thought she had done
well. She did not know that feeling
that she had toward another member
of her family was being worked out
on this helpless boy.
When I hear mothers say, Il never
spank my children" Il never allow
my child to talk back to me" MY
child could never dare tell me lie"
I am very uneasy. I fear the pride
that may cover hidden hate, hidden
fear, hidden pain. Far better cleanse
the mind and the soul of such emotions
and be a bit less the perfect parent.
Beating children is horrible. but
10 my mind there is marked diff
ference between the person who beats
a child and the one who loses all
patience and strikes out in anger. A
smart slap from an angry parent is
one thing to the child and the beating
administered in the mood Of duty,
quite another. A slap from an i'm
patient, angry mother or teacher is
soon forgotten. The cruelty Of the
and rarely forgiven.
Parents and teachers, are imperfect
human beings to whom are entrusted
other and more imperfect beings
the children. A sound, healthy, mental
attitude is basic to success in dealing
with children. Hidden fears, masked
anger, hate or disappointment long
held, bring on mental illness, and it
IL in this state of mental illness that
mistaken parents or teachers mis-
treat, emotionally, the children left
to their care.
What ought to be done about it?
Educate the coming generation so that
they know what effects their mental
attitudes are likely to have on their
behavior. on their success in life.
Teach them their filial duties while
they are yet in the high schools ami
while they continue through the COL
leges and universities and trade
schools. 1t is only recently that
people have become aware of their
mental forces, and we are still in the
beginnings of our discoveries in the
field. But we know enough now to be
on guard. A sound mind makes for
. sound family life. Body and mind
must work in health together.
Evening star., 1937-01-23
Dorothy Dix Says
Youth Will Have It's Fun, in Spite of
Strict Parental Control.

from being interested in girls by keep
ing him from associating with them,
you know little Of human nature
Every lad must have his lass, as the
old song says. If boy is not per-
mitted to 60 with nice girls he will
find some one not so nice, and to
whom his mother can't object because
she never heard OF her.
Forbidden waters are sweet, and
nothing makes a boy so girl-crazy as
for his mother to make them mysteri-
GUS and glamorous by never letting
him get acquainted with them and by
her making even casual walk with
one dangerous adventure.
RELIEVE me, you are making great
mistake by keeping your son away
from this nice girl and her nice par
ties. Your boy, like every other boy,
Is bound to have some fun. and If you
won't let him have clean fun there is
plenty Of the other kind.
You are opposed to your son be-
longing to any group and think he
should be satisfied to go to movies or
ball games alone. Have you forgotten
your own youth entirely? Why. the
very spirit Of youth is gangdom. Can't
you recall when not to belong to the
crowd" would have been worse than
death to you, and you would have
rather stayed at home forever than not
to have gone somewhere with a date?
You wouldn't have been thrilled to
have gone to even the finest play or
the most spectacular athletic event
with your father. Have a heart and
remember your youth! Believe me,
youth hasn't changed since your day.
Evening star., 1937-01-23

IS lust think of the pleasure OF
working with the $1,000
stamps in the Smithsonian
~ collection" says Catherine
L. Manning. philatelic curator OF
that institution. I'VE get about 1.50o
new issues year. so you can see that
it is a work Of continuous JOY and
Zest."
Mrs. Manning emphatically agrees
that the present administration has
given an impetus to philately. 1T
used to be called the sport of kids
and kings but the fact that President
Roosevelt has been collector for
many years has put stamp collecting
on a higher plane than it has ever
been before in this country. 1 con-
slider it a very fortunate thing for
philately in general
A broadcast on Sunday. January
"a, dramatizing the work Of the Phil
atelic Division of the Smithsonian In
stitution, will center attention, as
never before, on the remarkable work
that is being done in that division,
and on the remarkable woman in
charge of it. By happy coincidence,
the date falls on her birthday.
Mrs. Manning's official title is
"Philatelist." but she is much more
than that. She is administrator, office
assistant, cataloguer, stenographer-
she is, in fact, the Philatelic Division.
1t is small wonder that the keeper
of the stamps is so deeply engrossed
in her work, for she became collec-
tor when only II years Of age and has
been at it ever since. Her profess
sional career began in 1898. when she
went to work for the late H. F. Col
man, a philatelist of this city. She was
with that firm for II years. During
eight of those seventeen years, she
was employed as a philatelic secre-
tary by ex-senator Frelinghuysen Of
New Jersey and helped in building up
his collection.
II X X
Upon her marriage in 1904, she left
Mr.. Colman's employ. She re-
sumed her business career a few years
later, however, and then, in 1922, came
to the Smithsonian. Her personal
contacts there are many and stimulat-
ing, as most of the noted philatelists
of the Nation come at one time or an
other to examine the collection, which
is located, to quote the guard, around
the statue and to the right" Some
times collectors just browse around" !"
says Mrs. Manning. "Other times,
they drop into the Office for a chat
or to see what we have new in the
philatelic field"
One of the things that she hopes
most to see developed in the Nations
Capital is philatelic museum, which
she graphically described last year in
her address to the first American
Philatelic Congress at Philadelphia:
Evening star., 1937-01-23

