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Second Section Eight Paget DtUf iwrati'tourth Yur. VMfcly rUlr-MttaUi Yr. . "'' '" rnTI' " j-r'n." iprri. ' ' agasBwa israggito i atoCT-'--a ""'""'''" '"'"'" ' I 1 , . ji.jjjtst . The Mother Humane Society Speaking of Mothers ! Household Hints A Mother Talks llu often said 'that he loved her, " "And she smiled as ho fondled her brow, But there's nti relief for the mother, When her son-lover breaks his vow. There is never another to turn to. And never a court to decree, "We havo found him unworthy, unfaithful. And so we are setting you free." There Is never relief for the mother. She must live to the end of her years, Bearing his shame and dishonor; -' Live .with her heartache and tears, Hoping that he who has failed her Willt some day return to her kneo Sick of (he world and its pleasures And be what ho promised to be. Forget her and still she'll remember! Betray her and still she'll recall The Joy of 'your glorious childhood, Tho sound of your voice in the hall; Still faithful, still hopeful, still loving, In spite ,of tho wrong which you do, At homo. will tho mother be waiting And watching and praying for you. ' 1 ' Woman's World. . Huw tXvu -fat totfutieiu. ' "Contribution 4 Acceptable" The editor would appreciate having anyone Interested In 4 this page send In original 4 recipes, household hints, 4 stories or other articles of 4 interest to women, not later 4 than Wednesday of each 4 week. Only Initials need bo signed to tho material. 4 A number of readers have 4 expressed their enjoyment of 4 this page and the editor would like to hear' from all the readers describing which 4 department they prefer. Ad- 4 dress Editor of tho Woman's 4 page.' ' ' 4 4444444 Sall Chilli for Awning An Interesting new note In awn ings and lawn umbrellas this sea son Is tho use of solid-color cloth. Tlrst used for large decorative 4 4 4 4 ". ' Mother, how I love the name. Mother. Of In my thoughts I dwell on Its grace. Of In my dreams I think of the face i Of Mother. Mother, how I love you, dear Mother. Oft In the hours of quiet and thought, Of In my soul a vision Is caught Of Mother. q Mother. hjfcv glad I am. Mother. That I caiT ponder o'er days that are past And thank Clod for thoughts that will last f Of Mother. M . 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 '4 , 4 4 4 jfttit'rM wilt, j$aM,i sunshades along the Mediterranean and Adriatic coasts, where the fishermen dyo their boat sails red, henna, copper and golden yellow, this fabric is now being adopted by American home owners. In many Instances one will find the entire exterior color scheme of a house built around one vivid solid color. The predominant tones being chosen by the follow ers of tho new vogue, according to the May American Home, are Ve netian red and variations of the rUHt shades popular with the Medi terranean fishermen. ' '' Oirc of Umbrella. I '-A wet umbrella should be closed llnd stood with the handle down. This prvecnts rusting of the point t where the ribs Join, and also pre- vunts stretching of the cloth. ! It would be a good Idea to or der a packet of summer and wln I ter radish seed. They are fine I for later planting. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ' MUS. I'KP.CV A. UH.W. mm I Mother j edford Mail Tribune SOME MTTLK THING TO IiOVK Phyllys Fortune : Sometimes I wonder how people! can livo Without the glad friendship that animals give . . . Some little thing, no matter how small,. To love you la better than nothing at all. Some little kitten, a stray, humble thing, Or some little bird with a droop to its wing; Some little something, no matter how small . Isn't. It better than nothing at all? Feed the lame bird and then bind up its wing Soon it will perch on your finger and sing! Tuck the starved kitten up under your chin Hear It purr "Thank you" for let ting it In! So ' many tables and so many scraps; So many timid paws begging for laps! - . Some little something,' no matter . . how small Isn't