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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25
RAISING A FAMILY
- RAISING A FAMILY -- Argumentative Child Just Giving Will a "Work-out"

quite so contrary.
 In some children, nevertheless, 1t grows and become fixed. The child grows into a conductive man or woman, unready to agree with any, one. The born negativist, or the born nuisance. The instant anyone expresses an opinion, here is our friend all ready to refute it.
 Parents will have to permit some arguing. Much of the time a child is entitled to his views. And, in- deed, often child is right and Q parent wrong. But, this other side, too, is important.
 Stop an argument that has no justification. They must learn to recognize red light, the red light of wisdom.
 Copyright, 1899, NEA Service, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25
STRAND

Current attractions concludinaI their engagements this evening all the Warner Bros. Strand theater in-l clude Eleanor Powell and Robert Young in Honolulu" also Peter Isorre in MT. Moto's Last Warning" "l
 Tomorrow and for the followingl two days Strand patrons will bel treated to some of the most remark able flying ever seen on the screen The smashing romantic melodramsH "Tailspin" arrives at that theater all the headliner of the bill and brings as it's stars Alice Faye, Constanct Bennett and Nancy Kelly.
 The three stars are seen as wom, en of the sky. Here for the first timd is their exciting adventures whei they take over a mans job.
 Rarely has the screen dealt witl more compelling theme than this and rarely has 1t succeeded in main taining such breathless suspens from beginning to end. It is, in th opinion of critics, one of the mos thrilling productions to come out c| Hollywood.
 The three stars are seen in out standing characterizations. Ms Faye surpasses her many previou successful performances Nanc Kelly fast rising young star agai displays her unusual talent an Constance Bennett is a character zation far different from anythin she has ever done before, has nevf heen better.
 Co-featuring the program will the favorite Jane Withers and Lt Carrillo in another laugh hit, I'll Arizona Wildcat"
 Beniamino Gigli, world famoI opera singer, will make . screen al pearance in all Italian talking, sim ing production "Aye Maria" cornii soon to the Strand. Watch for u play date.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25
BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON

Children get into the habit of arguing. I don't blame them in many cases, where they have to fight for their ordinary rights. But in other cases, 1t won't do.
 The last thing any of us like to admit is that we are wrong.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25

Children are the same way. Half the time trey are not concerned 70 much with get- ting what they want, or having their own way, as with proving that they are right.
 Doris insists that she can go to the movie and still have time to study her lessons afterward. w e know very well that when she comes h o m e, hor haad fI1ll of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25
BY RUTH MILLETT

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., has been studying up on the age of chivalry so that he will be the perfect gentleman-twelfth century model when he plays the wife-sWipihg role
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25
NO WORRIES. HAPPY AT 100

Peterboro N. H-(UP) Mrs. Mary Earl, who has passed the l00-year mark, is contented with life. Worry gets you nothing, I'm perfectly hap- py. l have two teeth left-and they meet" she said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25
BY BILL PORTER AND GEORGE SCARED
T. M. REG. U. s. PAT. OFF.

BY BILL PORTER AND
 GEORGE SCARED
 Astrid Allwyn intended to be an opera singer <. lost interest in mu- sic after her mothers death ... went to New York to take up role in a play in Jersey City clicked on Broadway came to Hollywood six years ago played Irene Dunne's rival in Love Affair" married to Robert Kent has young daughter, Kristina exceptionally well liked by fellow workers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25
Caroline Chatfield
Says Today

A Child's Soul Is Seismograph Registering Every Tremor of His World, Which Is His Home. Parents you children turning that the trouble might grownup ds comprehension of what around him. We little sesmograph registering of his world which is his home
 about tegaphc telling him that their relationship emotionany which that efficiency in school and everywhere else is cut down mmasurab
 
 tppng scodng affairs their friends They become ve and fearful In quence cheated of thing childhood: the right to be natural and free.
 little thoughts he put pretty public join the family him the quick him painful inferioriy she'll
 into his hold his the schooroom playground emotional security divided itself discipline without which he has of responsibility himself his family his his There's discipline from parents He portsmanshp which there's penalty paid He learn this from who set him an example of generous give and take.
 giving your in the
 CAROLINE cHATFIELD.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25

