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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-22

BILLY Boy, faithful companion Of
Miss Annie stiles, was moved to
Bob Harrison's farm in Southbury
for the winter. Miss Stiles eX-
meets a hard winter and does not
feel able to care for a horse dur
ing cold weather.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-22

Mango Stevens, OF Long Island Is
visiting with her grandmother, Mrs
Lawrence r. Clapp OF South Bri-
tain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-22
SOUTH
BRITAIN
BRIEFS
BY BILL GARRIGUS

Bob Plat of the Purchase district
has four new COWS. These animals
recently arrived from Kent, have
been admired by all the livestock
men in this section. One COW gives
milk so rich that it has to be SKIM
MED three times before the average
nan can drink it,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-22

oakie Harrison rode his bicycle
In from Paradise the other day and
appeared to be his old self. Oakie
hasn't been in very good health
lately, and his friends were over
loved to see him smiling again,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-22

Harold Miller has accepted
position at Flat Hill farms, that
swanky outfit where every COW
has an individual. tuned, import
cd Swiss cowbell. Joe Evarts never
liked those cowbells. Joe says
that one bell to herd is enough.
Evening star., 1939-01-26

in the famous flights of the Mont
golfer brothers in 1888.
An early experimenter with hy-
drogen gas was Tiberius Cavallo, an
Italian philosopher living in Eng
land. In 1882 he published enthus-
iastic accounts of his work, relating
how he had filled ordinary soap
bubbles with Cavendish's "inflam-
mable air" and watched them float
upward and out Of sight.
Reading these fascinating accounts
Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier, sons
Of wealthy French paper man
ufacturer, laid plans for a balloon
Of paper. Their first attempts
failed because the hydrogen escaped
through the porous sacks as fast
as they tried to initiate them.
Evening star., 1939-01-26

The latter event was in a sense
the birthday of aerial navigation as
we'll, because Cavendish proved hy-
drogen was lighter than air and
inspired series of events resulting
Evening star., 1939-01-26
UNCLE RAYS CORNER
MINI
BRAZIL" +"

In old pirate tales, we read about
"pieces- Strange as it may
seem, there were men-or beings IN
the shape of men-who were willing
to kill people in order to steal pieces
of-eight.
I have a small collection of old
money, and in it is a piece-of- eight.
It's just silver coin, with an ugly
looking picture Of Spanish king on
one side. It Is about the size Of one
Of our silver dollars, and is dated
1887. The pirates did most Of their
work before that date, but they
were after silver coins Of the same
type.
A piece-of -eight was so-called
because 1t was worth eight reals. A
real was q silver coin Of Spain, worth
about II cents. Early English colo
nists in North America made wide
use Of pieces-of-eight in carrying
on their trade.
The piece -of-eight came to be
called a dollar" because 1t was of
about the same size and weight as
the "thaler." a silver coin then COM
mon In some parts Of Europe. "Tha-
Ter" was pronounced "toller," rhym-
ing with dollar.
The story Of the dollar goes back
more than four centuries. In 1916
. rich silver mine was found In a
valley Of Bohemia. The valley was
known as "Joachim's thal," that is,
sJoachim's dale"
Evening star., 1939-01-08

This winter leave raw winds and blustery weather
behind on your Transatlantic crossing Choose the
warm and friendly Southern Route . the sum-
mery seaway that swings '5o~fb of The Winter kiue''
and leads you quickly into glorious Mediterranean
waters Spend healthy, active days out in the sun
shine and gala evenings underneath the stars
Plan TO make the most of this fine holiday at
sea where the unknown quantity of ocean travel
the people you meet on shipboard-wilI add SO
Evening star., 1939-01-08

much to your pleasure. For, on Italian lines, this
unknown quantity is of knoum S.ahp! Your
shiPnates will be types you'll like ;nstinctively at
sight-people you'll be glad 20 cali your friends
Select the sailing that best SUITS your plans and
enjoy. with congenial fellow travellers. the easy.
casual luxury the orcn-ar. beach dub freedom,
the authentic Atmosphere of splendid living that
always distinguishes lido crossing 70 Europe
"tonb Of the Winter Hm.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-07
Breaking Nose
Proved Too Much

