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Evening star., 1933-01-04
LITTLE BENNY
sY LEE rArR.

Pop was smoking to himself In his
private chair and was thinking Of the
2 cents Sam Cross hasn't payed me
back, saying, Darn that guy.
What guy? pop said. and said,
That guy Sam Cross, he's owed me 2
cents for pritty near months, and he's
always got some bum excuse for not
paying It back. darn him, and there
was at least q duZzen things I wanted
to get with that 2 cents at least q duz-
zen times, but just when need 1t that
darn guy always. claims. he hasn't got
It. awt to sue his father, that's what
awt to do, said.
Your lawyers fees would proberly
more than eat up the amount of the
damfnages, I'm afraid, pop said. It's
cases of that sort that make 1t advis-
BILE, when in doubt, to be the lawyer
rather than the client, he said.
Well anyways I wish / knew some
way to get those 2 cents back from
that darn guy, I said, and pop said.
Cheer up, I'm in verse situation than
you. A darn guy owes me 500 dollers,
he said a
SOC dollers, G. wizzickers, I said. and
pop said, @ wizickers is correct, in
fact it's lot OF money in any Ian
guage. This darn guy I'm speaking Of
has given me worthless promlssory
note and rubber checks and now he
claims he's bankrupt, although he
smokes better cigars than do and eats
in more expensive restaurants. So
smile happily, what does your 2 cents
amount to compared to my 500 dol
lers, he said.
Well holey smokes pop. nobody
would ever expect to get back fearse
amount like 600 dollers, but jimminy
Christmas cents, that's diffrent, I said
and pop said, Yee gods. The filos-
ophers tell us that the ony cure for
trouble and worry is werk, so step on
the gas and get to your lessons, he said
Wich did.
Evening star., 1933-01-04

w YHEN We speak Of "marvels, -
M We are likely to think Of the
" " airplane or the radio, or of
the. telescopes which bring
US facts about distant stars,
but how about the marvels which are
so close to US that people never have
been without them?
Such a marvel is the human voice.
We have a thought, and we speak it.
Out come sounds which travel through
the air. They may reach the ear Of
we are talking about-at least, he
should
The voice travels by means Of sound
waves. We speak, and sound waves
begin to travel. Unless they are
blocked, they go in all directions.
Drop a pebble into q smooth pool,
goes out in all directions. Drop a
sound into the air, and it will make
waves which we cannot see.
Different sounds make different kinds
Of waves. Years ago, an inventor made
a device which would photograph sound
waves. The photographs showed differ
ences in the sound waves produced by
such singers as Caruso, Tetrazzini and
Amato
How fast do sound waves travel? on
day when the air Is still sound will
travel l mile in five seconds. If there
is wind, the sound will go faster than
that in the direction of the wind
Against the wind, it will go more slowly
If sound travels through water, it
will go much faster than through air
almost mile in one second.
If sound passes through iron, it will
travel 15,700 feet in one second-about
three times as fast as through water,
and IS times as fast as through air.
II you and a friend can find a long
iron pipe, you may make an interesting
test. Going to opposite ends Of the
pipe, let one of you put his ear close to
the pipe while the other strikes the
other end with hammer. If the pipe
is long enough, you should hear two
sounds from one blow of the hammer,
one. sound coming quickly through the
pipe and the other more slowly Through
the air. The longer the pipe, the
greater will be the difference between
the sounds.
When lightning flashes (unless 1t is
too close to you to be Comfortably you
Evening star., 1933-01-04

into the limelieht. Then there are chill
dren who insist on mothers attention.
Usually this takes the form Of extra
caresses, OF climbing in mothers lap
and fondling her, thus making 1t dim
cult for der to carry on Q conversation.
There u note Of jealousy in such
exhibitions OF affection. II Is hard to
rebuff child who is being thus loving,
but O mother can help child to under
stand that demonstrations are In poor
taste when there are guests, much as
they are Welcomed when the family
only is present.
It Is not matters OF discipline, how
ever, that are under discussion but how
an adult can minimize the peculiar
difficulties and make life easier for a
mother during a call. A child, when
present, does not deserve 10 be ignored.
After the greeting, the child should
have an occasional remark addressed
to 1t between lapses of adult CONVEX
sation. A smile directed toward the
little one can make her feel she is one
Of the group. To direct much attention
to the child brings her too much to the
fore. An adult caller often gets q
child overeXhilarated, and without her
intending to be forward she talks bit
too much, and too loud. She hops and
dances excitedly, and is a hindrance to
conversation. 1t is not always the
child's fault. The caller does well to
realize this before mentally censuring
either the mother or the child.
(Convrirht 1o23O
Evening star., 1933-01-04
GOOD TASTE TODAY
By EMILY POST.
Famous Authority on Etiquette.

