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T wWOoMA Developing Ch BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER Parents may be responsible for pro- moting talent in a child or of crush- ing it. This has proven true in so many instanc at not only are psychologists aware of it, but parents ind teachers also. abllities in little folk are encouraged their interest is stimulated. By ridi culing what children try to do par- ZERY = wAiwEe TALENT MAY BE DEVELOPED BY ENCOURAGEMENT EVEN WHEN EFFORTS ARE AMUS- INGLY CRUDE, ents make them either refrain from other attempts or else pursue their bent away from critical and censori- ous eyes. But it takes a child with an unquenchable determination, one The Daily Cross-Word Puzzle (Copyright. 1927.) ‘1. Commercial equality. 10. Openings. 11. Atmosphere. 2. Deer of Europe. . Steer wildly. Mountain in Crete. Greek letter. 1050 (Roman). . Toward. . Misplaces, City in Germany. Snake. Electrified particle. . Fades away. . Hangs over, . Pronoun. Metric unit, . Devour. Negativ . Japanese shrub. . Girl's name. Minced oath. Balsam: . Magic. Down. . Kingly. Notable period. Cry of a crow. Fleshy. 18. Willow twig. SONNYSAYINGS BY FANNY ¥. CORY. 1 wonder why sunscts alers make: me feel like Dod has His eye on me, even when I ain’t done nuffin’ ber bad? (Copyright. 1927.) Guaranteed pure imported OLIVE OIL Sold Everywhere L] | Parent’s Prodigies. { what might have proven worth while | under consequence. | showing the children that much is ex- | that the best comes out. | is fostered by parents who encourage ildren’s Talents who has the elements of a genius, for | him not to stop exercising his abili- | ties under such adverse conditions. | When considering the attitude of | pavents in this matter, we find that ‘When budding | they come under three groups—those | who quell their children, those who have a flattering attitude toward |them and those who encourage in a | kindly critical way. It is the first | xroup who deter children from de- | veloping to their best ability, prevent- ling them from giving to the world getting *from it the most that re capable of. They thoughtlessly, some- | times deliberately, preferring not to be disturbed if interrupted in the midst of pleasures more to their own likine ihan looking at a child's work. Uniortnnately, there are self-centered parcats who rebuff children. 1, sometime: The parents who think their chil- drer are prodigies, and who exhibit | whatever is done by them to others. expecting all to concur heartily with their _own appreciative estimation. etimes are responsible for crush- 2 bil tion making the children what they do. They lose their initfa- tive in an overbearing conceit tain that they do remarkably weli without sceking to improve. Often such children stand so in their own lisht when teachers try to instruct them, but they fail to accomplish good guidance, pluming them- selves on their past accomplishments and refusing help so that when teach- ers try to instruct them in funda- mental principles failure is a sure | Spur of Interest. It is when parents encourage chil- dren, partly by praise, partly by pected of them when they have abil- with a genuine inter- in_the work of their little folk, Fulsome praise of everything they do fails to accomplish development of talent as well as ignoring abilities, But talent and inspire efforts, always helping the child to realize that success can crown work only when honest en- deavor goes into it. Avoid Pressure. Sometimes such parents stimulate endeavor to such a high pitch that overwork is but natural. A child should be allowed freedom to develop in his own way to a large degree without any feeling of pressure. It is possible to crush with overwork as well as by ignoring and quelling budding geniuses. Indiscriminate approba- | overvalue | BY DICK MANSFIELD. Registered. U. 8. Patent Office | | When, if you stuck a pin in the | grouna w.ile it raining and the sun shin‘ag. then listened closely, you could *hear the devil beating his wife.” LITTLE BENNY BY LEE PAPE. Ma was laying in her steamer chair hoping she would feel better insted of werse, and pop sed, Come on now, mother, brace up, the sea is as calm as a lake, I ixpect you to go down to the dining room for dinnir. Theres no more chance of that than there is for a camel to see through the eye of a needle, and if you call this as calm as a lake you must of seen lakes that I never saw, ma sed. If 1 was the captain of a boat Id make it a rule to stop for an hour every 10 miles, she said. By the way, theres a question Ive bin intending to ask you for several