Evening sentinel, Monday, June 8, 1925 · page 8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And folks have time for little folks

wears a: A NAME?

Faun-bout your name; It. history; Its meanlnm whence It was the
rived; Its significance; your lucky day and luekyJewel.

 

By MILDRED MARSHALL

 

MILDRED

ILIiRED Is something of I
M holy name. since it has it her-

itage closely associated with
religious orders. ’l‘hough said to be
of 'l‘euton origin. It was exclusively
Saxon In its early use; indeed It may
be said to be almost hierclun. since
its first appearance was in the funi-
ily of King Mcrowuld.

Mild was a Saxon word meaning

"mild." and by the addition of
"thryth." another Saxon term sig-
nifying “command." the feminine

name Mlldtltryth was formed. lie—
causo it was translated to mean
”mild speech." it was much used as
a name for gentle damsels with re-
ligions Inclinations.

King lierowald had three' daugh-
ters whom he named Mlldgyth. Mil-
burgh and Mildthryih—thus employ-
ing all versions of the name'then in
use. All three became nuns of a
holy order. The two latter were
later abbesses. one in Shropshire.
the other in the Isle of ’l‘hanet.
They were finally canonlzed in
recognition of their hintly lives, as
Mlldburgh and Mildreda.

Thus Mildred. Mildrid. or Mildreda
(as you prefer) came into existence.
and straightway won great popular-
Ity in Shropshire. and, later. through-
out all England. (lermany adopted
Mildred. but It has never had definite
vogue there in spite of its Teutonic
origin. The consonants were too
harsh for France and Spain. though
the latter oceaslonally employs Mil-
dreda. nccenllng only the vowels in
tho soft Latin manner.

Mildred was the name given to
the famous daughter of Burlelgh.
and through her its place among
English maids was forever assured.
Recently it was revived to even
greater vogue in England and Amer-
lcn, and etymologlsts claim that the
record of babies christened by that
name In the last ten years of the
nineteenth century would be astound-
ing and unbelievable.

"l'he emerald is Mildred’l hill-
manlc gem. It is said to promise
her a. keen intellect. charm and suc-
cess in the affairs of the heart. The
hawthorne, signifying hope, is her

 

flower. Wednesday Is her lucky day
and 3 her lucky number.

 

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THE

A RADIO

 

By TBOMAI EIJWAX

HOT OFF .

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dresses made to the recent

meeting of the British 'Assocla-
tion for the Advancement of Science
at Toronto. Canada, was that of Mr.
Sherwin F. Kelly, of the University
of Toronto. on the use of radio
methods In pr0spectlng for concealed
bodies of metal-bearing ores.

Such methods have been suggested
'by a number of engineers. and Mr.
Kelly went into all these suggestions
in detail. discussing the probable
usefulness of each of them. Many
important ore bodies have already
been traced out and explored. it ap-
pears, by one or another of the elec-
trical methods.

ONE of the most interesting ed-

 

The greatest successes in electrical
prospecting have been secured. Mr.
Kelly's data Indicates, in instances
“tn-which a part of the buried ore
body was already known, as. for
example. where there is an outcrop
ot‘ the mineral vein on the surface
of the ground.

In these cases an audio-frequency
or even a radio-frequency electric
(urrent can be introduced into the
ore body and then picked up at (lif-
fercnt points along the ground sur—
face. the result being the possibility
of tracing the position of the min-
eral vcin underground.

 

Strictly speaking. these are not
really radio methods: they would be
l-ot‘tl-r described as electrical meth-
ods, although it is true that much
use has been made in all these. tests
of radio apparatus and of scientific
infotrmation that we owe to the radio

art. ~

A firictly radio method of pros-
pecting for underground minerals
would involve the projection of a
radio wave or a directed radio beam
downward into the ground. and the
detcmilnation, by means of the be-
havior of this wave or beam, of what
kind of material was hidden in the
rocks.

Nothing like this has been done.
Mr. Kelly reports. although it is
probable that it will be attempted
before long. and that at least a cer-
tain measure of success will be
attained.

Another item of interest at the
Toronto scientific meeting was Pro-
fessor Bilberstein's calculation ofthe
maximum possible size of the uni-

.X~i'ay

 

verse. This calculation Is based on
the Einstein theory and on certain
definite facts now available about
the character of the light that comes
to the earth from distant stars.

Professor Sllbersteln computes the
maximum size of the universe as
about l.000,000.000.000.000,000.000.000
miles from side to side. And even
if We got to the other side we would
not stop. If we kept onogolng we
would come back again to our start-
ing point. just as a man does if he
sails around the earth.