"AA ~S PAJe eA of Lancelot in Knights of the Round Table"
 So what was more logical than to ask him if, sure enough, the gentlemen of the old, old school really treated wo- men better than the gentlemen of today.
 MT. Fairbanks said. "No." And went on to ex- plain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25
WOMAN,S REALM
Latest Styles
HOze, To Keeb WelI
By DIR. WILLIAM BRADY. MD.

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25

"Of course, all the gestures of chivalry we use today grew out of the round table legends, even such little things as letting a woman go through a door first, and helping her on with her coat.
 "But the age of chivalry wasn't quite as chivalrous as the pretty stories make out.
 "Women were put on pedestals it's true. And just for that reason
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25
Of Interest To Women

Have you a household problem to solve? Write your question clearly, sign your name and ad- dress, enclose g three-cent post age stamp and mail to The w m ms Editor, Washington
 Service Bureau, The Democrat.
 1913 18th Street, Washington,
 ID. C.. for personal reply.
 @. How can I dissuade dog and cat visits in my shrubbery planta- ton?
 A. Stray dogs and cats can be dis suaded from choice secimens by spraying solution of nicotine sul- phate, one ounce to one gallon of water. Besides being efficacious in repelling their visits for some time the solution has merit as a contact insecticide. Pepper, red or black sprinkled around is also said to be good. Dead leaves and branches killed by dog urine, should be trimmed off. There are several com mercial preparations to repel dogs
 c. Why should the first teeth of children be filled?
 A. Early extraction of baby teeth often causes an unbalanced jaw crowds the permanent teeth and af- fects the shape of the face.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25
Modern Menus

either in oven or top of range. Beef will require from 2 1-2 to 3 1-2 hours lamb, pork or calf heart only about l l-2 to 2 hours for tenderness.
 For praised heart, you can stuff with a savory dressing before cook ing.
 StufYing For Praised Heart
 Two cups bread crumbs, IA cup sour milk in which heart was mar mated, 1-4 cup chopped celery, 2 sprigs parsley chopped, 1 tablespoon chopped onion, strip raw bacon chopped, seasoning.
 Moisten bread crumbs with sour milk, then add the other ingredients and season well.
 Heart cooked to tenderness in water, can be drained, sliced cross- wise and served in a Creole sauce.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25
MONDAYS MENU

BREAKFAST: Stewed rhu- barb, boiled eggs, half-bran mullins, jam, coffee, milk.
 LUNCHEON: Bacon, cream ed potatoes cabbage and .ap- pie salad, fresh dates stuffed with cream cheese, tea, milk,
 DINNER: Praised stuffed beef heart, brown gravy, mash ed potatoes, buttered carrots, spring salad bowl, lime sherbet, sponge cake, coffee, milk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25

Problems 
  All held confidence
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25

COIC falls myopic maiden up close nten into his He mistakes partial blindness for dntense admiration of himself
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25

Parents giving children fair the school the playground? can't complain when they funk their lessons and fall out with their playmates.
 CAROLINE CHATFIELD.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25

Long before he state the facts and reason ab emotions sending him teegraphic messages telling
 we'll not we'll with his parents in their relatonsh other. all isn't weII he's emotionaly upset which efficiency in school and everywhere else is cut down imm
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-10
Little STORIES 7lsy14EFFRE
Tor Bedti1ne~ ~ 3
BY Thornton w l11gIS11&

