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Evening star., 1933-11-25
OUR CHILDREN
BIZ ANGELO PATRI.
Winners and Losers.


//~OME, let's have game Of
~ chess, Lou"
mo. don't want to-"
%, come one. Why not?"
whats the good? You
always beat me. 7 never have chance ~
You have the same chance I have.
Play as well as I do and you will win,
too"
"Oh yeah? And you're four years
older than am and you practice moves
every minute. have to take music
lessons and you play chess. Some
chance I have to win against you. Get
somebody else to beat once in while.
That's what I say"
Now boys, now boys, don't get to
quarrelling. Lou, why don't you play
with Chester? That's the only way you
can learn to play. You have to lose in
the beginning. Everybody does. You
must be good sport about such things
and learn to lose gracefully"
I've had practice enough in losing,
~
try out his moves on me. I ought to
have some chance Of winning the game
if I play. With him I haven't the
ghost of one. He can get somebody else
to play with. Not me. No more"
Telling the loser that he must keep
on trying, even If he keeps on losing,
is not going to work. Nobody is going
to keep on trying if he sees no chance
Of succeeding. The younger children,
all the beginners in any game, ought to
have the grace of handicap when they
play against experienced players. That
is fair to both sides. 1t gives the
weaker ones a chance to win and so
stimulates them into doing their best
1t makes the more practiced ones
stretch themselves and that is for their
good.
The notion Of sportsmanship Is likely
to become lopsided. The winner seems
to be conceded all the points. He is top
man, he is fine spirited fellow, thor
oughly sportsmanly The loser Is called
upon to show his good sportsmanship
by smiling at his defeat, by showering
his late opponent with kind words. $50
glad you won. You deserve it. A
pleasure to have played against you,
I'm sure"
Now. that is all very well for the
adult people who have umpires and
boards Of sports to lay down strict reg
ulations for the players. Even then
they find it difficult to be polite to each
other and keep up the appearance of
good sportsmanship when they find
themselves on the losing side. Children.
playing at home, without the help of
governing boards and trained umpires,
find it next to impossible. Yet the
moment question rises between them.
an admonishing voice is lifted. Come
now, come nov, be good sport and
learn to lose gracefully"
There will be a better spirit Of
craftsmanship If the players are handi-
capped If the beginner is allowed as
many points as are necessary to put
him on an almost equal footing with
his experienced opponents. he will feel
more sporting about losing. and the
skilled players will feel better about
winning Or they ought to. Winning
plays the mischief with ones good manz
1ers.
Copyright. 1881
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DOROTHY DIX'S LETTER BOX
Should All Women Chance Matrimony, Even
If Outlook Is Dubious ?-Sllal Girl Avoid
Marriage Because of Insanity in Family.


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dren and didn't have would surely want to adopt
ancestors?
what would you suggest in my MARY.
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foundation fact there
danger Of passing to children an Of insanity Certainly
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offspring
happiness motherhood
there why should not have at least the consolation OF
marrying the and Of having home You
suggest adopt children and while possible that they too
in
Of your DOROTHY DIX
1887
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Pleasing the Man
By CHLOE JAMISON.

SERVE fruits and light custards for
desserts now and then, but be sure
that there is a liberal sprinkling of
steamed and baked puddings now that
cold weA..;;ss. Is here. Many a mans
favorite dessert is none other than that
good old-fashioned recipe which is
labeled, broadly, suet pudding, but
which varies tremendously, according to
the cooks flair for havoring and her
interest In the sauce that goes with It.
Steamed puddings, as a rule, are eco
nomical, considering the substantial
contribution they make to the meal
This may not be true Of a genuine
English plum pudding. which includes
several downright 1uxuries.
Vegetable Plum Pudding-One cup
grated raw carrots, one cup grated raw
potato. one cup chopped beef suet, one
cup chopped walnut meats, one cup
seeded raisins, two cups flour, one cup
sugar, one teaspoonful salt, one tea
spoonful cinnamon, one-half teaspoon
cloves, one teaspoonful soda, two eggs.
Mix the flour, sugar and other dry
ingredients, add the mixed vegetables
suet, nuts and raisins, mix well and stir
in the two beaten eggs. Turn into a
creased mold, allowing room for pudding
to swell. Cover with creased paper,
wedging it down tightly so no water
can seep in. Set in kettle of boiling
water and boil steadily for three hours.
Serve hot with hard sauce.
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N A T U R E. S
C. III IL ID r E N
By LILLIAN COX ATHEY.
Haddock.

