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Evening star., 1933-06-17
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breakfast on eggs or young birds, and
straightway went to look for the nest
of Welcome Robin. He was quite Ger
tain as to which tree 1t was In and he
now glided straight to it.
He saw both Welcome and Mrs. We'll
come arrive, each with a worm. That
meant babies The Hdless, staring
eyes of Mr.. Blacksnake glittered and
he forgot the experience he had just
had. He stopped and raised his head
above the grass to watch Welcome and
Mrs Robin that he might be sure
which tree that nest was in. A pair
of bright eyes saw him and Kitty the
Catbird gave the alarm
Snake! Snake! Snake!" she
screamed. Instantly all the birds in
the Old Orchard hurried to join her.
"Where?" screamed one. Where Is
hep"
rs it Mr.. Blacksnake or Mr.. Carter
snake?" demanded another.
Tell us it isn't Mr.. Blacksnake!"
implored third.
At Kitty's first shrek Mr.. Blacksnake
had lowered his head into the grass
and now he was lying perfectly still,
or, If he was, would be mistaken for a
stick. But the bright eyes Of Kitty
the Catbird had never once left him
from the moment she had first seen
him. She had nest with four precious
eggs in it. It was over in a bush by
the old stone wall along the edge of
the Old Orchard. It was not very far
from the ground, and would easily be
found by Mr.. Blacksnake should he
happen to go that way. So not once
did she take those bright eyes Of hers
from him and, of course, she wasn't
fooled by his keeping still.
Here he isl" she shrieked as she
hovered for an instant just above him.
The other birds saw him then. Such
racket as there was over in the Old
Orchard! Such a shrieking! Such
excited flying about! Such screaming !!
Such threatsl
Mr.. Blacksnake knew that it was
useless for him to try to hide where
SO many bright eyes could watch him,
SO he boldly climbed the tree In which
was the nest of Welcome Robin and
Mrs. Robin. Were they frightened? :?
They were almost beside themselves
with fear. 1t was not fear for them
selves. No, indeed! It was fear for the
precious, helpless babies in that nest.
And all their feathered neighbors ap-
peared to feel the same way. You see,
Mr.. Blacksnake was a common enemy
That means that he was the enemy Of
all of them
(CopyriRht Io331
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very heavy roots. His borrowings would
indicate that he has changeable mind,
for they cross and recross. The dirt
thrown out from making the tunnels
is called gopher hills"
Like the chipmunk, they are thrifty
minded and store food against the hard
weather. Flower bulbs are the favor
lite foods for storing. As they tunnel
along they often burrow into reservoirs
and irrigation bitches, calling down
much wrath upon their heads.
Though they have a reputation that
is far from savory, they have this in
their favor, the thorough working of
the soil in the higher mountain ranges.
This is OF great Importance in the
forest ranges, because the vast number
OF burrows hold the large amount of
water that would otherwise run of the
steep slopes.
Gophers are unable to cope with
sand. At one time they caused great
breaks in the levees. Now sand is
placed on the outside Of the castings
and when a burrowing gopher strikes
sand he stops"
Evening star., 1933-06-17
SUMMERTIME
BY d. C. PEArrH.