A radio message sent out across
the universe would come back to its
starting point (if not disturbed en
route) in about 400.000.000.000 years.

 

THE RADIO PRIMER
One \Dally Fact for Listeners

Hard and Soft Tubes differ simply
in the amount of gas that was left
in the tube when it was made. “'8
say that all radio tubes contain s.
"vacuum." but vacuum is really a
relative term. There is no such
thing as a perfect vacuum, at least
here on earth. In every vacuum
tube. no matter how carefully or
perfectly it was made. there are
always many millions of atoms of
gas. atoms that could not be pumped
out when the vacuum In the tube
was produced.

The number of these atoms that
get left behind in the tube differs in
different tubes. Sometimes the vac-
uum-mnking apparatus works more
efficiently than at other times; So
some tubes have only a few million
gas atoms in a unit volume while
others have many billions of atoms.

The "soft" tubes are the ones that
have many atoms; the "hard" tubes
are the ones that have few atoms.
These terms have nothing to do with
radio. They are derived. as a matter
of ,fact. from X-ray technique. The
tubes that have many gas
atoms in them produce feeble X-rays
and are therefore called “soft" tubes.
Conversely, the X-ray tubes that are
especially well evacuated produce
strong or "hard" rays. These mean-
logs were simply carried over into
radio.

In radio. a soft vacuum tube will
make a good detector but a poor
amplifier. A hard tube. on the other
hand. is best as an amplifier. The
hard tubes need more "8" battery
voltage than the soft tubes do.

 

 

Lyrics of tire
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THE FRONT P,0 RCH

I think the very nicest part
Of houses is no part at all.‘
Not really part. The roof and well.
And other things that people start
W'hen building houses. I suppose
Are really houses.thlngs like those.
Yet. for a pins to play and rest
The front porch always seems the
best.

When Mother brings her sewing out,
And sister gets the dishes done.
“'8 always have the nicest fun,

And. my, the things we talk about!—
About the folks across the street.
And things to wear. and things to

eat,

The way it always is. you know.

When women get together so.

And when our daddy's home again
At night. he doesn‘t shush you till
You're all tired out from keeping

still

(You know the way it is with men).
He says. "Well, how's the little

miss?”
And gives my face a fuzzy kiss.

And says to Mother. "Well. my dear,

Was anybody special here?"

That's why I like the front porch so.
Inside the house It's this or'that;
There isn‘t any chance to chat

Or visit very much, you know.

But when the summer's here. we
sit
Each evening on the porch a bit.

 

And Mother smiles. and Daddy Jokes,

THE FIRST GRAY HAIR

When Mother finds the first gray
hair
(And they will come as sure as care.
As sure as grief that comes to all)
I hope no moment you recall
When you were thoughtless end
unkind——
And. yes. I hope. when mothers find
That strand of gray. it will not
- bring
We said or did. May it be
That make them gray. and not their
tears.

Time brings the grey to every brow;
That does not matter—only how.

Youth has Its golden. youth its

brown.

But silver is the mother's crown.
An honor she has won with love
To wear on earth. to wear above.

But. sons and daughters. in life's

noon

I would not have her age too soon.
Oh. let it come from God's own hand
In God's good time. each silver

strand.

Yes. let it come as honors do
To all the good and all the true. .
A holy sign that God has sent
That Mother's strength is nearly
spent
And Mother's task is nearly done.
A fender daughter. better son.
Now let us lighten Mother's load,
And lend a hand, and smooth the
read.
And do a little larger share
When Mother finds the first gray
hair.

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.The sketch shows a very good-

Black Silk Combined with Vivid
Print ls Chosen for Summer
Pajama Negligee.

bit extreme and during. the

pajama negligee Is now looked
upon as a most circumspect addi-
tion to the wardrobe. and when
It is made of coma substantial sort
of material in substantial color.
then it is one of the most wear-
able of garments.

You will find it to your lIkin‘g
for the hour or so of rest or re-
laxation on a warm afternoon.
quite appropriate-according to
present etandarde-for the cup of
afternoon tea sipped with an Inti-
mate friend of two In your own
apartment. a wise selection as a
sleeping garment when you pass a.
night In a railroad sleeper.

Flor the young women who must
rise betimes in the morning to
prepare. her husband's breakfast,
and who is too indolent to rise in
time to dress in a trim house frock
before going about her tasks. this
certainly is a far neater and more
useful costume than the fluffy-
rufile sort of negligee with flowing
skirts and frilly sleeves, lace and
ribbon trimmed.

