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Evening star., 1933-12-16

Irish immigrants. They established a
settlement at Londonderry, Rockingham
County. NJ H. They also brought max
with them. The first crops raised by
these thrifty immigrants were potatoes
and flax. History shows that the first
linen to be made from cultivated fax
u America was here, and also the first
cultivated crop Of potatoes in New Eng
and
A clearing of about two and a half
acres was made and spoken Of as q
common field" It was situated
few miles west of the home Of iona.
thon Catein Derry. English neighbors,
who had tasted this vegetable, did not
take any interest in it. The Scotch
Irish settlers planted larger and larger
crops, and gradually their neighbors
became aware of the potato as food.
There is an interesting story told of
some English settlers who were given
some potatoes as gift by the planters
who had been guests of the settlers
until they could find place to estab-
hsh themselves. The potato was planted
according to directions, and when the
blossoms disappeared and the little
balls" replaced them, the planters
could not make them palatable and
left the plant alone. The following
Spring when they plowed the ground
they found to their surprise fine large
potatoes and this Is how they discovered
their mistake
There are many false stories about the
introduction of the >potato into this
country It is said that John Gerard
is responsible for the tuber being called
by its wrong name, potato. The French
call it by a name which means earth
apple and the Germans by one that
means truffles. BY any name, the po-
tato is valuable as a food crop. and its
economic importance is valued in bill
lions Of dollars each year.
(Copyright 1881
Evening star., 1933-12-16

"O BE discreet is to be careful
what you say and what you do.
Those who are discreet seldom
get in trouble, while those who
are indiscreet seldom are free
from trouble, There are times when
Chatterer the Red Squirrel Is most dis
Greet. He is sure to be when there Is a
hunter with a terrible gun anywhere
about. At other times he Is most ndis-
Greet and then more times than not he
gets into trouble.
Just now Chatterer was being most
discreet. He was peeping out from
betveen the stones of the old wall
that runs along the edge Of the Old
Orchard. For various reasons he didn't
want to be seen. He was spying.
That is what he was doing. spying.
Sammy Jay had limited that Happy
Jack the Gray Squirrel and MRS. Happy
were visiting the Old Orchard and
as a result were no longer worrying
because the crop of nuts and acorns
had been a failure and their supply
for the Winter was necessarily short.
s. "There is nothing to gain by letting
them know that I am over here ana
there may be much to gain by keeping
out of SIGHT until have learned what
is going on" said Chatterer, shrewdly.
"I wonder what those big cousins of
mine are doing over in that tree and
why Sammy Jay IS screaming at
them"
He slipped out of his hiding place
and darted to another q little further
along the old wall. He could see that
tree better now. It was q box he
didn't remember having seen there
before. It looked something like bird
house, but there had been no bird house
there in the Spring and this was q
queer time to put up q bird house.
He changed his position so as to see
little better. There was little
shelf on that box and on it sat Happy
Jack eating something. In crotch
of the tree sat Mrs. Happy and she
also was eating,
"Ha!" exclaimed Chatterer. Happy
Jack had turned and disappeared, all
but his big broad tail. He had gone
inside that box. No sooner had he re-
appeared than Mrs. Happy pushed him
on that shelf and she In turn. disap-
peared, all but her tail. When she
came out she had something in her
mouth and Immediately sat up and
began to eat Happy Jack was doing
the same thing.
"Ha!" exclaimed Chatterer again.
His small eyes were bright with curl
osity envy and fear little malice.
You know he and his big cousins do
not get along together very well. They
quarrel great deal and usually It Is
Chatterer who picks the quarrel NOW
he, fairly itched to get over to that
kox In the tree Sni il.3 y. Hsd
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LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