weeks, pop sed. Jest before we left the house you were washing your hands at the basin in_the bathroom, are you sure you terned the water off? he sed. Why Willyum Potts wat an ideer, dont I always tern the water off? ma sed, and pop sed, Why yes, under nor- mal conditions, but wen your ixcited about going to Europe and things of that sort it mite be diffrent, I dident notice you tern it off. But my goodniss Willyum for land sakes the house would be in a state of flood by this time, ma sed, and pop sed, Yes, thats the mental pickture thats bin haunting me, of corse if you terned it off I sippose you'd remem- ber it. Of corse I would, I mean no, I cant axually recall terning the spikkot, my heavens Willyum that would be awful, that would be a clamitty, theres no werd for wat it would be, ma sed. 20. West Indian witchcraft. . The sun, . Male child. . Finish. . Circular rim and hub. 28. Spanish form of address. 2. Define and analyze. Scoff. . Hail! Game. Not even. . Russian river, 39. 502 (Roman). Answer to Yesterday’s Puzzle. Lessons in English BY .W. L. GORDON. Words often misused—Do not say 'vou have changed some since I saw {you.” Say *somewhat.” Often mispronounced—Incarcerate. | Pronounce in-kar-ser-ate, first a as in | “car,” accent on second syllable. { Often misspelled—Infantile; tile. ‘ Synonyms—Trust, intrust, confide, consign, assign, relegate, commit. |™"Word ‘study—"Use a word three s, and it 1s yours.” Let us in- B e our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word— Chaotic; disordered, confused. “He {brought the country out of this cha- otic condition.” ti of the —this alluring, ing attractive with its subtile, mystic appeal can be yours. Possess this bewitching appearance thru. fascinat- beauty 34 Gouraup's ORIENTAL CREAM Made in White - Flesh - Raohel Send,_ 10c. for Trial Size i ns & Son, New York § And she jumped up off her steam- er chair all ixcited, and pop sed, Of corse you terned it off, you proberly never terned it on, I jest wunted to prove I could take your mind off your imaginerry seasickniss, now will you come into the dining room for dinner? I should say not, less than ever, Im as weak as a Kittin after sutch a shock, wat a crazy ideer, ma sed. And she layed down in her chair agen, say- ing, Tell the deck steward to send me up something to nibble, not more than 2 or 3 courses. ‘Wich pop did. Today in Washington History | BY DONALD A. CRAIG. October 18, 1791.—This was the second day of the initial sale of lots in the new city. The Commissioners noted that the chief purchasers came “from the westward.” All of the lots sold were in the vicinity of the White House, known as the President’s House. October 18, 1800.—Citizens of the District met at 6 o’'clock in the eve- ning and adopted a resolution directing a committee to make arrangements to welcome Congress at its first session in the new city. Leonard Harbaugh was elected chairman of the commit- tee. It was agreed that the Wash- ington City committee should co- operate with a committee from George- town, and that the citizens of Alexan- dria, which was then in the District, should be invited to join in the celebration. October 18, 1814.—An act of the city council, approved this day, appropri- ated $300 to procure a sword for presentation to Capt. Joshua Barney, U. 8. N., who had fought so gallantly a few weeks before in the Battle of Bladensburg. Barney had been driven up the Patuxent River by the British flieet, and when he found he could not escape and that he was no match for the enemy, he burned his ships and, with his 500 sailors, joined Gen. ‘Winder’s army in the defense of Washington. His little force bore the brunt of the fighting. October 18, 1859.—Gov. Wise of Vir- ginia passed through the city with State troops on his way to Harper's Ferry, to assist in the capture of John Brown and his raiders. Fish Pie. Grease a pie dish and coat the bot- tom with a layer of any kind of fish free from skin and bone, and cut into 2-inch lengths. Dredge lightly with flour, salt and pepper, and cover with a layer of thinly sliced tomatoes, fol- lowed by a layer of thin slices of raw potatoes. Season each layer and cover with more fish. Pour over a g« parsley sauce and cook with short- crust pastry. Bake in a moderate oven for about one hour. Serve hot. Cooked green peas may be added to this, and chopped pimentos make a change. pdesiagate o in, Orange Eggnog. Strain the juice of an orange into a thin glass. Beat the white of an egg to a stiff froth and heap upon the orange juice. Dust very lightly with powdered sugar and serve. Any | or an overdose of little brother