~ ECENTLY in an account Of life
- in Turkish prison, q British
II military prisoner remarked with
i gentle irony that one Of the
books sent out by q British re-
lief committee for his distraction was
entitled Guests Of British Ants" /
don't know how dryly the book may
have been written, but the subject mat
ter is not, to me at least, dry at all.
For, at least in the case Of our Amer
ican ants, there Is nothing in the world
so strange as those others Of Gods crea-
lures whom ants permit or cannot pre-
vent, or actually encourage or force to
come and live with them. Ones first
impression would be that ants received
absolutely no visitors, and that the
queen in her royal chamber at the
bottom of the ant nest is about as &C
cessible to any passing tumblebug as
the Mikado Is accessible to Stain.
Bristling warriors guard all the ap-
proaches, and If on the ant hill you
deposit any other ant, or beetle or even
q lizard or a snake, one and all are in
stantly made to feel acutely uncomfort-
able and to long for other and more
healthy spots.
But the fact is that quantities of
other animals, most Of them insects,
but even minute spiders, millipedes, SOW
bugs and such non-inSect small crea
lures, dwell with most of our ants. The
mites come there as pure parasites, fix
ing themselves to the undersides Of the
throats and bellies Of the ants just
where they cannot be scraped of. But
most are parasitic in more psyche
logical and less physical way. Some
snatch food literally from the ants
~ cf hn mt
and eat them, still others beguile the
ants by exuding a sweet liquid about
which ants are as mad as cats for cat
nip. Sometimes the intruders are other
ants who steal in and lay eggs there,
killing the queen and getting their own
eggs raised by the duped or besotted
ant workers.
Around the District ant nests I note
especially a quantity Of small, rather
ugly little beetles which often emerge
and run in and out of the ant tracks,
twiddling antenae with the ants and
scurrying as II they pretended to be in
dustrious too, but in reality they are
the sheerest impostors, baby-snatchers,
and parasites on the industry and fool
ish generosity Of the ants. Most of
these beetles-there are about dozen
of them hereabouts-are members of
the rove-beetle family, the PSelaphld
beetles, and the burying or sexton
beetles. Why do the ants forgive them
their trespasses? The answer I think
is emotional as well as physical the
ants instinct is its strongest point, in
tellect its weakest; but its instinct.
sort Of passion, really, amounting to a
religion, can be led into delusions, as
the human intelligence is subject to de-
lusions. A definite liking, an abnormal
feeling, for these pets" IS the only ex-
PLANTATION that fits a state of things in
an ant city almost as crude as our cities
with their gangster wars right in the
streets, their parasitic "rackets," their
beggars, and sharpsters.
Evening star., 1933-06-17

now you have the timing under control
and game Is a certainty in no trumpS.
Your hand has regained its no-trump
characteristics because it now turns out
that your weak spot is no longer a
source of danger. Your next bid is
two no trumps-the heart fit Is not
good enough to encourage slam.
Only if your partner had previously
passed should you take the strain off
him by bidding three no trumps over
his heart one-over-one. If he can now
secondarily bid spades or diamonds
an encouraging bid under these cir
cumstances-you can safely bid five
no trumps, telling him that you want
to be declarer and that he is to so to
six no trumps If his hand contains an
ace, and If each of his suits is headed
by a card as good as king or by @ j,
the hand as a whole having one and
one-hal to two tricks, mostly in pri-
mary form.
Your two-no-trump rebid really tells
him that you have very strong no
trump type of hand with which you did
not care to bid no trumps until you
had news of the hearts.
Suppose, on the other hand. that he
Evening star., 1933-06-17

bids a diamond or a spade over your
club. Now you make a gentle slam
try in view of your two aces, your
fine all-around strength and, specif1-
cally, your strong support for his suit.
Your bid is three no trumps. This tells
him that you have powerful no
trump hand on which you first bid
club because of a weak spot, but 1t also
tells him that this weak spot was not
in his suit, otherwise you could not
bid three no trump (but only two) In
reply to his one-over-one. With no
additional values and a weak hand or
weak suit, he must pass. You have told
him that in your judgment the game
Is safe in no trumps though his suit
does not fill out your weakness. How
ever, he should respond to the slam
try provided:
Cd That his hand contains an ace;
CD That his suit is of five cards head
ed by at least the king or queen
jack;
90 That his hand contains in all about
two tricks, and that he has face
card in each of the unbid suits.
Examples Of Highly Informative
Slam Acceptance Rebids.
a9s. 81; SlSs1 & iox 81: 81: Xxx Xxx
sP a,, k5oHx1 ATx 81. 81. Xxx
he should. after one club, one spade,
three no trumps bid four no trumps.
With
aps. ap 6Hx S61o111 81. 81 Xxx
I think four clubs would be the most
informative bid, showing that partic-
ular ace and accepting the slam try.
With
a3s. 81; K XIX Xxx cl. oi. Xxx
I would advise response, over three
no trumps, of five spades, showing
strong distributional inducement for
suit play. In a rubber game the open
ing bidder would then bid six spades;
in a tournament, undoubtedly six no
trumps in view Of the tenace holding
in diamonds and the likelihood of a
heart lead. Remember that bid of
four spades over three no trumpS would
be a weakness bid, seeking safety and
not encouraging slam. With no ace
and nothing but a long spade suit to
the queen or jack, this would be your
partners right bid even though you
have made it clear that you consider
three no trumps safe contract.
(Copyright, 1889
Mr. Sims will answer all inquiries on
paper and tnclose a self-addressed stamped
envelope.
Evening star., 1933-06-17
How 1t Started
"To Sow the Wind. T"
BY JEAN NEWTON.

