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Evening star., 1940-05-13

been designed with complete knowl-
edge of the situation it is endeav-
oring to assist in remedying. You
see, we are told that the fingernail
Is dead tissue above the root, so
there's very little use In trying to
nourish it with creams, salves or
pastes in this instance. However
this clear, colorless liquid gets at
the root Of the trouble by strength
ening the matrix from which the
nail grows, and thus 1t hardens and
firms the nail so that it Is less likely
to split, chip or peel.
AS the representative explained
to us, when your hair is in poor
condition, the hairdresser starts at
the roots. not the ends, to remedy
the condition. So 1t Is with the
nails, and this liquid is designed
to get at the root Of the trouble.
You apply the clear, colorless
liquid around the nail wall and
underneath the tip. thus permitting
it to enter the matrix. Use 1t twice
day, even over your polish. Apply
it morning and night, leave on for
. few minutes and then you may
wash 1t right OF, for it is not a wa,
and does not cling to the exterior
of the nail. Well admit that there
Is q medical smell, but this quickly
disappears and since the item Is II,
the form of q corrective aid, the
hospital" odor is not too much to
expect. It's an Interesting new
formula that should mean much in
your search for long. beautiful
hngernails.
Evening star., 1940-05-13

Cheerfllness
Is Asset to
Sense of HurnOr
Far Superior
To Beauty
By DOROTHY DIX.

II the creator had seen 1T to make
Eve out Of Adams funnybone IN.
stead Of his wishbone, he would have
bestowed an inestimable blessing
upon mankind. For what the world
needs more than anything else Is
cheerful women and, alas and alack.
they are almost as scarce as hens
teeth. Cheerfulness Is q rare
feminine virtue. It is not even one
that women admire or desire to
possess. They look askance ut .
woman who Is gay and jolly and full
OF fun, and suspect her Of being no
better than she should be, or else
she would be taking life more
seriously. Their ideal is a woman
who wears an air of gentle melan-
choly, who suffers from a secret sor-
row and who is a real first-class
worrier, who lives in dread Of her
faithful old darby eloping with his
blond secretary; who thinks The
children have pneumonia every time
they catch a cold and who never
gets over any kind of a sorrow.
Whether glooming Is natural talent
with women, or whether poets,
artists and novelists fastened q
melancholia complex on them by
clarifying tears and painting Mona
Lisas with sad, wistful smiles, no.
body knows.
It just remains true that no role
Is so popular with them as that Of
the martyr and there is nothing
they so much enjoy as a real good
cry.
And the queer part Of this obses-
sion that they have Tor woe is that
it has blinded them to the fact that
a woman's real best bet is cheerful
ness.
A laugh that Is hung on a hair
trigger viii carry a woman farther
than beauty or brains or glamour or
what have you. Any girl, no matter
how homely, who is lively. good com.
pany and can keep men amused and
entertained can snap her fingers In
Miss Americas face.
NOR need any wife who can make
joke instead Of tragedy out Of q
husbands little faults and foibles
ever worry about some siren taking
him from her. She has the real
conjure in her sense Of humor.
Above all things we need laughter
in the home now when so often
there doesn't seem much to laugh
about in the world. That makes it
all the more imperative that there
should be a cheerful woman at the
head Of the house who will see the
silver lining behind the cloud and
who can jest even with misfortune.
A chee1ful woman is like sunshine
IN a home. She gives it the warmth
that keeps her husband alive and
in which her children flourish.
All Of us know women who are
not young and good-looking nor
clever and who are not even good
housekeepers, but whom their hus-
bands and children adore Just be.
cause they are so funny and Jolly
and pep everybody up.
Evening star., 1940-05-13