and place (and If you want an answer)
this way:
Miss Mary Adams.
Miss Grace Henry.
Miss Martha Madder.
Miss Selma Steel.
Thurs, Jan. IL. Please reply to
Tea at o'clock Miss Henry
at Lake Road Lake Road.
Set your tea table in the dining room
or in the living room. Then we come 10
your receiving problem. A receiving
line of four people turns your tea into
a reception that is not only formal but
almost official. The enly way to avoid
this would be to have one girl receive
and one pour. and the two others make
themselves pleasantly useful.
Dear Mrs. Post: The smartest shop
windows In our city are full Of little
evening turbans with fiarfng forehead
wells Are these correct with evening
clothes?"
Answer: They are suitable with semi
evening dress in restaurant or at
the theater or In cabaret. No hat
should be worn with real evening
clothes ever; that Is, not not according
10 American taste, which proves that
we do not take all of Our fashions from
Paris, where hats and evening dresses
have always been worn together In
public.
Copyright. 1933)
Evening star., 1933-01-04
N A T U r E S
CHI IL ID r E N
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.
STARTLING.
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Sturnus vuIgaris.
RR1V1NG in America in 1890
n and being given the freedom
"A of Central Park, New York, the
4 i starting is, partial to the city in
the Winter. The family has
increased nightly since that day.
America has found that the starting
has many faults and few virtues. The
bird is famous for adapting himself to
almost any condition and food. This,
of course, ccsures the starting that his
family will not die out, at least q nat
ural death. Research shows that the
amount of food consumed by the birds
is more than ST per cent animal mat
ter. This would indicate that spiders
worms, insects and grubs were the sta
pie foods But the starting loves ber-
ries, fruits and some vegetables. 1t is
the countless hordes Of them that are
objected to. Efforts made to get rid
of them have met with determined re-
sistance on the part of many citizens
who did not really know the true situa-
ton.
StarlingS have two distinct suits each
year, and unless you know this you are
likely to confuse this bird with others.
their parents at all They are a dark
olive-brown on the back and have white
or buffy throatS. They mott at the
same time their parents do and after
the mott is completed the parents and
children cannot be told apart. In the
Spring they are the only blackbirds
with yellow bills. They have habit
Of sitting so the short tail droops, CIV
ing the bird round-shouldered ap-
pearance. After the mott in September,
the bird is a handsome creature with
head breast and flank feathers tipped
with white. From distance the bird
looks gray, but at close range the true
beatty of the suit is seen. There are
iridescent reflections of purple, green
and blue on the throat, breast and
flanks. The back has green and bronze
reflections and each feather is tipped
with brown. At this time he is mis-
taken for the purple grackle.
In flight the starlings are often mis-
taken for the purple martins because
of their habit Of sailing on fixed wings.
These birds, though flying in great
focks. coordinate among themselves so
perfectly that, though they are speed
ing through the air on rapid wing
beats, they can alter their flight in an
instant.
In hunting food, the bird Is a busi-
nesslike seeker, going about in a ZigZag
manner, probing and hunting for every
thing that creeps.
All city dwellers know that the starl-
ing is no singer He is good mimic,
and initiates the little wood pewee with
its plaintive "pee-a-wee' so perfectly
that the little lady is astonished at the
deception. The sweet call of the blue
bird, the notes of the field sparrow,
grackle and red-winged blackbird, as
well as the whistle of the bobwhite, are
Evening star., 1933-01-04