CHICAG0-Carl A. Berg, 40. a
wholesale cheese dealer, might
have been in the clear if he had
broken only eight department rules
his wife, Freda, So. had laid down
for him. But he also broke her
nose.
Therefore. Circuit Judge Daniel
Trude agreed that Mrs. Berg should
have a divorce on the grounds of
cruelty. He said he would grant it.
The rules were: "a not To leave
the house without his wifc's per-
mission. t2) not to be gone from
the house longer than so minutes
even with his wife's consent. 81
not TO use the automobile unless
she accompanied him. a. to visit
his mother only with his wife's per
mission. 90 to fire a truck driver
his wife disliked. l6) 10 conduct his
cheese business only from the ga
rage behind their home, % 10
teach his wife his system Of book
keeping, and Isl to give up control
over his bank account.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-07
RULES OF BEHAVIOR IN
pIBIIC

Dear Mrs. Post, I don't believe
that a woman should make her.
self exactly helpless in order to
preserve the ego of man; on the
other hand. I am not a believer
in carrying the feminine independ-
ence to the extreme of having him
lose. altogether. his waning sense
of gallantry. Therefore. l would
like to know what you suggest on
these several occasions: % II a
woman drops a parcel or a glove
in public, should she stoop i'm
mediately to pick it up for her
self or, knowing that a man who
is standing nearby but who is a
stranger, saw her drop it, should
she hesitate a moment and wait
for him to pick it up for her ?
(2) If a man drops something and
doesn't know it and a woman
notices, should she pick it up for
him or just go on as though moth
ing had happened?
Answer: % No, she should
never wait for stranger unless,
let us say, whatever she has
dropped has fallen somewhere out
of her reach and only within his.
In this case, even if the man hadn't
noticed that she dropped some
thing, she would have to ask him
to let her get it. (2) She should
tell him that he has dropped his
glove or whatever il is.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-07

sage it in with fingertips. Wrap
a light cotton towel around your
head and leave the oil on all night.
Next day. shampoo in the usual
manner. However, if your hair is
excessively oily, use special tonic
instead of hot olive oil. Massage
it in just as carefully and leave it
on all night.
Have, or give yourself, gentle
manicures. No scraping at the
base of the nail, no cutting of
cuticle or other harmful meas
ures. Have the cuticle softened
with cuticle remover, then push
cd back with an orange stick.
Callouses ought to be soaked in
warm, soapy water or warm olive
oil. then rubbed gently with piece
of pumice.
Scrub your hands with a small
brush at least once a day. Mas
sage hand lotion into them each
time after they have been in wa
ter. And don't forget to drink
plenty of calcium-rich milk and
orange juice. Lack of calcium
often causes nails to split, hair
to be stringy and dull.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-07

Below are the answers to test
questions printed on the editorial
page:
/. The moisture or aqueous va
por in the atmosphere.
2. The term of Napoleon's second
reign as emperor.
5. Denmark Strait.
4. One.
5. Count Charles Csaky.
6. Eugene O'Neill.
I. Washington, d. c., and Balti-
more, Md.
8. Monrovia. capital of Liberia.
p. May'-sa; not mee'-sa.
10. On the Mount of Olives near
Jerusalem, on the road TO Jericho.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-07
THE RAINS CAME
sRoaUIELD
Copyright 1887. 1919 by Louis
Distributed Ledger Syndicate
BY LOUIS BRoAfFIELD -

serious. There are so many awful
diseases out here horrible dis
cases We never dream Of at nome.
Edwina thought, 7 hope its as
serious and horrible as possible. I
hope he has the most loathsome of
the lot And again she felt an
almost hysterical desire 10 laugh.
Aloud she said Major Safu
doesn't know Just yet quite what
it is. Wed planned to 80 to Bonn
bay tonight. but now no one seems
to know when wen be able to
leave
In her plump breast Miss
Hodges heart leapt. Perhaps Lady
Esketh wouldn't be able to leave
for weeks. Perhaps they would
come 10 know each other very
well. She vas so charming and
made you feel so at home. Per-
haps anything might hap
pen
Yes she said. Sometimes they
last for months
In that case I should certainly
leave and go back to England, "
thought Edwina. Aloud she said,
1t would be very kind OF you to
show me about. I'd love to see
your house and go to the school
and meet some Of the Indians you
know"
"Of course a good many of them
don't speak English at all
Then you speak their Ian
guage ."
Yes" said Miss Hodge mod
estly, Il speak Hindustani, Of
course. and a little Gujerati. You
see, Hindustani is a sort of uni
versal language in India and
Gujerati is the language of the
people of Ranchipur.'
How very clever of you"
Then a sudden silence fell be-
tween them and Miss Hodge felt
all at once like a whale stranded
on a beach. struggling and wal
lowing helplessly, and even Edwina
felt that the possibilities of con-
versation were somewhat limited.
+ A boy brought tea which fell
like rain upon the conversational
desert.
Won't you have a cigarette ,"
asked Lady Esketh, holding out a
case of ribbed platinum and gold,
and Miss Hodge, who had never
smoked in her life, took Gig
arctic, because she could not do
otherwise. The sober Miss Hodge
of the classroom was dead and
vanished. But when she took the
Continued on Page s.
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CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