and sister, or Uncle Henry and Aunt Jane. | Cure for Joy-Rides and Night Parking of Younger“ ation—Advice to Bachelor of Forty-five | on “Settling Down.” Gen [DEAR MISS DIX: Where can a girl have privacy if not at home? Don't vou think that girls should be able to receive their hoy and girl friends in their own parlors without the whole family coming in to hear what is being said? PAT. Answer: They certainly should, Pat, but the trouble with most families | is that they are afflicted with a consuming curiosity that makes them ruth lessly disregard the individual privacy of every member of it There are mighty few homes in which any one can make a move without being put through the third degree about it, or get a telephone call without everybody listening In, or receive a letter without everybody having to read it. And there are plenty of homes in which it never dawns on mother and father that their girls’ beaux haven't come to see them. So father toddles in and monopolizes the conversation by monologuing about his early life, and what he thinks the Giants are going to do, and mother sits out the caller t«lling all about the time she had the rheumatism, and what a cute baby Jenny was, and how sick she was when she cut her first tooth. And then they wonder that that nice Blank boy didn’t come back, and why it is that the girls always go out of an evening, and that the young folks don't drop in. They never dream that there is too much mother and father, Of course, your father and mother should meet the young people who come to your house, but having done that, and assured them that it is a | pleasant day and quite seasonable for thig time of the year, it is the old folks' cue to fade away and take with them the younger members of the family, and give the girl a_show. For it certainly does cramp the young people’s style to have the old people around. It isn't that the boys and girls want to do or say anything to which their elders would object. It is just that they want to be young and foolish and giggly and free of all eavesdroppers, who are storing up criticism for future }1“"”“;8 upon what.are-the-young-people-coming-to and they-didn’t-do-this-way- n-my-day. Believe me, there would be fewer joy-rides and parked cars along the roadways if mother and father would give daughter the free use of the parlor. DOROTHY DIX. AR MISS DIX: I am a bachelor, over a professional man blessed with good health, some means, and have my domestic arrangements cared for by an excellent housekeeper. I am of a rather phlegmatic temperament, but am beginning to feel that I would like to marry and settle down, as the saying is. For some years I have known a lady who is neither too voung nor too old, a widow with two small children, a most charming, platonic friend. She is high-strung, vivacious, likes a good time, is cultured, and a good house- keeper, but she is temperamental, independent, and of a most determined character. ‘Will it be safe for one who is past the romantic stage of life to mar such a woman and undertake the responsibility of a ready-made family, o would it be better for both to continue the platonic friendship, notwithstanding the feeling which urges me to settle down? PERPLEXED BACHELOR. PR Answer: It scems to me that you are about as much settled down as you ever can be until you are settled In the grave, and the question is whether you can ever get enough out of your rut to make marriage repay you for all you would give up. Nothing but a very strong feeling for the woman would compensate you for tearing up all of your habits by the roots, and sacrificing “If I've busted a window, part of me wants to tell the truth an' the other part remembers how much a switch hurts.” (Covyright. 1927.) _— NANCY PAGE Mrs. Page Evolves a New Apron for Joan BY FLORENCE LA GANKE, When Joan saw the laundress washing and ironing she begged to do likewise. Nancy believed in letting children absorb as much household routine as possible. She sald she never had been “exposed” to enough home management when she was a child. And she did not intend that her young niece should be as ignorant as | she, Nancy, was when she married. than the average man possesses. So gather your lady is worth the ris| Watching Mr. Blacksnake. Ero you jump look where you'll land, For danger lurks on_ever: —O0ld and, other Nature. It was the day after Peter had been spying on Mrs. Peter in the dear Old Briar-patch that he almost had an ad- venture up there in the Old Pasture. Thinking so much of himself and his own troubles, which after all were imaginary, Peter Rabbit had become very careless. So