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Evening star., 1933-12-04

obeyed, it is most exceptionally and
not always voluntarily.
My sympathy is strongly with the
rabbit: I even feel compassionate
toward the wicked weasel, and as for
chipmunk, fox squirrels, gray squirrels.
red squirrels and flying squirrels, I
would that these animals could be as
big as the people that hunt them: 1
wager there is scarce one of them that
wouldn't drop his rifle and run for it.
Of course, it is often contended that
Master Cottontail. our Virginian rabbit
has to be hunted, in order to keep
down his depredationS. Statistics show
that the rabbit exceeds even the house
mouse and house-rat in numbers, and
though he is no house-breaker and
diseaSe-carrier like the rats and mice,
he is called a firSt-class garden thief.
The same argument is used by those
who wish to harry little foxes to
death in the laws of hounds. The
Evening star., 1933-12-04
LITTLE BENNY
BIZ LEE PAPE.

Pop was starting to look comfortable
after supper and ma was doing the
crossword puzzle, saying, It's remark
able, william, the number of little
| Werds a person lerns doing these puz-
ZIeS, l meen WerdS that you would
proberly never of heard of otherwise.
And prooerly never of even missed,
pop said. and ma said. Now rite here
IN today's puzzle, for a good example
OF an instants, here's the werd fid A
nd is a bar to support topmast, but
L bet you didn know it, Willyum, she
said.
I scarcely realize it even now, pop
said. and ma said, Oca.
Okay, pop said, and ma said. No.
oca, l mean it's another Werd. an oca
is a South American plant resembling a
potato.
won't have any. thanks. pop said.
and ma said, And losh, what would you
say f1osh was?
I'd say it was flush with cards
missing. pop said. and ma said. Then
you'd be wrong because it's receptacle
for ore.
After you. pop said, and ma said. A
lux is unit of intensity in electrical
| illumination, would you ever of guessed
that?
Ask me again and I bet I'll guess it.
pop said, and ma said, What's a
Scovel?
It's a gadget used on thingamajiggs
| pol said, and ma said, Wrong again.
it's mop for sweeping bakers oven.
bleeve you're rite at that. what's a
hisSendorfer? pop said, and ma said,
It's nothing on land or sea and you
know it.
BY gollies you're rite, it's something
in the air, pop said. A hissendorfer is
the top of a mooring mast used by mi
grating microbes, he said. and ma said,
o, read your old sporting page.
Wich he did.
Evening star., 1933-12-04
DLD l. l1EAA ~ O1NAKIo ". Burgess.

this time he was running across the
dooryard straight toward the house
and Sammy knew exactly what that
meant. 1t meant that Happy Jack had
somehow found out about that window
shelf. with its supply of food.
That isn't for you!" screamed
Sammy in great excitement.
What is the reason it isn't " de-
manded Happy Jack.
1T is for US feathered folk, and for
us only!' screamed Sammy angrily.
says you'll" retorted Happy Jack,
and kept on.
Sammy flew ahead of him and
alighted on the shelf. He turned to
face Happy Jack, as if he intended to
try to keep him off that shelf. But if
this was his intention. there was no
need. Happy Jack was sitting up just
below and looking UP at that shelf
with such look of disappointment on
his face that Sammy forgot his anger
and chuckled.
Don't you wish you could get up
here " he taunted.
It was too high for Happy Jack to
reach by jumping. He did try a couple
of times, but in vain, to Sammy Jays
delight, Get some new springs in
your heels" jeered Sammy.
I'll get up there somehow de-
clared Happy Jack.
when you grow wings, but not be-
fore" Sammy retorted.
Just then Happy Jack discovered
ner Of the house, and made for the
nearest tree, Black Pussy after him
For the next few minutes Happy Jack
forgot that shelf and the good things
on it as he scolded Black Pussy glar-
ing up at him. The latter knows when
she is beaten. and presently went back
to the doorstep. Then Happy Jack
looked over at that window shelf.
I'll get up there somehow. I will.
will. I WILL" he declared over and
over, and set about discovering how
he could do it.
Evening star., 1933-12-04
Good Taste Today
BY EMILY POST,
Famous Authority on Etiquette.
Sentiment VS.. Convention.