TINE two young otters, the chill
dren of Little Joe Otter, were
having great fun exploring the
i upper and lower ponds of Paddy
the Beaver. 1t was their first
visit there and they meant to see all
there was to see. Some Of the time
Little Joe was with them some Of the
time their mother was with them; some
OF the time they were alone. It was
a sort OF game with them. At the be-
ginning Little Joe had warned them OF
one thing.
You may go where you please ex-
cept one place" said he. You are not
under any circumstances to enter the
house of Paddy and Mrs. Beaver. Don't
forget it. The only excuse for ever en-
tering that house would be starvation,
and then you would go in to kill or be
Killed. I have known Paddy ever since
was your age, but never have 1 been
inside his house. think Paddy Is a
little afraid of me. but to be frank with
you l have great deal Of respect for
MIN and those great cutting teeth Of
his. There may come a time when you
face starvation and then you may be
Justified in trying for Beaver dinner
but until such time treat Paddy and
his family with respect. Never try to
CnCCI bIiSlF
The young Otters promised that they
would follow this sound advice, and.
although when swimming under water
past Paddy's house they sometimes
looked curiously at the entrance, they
remembered their fathers warning and
they remembered, too, those great or
ange-colored cutting teeth of Paddys,
and passed on.
But they went everywhere else about
those two ponds and the Laughing
Brook between them. They explored
the two dams from end to end above
and below They found and exam
ined every one Of Paddy's little land
ing places, his little mud wharves,
around the ponds. They swan through
all hiSscanals, both those cut for haul
Ing logs and those along the bottom of
the ponds. They visited the places
where trees had been cut. And all
the time they were doing it they ap-
peared to be merely playing, having a
good time and satisfying their curfos-
1ty. Mrs. Paddy evidently thought Just
this.
Those youngsters think of nothing
but play and having a good time" said
she disgustedly to Paddy as they sat
on tneir big dam. They do nothing
put chase each other about all day
long. They are old enough and big
enough to be learning something in
stead OF wasting their time in play. 1
should think Little Joe or their
mother would take them In hand and
teach them that there are more i'm
Evening star., 1933-01-04

Illustration attic this sordsd contrasting the
have @ Ss submitted T sT group % 9 @ that
ACCORDING this authority century
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mine He did cards touched tobacco
Otherwise followed profession and college graduate
sSo 5 s w sos sn % the & f.
must be good bridge player layer certainty pain
m about to haxs h % h yG E u s s n % so
soese enough ous have
all wanted him to be go-setter
T ooKED standpoint Of outsider that
the modern girl is much more re likely get her hearts @ desire in
standard practically any poor erng
70 WITH a so G basis '' 's
The really thing s about this the Light
For T, certain n ns that h N mfR % and TASTES
@ @ Ba at to s us sst to the to our
"A Iyt qualities would in husband
were I ass me ss o % hs
and For psnd s @ as while ho wife a1ts can sS ' RP % Husband s %
has IT, Unless has it, e ed @ ss es and d s
to the wife.
60 of things
9eT never m sh s t. m Fair The p & 8o % @ Dsy
ship ship @ n @ Being Sag S sP n oS sHd p go ps and 5 DO m n @
mother did
m Mems 81 ideal & the perfect wife. Just much has
m e f2T al s nes ha Paa
SOMETIMES finds the ideal and marries her The who
~ outside of the walls Of her
moron who rolls her at and asks him what he thinks she
ready to forgive and take him back matter how treats her
Then the discovers that these traditional virtues Of the model
nothing Combination sa nor one who
az a5 e. ss @ r. .
'P s. f' ssas % ss
beauty Business ability instead of dmeicy
Sportsmanship instead feminine wies. DOROTHY
Evening star., 1933-01-04
WINTER .
BY D. G. PEATTIE.

"H1S happens TO be one Of the
few times when there IS much
hope for the naksd-eye astron-
4 omer and the star-gazing man.
on-his- back porch to see the
Planet Mercury. There are several
reasons why we never get a good look
at Mercury Even the astronomers can
tell you a lot more about what they
know must be true about Mercury than
they can about what they have actu-
ally seen.
In the first place, Mercury Is the
nearest of the planets to the sun, so
near that when we look at Mercury
we look into the suns glare and see
nothing, except at sunrise or sunset
for a few months in each year. At
such times it becomes the morning or
evening star. as the case may be. No
vember, 1882, is scheduled for Mer-
curry as the evening star, while in De-
ing star. In either case it is visible
only for a few moments. 1t sets soon
after the sun does, below the Western
horizon, or, when it Is the morning
star, the rising chariot of Apollo soon
blinds us to sight of the winged mes
senger.
Again Mercury Is too much In line
with our Equator to be easily visible
in the latitude Of Washington, and is
best seen in tropical regions, where it
rides near the zenith. With us. 1t is
always close to the horizon. and so is
usually shrouded in our earthly dist
cloud or In the mists of the customary
humidity rising from our surface at
Dsunset and sunrise.
However, in Winter it Is Just possible
that the atmosphere will prove clear
enough at sunset and sunrise to per-
init us to get a glimpse of our brother
planet. 1t looks rather like Venus in
the color effect on the naked eye, but
less amethystine, always think. and
not so bright
Mercury is in reality only about the
size Of the moon. That is to say, its
diameter is about four -tenths the d.
arneter of the earth, and it Is about
feur-tenths the distance Of the earth
from the sun. Being % close to the
sun as 1t Is, the powerful grayitational
pull Of our sun has deprived It Of any
moons II 1t ever had any, nor has Mer-
curry . strong enough grip TO keep hold
Of It's atmosphere, IL 1t ever had any
Astronomers are convinced by the
color Of the light reflected from It that
the naked surface Of Mercury (and
there is no chance that any vegetation
could clothe it, Is that of lava ash
Perhaps 1t has q geography Of extinct
crate-s like the moon.
Evening star., 1933-01-04