die Of the pile Of old corn stalks on
the edge of Farmer Browns corn
field.
There never were such babiesi"
exclaimed Danny as he looked at
the four tiny, naked mites, who
hadn't even got their eyes open yet.
"O course notl" replied Nanny
promptly. AREN'T they dearsf And
just think-they're ours-yours and
minei"
"And they. are so beautiful" re-
piled Danny. Ibid you ever. see
such beautiful babies in all your
life?"
81 never did and I don't believe
anyone else ever did, either" said
Nanny, and she really meant it.
Now that was because she saw
them with eyes of love. You
wouldn't have seen anything beauti-
full about them. In fact, you would
probably have called them the
homeliest babies you ever had seen.
You see, they didn't even have lit
tie fur coats to make them look like
real Meadow Mice. But to Danny
and Nanny they were beautiful and
wonderful. When Danny had looked
and looked and admired them to his
hearts content Nanny sent him out
Of the house. She said there wasn't
room for him and that he was in
the way. When he wanted to do
something for them she said that
there wasn't anything he could do
except to keep out of the way and
out of trouble.
So rather disconsolately Danny
went out and sat on the door step.
What was the good of being a IA
Their If you couldn't do anything for
your children and their mother
wouldn't even let you sit around and
admire them? Then he had a bright
thought that cheered him up won
derfully. They must be hungry. He
would 60 get something especially
nice for them to eat. So of he
started to hunt for something espe-
cial1y nice. He cut some of the
tenderest, juiciest young grasses he
could find and he gathered some
fine, ripe berries. By and by Nanny
heard him putting and blowing as he
tugged these goodies up on the door
step. She poked her head out of the
door to see what was going on. When
she saw these goodies she smiled.
did you bring all these for me,
Danny" she asked.
mo. Moo" said Danny, 'T
brought them for the babies" -
How Nanny did laugh! why, you
great goose!" she cried. They
can't eat those things yet. They
haven't any teeth and all they want
is milk. But I'm very hungry my
self, and so if you don't mind I'll
eat them" And she did.
CT. w. Burgess.-wNU Service.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-10
Pirogues Race on Bayou;
Log Canoes In Fast Race

AS indigenous to the bayou coun-
try as Mardi Gras are pirogues,
canoes dug out of cypress logs. Lou
isiana's first mode of transportation,
pirogues are still used by Cajun and
Barbarian trappers to navigate the
swamps and bayous south of New
Orleans, observes a writer in Time
magazine. Pirogues weigh from so,
to 100 pounds, are Is inches wide,
8 to 20 feet long. Among Cajuns
and Baratarians, descendants of Pr
rate Jean Lafitte's band of bucca-
neers, a pirogue is a family heir
loom, the result of two or three
years of painstaking labor. First
the tree trunk is scooped out with
a mattock and fire, then Clipped
with a hand axe and machete, final
~ scraped with a piece of broken
glass until it is as smooth IS .
wooden salad bowl.
On the CLASSY Bayou Barataria 70
of these homemade vessels lined
up recently for the third annual f.
mile race to determine the No. 1
piroguer of the United States. Fa-
vorite with the 5000 spectators who
gathered under the ancient moss
draped woods was nineteen-year-
old Adam Billiot, winner in 1895
and 1887.
Sitting in the center of his pi-
rogue, with one leg doubled under
him, Adam Billiot furiously dug in
his homemade paddle when he
heard the starting bomb, jumped
into q five-yard lead, zoonned past
the fishermen's butts along the
banks, crossed the finish line first.
amid piercing pirogue yells of "Ay-
la-baaa" But the first prize of 500
was not for Adam Billiot. After
finishing his four-mile sprint he dis
. covered thatsthe bomb thatssent him
Oh vas a prankster's frecracker.
Winner of the 500 was another
Billiot named Israel, who won the
official race an hour and a half
later. Dipping his paddle fifty-two
times q minute for the first two
miles, fifty times minute for the
last two, Israel covered the dis.
lance in IS minutes IS seconds.
Adam, who was too tired and dis
gusted 10 start in the. official race.
did not even get one of the So
merchandise prizes that includei
TWO pigs and q bull.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-10
DOES PUBLICITY MAKE G. ,OD
PERFORMERS PERFORi
BETTER?