It better than nothing at all? Tho following humane ofway wan written by Mary Thompson, nffo ll yearn, Med ford, .Oregon, Koosevolt school. " . Why tlio Steel Trap Is Cruel. Kvery one known that the steel trap Is very cruel to the animals because it does nut kill Instantly, but letH the animal suffer acute: pain. - r The Golden Kule says be kind to others. We would rather, die im mediately than slowly die. of hun ger und torture. ..;,-' Ho I say "do away with tho steel trap." If. the hunter thinks thHt hfi must- have a trap, there are other trapH that kill the animal before he reoltzese what has hap pened. If the hunter forgets his trap for a day or so. he. might have. ait'. '.omnia? .viotim trying Jo, chew off a leg or sometimes . a tali. Then he goes, through life Ichh a leg or a tail. ; AVe must get rlU .of this trap, tho animals think so but, cannot sny ho, So we must say U for him. When peoplo have bad earaches or patnH in their heads or feet they would think that It is nothing com pared to the torture the animal sometimes goes through beforo he dies or is released from his steel trap. ' - . .. , Why wear fur coats? It is Just the fashion in the United States; The United Htates Is not cold enough for furs. The furs are Just an expensive luxury. For half the price people could have a very nico cloth one. Again the Humane Society says do away with the stcol trap. Sometimes people are lost, in storms or Jut wanderers looking for wild flowers are caught In tho dreadful steel traps, and real strong steel traps even keep people long enough sometimes ho that "when they are found they are very weak from lack of food. The animals are as good as we are In tho world today, but they cannot speak for themselves. They have learned self defense. Be oausc many animals aro smaller than human beings. . So let us not kill them in such an unmerciful way. The word steel trap to all good people that lovo animals causes a shudder. i The steel trap Is a disgrace to the world because It Is so harmful to people as well as giving the animals a very unpleasant death. Tho Humane Society says , do away with tho wtcol trap. Hurrah! Humane Trapping. The. American Humane Society is trying to Interest trappers In humane methods of taking fur. Thero Is nothing gained by tho trapper nor is tho fur business benefitted by cruel trapping, At tho Sportsmen's diow. held last January In Boston, posters on trapping, humane and otherwls6, interested the: men and new Ideas were gained... They examined the "alive and unhurt" traps which they had heard about, but never seen, and most of them admitted they, would be glad to have cruel trapping abolished. Many anf malti trapped arc not wanted and are not at their best, so that a trap that would not kill or malm Would tend toward conservation, whleh would benefit tho trapper and the ufr business. o 4 To Avoid Fire Danger Aro you taking your children to camp this summer? Then don't run the risk of using unprotected candles. You can get folding metal cases with mica sides to hold your candles. These fold ing candles, as they are called, have been adopted by the V. S. army and cost $3 each. A good safe lantern or electric flash for each tent or room of the cabin should bo Included In the camp equipment. From the May Amer ican Home. Ssbll Thorndyke. Kngland'a fa mous Shakesperean etresr will receive an honorary degree from Edinburgh university. MEDFORD, OREGON, - SUNDAY, MAY 12, 1929. ' May is the month dedi-,4 catcd to piot hers and long may it wave! For we" couldiVtr 4 get along without mothers,- 4 no matetr how mueh we. " might try. AVe all know thajt. baqk of almost every Than- made achievement there lira mother somewhere whoso 4 lovo and staunchness has 4 been an Inspiration and bul- '4 wark. and that back of most 4 of us,, achieving or not, is her dcarness and devotion.' " r . Mothers are a sort of gen- era! . background. . .They are- the warp that the fabric of all life 1s woven upon. They are the linen llfo likes to do 4 Its