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Evening star., 1941-05-19

Fortune Telling-A booklet show
ing how to read fortunes in a
variety of ways. Tells what the
lines Of Your hand foretell, what
Characteristic your facial features
reveal what your dreams mean.
How TO read cards. interpret tea
leaves and coffee grounds, also
wealth of interesting facts on
signs, omens and superstitlons.
It's great fun and affords much
entertainment for parties. To Sc
cure your copy mclose 10 cents in
coin. wrapped in this clipping, and
mail to The Star Information Bu-
reau.
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Evening star., 1941-05-19

German meat rations have been
cut again. 1t must have taken a
microscope, a sharp razor and a
steady hand to do it.
Evening star., 1941-05-19
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the 1crtter, although the use OF
q pSeudOnym for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the riGht to edit oil letters 1Cith
q r1elU to condensation.
Evening star., 1941-05-19

Quiz programs in Britain will take
a back seat until the Hess question:
naire u over.
Evening star., 1941-05-19
Corrects Report
OF Boston Tax Rate.

TO the Editor OF The Star.
noticed an error in recent edition
of your paper in which you stated
Boston's tax rate was $3.50 per 500.
Actually II is s4O6, but this is levied on
values which are in most cases above
the market value. C. F. MURPHY.
Evening star., 1941-05-19

O. Was Lord Beaverbrook poor boy?
&C. c.
A. Lord Beaverbrook the son of
Scottish Presbyterian minister. has had
a fantastic career. BY the time he was
Is he had made a fortune, and when he
was 80 he was considered multi-mil-
lionaire.
@. When was the tune "Old GRAY
Mare popular?-T. B. s.
A. This was one Of the most popular
Of the Lincoln campaign songs in 1860,
and continued to be favorite with the
soldiers during the Civil War.
@. How did the term book beer origi-
nate?-E. R. A.
A. Book beer, breWed in the winter for
spring consumption, and strongly hopped.
was first made at Einbeck, near Ham
berg, Germany, of two-thirds barley
malt and one-third wheat malt. The
name Einbeck was confused with Elm
Book, a goat, and by this name it is now
known.
@. Is there any authentic case Of
human being attack by a shark?-Y. F.
A. The Fish and Wildlife Service says:
For many years there was standing
offer of money for an authentic case of
sharks attacking human beings without
a single case being reported. That
sharks do occasionally attack human
beings is admitted, but the danger Is far
more remote than ordinary hazards of
life such as being killed by an automo-
bile or death from the more common
forms of disease"
@. How often is baby born In the
United States?-B. S. S.
A. baby is born every l3 seconds,
according to United States population
figures.
@. How old was John L. Sullivan when
he fought Jim Corbett?-R. A.
A. John L. Sullivan was born October
IS, 1853. and his fight with James J. Cor
bett was at New Orleans, September 7,
1892.
@. Did President Wilson proclaim q
day of prayer during the World War;
N. E.
A. During the World War President
Wilson proclaimed three public days of
prayer. The first 9th of September.
1914, proclaimed October 4th as day of
prayer for the peace of the Nation; the
second, proclaimed the 10Th of October,
1917, set October %. 1917, as day Of
prayer in connection with the entrance
of the United States into the World War
for the triumph of the United States
and Allies In a righteous cause; the
third, proclaimed 18th of May, 1918, set
the 3Oth of May, 1918, as day of prayer
for counsel and wisdom for victory and
peace and for a general confession OF
sin and declaration Of reliance upon Al
mighty God.
Evening star., 1941-05-19

Q. What is the greatest enemy o: the
rattlesnake?-C. N. L.
A. The kingsnake, detected by odor
rather than sight, will overcome and
devour the rattlesnake whenever oppor-
tunity offers.
Evening star., 1941-05-19
gt1eId, Va.
Suggests TX. O."
For Der Fuehrer.

To The Editor OF The Star.
Why spar and box with Hitler? The
sooner we deliver a knockout blow and
fix his clock, the better it will be for us
and the rest of the world.
II ODINC
Evening star., 1941-05-19

@. Can a State tax the salary of 3
Federal employe?-V. A. w.
A. ThirtytWo States now tax personal
incomes and all of these have laws per-
mitting the taxation Of the salaries Of
Federal employees.
Evening star., 1941-05-19
Hoskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. Edskin.