CHAP Tx 1 " ~ -O.sE
The first impulse OF Miss Hodge
was 10 say. Well, I must say I've
never been abe 10 fsthom Indians
myself. I don't know any more
about them than on the first daY
came here IS years ago but
from somewhere out Of the shad-
ows appeared an unsupported Mss
Hodge who was an opportunist,
one of those unsupported Miss
Hodges which were always steal
ing UP on her 10 take possession
of her body and make her say
things which astonished her The
unsupported Miss Hodge said,
Well, perhaps ! could be able to
help you You see. we see a good
deal of the families OF the girls
at the school Miss Dirks and /
she's the principal and great
friend of mine. We've been here
for 25 years. so naturally we've
come to know a good deal about
Indians how they live and what
they think and what they're like
inside"
twenty-five years ? How inter
esting, I suppose you do go home
now and then
NO. we've never been home E"
And Miss Hodge slipped from
reality into one of those converse
tons which she was perpetually
having with the duchesses and
bishops in the bathtub and in bed
at night. We've meant to go
home several times. but at the last
moment we never seem to manage
it. It seems impossible to tear
yourself away, once the Orient
gets into your blood. It's very
fascinating so strange and
different and colorful.'
Il think you're very lucky" said
Lady Esketh, Ito know it the way
you do. All I've seen is official
dinners and waterworks. I've met
a few Indians -. your Mr. Ras-
child and a doctor Major
Safti."
oh, yes. of course" said Miss
Hodge, "a charming man and a
wonderful surgeon. We're very
lucky to have him in Ranchipur."
He came to see my husband
this morning. He's i'll, you know. "
Since last night ?" asked Miss
Hodge, for all Ranchipur knew al
ready that the Eskeths had dined
at the palace and what had been
said and what hour they left.
Since you dined at the palace ."
Yes, it's some sort of fever"
Dear me, I hope it's nothing
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-07
Right Exercises
Tone Up Color
By ALICIA HART

Some days your skin seems to
be slightly yellowish. On others,
it's family clear. as you want 1t.
You notice few enlarged pores
and here and there an extra fine
line near your eyes. Your hair is
slightly dingy, your nails inclined
TO split.
In other words, you just aren't
as pleased with your appearance
as you were last fall. Nothing
terribly serious is wrong, of course,
but you find yourself wondering
whether or not your new spring
clothes won't serve to make even
minor defects stand out glaringly
instead of concealing them some
what.
This then is the time to plan
routines to eliminate the defects.
Get rid of each and every one
before you even try on an Easter
ensemble.
Step number one in the right
direction is to decide to do vigorous
setting-up exercises for 10 min
utes each morning and to walk at
least one mile a day. Undoubtedly
your circulation is sluggish. The
best way in the world to make
grayish or sallow skin tones fade
away is to stimulate it. Also. ex-
perts agree that large pores often
are the result of poor circulation.
Do your morning exercises as
though you enjoyed them-rapid-
ly and good-naturedly. II you
really detest them, try skipping
rope instead. If you need to lose
an inch or two here and there
do special reducing routines in
stead of plain stretching and linz
bering sctting-up types.
Wash your face and throat with
soap and water every night ano
rinse them with very cold water
until cheeks are pink, skin ting
ling. Use night cream every
single night, or, if your skin i;
exceedingly oily, apply prepare
ton designed to correct that con
dition. Once week, apply spe'
cial mask designed to correct largs
pores.
Brush your hair every singl,
night II it's dry, rub hot div,
oil into the scalp the night befor,
you intend to shampoo, then mas
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-07
Good Taste
Today
DISPOSING OF WEDDING
GIFTS
By EMILY POST