embroideries upon, and a mother's lovo Is truly the "only i thing' of earth un- bought" and we all know that, too. . But, after all, aren't 'there 4 4 two. sides. to the question, and 4 4 'mothcrH and mothers?' .; , 4 The (Statement, variously 4 4 credited, , that when . God -4 4 found he 'couldn't be every- 4 4 Where, ho made mothers, , is 4 a sweet and. lovely thought 4 -i a very, sentimental; and pretty litlto compliment , to motherhood In general. ' And yet if it were strictly -triie I wonder - if we'd find1 all mothers- entirely worthy of the 'trust, and if all the honor we've cast at the toot of motherhood. Just as mother hood. Is entirely deserved, if It hasn't made aume mothers a hit complacent and willing 4 to occupy fhMr thrones and pedestals without always bo 4 4ng willlntr to- otherwbie be- 4 Mil4 themselves and win thelr'4 right to be there?. ' V ; 4 ' ' Motherhood is, a destiny. 4 4 But it Is alsO' a, mere, physt- '4 4 fact and ' the mere- physical 4 4 outcome of tho normal, and 4 nerely 'pihyHle.al' impulse, to, 4 4 ma to'. v ThlH7.."in't-' -a Very 4 4 mbonshihc'-aiid-roses' view to take ' of it,;' but It Is triio, 4 4 CotirUHuently It hr & physical 4 fact em pdMNible to the lowest 4 4 of the female species as to 4 4- tho highest,, to the fittest as to the unfittcst. And yet, 4 unfortunately, never has' the 4 4 mere physical fact of 4 4 motherhood made a , good 4 4 mother not even when it 4 4 may have made a very loving 4 4 one. For there' is' so much 4 4 to motherhood besides just 4 4 love. And sometimes that 4 4 very love Is deadly. It has a 4 fierce, unreasoning fury, a 4 blind, stupid -loyalty " that 4 smacks of the Jungle, It al--4 4 most wholly Instinctive, en- 4 Emerald Charms For Bj PAULINE ' t "To may knv tUchet, ", , ' tm content with Utt. Fami it net vital, TV km, eonlen. Tau. My Aa thtm talk- .. i'H faU Uappineit!" W ton wars ' horn In th month of May th emarald la your btrthatone. and, according io ancient wta , irjf dom, th wear-tjfi- Ing of thlt gem &fl tliould brtng you W your heart', dc f - ilre, for It Is tha 0 . tmblam of trua lOvo and ' bap plneaa. : Tho emerald belbngo to Venua, which Is alio tha ruling planet of many May people, but 'became of lt pure, deep green color, lymbol Ical of early eprlng and eternal youth, tta vibrations are on a spirit-, ual piano rather thaa the mater ial ono usually associated with this goddess, Not Only does It ' favor love In Its most 'sacred,' Ideallstlo form, but at ono time It was' popu larly supposed to turn pais at In fidelity, as. ts shown In the old Torse: . . v ' ' .' ' II Ii iim mzkick tstk'Ms pouer : Is S0S . .'.. If flltkltd err Mf trot r as; ; uuhtuu is It'lrs (As (esvss ipWxy, taialt,, Wc tho Umvei was, teilkeriny." . Besides Its sen Mvenesa la this respect, O the em raid was also credited with the power ts foretell events. being greatly cherished by sll the early Magi for this purpose. In fact, It was claimed that they could do nothing with their maglo U an em. erald, with Its acuta sympathy with iJie occult, were In the bands of U1S opposing side. Hence, If became known ae tho "Oera of In. tuition," and as If 'a as the seven 4 tlrely elomentHt and almost 4 hh merely physical; too, as 4 motherhood' itself. And very frequently It tricks such 4- mothers into lieing Very bad 4 mothers without in the least 4 realizing It, ' because they 4 usually give then only this -v blind clan love to children 4 needing much more back of 4 them than a mere love which 4 smothers them, clutters lliem, pumpers,, hampers, "saves" 4 them and altogether unfits 4 them o staud on their own 4 feet one day und .look the v world In the eye with the 4- rieht perspective on It and 4 themsetvos and their own 4 relative importance to it. 4 Motherhuod, too, Is only a 4 universal fact. It isn't a unl- 4 4 verbal vocation. It can't be 4 just because of, the infinite r variety of women who may 4 be t mothers, good - or 4- Undoubtedly t-heVe 4 mothers who aren,'t 41 shouldn't' fpvor,liave bad. a