By FfeQertC J. HdSR1H.
A reader can get the GnSlDer to any
question OF fact by Urtting The EUe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. HaSkin, director, Washington,
D. C. Please inclose stamp for reply.
Evening star., 1941-05-19

@. Was James Russell Lowell referring
to his own children in his poem The
First SnoWfall"?-C E
A. The dear little Mabel was his
older daughter, and "her sister" to
whom he referred. was Blanche, his first
child, who died at the age Of IS months.
Evening star., 1941-05-19

@. When was the tune "Old GRAY
Mare popular?-T B. s.
A. This was one Of the most popular
Of the Lincoln campaign songs in 1850,
and continued to be a favorite with the
soldiers during the Civil War.
Evening star., 1941-05-19

@. What was used before the clock to
tell time?-F L. A.
A. The predecessors of the clock as
time measures were the sundial, clep-
sydra and hour glass. The clepsydra
was a water clock, consisting of a
transparent case in which water trickled
through hole in the bottom at such
rate that the receding water marked the
passage Of time Its invention is claimed
by many people from the Chinese in
1000 BIC. to the Germans in the 18th
century.
Evening star., 1941-05-19
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16
CHRISTMAS BOXES
 SHOULD BE SAVED

Tn the absence of on organized municipal plan for the collection of waste paper, residents of this city are urged to accumulate paper in. dependently and dispose of It to reps putable junk dealers. The only Waterbury agencies cooperating in the governments campaign to collect the essential commodity are Boy Scout troops, who have been gather. ing magazines, newspapers and rags, and selling them to waste paper dealers.
 One method of averting Q possible shortage has been recommended by Federal Price Administrator Leon Henderson who has advised civilians to open Christmas gift packages before the holiday Cf.d contribute boxes and wrappers to the drive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16

phen Curtis return would flash across the headlines Of nation = of how Q tramp steamer had picked up the remnants of the party far off the regular paths of ships. How he insisted on being flown directly home unannounced his fabulous rescue kept secret from the world until he had first held his wife in his arms.
 But now the man who was to figure as the hero of that amazing story held Diana close against his heart and in that moment all the strangeness and doubt of the last few weeks were swept away.
 At last he raised his head and looked at the others, his arms still holding Diana close, Are you all convinced now that men do sometimes return from the grave, and that if mans wife chooses to believe In him and walt for his return she Is not neces- sarily crazy2" he demanded, his tone and eyes accusing Adela.
 She shrank from him as he went on. T stood outside that door for & few minutes. Long enough to hear Diana accused of insanity, see Eyalyn find out that her husband had been untrue 10 her, and that my sister --- my sis- teri n was the brat who had de- stroyed her Eden. But had known that long agol"
 He felt Diana start and tight ened his grasp. T knew 1t on q certain snowy night, when my wife endangered her own reputa- ton thinking to save yours, Adela, which wasn't worth saving. I knew the trick you played to dis credit her in my eyes. But I wasn't ready to speak then = and that's why wanted you to stay, Diana, Because l knew you were fine and loyal and that could trust you with my life. thought I'd straighten everything out when I came back-and l will though hadn't thought to stay so longp
 HIS words released the tongues which had been spellbound and with an excited babble they all closed around stephen. But he would not take Adela in his arms, would only look at her with cold, accusing eyes. And Diana knew that Adela was be- ing Eaid in full for the havoc she had wrought, Sine whispered b ste- phcn, Please, stephen Adela can't help being like she is. She only did those terrible things be- cause she loved you 50 much--did not want you to love anyone more than you did her."
 Then she'll just have to get used to the idea" stephen said grimly, linyielding.
 Somehow they finally ali cleared out -- Phil Bruce escorting Eyalyn tenderly. And Diana remembered his words, "Tt was always under stood that one Of Us would marry her--take care Of her alwaysl" Phi would sec that no harm came to Eyaiyn.
 Adela and Richard - so strange ly alike in their unhappy natures perhaps they might find Q meas ire Of contentnent together, each understanding the other.
 And the officer, who went home 10 tell his family al about the strange drama he had witnessed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16
Q sERIAl. STORY
LADY BY REQUEST F
BY HELEN R. WOODWARD