DISCLOSING OF WEDDING
GIFTS
Dear Mrs. Post. I was married
only four months when ! left ny
husband and now divorce proceed
ings are being instituted and we
are breaking up our home. Tn
fortunately. as It turned out. We
received many lovely wedding
gifts from both families. and rela-
tives and friends OF each. We
have used some of these things
and some of them have barely been
unpackel. In our situation should
presents be returned? 1t doesn't
seem fair TO keep them. and yet
I don't want 10 do something that
might be misunderstood. II the
presents are not 10 be returned.
then should I offer 10 my husband
the items sent by people who are
strangers to me. or whom I know
only through him? All the pres
ents were of course addressed to
me.
Answer: Presents are sent back
only in cases where the marriage
doesn't take place. However, in
dividing them I think it would be
no more than just to give your
husband all the things that came
from his own family and from
those friends who sent them to you
solely on his account. You of
course keep all the others.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-07
Mother, Mix Your Own
Cough Remedy. It's Better

make a full pint Of really splendid
cough remedy and you get about four
and children love its taste.
And for quick. blessed relief. you'll
say it is truly wonderful 1t has a re-
markable action. 1t loosen the phlegm,
soothes the irritated membranes. and
helps clear the air passages.
Pinex is a concentrated compound
containing Norway Pine and palatable
guaiaco. in concentrated form, we'll
known for its prompt action in coughs
and bronchial irritations. Money re-
funded if it doesn't please you in every
way.
adv
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-07

languid mannerisms and bored
attitude have no place in the
modern woman's scheme of things.
She thinks II is old hat" to lack
what the experts call feminine vi
tally. Or to be unintcrested in
everything and, therefore uninter-
esting. as 1t would be TO faint
often and tiresomely IN the VIC
torian manner. She doesn't think
Il chic to be uniformed and she
doesn't 20 around saying that II
one has beauty she doesn't need
brains or charm.
Not that she isn't feminine. She
likes cosmetics and clothes and
knows how to wear both. She
likes men. What's more, they
don't treat her always as a good
pal and nothing more. It's just
that she doesn't go around star
ing blankly into corners. being
bored and therefore boring. and
thinking that II she poses quietly
on one side of room. all and sun
dry will flock to her side simply
because she's pretty attractive to
look at. They may flock because
Of her beauty, but they won't stay
long II she doesn't have something
besides mere beauty.
She has charm = plenty Of H..
But it's healthy. vibrant, fascin-
ating charm. You want to sit and
talk TO her about lots of things
and see her again soon. She
doesn't drop handkerchiefs and
compacts just to watch the near
est man pick them up. And she
can opeA a door now and then
without thinking that the man
who let's her do 1t is a social bore.
All in all, she manages to strike
an intelligent balance between be-
ing q sleevcs-rolled-up, too frank
and unfeminine individual and an
old-fashioncd fainting type who is
80 languid you wanted to shake
her.
Poise is an art with her. She
can sit quietly without saying a
word for is minutes and not be
fidEcty or embarrassed at all. She
can walk into a roomful of people
without wanting to sink through
the floor or saying the wrong
thing to at least one other guest.
She looks placid but not dead
tired.
How does she get that way?
Well. she works hard at beauty
routincs she knows to be essen
tial. She reads. She thinks. She
does things. She takes care of
herself without making fetish Of
beng healthy. She just won't let
herself be bored. She may not be
a beauty but she is attractive.
And that's enough.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-07
Quick, Comforting Relief.
Saves Money. Easily Mixed.

No matter what you might spend for
medicine. YOU couldn't get quicker, bet
ter relief from coughs that start from
colds than this simple home mixture
gives. 1t takes but a moment to pre-
pare-it's so easy child could do it.
And it saves real money.
Make a syrup by stirring cups
graduated sugar and one cup of water
a few moments until dissolved. No
cooking is needed,
Then get 212 ounces of Pinex from
any druggist. Pour this into a pint
bottle, and add your syrup. Thus you
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-07
THE MEANING OF "SEMI-
FORMAL"

Dear Mrs. Post: If an invitation
to a semi-public dance is printed
with the directions "semiformal, .
what kind of clothes are guests
expected to wear?
Answer: This depends of course
upon the community. In places
that can be called formal it would
mean to wear dinner coats tux
edo) and simple evening dresses.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-07
Modern Girls Refuse
To Be Hybocritical
Have Little in Common With Victorian Maids
Who Were Afraid to Be Natural
BY CYNTHIA GREY