DUBLICITY can make a ,rson
i better or worse, depending upon
the kind of publicity recr ivld.
Praise and favorable comment fr I'm
reviewers makes ones self C f.
dence increase and makes n a
better performer. Ridicule, v.re
criticism and unfavorable press
comment definitely interfere with
good performing if the perft rmer
knows about the comments. { the
other hand, the audience is sil lilar-
ly affected by publicity If al ac-
tor, musician or entertainer is nigh
ly praised as ''the world grea est"
this or that, the public sits ant ies
greatness in the performer; " lie
if the performance is really n ia
BILE, if the critics say it is It en-,
the audience sees just what tn it
les announced. Poor perfo i ers
may seem great if they are .sjled
great; and vice versa. Ability With
out reputation is often useless
Copyright.-WNU Service.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-10

And there were Unc' Billy Postum
and old Mrs. Postum. You only had
to look at them when Mrs. Postum
took their nine babies out for an air
ing in her big pocket to know what
they thought. Why, / suspect that
you and ! were once the most won
derful babies in all the Great World,
and I haven't the least doubt that
freckle-faced Farmer Browns Boy
was too. (Of course he didn't have
freckles them
Another funny thing is how every
baby is beautiful. You ask any papa
or mamma if their baby isn't beau
tiful. You'll find it is, even though
you were quite sure yourself that it
isn't. You see, love is such beau
tiful thing in itself that to those who
possess it all things become beauti-
full. So perhaps this accounts for
the fact that the most wonderful
and the most beautiful babies in all
the Great World lay squirming help
lessly on the bed of soft grass in
the house that Danny and Nanny
Meadow Mouse had built in the mid
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-10

shocked by the modern girl, at least
as typifed by his sister Dots
friends. Il was true. Of course. that
they did unconventional things, ac-
cording to the standards Of other
generations and occasionally made
one gasp with their frankness; but
there was nothing IN Dots chuins.
They were wonderful pals. but
something was missing. Bruce Cor
don wondered II he had found that
missing something in the sharp con-
trast between this eiri and the girls
OF his sisters crowd. Certainly this
girl had touched q tender sympa-
thetic chord never found by any
other girl In Portchester.
When it was time to 60 Gordon
offered to take the Fairchilds home
in his car.
Thank you," smiled Mrs. Fair
child, "but our carriage Is calling
for u.s."
'Oh," was all that Gordon could
say, and coloring a bit he added:
''Now that we are acquainted hope
you will let me call sometime"
"You may call Thursday for tea"
smiled Mrs. Fairchild.
When Bruce Gordon reached
home he had the firm intention of
bluntly asking his sister on what
grounds the Fairchilds were barred
from Portchester society; but for
once he found that his sister had
reached home before he had and
was tucked away in bed. In the
morning Gordon's purpose to quiz
his sister was not firm. It might
lead to quizzing in return and
arouse a suspicion that he was in
terested in the girl; and with so
many available girls of Dots choos-
ing in Portchester this would mean
that he would be put on the defen-
sive. Then again he was not sure
of the extent of his interest in Naomi
Fairchild. 1t might merely be that
his sympathy had been aroused.
But it only required a few visits
to the quaint Fairchild home to con-
vince Gordon that his interest In
Naomi was both genuine and con-
siderable; but by no word or sug-
gestion had he found any hint of the
cause that kept her from being in
vited to Portchester's most exclu-
sive affairs. Finally he was con-
strained delicately to cross question
his sister.
"And what do you think Of herr"
he asked after putting many lead
ing questions to Dot.
81 think she is wonderful, Just
about the sweetest looking girl. I
have ever seen. And her mother
must be a darling"
''Do they-er-come from a good
family?"
"Tn say they do. Bruce. They
are Virginia Fairchilds."
"Then," exclaimed the puzzled
Bruce, "why isn't the girl invited
to any affairs?"
His sister Dot laughed gayIy.
you're funny, Bruce, you'd know
if you met the girl: I suppose it's
the mothers fault for she has the
girl stepped in the period of the
Nineteenth century. She couldn't
mix with our crowd and she'd be
hopelessly out of place"
els that the only reason she isn't
invited?" insisted Gordon, with a
bewilderment that carried a sense
of relief.
"Of course, you goose. Don't you
see no boy would be interested in
her or look after her at parties.
She's too old fashioned"
"Oh," said Gordon systematically.
And men were supposed to be open
books to these modern girls.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-10
Iron in; MeteoriteS