You may be tempted to make
one of these negligees yourself.
One excellent way to go about it
is to get enough black silk—good
quality china silk ‘or crepe de
chine preferably—for the trousers.
and band trimming on the 1acket.l
and enough of some vividly figured ;
silk with black background to
make the jacket and the trimming
on the trousers. By all means
have the slip-on type of jacket.
which simplifies the making and}
the wearing of It. ‘

So far from being considered a

I
Possibly you may prefer for the‘ 4

black material satin-faced crepe}
though this of course Is a littlei
heavier in weight than the plain
crepe or the China silk. i

There are women who while
they never attempt to make any‘
of their own frocks. do make all}
their negligees. and some of the!
number follow the custom ofi,
using "left overs" from evening ori
afternoon frocks for this purposei
This type of pajama negligeei
offers a really splendid way of?
using up the material of a dis-!
carded black silk frock and almost]
'eny sort of figured silk. i

 

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The Goose. tho Peec0ck and the:
Ostrich Supply Americans With;
l'lumnge That Rcscmblee the
Prohibited Algrette.

been pleased over the present,

vogue for fioral trimmings on .
hats. Some of them have eveni
used what influence they had of Ill
fashionable sort to popularize the
use of artificial flowers Instead of?
feathers. Meantime a counterac-i
tion seems to have taken place.’
and the. greater becomes the popu-.
larity of flower trimming the sureri
some women seem to be that theyi.
want plumage of some sort out
their hate.

The algrette and the osprey'l
still play a significant role in;
France. where these bits of plum-.
age are. allowed. Some women:
like to wear them for the same
reason that they like to wear dis-g
monde. because every one knows,
that. they cost a good deal ofv
money. You may go to one of the.‘
foremost milliner's 4n .I‘aris and
spend an absurdly flhh price for;
a little hat trimmed only with a
rose or two or a bow of ribbon.
and no one but the real expert
who sees you wear that hat will;
suspect its high price. With 03..
prey and aigrettes it is different.
Almost any one knows they re-
quire a large bank account.

There are Americans who share
this fondnehs for these feathers.
or the nearest approach they can
legally go to them. And really
there is something smart. this sea-
son when flower-trimmed hats are
lesion. in the sight of a black hat
trimmed with white feathers made
to imitate the forbidden and most
costly plumage.

Of course the imitation is never
perfect. but the effect is the same.

Paoumarzr bird lovers have;

looking but of black straw. faced
with White and trimmed with a
large ornentent of white ostrich to
Imitate aigrette. Sometimes this
distinguished looking aigretted os-
trich. as the mllliners call it. is in
black on black hats.

Peacock is likewise used to re-
place algrettes Burnt peacock—
and even burnt goose—ere used
in black against black hats with
excellent effect.

 

Imitation dare-ties mode of white
ostrich Mas this block straw hat.

 

 

 

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h‘cgiigea pajama suit made of black
crepe d1 chine combined. with
printed crepe dc chine on black
prou .

 

Wtss AND

OTHERWISE

THE BRIDESMAID‘S BOUQUET

 

for their bridesmaids. bouquets

which were rather informal col-
lections of spring flowers. chosen with
colors that harmonised with the
rocks worn. And the June bride
will frequently choose informal bou.
quets of this sort consisting of a
variety of summer flowers. Blue
deiphinium and pink roses Is the
choice of one young bride and an-
other has chosen field flows red
puppies, corn flowers. daisies. and
wheat. Bouquets at a fashionable
wedding recently were of white and
yellow daisies and blue snspdragons.
They were carried with gowns of
white chiffon trimmed with gold lace.
The daisies and snapdrsgnns were
I'oth of the hotliouse variety. while
in June it Would not be difficult to

MANY of the spring brides chose

get the daisies from the fields and.

the snapdrasons from an old-fash-
ioned garden. ltoses and blue Iris
ave been successfully combined In
lirldesniald's bouquets—carried with
.(wns of rose color.

Illack “ould once have been con-
sidered inappropriate for the bride!-
maid's hat. but on several occasions
recently this was chosen for a part
color of this important hat. One
charming model chosen for a wed-
ding to take place early next month
shows a wille~brlmmed round-
crowned shape of black hair with a
facing of cream white felt. Large
cream white magnollas are placed on
the right side of the hat extending
and drooping a little from the. side.