We have an inquiry for the origin Of
this phrase, which is familiar in the
sense of doing evil or causing trouble
which comes back in larger measure.
The expression comes to us from the
Bible. 1t has its origin in the Old Tes-
lament, Hosea. viii, where it is a
part Of the Prophecy of Hosea, with
reference to 'the iniquity Of Ephraim
and the wickedness of Samaria," as fol-
lows:
For the wind do they SOW, and the
whirlwind shall they reap; (their seed)
bringeth no standing corn; the plant
yieldeth no meal, but should it yield
it, strangers would swallow it up"
(Copyright, 1889
Evening star., 1933-06-17
Notes and Names.

~ EAR MRS. POST: What is the
proper abbrevation at the end
Of letter to indicate a Sec
- ond postscript?
Answer: P. P. s.
\ 4
MY DEAR MRS. POST: My chill
A'A dren attend a nearby school.
Their teachers are either old class
mates Of mine or persons have known
from childhood. When it Is necessary
for me to go over to the school to meet
the children, how do address these
teachers? Miss so and so, or Dorothy
and Alice as always called them?
Answer: Dorothy and Alice, of course.
But IN speaking Of them to other
parents or to teachers, as well as to
the children, you would call them Miss
Smith and Miss Jones.
nEAR MRS. POST: Is there any gen.
eral rule which can be followed as
guide in deciding the question of
whether or not to answer an invita-
ton? Sometimes We receive invitations
which do not include R. S. v. p, and
yet am sure they should be answered.
Answer: An invitation to a dinner,
lunch or card party must be
answered without fail. A buffet sup
per or lunch or wedding breakfast
should be answered It Is not consid-
cred necessary to answer an invitation
to an afternoon tea or garden party
or a wedding reception-unless r. S.
v. P. Is included in the wording Of the
invitation.
Il
MY DEAR MRS. POST: Is it correct
A'A to write letters to friends on the
typewriter? When, If ever, is this
practice not correct?
Answer: Not very many years ago
Evening star., 1933-06-17
The Old Gardener Says:

Dandehons. which ruin many
lawns, are difficult to exterminate
by the usual practice Of digging.
The roots penetrate the soil very
deeply, and if broken of will
promptly send up new plants. If
the dandelions are not too
numerous they can be killed out
readily by injecting a little gasc-
line into the crown Of each plant
with an oil can or by using a
weed killer cane sold by the
stores for this purpose. The cane
has the advantage of being long
enough so that the operator is
not required to stoop. OF course,
keeping the flowers cut of before
they go to seed Is helpful. Often
times fertilidng the lawn and
reseeding will produce a strong
growth of grass. which will choke
out the dandelions. The most
effective method where dande-
lions are very plentiful is to
spray the lawn with iron sui
phate, 1 u to pounds to gallon
Of water, but this work to be
most helpful should be done early
in the Spring when the central
buds begin to appear.
(Copyright, 1889
Evening star., 1933-06-17
GOOD TASTE TODAY
BY EMILY POST.
Famous Authority on Etiquette.

only business letters were written on
the typewriter. This was because verv
few people, not professional stenog-
raphers, could use a typewriter, and
typewriter letter implied a dictated
one. In this day Of small portable
typewriters, and the ability Of most
people who write very much to use q
portable machine, customs have
changed until it is now not only
proper, but preferable, that all letters
be typewriter, except notes of invita-
tion, acceptance, regret. thanks and
other notes of formal social usage.
(Copyrisht, 1933)
Mrs. Post will be glad to send you an
article she has prepared on buffet din
ners, lunches and suppers If you will
send self-addressed, stamped envelope
with your request.
Evening star., 1933-06-17

"HEN all private disagreements are
forgotten. Those who have
been quarreling among them
selves will unite in a common
cause. Chatterer the Red
Squirrel may rob his feathered neigh
bors Of eggs and young if he gets the
chance, but no one is quicker to give
the alarm when a Hawk or Reddy Fox
or some other enemy appears. 1t is
the same way among the feathered
folk. They may quarrel with their
neighbors, but let an enemy of all ap-
pear and all private quarrels are for
gotten.
Now among the little people of the
Old Orchard and the Green Meadows
MIR. Blacksnake Is universally hated
Evening star., 1933-06-17
MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS.