THE STORY: The climax of many insults aimed at Diana Curt by her sister-in-law, Adela, comes when the vicious, splteful, girl frames 6 meeting between Diana and her former employer, hirta- tlous Richard Thorpe. Diana knowing Thorpe and Adela are having an afRair, goes tO his hunt ing lodge believing Adela is there. stephen finds them together, is hurt and bewilAeFed even though his marriage to Diana is tempo rary and one of convenience, cons tFacted to secure his S2,OOO,OO0 in- lseFitnace which he would not re- ceiye unless he married before the age of 8. Others in the story are Phil Bruce, Stephens best friend who Is strongly attracted to Die ana; Evaiyn Thorpe, beautiful blind wife of Richard, whom Di- ana believes stephen loves, Been somewhere, Dlana?" triumphant AdeIa asks when her plot to dis- credit his wife with stephen has worked. "I love him." flashes Di- ana, "and I'm going to fight for him!" stephen still feels Diana is innocent, leaves her in charge when he is called tO South Amer ica. His plane disappears but Die ana refuses to believe him dead. Thorpe and AdeIa tFiurnpbantIy announce, as an official arrives with an urgency order to put DI- ana in an institutiOn, that they plan tO marry as soon aS Thorpe can get a divorce. EyaIyn enters the room at this moment Phil Is also there. "Is lt true, Richs ard?" asks EyaIyn. "Yes," he ans. weFs.
 A GHOST RETURNING?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16

The room hung brenthle6s with stiffness, then EValyn threw up her head and faced them all. I'm glad RichardI If you've been q part of this dishonest plot against my dear Diana, then you deserve nothing better than a miserable, VindictiVe person like Adela to share your lifcl l wish you both the happiness you deseryeI"
 This speech coming from the gentle Eyalyn, had the effect Of compelling complete silence. Then the officer, growing restiye with iinpatlcpce, turned once more to Diana,
 "You must come with me" he said stiffiy.
 Diana shrugged, smiled. There seems to Dc nothing else 10 do," she said calmly. But it won't be for long. I can assure you. l have no doubt ] can convince any jury Of my sanityi"
 Especially with a live husband to support your eyidencel"
 The words. coming from the doorway, had tie effect Of q i3oinb.sheli thrown into their midst, as Stephen Curt, worn and Ifaggard but gripning epgagingiy. stepped into the room,
 "ssephenw Adeia shrieked, and giiFank back against Richard Thoipe,
 But Btephen's eyes were on Dianas face q face flooded with bIinding radiance incPedulity giving way to certainty-dcubt to joyfM realization. And just as be had spoken once before, he said, Diana, my beloved" and held cut his arms,
 With little cry, she flung her. self into them, felt them close around her strong, safe, heavenly, comforting. Felt his lips, hungry, demanding, passionate claim her own eager eyes. They ciung to- getheF, those two whom time and space and \ threatening eternity had not been able 10 part, and something Of the iBagpifceepce Of the moment thrilled the heart Of each spectator,
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16
COPYRIGHT. sess. NEA SERVICE. INC.

Which left Diana and Stephen alone in the library at last. The fading rays of the afternoon sun fell across the pleasant room as they sat in each others arms Stephens tired head rested against the red-gold waves of Diana's hair.
 Early this morning, from the boat bringing me home, I watched the sun come up out of the. sea- he said softly. And I tried to send a message from my heart to yours. l said"
 Her voice took up the words,
 Diana, my beloved = we shall soon be to gether again - In just e little while"
 Their eyes met, held in @ sort of glory. You heard?"
 she nodded. T don't know how --or why. only know that neither time nor space not even eternity-can keep Us apart"
 (THE END)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16
cRANIlJM CRACKERS
ROUND THE WORLD

When modern means Of trans- portRtion and communication are considered, the other side of the world seems but little farther than the other side Of town. Hang on, and we'll take Q quick trip around the diminishing sphere with some other famous globe girdlers,
 l. Was Magellan the first man to sail aroand the World2 How long did q trip take in his timer
 2. Who made the fictitious jour. ney Around the World in 60 Days" and who was the author that wrote about it2
 3. When was the first group air- plane flight around the world made, and was 1t the fastest trip up to that time?
 f. Who made the first solo flight around the world2 Had this flyer ever been around by plane before2 5. Who holds the round.the.world flight record today2
 Answers on Back Page
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16
CHAPTER xxIV

\ GHOST RETURNING?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-29
BY MRS. GAYNOR MADDOX NEA Service Staff Writer