LD EAR MRS. POST: My very
- best lifelong friend. who was
married In October, now
- wants me to wear her white
satin dress. veil, shoes.
gloves; in fact, everything, because we
are the same size exactly. She is to
wear my maid of honor costume that
I had for her wedding. I know she is
sincere in wanting me to wear her dress,
and we both thought this exchange a
lovely sentiment. But now we are up
set, because another friend says she
never heard OF making such 'Shoddy.
hand-me-down' costume out of bridal
clothes, and that no one would ever
really like to have another wear her
wedding dress; that If had any senti-
ment. would not Wantanother'S dress.
hao no thought OF 1t in this way,
VIII you decide this question for us?"
Answer; Your second friend might be
right il wedding dresses we're lndlScrim.
inately borrowed by neighbor from
neighbor, but can see no launching of
hand-me-down" custom in this par
ticular instance. After all many brides
nave worn their mothers and grand
mothers wedding dresses, and even
though 1t may not have been done be-
lore, 1t seems to me that your lifelong
friendship and the fact that to you the
Idea has lovely sentiment makes it
more than proper. But approval of this
Tor you is not meant to suggest that
every other bride should be expected to
offer or to borrow her wedding dress.
MY Dear Mrs. Post: Shall be criti-
c1zed for asking my best friend for my
maid OF honor and my sister for one of
my bridesmaids? ! have several sisters
and only one best friend"
Answer: Although a sister is usually
maid of honor, there is no rule saying
that she must be. 1t is true. of course,
that choosing friend does imply that
she is more ''in sympathy" than the
sister, especially if the ages are very
close. The greater the difference in
age. the less marked is the choice of a
friend.
Dear Mrs. Post: For the something
old and new and borrowed and blue an
elderly relative of mine insists that I
must borrow a sapphire ring of hers.
she IS not bit dear to me, and prefer
wearing little turquoise charm belong
ing to friend whom I truly love. How
can I do this without hurting the old
lady's feelings?"
Answer Why not borrow both?
Copyright, 1889
Evening star., 1933-12-04

balance of nature has been upset, say
these sophists, and we must restore it
by hunting the animals that breed fast
and commit depredations; look what
happened when rabbits got loose in
Australia!
In the case of Australia, the Eu-
ropean hare was introduced into a
continent with no rabbits and no
enemies of rabbits. Here our rabbit is
a native, surrounded by his natural
enemies, as we'll as by several intro
duced enemies like the rifle and the
dog. So far as rabbits are concerned,
the balance of nature Gf there really
is any such thing) is about as it al
ways has been. one thing compensating
for another. l am quite out of SYM
pathy with those who can think of
nothing better to do with a beautiful
day than to go out and kill something,
and this applies to the man who bangs
away at rabbits.
Evening star., 1933-12-04

~ HAT sort of nature lover which
constitutes a class in itself, the
hunter, is especially common in
i wood and field, on marsh and
boat, in the early Winter
months The duck hunter, about whom
I've written again quite recently.
usually knows his Anatidae, not to say
his onion -and-sage Stuffing. But the
rabbit hunter, who slouches along these
days through Maryland and Virginia
woods, his gun slung through his arm,
his nondescript dog at his heels, is of
different stripe from the expert
fowler
Only the colored folk and country
boys engage in rabbit hunts. or an
occasional country man out OF work
usually voluntarily and permanently
so). Few of them are the keen biologists
that the duck men are; they have little
native ability to follow their quarry;
practically all the intelligence is the
dogs; for the rest, the immense ad-
vantage of the rifle suffices. 1t is safe
to say that few of them, if they had
been Indians. without dogs or guns,
would have been able to track down
even a rabbit lame in all four paws,
blind and wind-broke. too Unlike the
duck hunters, the landlubberly game
stalker is too often ignorant also of
practically all birds, knows not one
plant from another. is as SuperStitiouS
as an old woman about snakes, and
seldom has any morality where posted
land is concerned; if the game laws are
Evening star., 1933-12-04

a cha to setac acquainted with father?"
This nn9ssn going % sns Us Ts IT, the midst st.. Of the
and ahd ssfs wt that h sh a @ h as
TS es a as Ds che S sin n~ and
OMAN works but from sun sun but vOmans work never done"
union hours for the wife, She has always GOT up an hour two before
husband and worked hour two after he has bed with
a
'i E e @ % f
compsceny remarked Il wish could take
have S snd DIDN'T nave 5 an e n ef 3 @ ana & @
taking the baby reduced him to state of nervous pros
n b ,1sd f Bty Ss ssa 1
hes Tas no @ g @ the hs e
tha % Ho o mhs @ ad an M his
keep the house clean and prepare good meals
fen her and she had had esr SS % on IT. ton shs dat @
have n the nerve @ 1 & eJ uno We o he e the dinner
he al washed the dishes afterward
pUr what's going happen fellow counmen and
have % hGFs S y s % aed dsys M e % %k IN sit Mhe de
and the mop and pinch hit for their wives?
ns darn s tf as ns @ S t Hs n wives @ @ %s S sS
have they going to put in their extra time
improving and acquiring finer technique IN POOL IN the new new
old cards stacked against her?
TT question there another still intriguing
Heaven p pq the o W % @ are s sog s a h0o nd be
has nothing to do but sit around watch his wife
He is cricket on the hearth m wnS gs 6 6 d any a %o M
II, Zee tes nd m at % M p p4octF in @ m he has @ to @
smsssa 1sssa ike 0'' ana '0eSI' give
work o'clock and doesn't come home until and that
wives almost invariably opp Oppose @ Their h1sD5 % & retiring @ b IRON Da be
to DO t' but imea how to do it. ~'
a, the eE want Rs RsnsRs the 1s Bs srss ssS
royal ukase should be issued to the effect that
hoaSsao hoaSso Dosa iRseq
Evening star., 1933-12-04
Playing With Fire.