It is refreshing note that most people all in favor
of the modern girl who does know what to be
hypocre Thank heaven the days gone that demanded
her to be Sweet and simple instead of human being
is also refreshing to how much fun the mod
girl having than mothers had They don't
have to act bored because they not bored
The girls who get the fewest dates the who
afraid to be hemsevesthe nspd who think that by
putting act they fool other people They can't
fool the boys with their angud affected manners because
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-07
Every Sufferer From
CONSTIPATION
Wants These 5 Things

No wonder DR.. Edvards' Olive Tablets
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= They assure = mild yet thorough
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For over - years Dr.. F. NJ. Edwards
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and heartily recommended by drug
olsts svarywhers. -.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-07

lmposers
Dear Miss Grey: ! was inter-
ested recently in two letters writ
ten 10 you by readers. One.
signed Mrs. A. deplored the fact
that relatives can 40 often be ir-
ritating. would like to advise all
people 10 get as far away from
their relatives as possible, for 1t is
only by so doing that most people
can get along. have always
found that the farther ! am from
my relatives and in-laws, the
better off ] am.
Another letter came from
woman who thinks she would be
justified in breaking up another
womans home. She actually has
the nerve to term herself friend
of both the husband and wife
whose home she has her eyes on.
Well, ! would like to tell her that
a person who ruins another home
is far worse criminal than
robber or common highwayman,
for robbery is soon forgotten but
broken home Is something one
never forgets. SOLDIER.
Pattern
Dear Miss Grey: Could you
please tell me II there is some
place where / can get a pattern
made that would suit my figure
1t Is practically impossible for me
to get pattern to fit me az ! am
short and very heavy. II ] buy
a ready-madc dress that fits hips
and bust, it is always too long
wasted.
II you or one of your readers
can tell me where ! can get pat
terms made that will fit me, will
appreciate IT,
COUNTRY READER.
Perhaps one of our readers
has this information. ] am
sorry. i do not.
Negligent
Dear Miss Grey: Is there some
that can be done about mother
who leaves her young children
alone each night while she goes
out to dances? This woman
doesn't have enough food to give
the children and recently they
screamed in the night so loudly
that some of us went in. They
were terrified and said man had
come in the house with a flash
light and frightened them.
II is a shame they can't be
taken from her before II is too
late. as ! am sure she would be
glad to be rid of them. Her hus-
band died some time ago.
2. s. r.
The matter of taking children
away from mother is
ticklish one that should be
taken up with the proper au-
thorities. ] certainly would not
advise you to do anything about
this until you have consulted the
right persons.
1t seems pity, however, that
mother could SO forget herself
that she would leave helpless
children alone every night in or
der to be free for dancing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-07
Beet Saute
(Serves 4 to 81

The worship of meteorites is a
most natural one. Since the stones
fall from the sky, a feeling of fear
and superstition surrounds them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-07
String Bean, Apple and Onion
Salad

them
String Bean, Apple and Onion
Salad
(Serves 4 to 81
Two cups of leftover string
beans cut fine, apple peeled,
cored and chopped, ! small onion
peeled and cut very fine.
Mix all together. Add French
dressing or thin mayonnaise.
Serve on water cress or lettuce.
That recipe comes from an ex-
cellent new book called Short
Cuts and left-Overs," by Hannah
w. Schloss. Here are move re-
cipes from the book.
Leftover Beans. Croatian Style
(Serves to 81
Two tablespoons of oil, cups
of leftover cooked string beans.
cup of sour cream, salt and
Pepper.
Put the oil in baking dish,
then the beans and the seasoning.
Pour over all the sour cream and
sprinkle literally with bread
crumbs. Bake for n hour.
Beet Soup
(Serves TO 81
when using canned beets for
vegetable and salad" Mrs. Schloss
advises, do not throw away the
liquor. 1t makes delicious
soup"
Liquor from ! can of beets,
leftover potato diced, few beets
cut in strips. juice of y lemon,
l. teaspoon of sugar. / egg beaten
TO a froth, sour cream.
Heat the beet liquid Add sea-
soning, potatoes and beets. Stir
the hot soup slowly into the egg
but do not return To the fire. Add
sour cream just before serving.
Beet Saute
(Serves 4 To 81
Six leftover beets sliced, l TIA
blespoon of butter, ! teaspoon of
onion. chopped. a little chopped
parsley.
Put butter in a pan and when
very hot turn in the onion and
the beets. Cook but do not brown
Sprinkle with parsley and serve
at once.