Ma was getting supper ready on ac-
count Of 1t being our cook Nora's day
Oh. and pop was looking at the funny
page while he was waiting for ma to
call us. saying, Yee gods, here's that
old chestnut about q woman getting
mad because her husband compares his
mothers cooking to hers, by gollies
even when that joke was new I don't
bleeye 1t ever had any truth in it, to-
mite would be a good chance to try 1t
II were q daring man.
Ony he proberly wouldn't Of II I
hadn't Of said, How do you like these
hamberger stakes, pop? Winking at
the same time SO he would know what
I meant, and pop said. o yes, the ham,
berger stakes, ahem, they're very nice,
very nice indeed, ahem, in fact they're
almost as lite and tasty as the ham,
berger stakes my mother used to make.
o. almost, how kind Of you, how ap-
preciative. don't please 60 out of your
way to heep praises on my poor little
offerings, I assure you I didn't spend
more than hours mixing them and
fussing over them to make them nice
ana uuuy Tie way you ike Luem, puC
don't mind me, don't matter, ma said
Being sourcastic, and pop said, Well,
don't misunderstood me, what i mean
is, mean, and ma said, Don't bother to
explain, have a very good nollege of
elementery English, Wen drop the
subjeck.
Wich they did, and pritty soon I
winked pop another wink, saying, How
about these mash potatoes, pop? and
ma said. Yes, tell us how your mothers
mash potatoes were.
Don't remind me, ha ha l1a, the poor
woman could never tern out mash po-
tatoes that weren't all lumpy and sour
and full Of bernt spots, ha ha ha, it was
a regular joke in the family and when
I taist your delicious creemy feathery
mash potatoes can't help but think
Of the difference, although I suppose
it's not very nice of me to make the
comparison, pop said, and ma said, o
well, nobody's cooking Is perfect, you
didn't say it in a mean way, have some
more.
Wich pop did, looking as if he felt
lucky.
Evening star., 1933-12-16
WHO ARE YOU?
The Romance Of Your Name
By RUBY HAsKrNs ELLIS.

/ fact that this was q family of Normans
French origin. The Hulls crossed the
Channel into England, very likely. at
the time Of the Norman Conquest.
In America, this family was estab-
lished by not three brothers" but five,
who came to Massachusetts, shortly
after the landing Of the Pilgrims. They
were John, George, Richard, Joseph and
Robert Hull.
Joseph was minister who settled in
Weymouth. He was a man of highest
attainments, graduate of Oxford, who
had served in the diocese of Exeter,
Devonshire, in 1921. George Hull set
tied in Dorchester, where he was made
freeman and representative to the
General Court of the colony.
Richard Hull chose New Haven,
Conn, as his home, where he was ac-
tive in all public affairs, serving also ss
representative to the General Court.
Among his worthy descendants were
Commodore Isaac Hull, the famous hero
of the Constitution; Capt. Joseph Hull,
Gen. william Hull, Admiral Andrew
Hull Foote, commander of Fort Dom
aldson; Gen. Elias Hull of Georgia, gall
liant hero of the War of 1912, ana Judge
Andrew Hull.
The name of Hull has been an OUT
standing one in America. This family
has produced men and women who have
added brilliant records to American
history.
Copyright. 1881
Evening star., 1933-12-16
DOROTHY DIX'S LETTER BOX
Should Wife or Mother Have First Place in
Mans Affections?

n EAR MISS DIX lot Of arguing in office about
mother and which other
h tan e n w as' ahs Sd sSas
S sna you ss &
mother his love for his wife
entirely different emotions and they do not conflict with each
asking
MO MATTER how deoedy man
think Ssr the most woman the
that as s win du young
telgent mother how hard keep with the times
he is an average man they have really little in common
NAL Mothers reactions the and
wild that girl would So
mother if married
to a woman he loves.
PUT Indeed the
his has en n
children of his
necessity forced to choose between
wife his mother think he should be guided by
o the other wreck think he should choose
tn na s % M hs that @ oSabS
who need her
RuT poverty the other Of the
and snd f @ nd an n a
side with the whose cause is the more just
his nrst alesiance is to his wife We
md end cleave unto his wife"
LIE SHOULD not sacrifice his wife by forcing
mother mother tyrannca and dsageebe and makes the
w bs He mot S % % se & w m h has e
He saoud not always be throwing up % his
hs maries n he should
husband
enough and I unseash
the fl es qDea o p
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N A T u r e S.
C. I'll IL d r E N
sx LILLIAN cox ArHEY.
Potata