it was that he hopped over an old log without first looking to see that everything was all right on the other side. You know, it 1s a very careless thing to jump with- out. ’"M“,f Just wi ‘ary going to land ‘and all aboul ré you are _going to land, No sooner had Peter's feet struck the earth than there was a great com- HE LOOKS RATHER QUEER TO ME, THOUGHT PETER. motion among the dead leaves close beside him, and Peter jumped again with surprising quickness. “‘My good- ness!” exclaimed Peter, as he looked back. Then he exclalmed again when he discovered that he had just missed landing on Mr. Blacksnake. And Mr, Blacksnake was in a dread- ful temper. Yes, sir, he certainly was in a dreadful temper. He was striking this way and that way, as if he were trying to strike some one. At the least little sound Mr. Blacksnake would strike in every direction. Peter kepi atill and presently Mr. Blacksnake quieted down. “He looked rather queer to me,” thought Peter. “He looks dull. He hasn’t got that black, shiny coat that he usually has. No, sir, Mr. Black- snake doesn’t look himself. I wonder if he is sick.” Just then Mr. Blacksnake moved in such a way that Peter had a good look at his head. There was something ood | queer about Mr. Blacksnake's eyes. They were dull-looking. In fact, Mr. Blacksnake looked as if he might be partly or wholly blind. Certainly he looked queer. Presently Mr. Blacksnake moved close up to the old log over which Peter jumped. Peter could see that there was a very narrow space under one end of that old log. Mr. Black- snake began trying to push his head through under the old log at this place. At first he couldn't seem to succeed. But he worked and he worked, and Peter sat there and arment can be made to look like new with rich,f;st black. 3T DYES 24 porPULA OR TINTS R 6HADES And that is saying nothing of the father proposition. own children a man is eased Into fathe: him to it, but suddenly to have a family dumped upon him requires more nerve However, there are compensations, for if children are noisy and troublesome they are also interesting, age is a dreary thing to look forward to. your freedom, as you would have to do if you took unto yourself a wife, ‘When they are his rhood by slow gradations which inure and a lonely old fiournge together and make the plunge if you think the Marriage with a vivacious and determined widow with two children may be full of tacks, but it will never be dull. (Copyright, 1927.) BEDTIME STORIES DOROTHY DIX. 8Y THORNTON W. BURGESS watched. Presently, after working quite a while, Mr. Blacksnake forced his head through. From where Peter was he could see Mr. Blacksnake when he came out the other side. It wasn't the same Mr. Blacksnake at all. At least, it wasn’t in appearance, ‘There was nothing dull about the Mr. Blacksnake who was coming out from under that old log. His eyes were as bright and staring as ever Peter had seen them. He ran tongue out at Peter now. Peter gfinned. He wasn't afraid of Mr. Blacksnake, for he knew he was too big for Mr. Blacksnake to eat. Still he didn’t want to have any trouble with Mr. Blacksnake, Suddenly it came to Peter what had happened. Mr. Blacksnake was getting rid of his old coat. Undernath it he had a new coat and so he had no use for two coats. It was that old coat that had made him look so dull. And he really had been blind for a few minutes. You see, when Mr. Black- snake gets rid of his old coat he gets rid of a film over his eyes also, and after this is loosened and until he actually gets rid of it he cannot see very well. Now Mr. Blacksnake was literally running out of his skin. But, of course, his old coat was really his old skin. It was turned inside out. He had started it that way by forcing his head under that old log. Once started it peeled off easily. In just a moment Mr. Blacksnake was entirely free, and never had he looked handsomer and never had he appeared liveller and, truth to tell, never had he been hungrier. o Cucumber Salad. This salad is equally good served with fish or with cold meat or poultry dishes. Peel and slice a cucumber very thin. Mix one-half a teaspoonful of finely chopped chives with one-half gill of vinegar or lemon juice. Season with salt, pepper, cayenne and a grate of nutmeg. Stir this very carefully into two tablespoonfuls of sour cream, arrange the cucumber in a glass or cucumber dish, pour the dressing over and sprinkle with chopped parsley. Keep in a cold place or on ice until required. e Cooking Wisdom. Baking powder biscuits are much lighter if made too wet to handle on a board. They should have a. little flour sifted