~ a black lateral line and a very
handsome beauty spot" on his
shoulders, Just over the center OF the
pectoral fin. Then, too, the haddock's
tail is more concave than the Gods;
the mouth is smaller and does not gap
back as far below the eyes; the upper
Jaw projects farther and the snout Is
more pointed. Now, 1t would seem there
is q vast difference between the two.
but the fact remains that they are often
mistaken for each other.
A live haddock is very smartly COL
ored, and when the handsome fellow
is in the best of spirits and health. he
is a very different looking creature
in appearance from the sadlooking
one to be seen in the markets. In the
water and just out of it, the haddock
is a rich, dark. purplish-gray on the
back, and lovely. silvery, pinkish tint
on the sides. The handsome, dark
patch forms a starting contrast, and is
known as the devils mark" No self
respecting haddock is ever seen without
his mark. The fms are dark and the
tail has a black border.
Haddocks are smaller than Gods; the
largest one of record weighed 24h2
pounds and was 81 inches long. The
average weight is to 10 pounds, and
the length is % to 80 inches.
On both sides of the North Atlantic
the haddock has its range. 1t is most
abundant of the American coast from
Cabot Strait to Cape Cod During the
Winter, you may catch haddock south
ward to New York. and 1t has been
caught in the deep waters of Cape
HatteraS.
The great commercial fisheries of the
Gulf of Maine average a catch yearly
Of 8500O,0OO haddock, sometimes more.
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II kAs -

The herring only is more abundant.
Haddocks chase herring and other
small fish and consume millions of
them. AS these fish live at depth
of 100 fathoms, though you usually
catch them from 25 to go fathonS down.
you will never catch them any nearer
the surface. They do not give chase
to the herring, shoreward, either. The
cod, on the other hand will round up
school of herring and chase them
to the shore, where they are easily
caught The haddocks are never found
in brackish or fresh water eStuaries.
Haddock youngsters, known as fry,
live at the surface of the water, as do
all deep-water fish babies. They live
on the coepods about them, and then at
an early age drop to the bottom. Their
bill Of fare now consists of spider.
hermit and common mon, crab, shrimps. sea
urchins, sand dollars, worms. brittle
stars and sea cucumbers, worms being
their preference.
BY tEeir scales you can tell their
age. The Oldest one recorded was 3l1
inches long and, according to DamaS,
an authority, the fish had reached the
years old viii be is to Is inches long
and at the age If will be from II to
% inches long. A female haddock
comes of age between her fourth and
fifth birthday and weds. When she
weighs about pounds she will lay over
1,839,58l eggs, about one-tenth of an
inch in diameter, and If the tempera-
ture of the water is 81 degrees, they
will hatch in Is days
As food, the haddock is growing
steadily in favor and Is used in
chowders. 1t keeps well when packed
in ice, and when smoked and salted, is
shipped inland, where the demand is
well established.
A point to remember is this When
fishing for haddock, the bait of salted
menhaden or stale clam must lie on
the bottom; if raised slightly, the cod
will get it every time.
(ropyr{pht 10oQN
Evening star., 1933-11-25
Conquering Contract
BY P. HAL SIMS

surely assume that you have at least two
aces on this bidding; but having so
minimum a jump raise himself, he must
sign OF, and you, with only one ace,
must accept it, You now know that his
Jump raise was made chiefly with the
idea of assuring q contract for game,
and not with much slam hope.
That Second -Four Gard Suit.
In principle, do not like to bid a
secondary suit of only four cards unless
it Is headed by ace-king or ace-queen.
as am building a slam foundation and
should be able to win the first trick
of a suit bid as part of q slam try.
Therefore, with a hand of this kind
with which sign-off rebid would be a
risky underbid prefer to jump in no
trumpS, as already explained a few
days ago.
Ess. zR; kkJ.1 6I:aS e. aaS1o 100
Als. III K Xxx 81: 81: az * 10 o.
would draw from me a rebid of four
no trumps, not four diamonds. over the
three-heart response. As already eX-
planned, this conveys an inference of
scattered high cards. which encourages
my partner to make a constructive re-
bid himself at this point Nevertheless,
this Is not rigid rule. With hand
plainly calling for suit play, do not be
afraid to bio secondarily a four-card
suit lacking its ace when the hand as
a whole screams for a secondary suit
bid. and when you have an ace else
where tc replace the ace lacking In your
second suit.
The Hand as a Whole Can Offset
the Lack Of the Ace in a Suit
Bid ConStructively.
With this hand
Hss. zP AAaJxx 81: 81 Ks ( 2 '1
I would bid four diamonds over three
hearts. I have my values for accepting
the slam try: four primary tricks and
a fine hand in every way. Though hav-
ing possible loser in diamonds, GER
tainly eliminate spade loser and con-
troll the timing if that suit is led. If
my partner can raise diamonds that
means the ace: We are then safely under
way for six or even seven hearts. If
he can also bid clubs, We should con-
tract for grand slam, though possibly
there might be a heart finesse to take
against the king. A fair chance to take
with the present huge bonus.
He might hold
ass. SRs ioSxx KS e. q. Adxx AK
tcopyrisht. 1889
Mr. Sims will answer all inquiries on
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Tasty Luncheon Dish.