pound Of cure" Build up your health
in general. Take active exercise every
day. Massage the scalp and when you
wash your hair be sure that you rinse
every particle Of soap from 1t. Use two
hair brushes and wash and ste-ilize
them at regular intervals. Civ the
hair and scalp sun bath for q few
minutes each day. 1t Is natural for the
hair to fall out little. but it should
not cause alarm. because the new hairs
will replace the old. dead hairs II the
scalp is kept in good condition. I
shall be glad to mail you my leaflets
on Care of the Hair and How to Over
Evening star., 1933-06-17

come Dandruff and Falling Hair" il
you will write and send a self addressed,
stamped envelope asking for the above
leaflets. LOIS LEEDS.
Mr.. T. B-See my answer above to
Male Reader: 1t covers your hair
problem in detail. I shall be glad to
mail you the above leaflets If you care
to write and inclose a self addressed,
stamped envelope for mailing them.
LOIS LEEDS.
Miss G. C.-Your weight is correct
for your age and height. CD You may
wear pure, bright blues, medium greens,
light tans, orchid, medium brown, cream,
peach AMI pale pinks. CD Choose a
light, natural shade Of face powder,
raspberry shade of rouge and cherry
shade of lipstick. LOIS LEEDS.
(Copyright, 1887
Evening star., 1933-06-17
Conquering Contract
BY P. HAL SIMS

Mr.. Sims is universally acclaimed
the greatest liDing contract and duc-
tton player. He is captain OF the re-
noiCned -Four Horsenlen" team, and has
aDon ~ national championships since
1924. These articles are based on the
Sims system, which includes the one
puer-one principle Which the Sims group
yods the first to employ and deDelop.
Evening star., 1933-06-17

It is to be feared
that the adversa-
ries will open hearts
and force out your
king. You will
then have to let
them in with the
ace of clubs to run
of their hearts
and will be dis
carding high cards
before you can get
In again and cash
In your winners.
Therefore your bid
is q club.
When Time Con-
troll Is Restored.
If, however, your
partner can bid a
- <.Ix.1
Evening star., 1933-06-17

It Is q dreadful thing to be hated, but
Mr.. Blacksnake doesn't seem to think
go He has no friends and that doesnt t
seem TO trouble him at all. He doesn't
want friends, and one who doesn't want
friends seldom has them. He is a
robber Of nurseries in the Spring and
every one knows it. At other seasons
the feathered folk have little fear of
him, for it is easy to keep out Of his
way. But when there are eggs and
babies in the nests the mere fact that
Mr.. Blacksnake has been seen in the
neighborhood Is enough to upset all
the people in the Old orchard.
Mr. Blacksnake was in bad temper
He had made a mistake, and making
mistakes often results in bad temper
He had started to enter a hole in an
apple tree without first finding out
who lived there. He had received a
hard blow just back Of his head and
something of a fright, for that was the
home Of Mrs. Spooky the Screech Owl
He had left In hurry. Now he was
the more determined that he would
Evening star., 1933-06-17
Honey Fruit Dressing.
y cup strained honey.
! tablespoon -four.
2 ah1acy,ony,c eI,oor

l tablespoon -four.
2 tablespoons sugar.
juice 2 lemons.
2 egg yolks
u cup heavy cream.
Mix honey. -four and sugar and cook
In double boiler 10 minutes. stirring
constantly. Add lemon juice. then pour
onto the slightly beaten yolks of eggs.
Return to double boiler and cook S
minutes. stirring constantly. Remove
from fire and cool. Fold in the heavy
cream which has been whipped Turn
into glass jar and keep in the 70.
fTigeratQr
Evening star., 1933-06-17
MENU FOR A DAY.
BREAKFAST.

BREAKFAST.
SteWed Prunes.
Farina with Cream.
Ham Omelet, Hot Corn, Cake,
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Creamed Chicken and Green
Peppers on Toast.
Cosee Parfait, Fruit, Cookies,
Tea.
DINNER.
Lamb Stew with Vegetables.
Boiled Potatoes. Lettuce. Russian
Dressing, Apricot Pie, Cheese,
Coffee.
CORN CAKE.
One cup -four. . tablespoons
corn meal. ] egg, l cup mix,
teaspoon baking powder, 2 table
spoons sugar.
COFFEE PARFAIT.
Two cups heavy cream, ! cup
sugar, cup strong coffee. tea
snoon vanilla extract. Whip
cream. add sugar. coffee and va
nilla. Wet a mold in cold water
and fill; pack mold In salt and
ice and let stand 2 TO 3 hours.
LAMB STEW.
Take 3 or 3lz pounds meaty
fore of lamb. have meat man
chop 6 or 7 times, cut of most
all fat. remove outside skin, which
gives a bad favor, cut in small
pieces, put in 5 or quart sauce
pan half full of cold water. When
this is hot. add S or 6 large on
ions cut fine, bring again to a
boil. add or 6 large carrots cut
in small cubes, bring to a quick
boil, then let boil slowly about 3
or 4 hours, then add or 6 large
potatoes, cut in small cubes.
When done, thicken with l tea
cup corn -four and add !. tea
spoon celery salt, small table
spoon salt. This is good warmed
over several times. Add little
butter and water to warm over.
tCopyrisht. 1933)
Evening star., 1933-06-17
A Little Saturday Talk.