.T______.._____
CANDIES FOR THE CHILDREN

 

Velvet Molasses Candy

Put one and a half pounds su-
gar, one-half pint molasses. one-
half pint water. tine-fourth cup
vinegar In agate kettle. Heat;
when boiling add one-half tes-
epoon cream tartar. boil till it
crisps in cold water. Stir: when
almost done add one-fourth pound
butter. one-fourth teaspoon soda.
Cool in buttered pan and pull. ‘

Oree'm Candy ‘
. ,..

One pound white sugar. three
tablespoons vinegar. one teaspoon
extract of lemon. one teaspoon
cream tartar. Add little Inter to
moisten sugar, boll until brittle.
Put in extract. then turn quickly
out on buttered plates. When
cool. pull until white. and cut in
squares.

Peanut. Brittle

mail...

.4.

Shetland chop roasted nuts to
measure one pint. Put two
pounds granulated sugar In clean
frying \pen. Stir over slow fire.
It will lump. then gradually melt.
When pale coffee color and clear
add nuts and pour ‘qulckly on but-
tered tin sheet. Roll thin as pos-
sible. When cold break up.

Candied Popcorn

Put into an iron kettle one is-
blespoon butter. three tablespoons
water. one tescup white pulverized
sugar. Boil until ready to candy.
then throw in three quarts nicely
popped corn. Stir briskly till candy
is evenly distributed over corn.
Take kettle f om fire. stir until it
Is cooled e ttle and you have
each grain separate and emul-
lined with sugar. taking care that
corn does not burn. Nuts of any
kind may be prepared in same way.

 

 

 

 

 

 

'tho Wrote This?

A Series of Fopulsr Quotations
from Famous Authors. Selected

I! J. WILGON ROY

 

1—"Beggar that I am. I am even
poor In thanks."

3—"! won't quarrel with my bread
and butter."

l—"A generous heart repairs a slen-

rous tongue."

l—“My own thoughts are my com-

portions."

B—"Men will wrangle for religion,

write for it. fight for it. die for it:
anything but live for it."
6—"Rest is sweet after strife."
'l—"To be ones In doubt is once to
be resolved."
Or-"Thou are gone from my gaze
like a. beautiful dream.
And I seek thee in vain by
meadow and stream."

 

Answers

‘i—Shakespeare H. C. Colton
2—.1 o n e. t h a nil—Owen Meredith

Swift T~-Shakespeare
8—Homer ll—George Linley
b—Mngfellow \

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Jewel
Color
flower

Ta-Day’s

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Ir attests "Assam.

JET

ET. emblematic of
J today's talismsnic
ancients believed that it pro-
tected its wearer from the causes of

 

sorrow. is
gem.

sorrow- if worn against the flesh.
Like the pearl. jet loses its luster
If not worn frequently.

For those born on some anni-
versary of this day. the opal is the
natal stone. It brings to them the
promise of great worldly posses-
sions. and a life of ease and luxury.

Today's fortunate color is yellow,
and to the women who wear it it
signifies unexpected happiness.

The flower for today is the purple
hyacinth—the ancients believed that
its presence in a house drove away
sorrow.

 

nemauniaossnmt . SHORT STORY

 

The Sleeping Beauty

By MARTHA MoCULIDUGH-WHJLIAMS

“ F ye bad yer ruthers-now
I what would it. be?" Squire
Anders asked. sitting for-
ward toward Cynthia like an iron-
tlling drawn by a. magnet. "Re-
member, I'm ask ' ye with a mean-
in'." he went on. hitching a thought
nearer—so near indeed that Cynthia
got up hurriedly and said. looking
over his head: "I wish you'd stay
away—for good and always."

He headed her off, caught her arm
and said masterfully; “0 no! YOu
jest think so. Why. I'm all that
stands 'twixt you and real hard
work—end you aint built fer that—-
couldn't stand It six months."

"I can try It—snd I will." Cynthia
said steadily. "Understand—I don't
mean to be rude. I know how fool-
tab it Is to throw away the chance
to be rich and lazy all the rest of
my life. But I know better the
price its—beyond me. I couldn't be
your wife—not for all the money
minted—~I wouldn't—not to save my
llfe—-nor yours. Now—will you let
me alone ’.’"

"No, sir-es. Bob! That I won't!"

Anders hissed. "ca have ye. whether

er no."

"We differ," Cynthia. said iclly.
Then over her shoulder, wrenching
free her arm: "I am leaving at en
o'clock—tho rent is paid till md-

night. Better send in a. caretaker
then."
"Goin'? How? Where? You—

you shant—" Anders began to sput-
ter. She did not so much as look
at him, but shot through the door
and ran down the hall to the back.
Momently he was murder-mad. A
huge fellow, coarsely vital. all the
uncommitted sins of his forty years
rioted through his rage, turning it

partly against himself. Married
ere he was fully bearded. he had
lived a pattern life. as citizen.

neighbor. farther. ruling elder, Just
in everything, a husband beyond
praise; this madness was a knife in
the heart of his pride. To think a
girl had kindled it!