Cut six slices of bacon in halves and
fry crisp. Arrange around the edge Of
large platter. Fry three sliced onions
IN some of the bacon grease. drain end
pile in the center of the platter. Dip
three sliced tomatoes in some seasoned
-four and fry in bacon fat. Arrange on
a platter between the bacon and onions.
Add more -four to the remaining fat.
brown, then add one pint OF milk and
salt and pepper to taste. When thick.
pour over all on the platter. Be sure
to have the platter hot before starting
and keep it warm throughout the cook
ing
Evening star., 1933-11-25
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

about 13. Your teacher and school,
mates must be happy to have you giving
them the news through your four-page
magazine.
When I was Is years old I started
magazine, and know the thrill which
goes with such a thing
AS to my travelling, I work as I go
along. can recall taking only two
weeks of complete vacation during
the past II years I have travelled some
thing like 175.00O miles by railroad and
steamship, and always have taken my
notebook or typewriter USUALLY BOTH
along with me. Almost all the money
I have used in my travels have earned
by writing books or articles.
When I speak of complete vacation"
I mean time in which have done no
writing; but I enjoy writing SO much
that life is pleasant while am working.
UNCLE RAY.
(Copyright. 1933D
Evening star., 1933-11-25
Aliner

"HERE are several alternatives
which may be resorted to in
order to ascertain the origin Of
L this name. One authority says
that it was assumed from the
occupation Of mining and was first used
by one so employed. A French author
ity states that the name was taken from
the Dutch min-heir, or else mein-herr,
meaning my master or my lord. An
other says that 1t was originally spelled
Minor-then shall we say, with the wag
of centuries ago, that he got it from his
father, major? In general usage to-
day is the spelling Miner, and the gen.
orally accepted origin Is that the ear
liest ancestors were interested in mines.
The name of Miner has been distin-
guished in almost every English-speaking
country. There is tradition that VIII
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Cranberry Molds.

Four cups berries. one cup water,
two cups sugar, eight thin slices lemon,
eight thin slices orange. Wash berries,
remove all stems. Add water and boil
five minutes or until berries are soft.
Add sugar. Boil three minutes. Fill
individual molds.
Select oranges about 2l2 inches in
diameter and lemons about 2 inches in
diameter. Cut into thin slices, arrange
lemon slices on orange and the cram
berry molds on top the lemon.
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Hts. Q 10 X CT.
my rebid. over three hearts. would be
four hearts. If my partner has two
aces and the material for construc-
tive bid at this stage-four spades or
no trumps, or five clubs-then I will CO.
operate in the slam try by bidding my
diamonds; but I really need to hear
from him a constructive rebid, a per-
sistence in the slam try despite my
sign-off, before accepting the slam try
with only one ace and only three and
a half primary tricks, despite my fine
distribution and strong red suits. How
ever, give me a clear reserve in pri-
mary valuation:
Sp. KQx Dt A XIX
Hts. K @ 10 Xxx CT. x
and I will figure that my partner can
hardly have a three-heart response un-
less he has two aces-an we need for
slam. If, however. he has only one ace
(say, Sp. x x X, Hts. A j X, Di.
-, CT. K @ 81, then he cannot ac-
cept by slam try with his shaded values
and We still sign the hand off safely in
four hearts. In this situation you have
to bid your partners hand to some eX-
tent-but the safety stop is still there
If he responds correctly. True. he will
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YOUR BABY AND MINE
BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.

hours. with no fear that one of the
children may wake up.
1t is not selfish fer parents to want
to get away from their children. 1t is
natural and understandable. But it is
selfish to make the children bear the
burdens of this recreation in spoiled
dispositions. lest sleep and weakencd
digestions.
Evening star., 1933-11-25
Bacon Biscuits.