over them and flour should also be sifted on the hands which are to handle the biscuits. With a little practice they can be molded into good shape. Cookles are softer made in tis way and less flour is required in the dough. Crullers and doughnuts cook more tender if a cover is placed on the frying utensil. - New Soufflé Recipe Try It! 1 can Gorton's Cod Fish Cakes 1 tablespoon Butter 1 cup Milk 1 tablespoon Flour 3 Eggs, separated % teaspoon Salt ind beaten Make a smooth cream sauce with the butter, flour, milk. Stir in the fish cakes anc cook five minutes. Remove from fire and cool. Beat in thoroughly the .yolks of the eggs. Then stir in lightiy the stiffly beaten egg whites. Turn intc buttered dish and bake slowly about 30 minutes. Serve at once. THIE recipe was discovered by a home cook in whose family Gorton's Ready-to-Fry Cod Fisp Cakes are so well liked that they are served often. We are always glad to hear original recipes. 1f YOU have any, send them in. orfon’s Ready to Fry Cod Fish Cakes Gorton-Pew Fisheries Co.,Ltd.,Gloucester,Mase. ‘Write for FREE booklets “Gorton's Deep Sea Recipes” Accordingly she purchased a di- minutive laundry outfit for Joan. A rubber apron protected her clothes as she splashed in the suds to her heart's content. But Nancy for {roning Aunt worked out another apron. She had seen one made of soft voile, with smocking, but her scheme was sim- pler. She purchased tissue gingham in a small plaid. She used one-half yard of material. The entire width was left in the apron. A narrow heading was put at the neck and a hem at the bottom. A drawstring went In the neck heading. Some circular cuts or slits were made for the armholes. These were bound. Nothing could have been easier to slip on and off, nor simpler to iron. ‘Would you be interested in the fu mentalaof ShIBT trninel . Weite o Page. care of this paper. inclosing a stam A self-addressed envelope asking for her leaflet on “Child Care.” (Copyright. 1927.) s A Oatmeal Marbles. Mix together one pound each of eatmeal and flour, three-fourths pound of sugar, three teaspoonfuls of bak- ing soda, two teaspoonfuls each of ground ginger, and cinnamon, and one teaspoonful of mixed spices. Rub in one-half pound of lard, and add two eggs and three-fourths pound of syrup mixed. Work into a stiff dough. Divide into little pleces like marbles, place them well apart on a greased tin, and bake until brown in a moder- ate oven for about thirty minutes. e Rye Medley. Cut into small pieces equal parts of dates and tart apples. Add the same amourt of chopped nuts, and to each cupful of the fruit and nut mixture add one cupful of rye flakes. Mix up well and just before serving add cream in the desired quantity. i FEATURES." MILADY BEAUTIFUL BY LOIS Coiffure for Straight Hair. ! Dear Miss Leeds: I am 29 years | old, 5 feet 4 inches tall and weigh 127 pounds. brown. My eyes and hair are dark | My hair is very straight and | stubborn, but it is of fine texture. l‘ | | Farboil Paints are made in one grade only, -the finest money can | rect. | one ounce of the dried tea I jtea has cooled, str: | to get rid of freckles' am letting it grow long and it hangs | about four or five shoulders. It does not hold a wave or marcel. I used to part in in the middle and coil it over each ear. Can | you suggest another way to dress it? Is my weight right? Mrs. 1. W Answer—Yes, your weight is cor- The first thing to do toward improving your coiffure is to make | your hair Softer and more manage- able. To do this you must be careful | about shampooing it. Make your own shampoo liquid by shaving and melt- ing pure castile soap. Use soft water to wash your hair if possible. Lather it once, rinse and then lather a second time. ' Rinse thoroughly -in warm | water, using a bath spray and bein careful to remove all traces of soap. Now rub your hair partially with a turkish towel and then appl tea to the hair. This will make vour bhair soft and will prevent premature graying. The tea is made by brewinz es in When (he inches over my | one pint of boiling water. nd moisten your liquid. Shampoo way every two we s. G will notice an improvement and hair will become less stub that ‘it will hold a wave, ) vour scalp every day for 10 minute and brush it thoroughly with a clean brush. add a monfa to the rinsing water. If yon are tired of a center part In your coiffure, try a side part on the left Bring a strand of hair in fra your left ear and train it to r evenly with the in this radually |on your cheek—brush the ren: of the hair on that side hackwar Comb the larger section of hair diag. | (- onally across your forehead and brin the ends back. Join them with the ends of the hair from the left side into a French twist. LOIS LEEDS Banishing the Freckle. Dear Miss Leeds: Is there any way They are my biggest beauty problem. 