Joe Otter. "T'hose were the prints Of
Yowler the Bobcat, and he is fellow
to keep clear Of"
And down along the shore we found
the biggest footprints you ever saw,
some old ones and some fresh ones, so
guess whoever made them comes here
to this pond often. Just the size Of
them scared me-" said the other young
Otter.
Little Joe otter grinned. Those
were made by Buster Bear" said he.
You've never seen him. When you
do you will not wonder at the size of
those prints. Take care you never give
him a chance to get one of those big
feet OF his on one OF you"
He's got the biggest claws!" con-
ttnued the young Otter. "It makes me
shiver just to think of those prints in
the mud. ! hope he can't swim"
He can, but not as YOU can, so You
needn't fear him in the water" replied
Little Joe. "I'm glad you have been
using your eyes while you have been
playing. That Is the way to learn.
Never forget to use your eyes, no mat
ter what you are doing"
(Copyright. 1892
Evening star., 1933-01-04
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portant things In life than having .
good time But I guess they are not
much better themselves. They are Just
happy -go-lucky."
But Mrs. Paddy was making q great
mistake. True, those young Otters
were having q good time. They were
having q good time every minute they
were awake But all the time they
were learning and having fun doing
It,
we found some big round footprints
In the mud near the end Of the big
dam and they were made last night, :"
7 guess We win keep away from there
after dark"
"A wise idea, my son." replied Little
Evening star., 1933-01-04
Everyday Psychology
BY DR.. JESSE W. sPRowLs.
Criminal Types.

Criminal Types.
am often asked to describe the
criminal personality. My correspondents
are interested in physical traits. Hence
the question: What are the physical
signs Of criminal character?
My answer in brief Is: None.
mean that there are no physical traits
that you can rely on. I make this an
Swer from the standpoint Of our present
accepted scientific knowledge. This
knowledge is all too meager. However,
there are many among the men Of sci
ence who believe that certain correla-
tions between crime and physical traits
will one day be established.
Regardless of the status Of this ques-
t1on from scientific point OF view, we
all have our lunches about the appear
ance OF criminals.
There Is one item worthy Of mention.
Criminals are fairly generally physical
weaklings. I believe the day will come
when we shall have pretty exact per-
centag2s on this point. II the police
would take strength measurements In
addition to fingerprintS. we might In
time know what sort of persons to look
for as the possible perpetrator OF typi-
cal crimes.
Copyright, 1881
Evening star., 1933-01-04

au0nooe
wan Aoed at the held January 70 10 FEBRUARY o.
a. e washington Auditorium under the auspices OF tne
Association through the
lies
Ga Keep @ until the thenfto the wash
Rmem Why the automoDne sn sn yo have them
not send the pzae anaiS
necessary. Ane PuAA "
Evening star., 1933-01-04
Star
+ a t t e n 8
Little Boys Suit.

Here Is All appealing suit for little
brother" He will be delighted with the
double breasted effect which helps him
achieve the fnannish air. Without a
doubt, he will be able to find any num-
ber of uses for the cleverly concealed
inside pocket. The little trousers are
made very full to allow him freedom
of movement.
This cunning suit win stand an arnaz-
ing amount of wear and tear if made
up in any Of the durable materials. 1t
Is No. $50.
The pattern is designed in sizes 2 to
8. Size requires yards of 36 by 80
inch fabric.
Simplified illustrated instructions for
cutting and sewing are included with
each pattern. They give complete di-
rectiors for making these dresses.
To get a pattern of this model send
Evening star., 1933-01-04

added to his growing repertoire. His
own love song is clear whistle and
later the only note is one Of alarm.
In April the starlings find their
mates and go house hunting. They
like to be near human habitation and
build behind shutters In woodpecker
homes. downspouts and deep cornices
If forced to. they build In a tree. The
nest is made of dry grasses, corn husks,
clothing and green foliage. Chicken
feathers are added to the mattress.
Three families of from three to six
children each are raised. The young
starting, when three weeks old, Joins
the younger generation, and in the Fail
young and old meet for roosting and
reunion.
Copyright, 1933)
Evening star., 1933-01-04
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

win see the flash second or more be-
fore you hear the thunder which Il
makes. If the noise Of the thunder
comes five seconds after the flash, YOU
will know that the lightning fash took
place / mile away.
The greatest noises ever heard BY
men are those which have followed kx.
plosions of volcanoes. Fifty years ago
a volcano on an island near Java broke
loose and blew away more than half Of
the Island. People living at a distance
OF more than $50 miles reported that
they had heard the explosion.
Thousands Of readers have written
for the free leaf1et,S "Marvels Of the
Evening star., 1933-01-04
MENU FOR A DAY.
BREAKFAST