r.o . and been 4 mothers, rognrdloss bf hdw imany children, : they . have. 4 Nature has tricked them Jnto -, They'v hud motherhood 4 4 thrust on' them but they are absolutely Unfitted for it. As 4 4 women they - inight . shine in 4 4 half a dozen walks of life. 4 4 As mothers' they .aro ' mere 4. bunglers. It sltupiy isn't their 4 Vocation and t'he art of being 4 4 a fine. and.. good v mother "Is 'a 4 closed -book to them fre- 4 4 qticntly becau.vc It's Loo much 4 4 (ruulile 'and they are abso- 4 4. lunrly 'UnintercMted.' Thanks 4 to the Instinct In them', to 4 4 shelter .; their 'y.oung, .they 4 4- mudle.. through, somehow 4 though .some don't. .even .'do 4 "this much.-' But 'they '.aren't 4 , ever, good inotlicrs. nor 'fair' to' their chlldrehJ And .docs 4, nrero muddling through : eh- 4 iJtUto . 'toy tne, laurels 4 , oiip- mHgnirtc,ent''V niotheihbod 4 v dimply hMifttise tlipy'vo p$rlcd 4 'xh the torch Of ti(6 to their 4 4 children?' ;jv; 4 4 Under the bent of (Slrcum- stances, no(iierhpod Is an in- tricttte, rthornyv'pnthi beset 4 with pitfalls. It Isn't an easy job and it's given" only to tho' 4 4 really good uiother,' aware and wary, to travel It from .sturt to finish wituou. "dts- ast?r; She . does It . only through -wisdom,' common- sense courage' bravery -'and such things plus tlte love she knows isn't enough' alone just as aelf-sacrlflce.alono isn't or self-abnegation, self-martyr- dptn and all tho other mis- takes poor mothers make. . the Month of . May teenth century an emerald device was la fashion having muoh the earns properties as the Inodera oulja board. This eonslsted of an emerald ring which was held suspended over a water-filled bowl, the edgvs of which, were, marked by' letters of tho alphabet.. As the string swayed back and forth In the hands of the operator, the emerald hit various letters, thus spelling out the answers to questions, Such a bowl, easily constructed at home, would make an Interesting novelty for a May birthday party, featur ing In the color scheme of the table decorations and favors, the emerald blrthstons, : . Prised by all ages, the emerald, which' Is the most distinguished member, of the beryl family, ha always been eitretnely rare, and Incidentally, a flawless smsrsld Is considered a phenomenon, ' since the stone Is soft when It Is taken from the earth and hardens only by exposurs to- the air. Perhaps it Is Just aa well for this day's em erald addicts" that' for centuries several " emerald '"'mines "'known to the ancients, including the famous, mines-of Cleopatra, er ,lost, for the demand for -this gem, ill rsceni year has been such ss to las these fa-discovered source Of Sue ply'- to the utmost. Bmeralds still cOnie from EsTPt and' the- once-lost In- dlan mines of Begat, but the Ursl Mountains of Russia -have -lately become the chief resource of Jew eler. ' To Mnko Vanity Ihixca Attractive mnkup Iioxph run be constructed at homo from tho bet ter crude of cltfnr boxen, pnlntod A pastel tthnrio InMido, and with cre tonnes or gluzcri chintz glued on the outside. Tho colors Bhould harmonise with thoao of your drawing tnblc. Pasteboard should be UHed to divide the box into com partments for powder. rotiRe, cream, lipstick, hairpins and Jew elry. -From tho April American Home. Good Form for Dinners Ono of the questions most fre quently ntked about formal dinner ctiquetto In "arc bread and butter platen used for a formal dinner?" Today thny aro very often used, though not long ago they would havo been thought; too Informal for a dinner. However, since tho com fort of the guest In tho first con sideration of the hoNtcftH, Rho usu ally feols that the small plate Is a rather pleasant uddltlon to the table. Furthermore, thtn chnngo 's in life with the Informality of post war entertaining ns compared to earlier days., - Waterproof Vallm.cr ' Tiling and tile-pattern wallpaper aro no . longer the only Available covering for your bathroom walls. The tile papers have given way to wallpapera of rich Chinese designs and colorings, floral papers, papers with bright backgrounds across which flit birds. of brilliant plum age, fish patterns, or papers show ing ships with tinted sails. Choose the paper to suit your own tasto, then give It a coat of shellac or varnish.. -This will nrnke it watev proof and lend It an attractive mel low tone. .. . . , . . . . To Tench Tluwcr Uses '' Kecent developments -in - flower show exhibits urn along lines -that will teach the. visitor to. make botr tor and more artistic uso-of flowers In-" and around . the honie.