the person just walks away, took
a course in Salesmanship and was
taught that Courtesy is everything,
but these people don't seem to think
so. I wonder how they hold their
positions.
Its so easy to give advice, and
it PROBABLY is easy to follow 1t, in
this case anyway, but its so hard
to have employers think the same
way you do"
Now, If we were going to hire a
stenographer. and she wrote an
application letter such as that, it
would go into the waste basket i'm
mediately. Something is radically
wrong when a member of the Ma
tional Honor Society hasn't learned
that that's" and "it's'' require
apostrophes. And the way this
writer strings sentences together,
separated only by commas is no
compliment to her English teachers.
We can't help wondering In how
many cases failure to find q Job
can be laid to just such situations
as this. It's certainly up to every
young job hunter to examine his
equipment, his training and his per-
sonal characteristics and bolster up
any weak points he finds. The
competition for work Is too stid
these days to let yourself be handt-
capped by any defect so obvious
that an employer will spot it I'M
mediately.
And now for another letter, with
an entirely different viewpoint:
Personally, I think D. J. H. Is all
wet! If person isn't successful in
finding job it's an easy excuse to
say that every one wants people
who are experienced. I didn't have
any difficulty In getting . position
and I also graduated last June.
What this person needs is q
good lecture on how to get . job.
She should make up several copies
Of a personal profile which con-
Evening star., 1940-05-13
Tuna Loaf

] small can tuna nSn.
l small can baby peas.
1 small bottle stuffed green olives,
sliced thin.
u cup chopped celery.
3 hard-cooked eggs, chopped.
/ teaspoon worcestershire sauce.
Salt and pepper to taste.
" pint mayonnaise.
2 tablespoons gelatin.
u cup cold water.
Juice l lemon. ;.
Flake the tuna fish fine and mix
It with the peas, olives, eggs, celery
and seasonings. Dissolve the gelatin
in the cold water and whip the
gelatin and the lemon juice into
the mayonnaise until thoroughly
blended. Combine the mayonnaise
with the tuna mixture, form into q
loaf and put in refrigerator to chill
and set. When very cold slice and
serve on lettuce leaves, garnished
with watercress and radishes.
Evening star., 1940-05-13
Recuperatin
Child Needs
Amusing
All Toys Should Be
Kind That Can Be
Easily Cleaned
BY ANGELO PATRI.

Sick children who are well enough
to sit up but not able to get about
and play. find it difficult to pass the
long hours cheerfully. One must
have something to do. But what?
Reading tires the eyes; 50 does knit
ting. Attention is soon wearied no
matter what the activity, and still
the child must be amused. One
needs q variety Of interesting occu-
pations to offer them, and anything
that promises relief is welcome.
The new kind Of scope, an i'm
provement on the old kaleidoscope,
is a real addition to these enter
tainments. It is q tube mounted on
a pedestal that holds a revolving
disc. On this disc one drops q tiny
heap Of color, spins the disc and
peeps through the window at the
top Of the tube. What one sees
there is a delight to the soul.
Scrap books full Of pictures are
fine for convalescent children. So
are drawing books. Those that have
outline drawings afford occupation
and interest for a long time. Col
ored crayons come with them and
are to be preferred to water color
or oils for use in bed.
Puzzles that are not too involved
are good, too. One must be care
full about them lest they weary the
patient. Simple ones like sliced
birds and animals, small maps, large
pieces, are best, Stringing large
beads, spool knitting, q bouncing
bali tied to the bed, q nest Of boxes,
come in handy.
The convalescent child needs SIM
pie occupations, nothing fussy. His
toys ought to be the kind that are
easily kept clean, no furry ones. A
variety Of ainusements is best,
nothing too long because it is 50
easy to fatigue an ailing child. Only
one thing should be out at q time
No other toys even In sight, as an
untidy room wearies patient.
Mr.. Patri will give personal
attention to inquiries from par
ents and school teachers on the
care and development Of chill
dren. Write Mr.. Angelo Patri In
care Of The Evening Star, inclss-
ing . Scent, stamped, self-ad-
dressed envelope for reply.
Evening star., 1940-05-13
Use Lemon on Hands

"A lemon at hand keeps the hands
lovely. This may be q poor pun,
but it is a good rule. Lemon juice
removes stains. whitens and softens
the skin and bleaches the nails
Keep q half lemon in . saucer, cut
side down, on the kitchen sink. Ap-
ply to the hands Immediately after
using kitchen soap or cleandne
powder. When nails are grtmy
thrust the fingers into the lemon
and rub well. The lemon juice re-
moves stains and destroys odofs o1
foods, such - onion OF Ash. n
uanicuring. use lemon juice h
clean naib. The nails Wl0 take q
bsttse ponah.
Evening star., 1940-05-13