If your husband is @ doctor, law yer. dentist or teacher, his meals should be as carefully planned as those of a firest baseman, If you want to keep him in shape to an- gwer calls, including his country's.
 Although his caloric require nents might be less than those of nn athlete e-from 20O0 to 24O0 call cries . day on an average = the mental and nervous strains usu- ally undergone daily by profess eional men demand the rebuilding Of energy and body tissue as would violent exercise.
 A balanced diet built around meat twice Q day, including also milk, eggs, vegetables, fruits. and cereals, 6 necessary for proper nutrition and good health. This menu for 6 day as typical example:
 BREAKFAST: Orange juice, French toast with maple syrup, Can- udian bacon. coffee. milk.
 LUNCH: Broiled lamb chops with naushrooms. carrot and corn casse- e1le. grapefruit salad, lime sherbet. 1slgnE cookies, milk.
 DINNER: Clam juice cocktail, hem steak with glazed bananas. as- DaHn6ns au gratin, baked potatoes, whele-wheat muffins, butterscotch rlslayd, eoffees milk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-29
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PATTERN Sse YOUNG AT FORTY" BROCK AND JACKET

You can be ''young as you feel" if you rely on simple jacket-frocks like this one, designed especially for the mature woman by Claire Pattern SsO. New York fash ion authorities agree that the best dressed women are over thirty be- cause by that time 8 woman knows her most becoming lines. You might begin right away on this pattern and make up several versions of 1t wi.h the help of the clever Sewing Guide. The novel pointed yokes with the gathering just below hold in the bodice fullness aided by the gathers at the waistline and match the gathering on the sleeves. Three quarter sleeves such as these, to- gether with the simple v-neck and the sofetly Aared panelled skirt, are denitely becoming to mature figures. Youll like the soft tie-belt, too. For extra chic make, a jacket to match. Tt.s cut long enough to disguise hips that may be too wide, and 1t gives you that all important ensemble look" Choose Q heavy crepe in one of the now winter shades-plum, gold. rust.
 Pattern se0 is cut in women's sizes sl, s6, SS, %, 42. 1l, 4e and 4s. slzs %. dress, takes SN yards 60 inch fabric.
 aend FIFTEEN CENTS (iSc) fin eaans for this pattern. WRITE CLEARLY sTzK. NAME, ADDRESS and STYLE NUMBER.
 Bend orders tc The Waterbury Democrat. Pattern Department, 70 Fifth Avenue, New York, ~. Y.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-29

An idiotic dream!
 It seems that in his kitchen, fry ing bacon and eggs, was man from the office whom he disliked. Though he protested, his visitor just laughed confidently and presented the plat ter to the dreamer'S wife who said, Bacon is sweet and so are you"
 It sounds silly enough, but any psychologist will tell you that your silliest dream may contain the clue to inner conflicts, conflicts you may not realize.
 Perhaps you, like this man, suffer from a fear of competition. In his dream, his subconscious wove a re- yealing drama based on the com- mon phrase, Bring home the ba- con-" He feared other men were better able than he to hold his wife's affection and to provide for her.
 Your subconscious may also use common objects or images as sym bols of youth secret emotions. A dream of a screen hints you're mak- ing excuses for yourself; 8 dark place symbolizes marriage. Or dc you dream of prison, snakes, music burning house?
 Our 32-page booklet scientifically explains many common dreams an6 dream symbols, helps you under stand their relations to your prob lems. Discusses sex dreams, dream. that come true.
 Send 10 cents in coin for you copy of "The Meaning of Dreams to (Name of Your Newspaper Home Service, 635 Sixth Avenue New York, N. Y. Be sure to writt plainly your name, addfess, and thu name of booklet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-29
Caroline Chatfield
There Are No Crandmothers Any More.
Says Today
Title Registered. U. s. Patent Office