-' :Tlie displays, feature -flower nrr! liga ments artistically treated and -In-elude accessories to make the pic ture complete. Ten tables; break fast,' tables, Invalids' trays, ar rangements for the sun room, liv ing room and bouduir aro interest ing and .instructive Charming of fects result from the harmony of vaso and flower, Krom the Muy American Home. - - Mcsli lings Favored Again Now that fashion smiles on the femlnino mode, the mesh hag once again finds favor as a dainty ac cessory. ' An long as It is kept clean. It. in Indeed an asset to the spring enscmblo, . AVhcn the mesh bag begins to loso Its freshness, dip It- Into a basin of luke warm soapsuds, to -which a few drops of ammonia Iirvo been added, Rinse In clear warm wntor and dry by shaking It In sawdust.. Portable KiU'licnottrn For the small apartment that has no kltchenetto thero Is a ver satile new tublo that Is porcelaln- Uned and equipped with audi con veniences - as . percolator and toaster. - ' ' When It Is shut.' It appears to be .an ordinary living room piece of furniture, but it opens out com pletely for . cooking and serving. and oven contains -smnll drawers to hold a limited supply of silver and linen. - Home Dccoratioh . By Jan Snedlcor '"Query. How can theatrical gauze 1e trimmed to make it more interesting for homo curtains? ' Mrs., W. u; I. , Answer. It may be embroidered or trimmed with fringe or braids. Query, Is a piece of veneered furnituro as good as onn-made of solid wood? Mrs. W. T. T. ' '"Answer. Voneercd wood b not a cheap, shoddy substitute at all If none correctly. Many of the' most beautiful specimens ' of -ancient Egyptian woodwork were veneered. Veneered wood scientifically ap plied is considered a better piece of merchandise than it could possibly be solid, will wear better, hold Its shape better and give better serv ice and satisfaction, than If it wore made of solid wood. Query. Hhould glazed or un gtaryd chints be used for dra peries? Mrs. A. If. II. Answer. The chintzes which are not gluzed are easier to work with, and for the amateur are much bet ter to handle. Glazed chintz dra peries aro beautiful and vry satis factory when made and hung cor rectly. Q . -. Query. Aro aide brackets and lamps for a living room sufficient? Mrs. T. M. 1. Answer. Hide brackets are really more for decorative features than for practical use. There are always times when a general light ing of a room Is to be desired, In many rooms today all of th lamps do not have a definite reason for . ' . ' : . . - '. "Iot blithe hearts dance the night uway, But as for me," she-said,. . "At home I much prefer to stay. Nearer my baby's bed. "Let sotno on pleasure feast their eyes If they are free from fear, Hut if for me my baby cries, I must bo waiting near. " 'Tin strange, but when I'm fur awuy A mild distraught have I. I scarcely hear what others say, . Thinking .I hear him cry. "'Tis better pleasure to deny - And better not to -roam Then .venturo forth to'slt and sigh And wish to be at home. "Kor though the pleasures may be gay And merry be the song, The. hours that mothers stuy nwny ; Aro anxious ones unci long." . ' '. " ' '. . .. , I . -Wonmn's World. HI Kg Blue and Orange Daisies "Daisy; . is a common term ap- ; piled to aliyoat anything .in the way, of a bloQnv,with .strap-shaped ', ray flowers about a solid center. , It is. tho typo form of the largest order, of flowering .Hants, botunl-' cally speaking, the composites,, so ; called, .because