reason, most of the crab catch from
our shores is marketed only in
coastal cities, as fresh crab meat
picked from steamed crabs, packed
in ice, and rushed to fish dealers for
quick disposal.
Inland cities have been forced to
depend on the canned meat Of the
giant Japanese king crabs, so huge
that one of their arms is said to
supply enough crabmeat to AL two
cans, and so constructed that they
do not require special treatment to
prevent discoloration-the bugaboo
of American would-be crab Gamers.
True. some satisfactory canned crab
supplies for inland cities are made
up of the meat from West Coast
crabs, but these have been relatively
too small to fill the United States
demand for canned crab meat, and
Japanese importations were neces-
sary.
Now, however, it is interesting to
learn that Atlantic coast crabbers
and Gamers have found way to
preserve the color and wholesome
ness of our Eastern blue crabs when
packed in cans. A thriving industry
is springing up in Maryland and
South Carolina. and will, probably,
be extended to further waters as
the business increases.
The method chosen involves a
careful selection of the crabs. special
ways of handling to remove the meat,
a protective dipping in brine solu-
ton, and sterilizing process. East
coast crabmeat contains copper
salt which causes the white flakes
to darken soon after removal from
the shell, and it is, therefore, the
special brine solution which is the
secret of the now successful canning
of Atlantic crabs. The meat Is
dipped in the brine, which contains,
besides sodium chloride, small
amounts of aluminium salts and
Tactic acid, then drained. packed
into cans lined with parchment
paper, sealed under vacuum, and
sterilized.
The finished product compares
most favorably with the Japanese
crab meat, being moist. snow white,
and it has proved very satisfactory.
This development should be par
ticularly interesting, to all of those
who wish to see the most made of
our own American products, and
encourage the building of industries
and consequent added employment
of individuals In the United States.
May the Atlantic blue crab now do
his bit toward keeping us America
conscious!
Evening star., 1940-05-13
Fingernail Aid
Very Welcome.

Our third top-notch item today Is
something that you've probably been
hoping would happen, but didn't
really expect ever to find. It's a
liquid to strengthen your flngernails
and help correct the splitting and
peeling that makes your hands the
despair Of your life. Logic is the
keynote Of the product, for it has
Evening star., 1940-05-13

Send IS cents for our New Spring
Pattern Book, and choose from more
than 100 smart and original designs!
For afternoon and for daytime! For
yourself and the children! You can
make lovely things, 50 easily and in
extensively, with these patterns,
each including step-by-step sew
chart to guide you.
Evening star., 1940-05-13
Young Job Hunters Require Initiative Success
Poorly Punctuated Letter
Of Application Is Great
Handicap in the Search
Compile Personal Profile
Listing Your Qualifications
Including Any Experience
By KAY CALDWELL AND ALDEN HARRISON

KAY CALDWELL ALDEN HARRISON
Reactions to Disguised still
reader that fellows girls the
viii hire young people without experience School principals teachers
also sometimes business inexperienced
ers substitutes while their regular employees vacation
Another writer Graduate"
pletey with Disguised Job Hunter printing her
Just she hope
the punctuation
also am high school graduate and member Of the National
Honor Society," I'm what that teachers told
study hard because
Der Of this society
but that's far It went.
You sell yourself employer sorry
possible don't the
say the same words everyday Sorry there isn't anything
You start to ask question wanting
hire but ask the question either dirty
Evening star., 1940-05-13

meat sold In the
United States Is
imported from
Japan. This has
been largely due
to the fact that
the meat Of the
American blue
crab, found In
our Goa S t q !
W q t e ers, h a S
defed all meth
DDS developed to
insure its keep
ing qualities for
more than a
very short period
r. As W. AIA
Evening star., 1940-05-13
By MARY ALLEN HOOD.

The cat came highly recommend
ed. Not that she'd seen him Cor
herr as yet, but the story came
from an authentic source.
It seemed that this particular
feline number was known to sit
upon . wall around the Treasury
Building each morning, thumbing
his (her) nose at all passersby.
Occasionally kitty would grab play
fully at a passing leg. From its
perch In front Of the Nations
wealth 1t derided the laboring classes
as they hurried to work.
So the boss arose from her morn
ing coffee on Monday am. and
joined the $50 exodus. She was
determined to see this cat who
worked for Uncle Sam. or who at
Evening star., 1940-05-13
Dolled Up Mullins