Oatmeal with Raisins
Corned Beef Hash Popovers
Coffee
LUNCHEON
Tripe Fried in Batter
Glover Rolls
Apple and Celery Salad
French Dressing Nut Cookies
Bouillon Casserole of Pork
Baked Stuffed Potatoes
Caulifiower Cheese Sauce
Lettuce Russian Dressing
Baked Indian Pudding
Custard Sause Coffee
TRIPE IN BATTER.
Cut tripe in pieces for serving
and boil 20 minutes, which makes
it nice and tender. Beat one egg,
add one-fourth cupful cold water,
one teaspoonful salt and flour to
make a batter, not too thin. Dip
the tripe in the batter and fry
until nice color on both sides
If there is any batter left pour it
into the spider and cook with the
rest. Be sure to have plenty of
grease in the spider. If you use
: tripe. add one tablespoon vinegar
to batter.
CASSEROLE OF PORK.
Two cupfus roast pork, one
large carrot. one teaspoonful salt,
one green pepper, sprigs of sweet
| herbs, one apple, salt, one slice
onion, one-half cupful fat, five
tablespoonfuls flour, six small
onions, Q cupfuls water, one and
one-half cupfuls cooked maca-
roni, pepper, one teaspoonful
mustard. Brown chops in fat,
place in casserole, add onions,
| macaroni. carrot. pepper and ap-
| pies cut in pieces. To fat in pan
add sliced onions and cook until
brown. Add -four, brown, add
stock Of water, salt, pepper, mus
tard. Stir sauce until it boils,
pour over meat and vegetables
and bake; cover for ia hours.
(copyright 1g33.1
Evening star., 1933-01-04

never very easy 10
put four names on
one invitation. 1t
makes so much
confusion as to
who is giving the
party and what
obligation each Of
your guests feels
toward you collec-
lively, and many
feel that it exacts
o quatiruple return
tor a single invita-
ton. Why not give
four teas separate
1y-srnall, informal
ones7 Or at most,
two Of you might
give q tea together.
However if fOilr nf
Evening star., 1933-01-04

DRAWING FROM PHOTOS OR
SOUND WAVES MADE BY THE
VOICES OF SINGERS.
Sky" If you have not sent for your
copy, write to me in care of this news.
paper and inclose a stamped return en-.
velope. Write your full name and ad-
dress, taking care that there shall be
no mistake in the mails.
UNCLE RAY.
Copyright. 1881
Air Travel Grows Four Times.
Air travel in Brazil has increased
more than 400 per cent In the last four
years.
Evening star., 1933-01-04
My Neighbor Says:

Melted fat should not be hot
when added to cake mixture, as
hot fat is likely to make cake
tough. coarse grained and heavy:
Old nail holes may be filled
with a mixture made Of fine saw
dust and glue. Fill the hole with
1t and leave until dry.
Damp towels should never be
put into a clothes basket or bag
and left there for days before
being sent to the wash. Mildew
is almost sure to result. Before
being put into the basket towels
should be carefully dried.
(Copyright, 1933)
Evening star., 1933-01-04

and 1t Is with difficulty that the mother
can get the guidance control. It is
well TO remember this when children
are present with adults wherever they
are. A child may seem tiflruly enough
to make q mother wonder and say, II
never knew Jane to act like this before. !"
1t may indeed be true, or It may be
that the silly actions of the child have
never been apparent to the mother be-
fore. There's decided difference.
There are few children who want to
be ignored. If they do, they are pain
fully shy, There are some children
who insist upon getting attention. and
lou5 things, surprising parents and
guests alike, in order TO force themselves
Evening star., 1933-01-04
Child's Actions Depend on Adult
BY LYDIA IE BARON WALKER.

YHEN an adult calls on t--,-
M lily where there are little
Wv foTS, the way they be....,l
depends upon the adult as
well as upon the children.
II u true that the mother has the
guidance, but the adult can so mark
Che way that the children step into Il,
Evening star., 1933-01-04

fifteen cents In coins or stamps. Please
write your name and address very
plainly; also style number and size of
each pattern ordered, and mail to The
Evening Star Pattern Department.
Washington, D. C. Several days are
required to fill orders and patterns viii
be mailed as quickly as possible.