@VIoso
Solanum tuberosum.
TING potato came from ancient
Peru. The truth Is 1t Is not q
potato, but belongs to another
4 family. The sweet potato Is the
true one. It Is one Of our most
important crops, yielding from four
to six billion bushels year. 1t Is said
that q crop Of potatoes q year is more
in money value than the treasure taken
from Peru at the time of the conquest.
The first published account Of the
potato was written in 1888 by Pedro
de Cieza de Leon. He came across It
in the upper Cauca Valley, between
Colombia today. He also came In touch
with it at Aquito, which today Is the
capital city Of Ecuador. At night he
would sit at his table, with q candle
for light, and write about his travels.
In this diary he describes the potato
as the "papas," kind Of ground nut,
which, he states, becomes as soft and
tender as q chestnut when boiled and
which has no skin thicker than q
trufae."
In this part of the world the people
lived in villages and on the outside OF
this community they cultivated fields
planted to this 'papas." When the
vegetable was fully grown 1t was dried
and called "chumo." The crop was
most important TO these people, and
hunger would follow II the crop was q
scant one. rAfi1uence depended, indeed,
upon the size of the crop.
Today you may see specimens OF the
chunyo in the Agriculture Department
or the National Museum. In several
museums, scattered over the world, you
may see funereal vases representing
tuberS.
In November, 1873, Sir Francis Drake
found the potatoes were being used as
staple food by the Indians of Southern
cultivated.
The Irish potato" was brought to
America in 1719 by a colony of Scotch
Evening star., 1933-12-16
Children's Party.

There is no table centerpiece fol
Christmas more popular with children
than a Jack Horner pie constructed Of
crepe paper covered cardboard and
filled with inexpensive toys gayly
wrapped. Celluloid dolls, balls, har'
monicas, automobiles, jumping ropes
toy wrist watc' IS, sacks of marbles
crayons. pencil boxes, and tops are just
a few of the many things which may bl
used. Packages suitable for boys should
be placed on one side Of the pie and
separated from those intended for girl.
by pastboard partition when both boys
and girls are present at party.
Great favorites with children are
balloons tied to the backs of their
chairs with long strings, paper hats
snap crackers with favors inside, and
dolls or animals concocted from gum.
drops and toothpicks. The 5-and-
10-cent store proves veritable gold
mine to the mother planning party fol-
her child,
Evening star., 1933-12-16
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

A party of tourists came to pause
amid the mountains.
Shout something" said the guide,
"and wait for the wonderful echo"
1T a nice day!" shouted one Of the
tourists.
"It's nice dayl" came the echo, from
very distant point.
Look at the high mountain" shouted
another tourist.
Look at the high mountain!" said
the echo.
Would you like a good dinner?"
shouted still another tourist.
III come right Overt" replied the
echo.
1t may be that some "echoes" have
been made by human beings playing
tricks but most echoes are genuine.
Under certain conditions, Nature picks
up our voices and sends them back to us.
CFor human interest section Of your
scrapbook) UNCLE RAY.
(Copyright 1881
Evening star., 1933-12-16