There Are No Grandmothers Amy More.
 cndrnoaer swivel about her hosenod duties her shopping visiting her church going These tnns vacation visitors the little manseeven when they on hd n to meals fifteen minutes ae Thinking nk re- rmarkabe because 0andmotners uree meals were three represented her offerings ao
 fine shrine of Grandfather and she wanted all guests
 Grandfather blessed the her
 maid to do the work for her family Ot two sw With magic of management morning breakfast that began wlth HNA@ ended with wafes and syrup bowl of freshly cut flowers on the and smell the white pantain Ne arrangements that wouldn't win show prize today
 Next to Grandmother loved her flowers When she had resod pots and boxes the porcn Being Presbyterian minister's wife she had very little Of this worlds chd wed persistent in her quiet way She was determined example to know and approached her task In earnest ano soil and said sweet She smeed said delicious and made me its coor another for its o an habits She called them by their AA names home respected the personality of each one
 Wild while the dew them and the had to get up early they MOon they unurd couldn't perfume they exhaed Sometimes when the and excused to on the the mOOnowefs folding grandmother to watch with her thi~ white miracle. CAROLINE CHATFIELD
 CTo COntinued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-29
QUESTIONS $ ANSWERS
 Call It Cri

Call It CFt
 With thirty years experience as nurse in hospitals and Sanitariums (hydrotherapy) I must say your teachings regarding the harmless ness of exposure to sudden chilling, cold, dampneSS or wet are correct. I have never seen the slightest evi- dence that any one ever took cold from such exposure, although most people try to account for their "colds" that way. (F. L.)
 Answer-T Thank you. Of course people who harbor such obsessions would dismiss your observation as of no weight, against their own flreside fancieS. They even brush aside the experience and scientific observation of Stefansson as insig- niflcant. We can't change :he, minds of the Eold fossils. Let US concentrate on education of the young. Send twenty-five cents and one-cent stamped envelope bearing your address, for booklet "Call It Cri". It will help you to avoid the all too common respiratory infec- tions you quaintly call "colds' - quaintly because you know. if you're not child-minded, that cold and wet has nothing to do with such illness. Rhubarb
 i will cooked rhubarb cause arth- ritis2 I like to drink an average of a cupful of cooked rhubarb in wat CT daily. (M. O
 Answer-No. It is good wholesome food for any one. Especially good old pie-plant pie. Wow! It's a long time since breakfast.
 Copyright, 1941, John F. Dille Co.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-29
----------WE THE WOMEN
 TALL GIRLS DON'T HAVE TO STOOP TO CONQUER

riages among their club members in the near future.
 This tall girls success at turn ing what most girls consider so- cial handicap into social asset ought to inspire tall girls all over the country to hunt themselves up some tall friends instead of going around with little girls who make theme feel self conscious and keep them from looking attractive = even to tall men.
 And tall girls aren't the only ones who might take a lesson from this Tip Peppers Club. What about the fat girl, who knows she hasn't the will power to diet all her life? Maybe she could make a go of club that limits its membership according to weight. She ought to get the men in without any trouble, if there is any truth in the old saying, Nobody loves 8 fat man."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-29
Latest Styles
GIO1ltdng Yourself
By Alicia Hart
MA Service sfa8 writer


 The mother who wants her daughter to grow up to be happy woman never tells her that she's no beauty. Maybe she WILL De one $ later. And if she isn't, she can be \ charmer anyway-M you love her and if you teach her by example as well as by word. ,@ @
 After ai. it's belief in oneself that lies underneath all the rules for developing poise. And your Mary will develop that helief althougE she's a clumsy litle girl now, if you have faith in her.
 Never say her hair E unruly- fix itI Do not laugh with embar- rassment every time she stumbles in the presence Of your gueSts-foc- Ret 1t until you are alone, then tell Mary how divinely tall SheU be when she's nineteen. Or if her awk- wardness is marked, just look at her when she enters the rOOm-look at her warmly BEFORE she stumbles.
 After all, the grace that puts others at their ease and wins gen. uine admiration is largely g matter of self confidence. And you can teach Mary manners, posture and all the other learned graces. i
 You can teach her how to stand straight with her shoulders fiat and chest high, and you can show her the importance of good health, perfect cleanliness, and considera- ton for others. Naturally, she will need criticism too--the child who does not get 1t misses 1t. But critic cisin also should be pointed toward her virtues instead of her faults. You flourish on praise, don't ycu2 So will your daughter. Then, too, remember that chtl. dren often have a strictly practical attitude: they believe what they see. And if you. do one thing and say another-such as letting YOUR hair struggle after you've coEn- plained of HER lintidinesS- Mary may be confused and sine may be- come painfully shy. Of course, the very worst thing you can do is to allow her older sister or brother to tease her about any physical char acteristic. 8