each Individual, flower or "daisy" Is in reality a composite arrangement of a great , many Broall ..flowers, in one head. Daisies , of various forms are I among tho most graceful, and dec orative of air the garden flowers, and always popular for ' cutting. ; South Africa has given us some ; fine daisy Upes ami: others are -on the way. , Wc have two Houth 1 African daisies' fairly" common 'in ' gardens now, .rejoicing In tho botanical names of arctotls . or blue-eyed. African daisy, and dlmorphotheea, or orange' African daisy. They are - closo relatives boutnlcally and other near rela tives are on the way to" our gar dent In the vendluma and urslnlas', all brilliant daisy types. . ' 1 The arctotls : Is a gray-loaved annual producing an abundance of snowy white daisies with-a blue center and blue stains' on the re verse, of white petals. The dlmor photheea type tone is a burnt or ange of glistening quality that has moved some gardeners 1 to call them "patent leather" daisies. The dlmorphothecas, however,' also have white forms and a Variety' of tones ranging from cream.' to the typical rich burnt orange. They delight In the hottest iplaco in the garden, seeming to prefer a rather dry situation . and bloom very freely.' They are handsomo cut ting material except for. one draw back they must have their sloep. Ho each ovenlng the 'plant closes Its eyo and thoy aro useless for evening erfects. Dlmorphotheea Eklonls is a ncw white typo of larger growth than the .orange and a very fine cut ting plant. It is an enlarged arc to tin tn effect. Tho brilliantly col ored vonidlunis, , which .have cre ated a furor In .England -and are existing, but simply fill, spaces. Too many spots of light often spoil a room. i. : . . i -.. Query. How .large .Is a sized Navaio rug? Mrs. W. Jl. M. .' Answer.-Thoy vary in size from 20 inches squartt to txl2 foot. -The average iM7e, however, Is 9x6 tfoot . , By 'Edgsr '. To ha..ilnk'lliucW'.lih trace ' ohalns And Hie clump of horses' foot I am riding to the plowing Through the wlnter-harrled 4 wheat, . While tho rosy dawn Is flam- lug In the dews that strew the earth And ' a skylark fills the heavens Villi Its minstrelsy of mirth, That Is echoed by the wood- land, QThat Is flung back from tho dell. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Till tho universe is swooning In the witching lyric spell, to 1 I Ike That Is I Ike a holy vow Ureathlng from tho loaves and grasses, I am coming to the plow. I am fastening to the traces, With the line taut In my hand: And, obeying my command, 4 V':v,.::-' Spring Plowing V : , , I . Second Section Eight Pages Nj. 51. on their way. to us. are really dlmorphothecas, according to some- botanists. Vou cannot do bettor than to plant these daisies for a brilliant display In somo hot, sunny spot In your garden, where othor an-, nuals don't do o well. THE AWAKENING By Mrs.' Percy A. Bray .... . -:. p . ' . -; . J f tMWORPWTHECA. tUUCTOTrs -- , i The ebony fingers of Nlsht Clipped fiercely white-thratod day. ' ' " ' f The earth lookod tremblingly "- up - , In a moment's sport to be crushed,' ' While hideously danced the ghostly shapes Of Winter's cruel night. .. . Dawn-inHpired Aurora waved ' her sceptre on hlKh ' 1 Piercing the black, nngi'y -' night. ' Tho exultant earth looked Hp To greet triumphant day,1 ; While gaily danced the fairy ; forms v'1 ' Of Summer's Awakenlnff. Osnlsl. Kramer Lo, they, lean Into their col-: . ' lars ' 'And, the steel shore breaks tho loam; ' While the creaklpg harness leather ' . Sings a song of hut-vest home! With the earth smrll like an . incense Urlrtlng through the llluo bloom,. With the' clucking hens a- flutter , Whore tho grubs creep from the gloom, With the straining horses ' sweating. While the sun climbs to Its , goal, I am plowing through the hours With sweet- music In ' my soul That is harking to tho voices Lifting from each crumbling -clod, As I tread the fragi-ant furrow In companionship with Ood. 44ttTtM4t44444444t44' 4 ! -i- r