II the family u tiring Of mudlns
served the same old way, doll them
up BY adding ons-third cup Of eoco-
nut. nutmeats, rAisins o. candaed
fraits 10 The dry ingredients when
you're mixing then and peeeood -
uNaAl
Evening star., 1940-05-13
Cleaning Ivory Handles

10 clsan up the ivory handles Of
knives and forks, rub them well
With lemon Juice and sAlt mined To
. paste. wash In lukewarm wa.
tsr and polish the hAndlee With .
oolt olotA
Evening star., 1940-05-13

sists of one or more typewriter
pages listing all information essen
tial to an employer. This will make
an employer sit up and take notice
Of you.
Another point in D. J. HIS letter
that got me was her inability to
get in to see employers. Probably
she has been applying to big COM
panies that have nine or ten per-
sonnel managers. But why go to
the big cities, when there are jobs
to be had near home? People aIe
always getting married, and right
now business is increasing and Sec
retaries need assistants. That's
where inexperienced You come in.
People with no initiative don't
deserve to have o job. I wonder
what D. j. HIS speed in tipping and
shorthand Is? Probably low. You
can't tell me that If any boss knows
q girl can take dictation at 140
words q minute and type at 60 or 10
he won't see her and give her a
chance-provided she makes q good
appearance!"
u. w., "a girl who isn't
bitter on Life"
It's easy to see why . girl with
the energy and ambition Of j. w.
has . job! She's offered you some
valuable tips, too, and we hope
you'll follow them. The personal
profile" she suggests, including .
complete record Of your training
and any experience you have had,
should, be a must" in any job
seekers equipment. A good photo
graph attached to it Is also an ex-
cellent idea.
Evening star., 1940-05-13
Orange Whip Topping

Two tablespoons of orange mar
malade mixed into cup Of whipped
cream makes grand new topper for
chocolate cottage pudding.
Evening star., 1940-05-13

returned to the White House bushes.
Then she prepared q counter attack,
but by this time the boss forgot she
was q lady and q cat lover, and
hurled a brick. Kitty fed untouched,
leaving bloody human. :
Whereupon one policeman and six
tourists appeared from nowhere
bearing handkerchiefs and things.
The cat sauntered into view on the
Treasury Grounds.
"Oncer," pleaded the victim, "1s
that the cat who patrols the Treas
ury Grounds as people 60 to work
In the morning."
1T is"
'Well, I've been looking for 1t for
two days"
"sure looks like you found it,
Miss" grinned the policeman.
Evening star., 1940-05-13
Our Quest for Beauty
Three Very Excellent Cosmetics
Make Exciting News for Women
BY HELEN VOGT.

That slightly pnks tnge to our complexion these days not
and all because have what think really exciting
about three cosmetic items They're interesting only because
appearance whip your engagement pad
Evening star., 1940-05-13
New Method
Used toCan
Crab Meat
East Coast Product
Completes With
That of Japan
BY BETSY CASWELL,
Woman's Editor,

You may know-or perhaps you
may not. depending upon how care
fully you read labels on cans-that
q vast amount OF the canned crab
Evening star., 1940-05-13

your nextsshopping trip.
There's brand of cosmetics here
in town that has really taken Wash
ington by storm, for it is the product
Of a woman famous in the fashion
world as well as in the beauty field.
Her makeup is exceptionally fine in
quality, beautifully packaged and
designed to 60 perfectly with the
modes Of this season, for she fully
realizes the Importance of f1attering
and appropriate coloring. The new
est one in her array Of makeup
colors Is a vibrant, lucious red
orange that will be glorious with
summer clothes and corresponding
summer complexion. Named to sug-
gest the savage, intense coloring OF
jungle countries, it stands out in
our mind as a color that viii make
news all during the summer. Rouge
and upstick are In this shade; pow
der also corresponds to provide a
really perfect summer makeup.
You'll need a new one soon-so do
look at this.
Summer Cologne
introduced. ..sss
The other day we were formally
introduced to q new summer cologne
that looks, from here, like q best
seller. It's bound to be popular be-
cause it looks, smells and is as cool
and refreshing as an icy summer
drink-and besides that it's adorned
with an imitation sprig Of mint and
a tiny lime. The cologne has three
successive aromas as it Is worn. First,
when it is applied, the fragrance is
of fresh mint, delightfully."- tangy and
crisp. This seems to recede after
while, leaving a clean fragrance Of
lines which is just as refreshing as
the first. Finally, the cologne seems
to turn into a floral fragrance,
sweet yet subtle enough to serve as
a background for your flower like
perfumes!
It's a fresh and spirit lifting ap-
phcation In or after the bath, as
well as when used as an occa-
sional application in the ordinary
manner of cologne. The aroma and
idea is brand new, but the firm who
creates it is Of so years standing,
so you may be sure that the quality
is excellent. A big bottle Is most
inexpensive-and once you try It,
you'll buy two or three, keeping one
in. the Office, one at home and the
third because your friends will use
| it up for you.
Evening star., 1940-05-13