1 don't be- lieve that a girl who has them could possibly be called pretty, do you? I am 16 years old, 5 feet 2 inch tall WHY WE DO BY DR. MEHRA We want to lick the fellow who knocks the home town, because he has picked the fight and struck the first blow. When you rap a fellow’s home town you are giving him a back-handed slap. The logic runs like this: All who come from hick towns are hicks. You come from a hick town. Therefore you are a hick. The sting lics in the truth that every man is identifled with the place in which he lives. The same holds regarding a man’s friends, his ideas, his hobby, his auto, his family, his job—any object or per- son or situation more or less closely related to himself. Take the tin Lizzie as an example. If you so much as hint that the old bus is developing asthma, the proud owner will stand on his hind legs and fight with fire in his eye. He is really defending himself. Should he admit that his car is N. G., then he must also allow that he is a poor mechanic or that he lacks good judg- ment in selecting cars or that he can- not afford a better one. In any case the situation is humil ating. So he defends his honor by standing up for old rattle-bones. A knock in the auto is not nearly so distressing as a knock at the auto. | “Ask the man who owns one” is a pretty safe bet. No matter what make car you drive, it is the best. I know mine is. There is a way of avoiding this trouble. Take the wind out of the sails of ridicule by being the first to| knock the home town or the car, even I carry my world in my mind, So if I am careless - or cross Or if to new truths I am blind whele world will suffer 2 loss! n off the leaves | ou ‘When vou wash your hrush | few drops of houschold am- | LEEDS. Am T under JEAN. Answer—They are not so bad as that, my dear! Many pretty girl have freckles. They make one look like a healthy, outdoor girl. Just a few light ftreckles are nothing te worry about, but if they are dark and T weigh 103 pounds. weight? sage | and numerous they may be bleached, | The deeper ones will never come ouf ntirely, but they may le light - in color. H you may | Three ounces I | elderflower water arin, a smeall pir simple blea parts rose-wi i ained lemon juice. | 10 pou ounces horax ay he made of and onme pui You should gai s LOIS LEEDS Removing a Wart. W.—(1) If it is a small war ring it around with cold cream aned then touch the raised point with &l: cial acetic acid on the end of a tooth pick. be careful not to get any acid jon the skin. If the wart is physiclan remove it ds over the aver ase send a_stan envelope for 1 waflet on of the Le zives the exercises you need to redu legs and ankles. (4) Unless your skin | is very sensitive T think you will find the lotion for checking ~perspiratior | auite satisfactory. Do not use it if it | seems to irritate’ the skin. howevel | It is not harmful to the average per- | son if used according to directions. | LOIS LEEDS (Covyright. 1927 WHAT WE DO N K. THOMSON. ]as you and I prevent a bawling out |after making a blunder, by calling ourselves all kinds of a fool. A compliment, as well as a slam, may be dished out In the same way, Praise a man’'s home town or his autg and you compliment the man himseif, This principle runs all through life: When aimed at some cherished pos: session, criticism hurts: praise pleases. In either case the force of the pain or, pleasure is in direct ratio to the degree to which you have identified yourself with the given situation. We want to fight the fellow who knocks our home town or tin Lizzle | because we have to. It is a elear | case of self-defense. 2 (Copyright. 1927.) | 'e actually mean that Farboil Enamel Paint is new. It is the whitest white enamel made. hard tile-like surface, which neither dirt nor grease can penetrate. It can be washed as easily as tile; a damp cloth quickly wipes off finger prints. You will enjoy using Farboil Enamel Paint in the parlor, bathroom or kitchen; on walls and woodwork. It brushes easily, flows smoothly, and covers twice as well as ordinary enamels. It dries to a Farbo, the water paint that won't rub off, is sold in practically every paint store in Washington. A complete line of Farboil Paints, Varnishes and Lacquers may be purchased in Washington H. Schneider, 716 41/, Street S.W. Martin Bros., 1408 P St. N.W. from buy. In College Park—College Park Lumber & Supply Co. In Laurel—Geo. W. Waters Co.