a Llttle oaturuay 1alK.
- ROWS and ravens, as we'll as
parrots, have been taught to
talk. In the following letter
~ We read of one case in which
crow was trained to utter
words:
Dear Uncle Ray: One day two
years ago our hired man went to the
woods to work. He heard something
fall from a tree, and turned around to
find a baby crow. 1t could not fly,
so he brought 1t home and gave it to
me We named him Billy, and fed him
worms until he could eat other things
When Billy takes a bath, he steps
into the water and takes drink. Then
he sits down and flaps water all over
himself. This he does two or three
times before he flies up on the house or
TO tree to dry.
When 1 hoed corn last Spring, Billy
went along. He rode on my head,
shoulder. or on my hoe handle.
He can talk little, saying hello,
'aw Billy Grow, oh, OH Donna
Evening star., 1933-06-17
A Valuable Inference Which the
Opening Bidder Can Give.
AXE a hand such as this:

sp: Aox pi. AA9xx
i This is very powerful hand,
containing, in fact, potential
slam material. Yet you should not bid
. no trump with it because you have
a weak spot, in hearts, and do not con-
troll the time factor in your long suit.
Evening star., 1933-06-17
JOLLY POLLY
A Little Chat on Etiquette.
BY JOS. J. FRISCH

T. T. VII you do not care for
friends brand of cigarettes, your re-
fusal of them should be tactful. You
may say, mo. thank you; have my
own" or merely mo. thank you" later
taking one OF your own brand. To say
bluntly, Il don't like your brand" is to
cast q reflection on your friends taste.
Evening star., 1933-06-17
Ginger Custard.
Preserved ginger.
eggs.
cups milk.
= rIfrS SY10or

2 cups milk.
p cup sugar.
Il teaspoon salt.
2 tablespoons ginger sirup.
Cut the preserved ginger in thin
strips and use for lining the buttered
custard cups. Beat eggs slightly, add
sugar milk, salt and ginger sirup
Carefully strain into the lined custard
cups. Set in pan Of hot water and
bake in slow oven CTS degrees F. for
rs to 80 minutes, or until firm Chill
thoroughly and remove from cups be-
3oxe serving.
Evening star., 1933-06-17
The Common Enemy.

IN times OF stress 1Dith danger near
There is no bond like common tear.
old Mother Nature.
Evening star., 1933-06-17

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Ginger Custard Honey Fruit Dressing.
Evening star., 1933-06-17

Use this coupon to join the Uncle
Ray Scrapbook Club!
TO UNCLE RAY,
Care of The Evening Star,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Uncle Ray: I want to Join
the 1888 Uncle Ray Scrapbook
Club, and inclose a stamped en-
velope carefully addressed to my
self. Please send me Member
ship Certificate, leaflet telling
how to make a Corner scrapbook
OF my own, and printed design
to paste on the cover Of my
scrapbook.
NdIHe
Street or r. F. D..
City
State or Province.
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My Neighbor Says:

When preserving fruits and
vegetables, don't pack jars too
tight. Leave space Of one-half
inch at the top of each jar for
water. Heat may then travel
through product without diff
Guilty.
Oil Of citronella scattered
about the house will drive away
mosquitoes.
(Copyright, 1880
Evening star., 1933-06-17
DOROTHY DIX'S LETTER BOX

EAR MISS DIX have been married four and have done
learned that husband has had about three affairs wit
during time I bewldered
told that all cheat their wives Is this
do
Evening star., 1933-06-17

Mr.. Sims will answer all inquiries on
contract that are addressed to this news
paper and tnclose a self-addressed stamped
envelope
Evening star., 1933-06-17

\ EAR MRS. POST: What is the
I proper abbrevation at the end
Of a letter to indicate a sec
ond postscript?
Answer: P. P. s.