cTISOQ, ot. OdVlUS
Pa, reminds us that the coat OF the
appendix is shiny and pink in appear
ance, but Is as tough and free from
stretching as airplane cloth. Like all
other organs with mucous Innings, 1t
manufactures a Juice which is poured
out on the wastes of the food in the
large intestine. As long as this juice
can how freely out Of. the appendix
into the intestine, there can be no
trouble. But what If the appendix be-
comes "kinked" or obstructed by some
thing inside It?
The mucous is damned back, but
continues to be manufactured SO that
there is really no room for this In
creased amount. If 1t becomes over
crowded with this mucous, and its coat
will, not stretch to give this mucous
more room, then, naturally, there Is
bound to be pain from pressure. The
mucous then turns to pus, with its
great number of organisms, and the
pressure on the coat of the appendix
becomes greater and greater, and
finally. If not removed, 1t bursts
through the coat and the pus gets
into the abdomen. When this occurs
it is called peritonttis, most dan
gerous condition.
It is, then, this tough coat Of the
appendix that actually chokes or
strangles the appendix, causing q block
ade or kink, that makes appendi-
citis so dangerous.
It is for this reason, also, that ply
sicians and surgeons are anxious to
have the appendix removed before it
turns black from strangulation from
its outer coat, with likelihood Of
bursting and causing peritonitis.
Thus, II operation Is performed the
first IL hours after the pain occurs
there are usually no deaths; after "a
hours to So hours the death rate may
be as high as per cent, and after
48 hours the death rate is much higher
(Copyright, 1881
Evening star., 1933-12-16
Glazed Baked Apple.

Core some large, tart, red-skinned
apples and pare them one-third of the
way down. wash and place in baking
pan. Pour over them sirup made by
cooking together for five to seven min
utes one cupful of granulated sugar and
one cupful of water. Cover the pan
closely and bake the apples until very
tender, but not broken. Remove from
the oven and sprinkle the apples thickly
with granulated sugar, place under the
Of very hot oven to glaze. Basic with
the sirup in the pan occasionally. Chill
in the pan, then serve with the sirup
poured around the apples. Whipped
cream and maraschino cherries make a
tempting topping for these apples when
served for q dinner dessert, but rich
milk is very satisfactory for luncheon
dish.
Evening star., 1933-12-16
Grapefruit Cream.

Soak two tablespoonfuls of granulated
gelatin in one-fourth cupful Of cold
water. Let stand until all the water is
absorbed, then set the cup in boiling
water to dissolve the gelatin. Have
ready two Ncupfuls and one-half Of
grapefruit juice and pulp removed from
section and broken up with q silver
fork; add two tablespoonfuls of lemon
juice, two-thirds cupful of sugar, a few
grains of salt. and the dissolved gelatin.
Set the mixture in a pan of cracked
ice and stir until it begins to thicken:
fold in one cupful of whipped cream,
and when the mixture will hold its
shape. turn it into mold and set it
into the refrigerator to become firm.
Garnish with rings of maraschino
cherries, blanched pistachio nuts. and
sections of grapefruit from which the
skin and membrane have been removed,
dipped in finely chopped pistachio nuts.
Evening star., 1933-12-16
DELI llXlG OlO1OAIO ". Burgess.

Happy Jack been alone suspect Chat
terer would have wasted no time, but
would have gone over there at once.
But there was Mrs. Happy.
1.-TWO to one is one too many" NUT
tered Chatterer. "I1l wait. I'll wait
until there is but one there or until
both leave. hope they won't eat all
there is in that box. It would be just
like them to II they thought was
about. Anyway, they would stay Just
Meanwhile Sammy Jay was making
a great fuss, calling Happy Jack and
Mrs. Happy thieves and other unkind
names and making great pretense OF
take Chatterer long to discover that
Sammy was unable to get at those good
Evening star., 1933-12-16
Soume Balls.