His wife had died suddenly—by
help of :1 new car. He had been
utterly faithful to her all these years
—yet her passing brought him no
grief—rather a sudden wild joy of
enlargement. If she had given him
childrenwinstend he was all alone.

All alone now that the splnster-
cousin. \\ ho had been :Anders' ten-
ant. had died. Cynthia. was In hard
case. Cousin Jane had had a sufficient
annuity. As she was but forty-five.
her going was a shock. Anders had
been almost delicately kind in that
time of trouble. thus forcing from
Cynthia a tolerance that galled be-
yond words.

Thanks to Cousin Jane. she was
fairly educated. The education.
plus her clothes and fifty dollars.
summed her resources. ldle now to
hope. for work there in Clay County
—Anders would block anything she
might attempt.

From ambush of brier tangle she
saw Anders after an hour stride off
toward his big house. a mile away.
but in clear view of the cottage.
Ills field glass. she well knew. would
keep her under surveillance. once
he was home. She darted within.
huddled together scant essential be-
longings, made alight pack of them.
and ran down the path to the high-
way upon the farther side. But she
did not follow the road—instead
struck recklessly across fields and
along lanes. She thought she knew
the direction of the convent.

The Sisters would surely not
grudge her the fruit she craved and
so sorely needed. Presently she
was under the bending trees. look-
ing love at them and choosing
delicately of their ripest for all her
hunger. Ten minutesJater in sun-
i‘lecked shade she lay sound asleep.
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down and dew-fall two people came
upon her—a woman with the face
of an angel. and a matching soul.
A cripple. she leaned heavily upon
a man's arm—e. young man. Ho
cried hushedly at the sight of Cyn-
thia: “0! See! The sleeping
beautyi What a shame I'm not the
fairy prince come to wake her."
"Careful. Pen—she may not be
sleeping." thqI lady cautioned; "But
I hope she is. Did you ever before
see so perfect a picture of weary
grace?".

"Never." was the answer—the
young fellow running on: “Oi For
light enough for a enap-ehot—or a
spell to hold her while we might
make sketches."

"No, fair Little- Brother? You‘re
Joking, I know-couldn't sin so
against hospitality—even If it is in-
voluntary."

"Of course not!
why she is here?"

"We will know soon." the lady
said. “Help ,me down beside her.
then get out of sight—we must not
frighten her."

Getting down was not easy—she
was very lame. Somehow her mo-
tion awoke Cynthia. who made to
spring up. but was stayed by a.
gentle hand, a. gentler voice. saying:
"Don't be frightened. You are with
friends. if it does happen you never
saw us before."

"I—need—them.” Cynthia choked.
then fell to sobbing hard, dry sobs.
more pitiful than tears.

But—I wonder

A year later the art world had
lost its heart. and almoét its mind,
over The Sleeping Beauty. prize
picture of the spring exhibition.
Possibly the painter's romance,
hinted rather than exploited. helped
a bit. Ills name was Pennington
Barrie; his habitat. the Tennessee
bluegrass. He liv‘ there after the
old fashion upon ancestral acres ih
company with his sister. Madame
Everleigh. almost as fine a painter
as himself. But the central figure
was Cynthia. his wife. whom even
the eclipsed found infinitely charm.
Ing. No model, of course—if the
picture did somehow suggest her.
All her husband would admit was
that she had inspired It.

How Do You
Say II?

Common Errors in English and
How to Avoid Them

“ONTO"

HIS word. "onto." affords an
T interesting example of the way

in which words make their
way into the language in spite of
purists. “Onto" seems to be fixed
firmly in usage. despite the author-
lties. “It is the result of a desire
for a preposition formed from ‘on.’
in the same way that ‘Into' is
formed from ‘in.’ " says one writer.
And he goes on to say that “if it
were accepted, we should say. 'I lay
on the bed but I jumped onto the
table.“ It Is, however. usually re-
garded as a vulgarism. ‘On' has
long been used with verbs of mo-
tion."

However. there is a difference be-
tween "I jumped on the table" and
"I jumped onto the table." The dif-
ference is apparent to every reader.
Since the word "onto" meets a need
of the language. and there is no
other word that can take its place.
It has been accepted, and by the
public. and is In common use, and
it is an old saying that “usage makes
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