chN Mx0O 04ns VIC AdtC dlA
only son 20 years old and in
college. He is a boy of high
- character and no bad habits.
Doesn't care about tearing around with
q bunch of boys. For two years he
has known and taken out very lovely
girl, talented, with high ideals and
q very good personality. She belongs
to q very fine, educated family. They
entertain q great deal for her. Have
several young people in after skating.
ETC., and serve light refreshments
My son Is very anxious to 60 there,
but I insist that he see this girl only
occasionally and that he shall have
no intimate friends while in college.
I don't want him to be in groups and
think that If give him money so
that he can see the best shows alone
and some sports that he should be
satisfied. He often takes me to the
theater, and that is better for him
than taking the girl. After he is
through college We intend to send
him West, where we have relatives,
so he may enter social life and meet
some wealthy girls. Don't you think
am right in debating to him about
his friends and his leisure hours when
he is so young?
ANXIOUS MOTHER.
Answer-No. You are just as wrong
as you can possibly be. In your love
and anxiety to do the best for this
fine son you are doing him deadly
wrong and bringing about the fate
that you dread.
4 4
You are trying to segregate your
son from life. You are trying
to keep him away from all girls. You
are denying him the innocent pleas
ures that baiong to this time Of life.
These things are not only crueisics
in themselves, but also they have
disastrous results. For in the end the
boy will either be warped in his char
acter, or else the desire for the gayety
that you deny him will break the
bonds and he will 60 wild.
II you thinkyou can keep your son
Evening star., 1937-01-23
I274-B

terms. Interesting and exclusive
fashions for little children and the
difficult junior age: slenderizing, we'll
cut patterns for the mature figure
afternoon dresses for the most partic-
ular young women and matronS. and
other patterns for special occasions
are all to be found in the Barbara
Bell Pattern Book.
tCopyright. 1881
Evening star., 1937-01-23
To Clean Burners.

A stin metal brush used daily on
the burners of the gas, electrical or
oil stove will remove any crumbs end
grease which clog them up. Daily
cleaning is much preferable to the
weekly general cleaning which takes
much loneer{
Evening star., 1937-01-23
MY Neighbor Says:

Make the hens of sash cur
tains the same at the top and
bottom. You can then use them
either end up.
After the whites of eggs have
been beaten, do not beat again
when adding to cake mixture.
II beaten a second time the air
that has already been beaten
into eggs in order to make cake
light will be beaten out. Fold
beaten egg whites in.
When baking halibut it is a
good plan to pour milk over and
around it. This keeps the fish
moist ct has no fat of its own
and makes 1t brown and more
satisfactory.
tCopyright, 1879
Evening star., 1937-01-23

a like to do
bedspread with
every one of these the
motifs worked imitation
cuny attractive that can't help but
%
The envelope complete understand illustrated
directions crochet hook
What mat will need.
cents
Address the Needewok Editor
Oh ihe Evening s~' tc..,rth. 1887. C
Evening star., 1937-01-23

lOo Oh SI6IS anu
things An d 1t
was q mighty un.
comfortable SEN
sation.
The new World
Almanac has no
such feature I
nnd; 1t confines
its remarks about
the signs of the
zodiac to q strict
ly scientific note,
and haughtily ig-
nores any childish
pictures indica-
tive OF remote
control. This WAS
Evening star., 1937-01-23
Verv Different Volume
From Superstitious
Tome of Middle Ages
Document Has Interesting and Incredibly
Ancient History to Give It
Added Distinction
BY BETSY CASWELL

EENG the World Almanac being displayed
started wondering volume had
remembered the Country store" Of YOUTH containing
the wealth Of other information fascinating
by the signs Of the zodiac which apparently entire
control Of various portions Of his anatomy
interesting .
Evening star., 1937-01-23
BY BARBARA BELL.

7 ERE'S a daytime or afternoon
frock of unusual charm that
uses the new higher waistline
that is so fiattering to tall
Evening star., 1937-01-23

oANcA oeuuy AAB tALo CAhiHllllS AluStI a
ton had an odd feeling that as
whole did not belong to myself at all
that sections Of me were owned by
Evening star., 1937-01-23

BY MARY JANE BRUMLEY.
IS IUST think of the pleasure OF
working with the 81 l,000
stamps in the Smithsonian