Six shredded wheat biscuits, hot wa
ter, two tablespoonfuls melted butter,
one-half pound minced bacon
Split shredded wheat biscuits and
dip quickly in hot water. Spread quick
~ with minced bacon and cover each
with a second half. Place on a creased
baking pan. brush with melted butter
or bacon fat, cover and bake in hot
oven, 425 degrees F., Is minutes. Un-
cover and brown. Serve hot, garnishei
with broiled bacon
Evening star., 1933-11-25
More Truth Than Poetry
BY JAMES J. MONTAGUE.

The trout and bass look good to eat,
And so does corn upon the cob,
But who could view you as a treat,
An unattractive, beige-hued blob.
All gustatory lure you lack,
A slithery, shapeless mass Of sinews
Without q shadow Of attrac- :
tion in you.
Just who 1t was we cannot tell, I
While wading in some sea or sound,
First piucked you from your ugly shell
And made you known the world
around,
Though dull or wise. or rich or poor,
In these few verses I endeavor
To make his claim to fame endure ,
Forever.
(Copyrisht, 19333
Evening star., 1933-11-25
How 1t Started
BY JEAN NEWTON.
IF You Live With a Lame Man.
You Will Learn to Halt"

We have an inquiry for the old say
ing, If you live with a lame man, you
will learn to halt"
more or less agreeable. to indicate the
importance of the company we keep.
This Is one Of the oldest, a heritage
from classical antiquity For in the
famous Morals of Plutarch we find:
1T is true proverb that if you live
with a lame man you will learn to
halt"
Evening star., 1933-11-25

Sponges used in the bathroom
may be kept soft and sweet if
washed occasionally in warm
water, to which a few drops of
lemon juice have been added.
Cabbage used for salad should
be washed, stripped, and put In
the refrigerator until ready to
serve.
Potatoes will be made mealy. II
allowed to stand 20 minutes in
hot water before they are put
into the oven to bake.
Ferns require light and air.
They grow best when placed near
a window where they do not get
direct sunlight.
Copyright. 1889
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To an Oyster.

To an Oyster.
wonder, as I gaze on you.
What unknown, prehistoric man
First made Of you q sizzling stew
Or fried you in a stone-hewn pan.
I know that either raw or cooked
You are delightful and nutritious,
But I'm convinced you never looked
Delicious.
Some hungry aborigine
Or shipwrecked tar, 1t might have
been,
Who found you hidden In the sea,
Together with your teeming kin.
But how was one Of any race.
Pre-Adanite or modern. able
To know how well that you would grace
q tab,cp
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Lamb Roast for Two.

A family of two may have lamb roast
Have four or five chops cut in one piece
from the loin. Put into hot oven and
brown. Reduce the heat to medium
and cook until done. or for about one
hour. or little longer. The meat that
is left over from the meal can be made
into meat patties.
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immediate and fu-
ture effect on the
body as well as its
ability to p ! e a S e
the taste and fit
the pocketbook.
For some reason,
fish, for example,
seems not so who'll
ly satisfying as the
heavier meats, and
therefore hasn't its
full representation
in most homes.
Nor do most cooks
take so kindly to
new fish recipes as
they do to those
using other foods.
Eieh IF oil bin dc
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MENU FOR A DAY.
BREAKFAST.

Stewed PruneS.
Dry Cereal with Cream. Omelet.
Coffee Cakes. Coffee.
DINNER.
Bouillon. Braised Beef
Baked Potatoes.
Dreamed CaulihOWer.
Cabbage Salad.
MayonnaiSe Dressing.
Raisin Pie. cheese. Coffee.
SUPPER.
Oyster Patties. Hot Rolls.
Preserved Plums.
Lady Baltimore Cake. Coffee.
COFFEE CAKES.
Mix two cupfuls -four with one
fourth teaspoon salt and one tea
spoon baking powder, then rub
in one-half cup butter, add three
tablespoons currants, three table
spoons chopped candied lemon
peel, one-half cup sugar, one
beaten egg and enough cold
coffee to form a stiff dough.
Form the mixture in small rough
heaps on a buttered baking tin
and bake in a moderate oven
until brown and crisp.
CREAMED CAULIFLOWER.
Soak a small head of cauli-
flower in salted water for one
hour, then place in boiling salted
water and cook until tender.
Drain and press through a Sieve.
Scald one quart milk and one
half onion and a chilli pepper and
strain. Cook onethird cup -four
in one-third cup butter, add the
favored milk gradually, stir and
cook until thick, season with
pepper and salt, add two cups of
the prepared caulif1ower and one
half cup cream and serve at once.
OYSTER PATT1ES.
Line deep muffin pans with
rich paste and bake them a deli
cate brown; cut out covers to fit
the tops of these and bake sep
arately on a baking sheet. Chop
one pint small oysters, add one
CUP rich milk, one tablespoon
butter, two heaping tablespoons
rolled cracker crumbs, a dash of
mace and salt and pepper to
taste. Cook in q double boiler
until the edges of the oysters be-
gin to ruffle, add one beaten egg,
cook a minute longer. remove
from the fire. fill the shells with
the mixture, put on the covers
and serve at once.
tCopyright. 1e33J
Evening star., 1933-11-25