Bring half a cupful of water to the
boiling point, add quarter Of cups
full of butter, then turn in half q cup-
full of flour and stir over the fire until
the mixture leaves the sides OF the
saucepan. Remove from the fire and
cool slightly. stirring while cooling.
Next add a pinch of salt and two eggs,
one at a time, beating each into the
batter well Set aside until required,
then drop in small balls into the boil
ing soup. Cover and cook for about
Is minutes
Evening star., 1933-12-16

Mr.. Sims .@is universally acclaimed
the greatest Huing contract and auction
player. He toas captain OF the fersoscned
-Four Horsemen" team, noto disbdnded
aud has ipon "a national championships
since 1924. These articles are based on
the Sims system, which includes the
oise-orer-one principle phich the Sints
group of players ,Dds the first to employ
and deDeIop.
Evening star., 1933-12-16
.Conquering Contract
BY P.HAL SIMS

now Jump to slam because he can ac-
tually name your primary values-they
are the only ones he lacks. This does
not mean that because you have four
trln1ps and two primary tricks you
should necessarily jump to three. Some
of my teachers use the expression "at
least three primary and secondary
tricks" by which they mean at least
two primary tricks plus another trick
either in secondary form or In its dis
tributional equivalent. For instance, If
your partners opening bid was one
spade. and you held
His SR x A XXX XXX q. e. 6xxx 6a
your response should be two no
trumps. not three spades. With
as.. sR; 4 Xxx XXX 81: 81: :kx kxxx
bid two spades, not three: but take the
strain on the next round by bidding four
spades should partner next bid three
clubs or hearts, as you must show far
more than a preference. To bid three
spades for him with only two primary
tricks, would need very strong dis
tributional pattern, such as
ass. sg; z1zx 4 81. 81. Jxasx Felo
or with five trumps and a void. two
primary tricks would also justify the bid.
3. So far we have been considering
only major-sult jump raises, and think
I have now covered the ground pretty
thoroughly with discussions and ex-
amples 1t is not so hard to judge a
hand correctly when you need not con-
slider a contract of more than four odd
for game. In connection with minor
suites. however. you must be prepared
to take the bidding to five odd in case
your partner cannot bid secondarily
a major suit which you can support, If
you cannot agree to play the hand at
three no trumps. Thus the leeway
jumo raise requires somewhat different
treatment when a minor suit is in
volved, and I will devote the necessary
space to this subject in the next few
articles.
(Copyright, 1889
Mr. Sims will answer all INQUIRIES on con-
Evening star., 1933-12-16

swer because pri-
mary tricks are not
the sole criterion
for this response;
they are only one
factor. The impor-
tant thing is that
you should judge
your hand from the
- e | m i nation of
losers" standpoint,
and only make this
response when you
feel that the hand
should be played
for game because
your partner was
able to open the
bidding. You must
feel that even if his
ODeninp hid yyaS
Evening star., 1933-12-16
OYSTER SHORTCAKE.

Mix and sift two cups -four
with two teaspoons baking powder
and one-half teaspoon salt, rub in
one-quarter cup butter and
moisten with one we'll beaten egg
mixed with one scant cup milk,
spread on buttered pan and
bake in a hot oven, split and
spread with softened butter. Scald
a quart of oysters in their own
liquor, remove the scum and
transfer the oysters to a heated
plate. Cook two tablespoons flour
in two tablespoons butter. add
gradually one cup oyster liquor,
previously strained through cheese
cloth, season with pepper, salt
and celery salt, stir and cook
until smooth and thick. add the
oysters and four tablespoons
cream, cook a minute longer, fill
into the shortcake and serve
Immediately.
(Copyright. 1933)
Evening star., 1933-12-16
Fowl Sandwiches.

Thin slices Of meat cut from the
breasts of chicken, turkey, duck, or
goose often prove tempting to poor
appetite. Toast thin slices Of wheat,
graham, or whole wheat bread, butter
lightly with tart jelly, add a toast top
and serve with small glasSful Of
stewed fruit on lace dolly.
Evening star., 1933-12-16


"HIS beautiful fountain replaces q
memorial that was given by the
United States Senate to Gen.
/ Francis Dupont, an American
naval officer
He was commissioned midshipman
when IL years old. During the Mexi-
can War he was made a commander
and saw much active service-in 1856
he was made captain and was pro-
NOTED to rear admiral in 1862. Being
very much interested in Annapolis, he
contributed to the organization Of the
Naval Academy and was the author
of a remarkable report on the use of
floating batteries for coast defense. He
died in 1865.
This fountain is considered a fine
work of art. The sculptor was Daniel
Chester French.
Evening star., 1933-12-16
How 1t Started
The Word "Candy."
sY JEAN NEWTON.