Iron is rarely found In pure form,
except in meteorites. 1t must 60
through many costly processes be-
fore industry can use it. Greatest
ironmasters are the United States,
England, Germany and France.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-10
THE MOST WONDERFUL BABIES
IN THE WORLD

Danny was sure and Nanny Just knew
Such wonderful babies ne'er before grew.
FUNNY. isn't it, how wonderful all
babies are? They really are, you
know. But the funniest thing of all
Is how each papa and mamma think
their babies the most wonderful ba-
bies that ever lived or ever will
live. There were Mr.. and Mrs. Pc
ter Rabbit. They thought and they
said that there never had been such
babies as Fuzzy, Wuzzy, Little Pete,
and Little Jed, about whom you all
know. And there was Johnny and
Polly Chuck up IN the far corner Of
the Old Orchard. They thought and
they said that their babies were the
most wonderful in all the world.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-10
Seeds Exploded From Pods

In Weslaco, Texas, is a tree
known scientifically as Couropita
guianensis, which bears pods known
as cannonballs. They explode when
ripe and scatter seeds.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-10
Original Home, Sweet Home

The original manuscript of
Home, Sweet Home" is in the Sib-
ley Musical library of the Eastman
school of music at the University
of Rochester, N. Y.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-10
Names Fit Twins

OAKLAND, CALF, Mrs. John
B. Calori chose nc name Of jeanne
Patricia for her baby in the event il
should be q girl and Frederick La
Roy il it should be a boy. TWAS
arrived and she used both names.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-10
Style Notes

Skirts go short, shorter, short
est.
Tones of gray is forecast for
spring.
Spotlight is on the guimpe dress
for spring.
It's f1uffy-ruffle season-frills
on everything.
Fashion stresses soft fullness Of
impressed pleats-
Suits and coats are styled with
ribbon-bound edges.
Short fur cape or jacket is
smart spring fashion.
Dazzling white touches on black
is important style formula.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-10

Coal Crates Long In Use
Coal CRATES are referred tokearly
in the Seventeenth centuryf An
inventory Of the home of Sir .hon-
as Kipton Of Hengrave Hall, S9ffolk.
England, 1908, included the follow
ing: "In the great chamber one
cradell of iron for the chinnEey to
burne sea cole with" Hergrave
was begun in 1875 and completed in
1888. The word ''grate" fiS;t ap-
pears in the English languig &c IN
SOS.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-10

Almond, Peach From Same Stock
The almond and the peach come
from the same stock. One devel-
oped its pit and became nut, the
other its flesh and became fruit.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-10
Flood Control on Mississipui

Flood control of the Mississippi
was begun by French settlers more
than so years before the American
Revolution.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-10

The atomic energy in a single
drop of water if it be released would
furnish 200 horsepower for a year.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-10
Greatest 1of AN Biorraphies

Boswelrs Life of Johnson" is
generally conceded to be the great
est of all Biographies.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-10

LondOners use more than SO gal
Ions C. water per head of the popu-
laton every day.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-10

Husting down ana killing gypsies
YVES formerly legal sport" on the
Continent.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-10
Mjpee Pies Real Tempt.tie,

Mince pies were thought by the
early Puritsns to be of the devil,
since they were delicious and there
fore temptation of the flesh.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-10

Massachusetts Included Maine
Until 1919 Massachusetts, included
what is now the state of Maine.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-10
Phos phorus Accidentally Discovered

Phosphorus was accidentally dis
covered by an alchemist seeking
means to transmute base metals
into gold