t41aO odAt. Ci1N W La IL
no trumps?
I ass m e, of
course, that you
hand has reserve
values justifying a
constructive rebid
at this point in
stead Of a sign-of.
The Question Of
Aces.
, Unless my hand
contains two aces,
I am wary Of CIV
ing a constructive
rebid, and tend to
withhold any such
action until later.
With
g. Il
Evening star., 1933-11-25
Pork Pot Roast.

Select q piece Of pork roast about
one and one-half to two pounds in
weight, and cook like you would beef
pot roast. The length of time will oe
about three hours. as 1t Is necessary to
cook it slowly. The long, slow cooking
will make very tender and juicy roast.
Evening star., 1933-11-25

7 TITLE Nimbleheels the Jumping
Mouse approached his home with
the greatest care. Shadow the
IL Weasel might still be somewhere
around Nimbleheels. knowing
what traveller Shadow is. didn't think
this likely. He was sure that Shadow
was by this time ia away
Just the same, I will take no
Evening star., 1933-11-25

LITTLE N1MBLEHEEIS IHE JUMP
ING MOUSE APPROACHED HIS
HOME WITH THE GREATEST
CARE.
chances thought Nimbleheels. 1T
won't do for any one to see me and
so suspect that I have home around
here"
So he moved as cautiously as if he
knew that some one was watching TOR
him He didn't jump He crept from
cover to cover. He kept stopping to
look and listen. He didn't approach
his home directly. He went completely
around the old stump under which it
was hidden. At last he lodged under
big piece of fallen bark and there he
sat for some time to make sure that no
one had seen him. 1t was close to this
piece of bark that he had been sitting
ON when he saw Shadow the Weasel in
the dusk the evening before.
II did the right thing when I jumped
for my life instead of dodging back
into my home" said he to himself
eyes, sir, I did the right thing that
Evening star., 1933-11-25
Foods Favorable
to Beauty
BY KATHLEEN MARY QUINLAN.

IN THE rush Of daily duties and the
need for economical planning, We
are apt to forget that the subject Of
what to serve needs study from the
%
Evening star., 1933-11-25

Mr.. Sims is universally acclaimed
the greatest liping contract and auction
player. He 1Dos captain OF the renowned
-Four Horsemen" team, nolD disbanded,
and has ,Don "a national championships
since 1924. These articles are based on
Athe Sims system, Which includes the
one-ousr-one principle Uhtch the Sims
group OF players ,oas the first to employ
and develop.
Evening star., 1933-11-25

(Use This Coupon for New
Riddle Leaf1et.)
TO UNCLE RAY.
Care of The Evening Star,
Washington, D. c.
Dear Uncle Ray: I inclose a
stamped envelope carefully ad
dressed to myself. Please send
me the free leaflet. Fifty
Riddles and Answers"
Street or r. F. D..
City .................
State ..................
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Nimbleheels Retires.

At work and play who does his best
In truth deserves untroubled rest.
-Nimbleheels
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Close Rebid Decisions.

w YHEN you have opened the
~ bidding with one in major
wv suit. your partner gives you
the forcing leeway jump raise
to three in that suit. and
your hand contains a second suit, of
four cards only, when should you bid
that sl1it and u,hef should Vol bid four
Evening star., 1933-11-25

Mr. Sims will answer all inquiries on
contract that are addressed to this news
paper with self-addressed. stamped en-
velope
Evening star., 1933-11-25
A Little Saturday Talk.

~ EFORE me is a newsy letter from
- boy who has started project
which think very fine
II Dear Uncle Ray: Last Christ
Evening star., 1933-11-25

TINE question of necessary recrea-
ton for the mother, away from
her children, is one that must
be answered individually. But
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My Neighbor Says:

Copyright, 1881
Evening star., 1933-11-25

independence If they do why do widows marry again
I failed wife wished
maid mind whose life has been tragedy
a had life