Our Locating and Landing .
Job" booklet is yours for S cents
In coin. Address Kay Caldwell
and Alden Harrison In care Of
this neVspaper.
Evening star., 1940-05-13

Paint Stains
To remove paint stains from un-
washable materials, sponge care
fully and quickly with turpentine
Evening star., 1940-05-13
By BARONESS PIANTONI.


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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-13
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Today's Birthdays

Robert H. Jackson, Attorney
General of the United States,
born at Spring Creek, Pa, AZ
years ago.
Grant Wood of Iowa City, Iowa,
noted artist, born at Anamosa,
Iowa, 48 years ago.
Joseph G. Lincoln, popular
novelist, born at Brewster, Mass,
20 years ago.
DR.. Kirtley F. Mather of Har-
ward, geologist, civic worker, born
in Chicago, So years ago.
DIR. Dugald C. Jackson of the
Mass. Institute of Technology,
noted professor emeritus of cleo
trical engineering, born at Ken
nett Square, Pa, rs years ago.
Lewis H. Brown, president of
Johns Manville, New York, born
at Creston, Iowa, 40 years ago.
Prof. John r. Turner. of the
College of the City of New York,
noted economist, born at Matville,
w. Va, So years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-13
LINCOLN'S BIG FEE

During his career as a lawyer, Abra-
ham Lincoln's biggest fee was received
from the Illinois Cntral Railroad, which
paid him $4,000 for his services in win
ming a case, which if it had been lost
might have ruined the road, then in it's in
fancy.
When the railroad was granted a
charter by the state of Illinois in 1851, it
was stipulated that the road should pay
per cent of it's gross revenues into the state
treasury, but be exempt from other taxa
ton.
Shortly afterward, one of the counties
assessed the road for taxes, and the latter
took the matter to court Lincoln was the
railroads attorney and lost the case in the
lower court, but on appeal to the state
Supreme Court he won.
If the final decision had been I'M
favorable to the railroad, other counties
naturally would have taxed it also, and the
millions the Illinois Central would have
had to pay in such local taxes no doubt
would have bankrupted the company. 1t
seems, therefore, that Lincolns fee, big for
those days. was we'll earned.
He also acted as attorney for several
other railroads up until 1860, when he was
elected to the Presidency. 1t is related
that he once was offered the position of
general counsel for the New York Central
at $4,000 year, but he declined, saying
he wouldn't know what to do with so much
money
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-13
FINLAND HAS OUR SYMPATHY

Just what has happened to the pro-
posal to lend money to Finland in order to
assist that Republic in its fight against
aggressive Russia is enough to convince
the people of that tiny country that while
they have the sympathy of the United
States, they should not depend too much
upon assistance from us.
While no direct loan to Finland for
the purchase of war materials received
serious consideration, there was the
thought at one time that a considerable
sum would be advanced to that Republic in
order that they could buy non-military
supplies in this country. Inasmuch as no
restrictions would be placed on such pur
chases, It was believed that Finland, if
necessary, could swap the agricultural and
other non-military supplies for war ma
terials closer home. Recently, however,
there seems to be a reluctance on the part
of Congress to do anything at all.
1t appears to most of the people of
the United States that the Firms are wag-
ing a courageous battle for their freedom
against the forces of despotism. Under
such circumstances, it seems that the
United States ought to be big enough and
courageous enough to make an outright
loan to Finland regardless of what Stain
and the Soviet Government thinks about
the transaction. If few million dollars
worth of credit in this country will enable
the Firms to maintain their independence,
the money will be we'll expended if the
United States never received penny of it
in return.