We have had several inquiries for the
origin Of the word candy" wherein we
find good example Of the long way
many modern English words have trav-
eled to their present meaning.
For In its origin candy meant "to
break" or, as . noun, "piece." and
also gravel" We have it ultimately
came from thet Sanskrit s.khanda,' =
meaning piece The earliest candy was
sugar Ia pieces.
t-op-.i.ht, i933.)
Evening star., 1933-12-16

things himself. Chatterer chuckled.
HE doesn't dare 60 inside and he
can't reach anything without going in
side" said he to himself. "And 1t
does upset him to see any one get what
he cannot get himself. He's Just
making all the trouble for them that
he can. wonder II he dropped that
hint to me Intentionally. wonder.
Here he comes this way. I'll just duck
out Of sight. There is no sense In
having him tell everybody that am
here and that Is Just what he would
do II he saw me-"
Chatterer ducked down out Of sight
between the stones Of the old wall.
As told you in the beginning, he can
be discreet ct times. He was now.
Evening star., 1933-12-16

the large mteSLluer
a few inches past
the point where
the small intestine
empties into the
large intestine.
It has the same
lining surface as
the large intestine
in fact, Is just a
sort of small pocket
in the large in
testine. w h q t
then, makes this
little worm-li
sack such q dan
gerous organ when
it becomes in
famed?
DR.. Hugh Rob-
Evening star., 1933-12-16
When Time Isn't Money.

LENTY of time. desire to. be
- beautiful, but little money-this
describes the predicament of
i many of the girls and women
who write to this column. Dur
ing the boom period in business. time
could be turned readily into money and
money exchanged over the cosmetic
counter for beauty. But nowadays
funds are low in many purses and it
has become more than ever important
to budget expenses carefully.
Fortunately, the sort of beauty most
girls and women want need not be ex-
pensive A clear complexion, healthy
hair and graceful figure are practi-
cally free to any one who will spend
time and thought on acquiring them.
The process of building beauty on the
Evening star., 1933-12-16
That Body of Yours
By JAMES W. BARTON, NJ. d.

Appendicitis.
w YHEN we think of that small
organ, the appendix, and
wv realize that it is only two
inches long, and a quarter
of an inch wide, it is hard
to understand why it can become so
dangerous.
After all. the appendix is only a little
sack which is part of and opens into,
Evening star., 1933-12-16

"HIS name is derived from the
Teutonic "hulen" meaning to
howl. In Welsh hull signifies
. i an uneven place. The surname
is taken from the city Of Hull
In Yorkshire, England.
De La Hull is a name found in the
records of Old England in Somerset
County as early as the fourteenth CEN
tury. The prefix "de la" indicates the
Evening star., 1933-12-16
A Reminder About the Jump Lee
way Raise.

w YHAT is the yardstick whereby
~ to define the absolute mini
wv mum on which you may, on
Y your first response jump to
s three in your partners suit?
I ain often asked what is the primary
trick requirement for this raise?" and
I do not like to attempt a categoric an
Evening star., 1933-12-16
MENU'FOR A DAY:

Nj dkCAI u1t.
Oatmeal with Cream.
Omelet.
Bacon CurlS.
Bran Muffins, Coffee.
DINNER.
Clear Soup.
Baked Fresh Shoulder.
Boiled Potatoes.
Creamed Turnip.
,Suet Pudding.
Lemon Sauce. Coffee.
SUPPER.
Oyster Shortcake.
Pickles.
Olives.
Preserved Pears.
Fudge Cake. Tea.