Playing With Fire.
Scientists are now trying to bring
down the lightning from the skies.
In the miracles builded by science
A marvel of marvels I find;
I am awed by its every appliance
To tighten the load of mankind.
Without it we all should be dwelling
Like the rude aboriginal braves,
Using wampum for buying and selling
And living in primitive caves
II has doubtless improved on creation,
Many forces it's harnessed with
chains,
It has toiled without pause or cessation
To establish the power of brains.
1t has conquered the forces Of nature.
And spread wisdom from zone unto
zone,
But I wish that some world legislature
Would make it let lightning alone.
I am awed by the rumble of thunder,
I am cowed by the great streaks OF
light
Evening star., 1933-12-04

4 FITTED solitaire game board is
~ something new to make for
~ Christmas gift. 1t has the ad-
4 4 vantage of being suited to men
as well as women, since both en-
Joy good game Of solitaire.
The solitaire game may be one of the
several kinds of games which are played
by one person. 1t is just the sort OF
gift to send to Semi-inValid, or some
one who is convalescing, as it supplies
the person with the means to while
away time pleasantly. 1t will be well
coined by the person who lives alone,
and who must often find recreation
without companionship And every
homemaker will find the game board,
with its fittings, one of the handy
furnishing accessories for a guest room,
or to have in convenient place to offer
as entertainment when she must absent
herself from a guest for a short time.
The textile cover for the board has a
row of pockets at each end. These
pockets hold the fittings. such as packs
of cards for games of solitaire requiring
one or two decks and pad and pencil
for keeping scores Those who play
solitaire much find it interesting to keep
scores, thereby determining whether,
during some set period, such as week
or month. they win or lose. This
adds zest to the playing.
The pad and pencil will come in
handy when working out crossword
puzzles. Be sure the pencil is fitted
Evening star., 1933-12-04
WHO ARE YOU?
The Romance of Your Name
BY RUBY HASKINS ELLIS.

tered. The mighty Douglas, finding
himself surrounded by the SaracenS
hastily snatched from around his neck
the small silver case which contained
the embalmed heart of his friend Bruce,
and throwing it far ahead of him
plunged after it. crying, "Pass first in
fight as thou vert wont TO do and Doug
las will follow thee, or diel" This was
the end Of the good Sir Douglas. He
fell in the midst of his foes, pierced by
many spear. His body was sent back 70
Scotland, wrapped in the cloth of gold
and buried in the little church at ST.
Bride. The heart Of Bruce was rescued
by another brave knight, Sir Simon
Lochhead, who bore it back to Scotland
and buried 1t in Melrose Abbey.
So 1t Is that the D0uglaseS have al
ways used on their coat OF arn0r the
crowned heart of Bruce
One Of the immigrant ancestors Of
this family in America was William
Douglas 1st. who was born in Scotland
in 1910. The exact date of his arriva |
is not certain. Tradition has it that
his company landed at Cape Ann. He
was living in Boston in 1910. He moved
to Ipswich Mass, and finally to New
London. Conn.
Descendants Of William have been
prominent in public affairs in every
generation.
(Copyright. 1880
Evening star., 1933-12-04
More Truth Than Poetry
BY JAMES ]. MONTAGUE.

Which rend the wide heavens asunder
(Just glance up and watch it some
night.
Overhead is some terrible power.
Which, if ever it once should break
loose
For as much as the tenth of an hour.
Would kick up the very old deuce.
Let the scientists tend to their knitting
And repress their too eager desire
For finding some means Of permitting
The earth to be licked up by fire.
I regard their achievements with Won
der.
! admit what great marvelS they are,
But to split this old planet with thunder
Is going a trif1e too far
No Regrets.
We are much obliged to the states
man. whoever he was, who kept us from
annexing Cuba.
Compensation.
Steel rails may be going down, but
brass rails are headed in the opposite
direction.
(Copyright, 1881
Evening star., 1933-12-04

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Evening star., 1933-12-04
N A T u r E. S
C. Hill d r E N
By LILLIAN COX ATHEY.
Flying Squirrel.
Sciuropterus volans.


TINE flying squirrel is in a class by
itself 1t has its so-called flying
membrane, and the texture of
the coat is very much softer
than that of the other squirrels.
The flying apparatus is hair-covered
membrane Of skin on each side of the
body, between the fore and hind legs,
and is attached as far as the ankle and
wrist.
When the squirrel is about to "fly" 1t
always chooses a high place. Its
"wings" are spread and from the tree
or ledge it springs into the air, then
glideS swiftly on an inclined airplane.
1t must always be in descending po-
sition. and, like the flying fish. cannot
flap its wings" or rise again into the
air to avert trouble
The tail acts as rudder and para
chute. The head is elevated, and this
brings the body into convenient posi-
ton when the flyer" alights. The dis
tance of the flight depends upon the
height of the tree.
These squirrels can cover quarter OF
a mile in a very short time. They as
cerd the tallest tree and glide down to
the base of a tree in direct line in
which they wish to travel As soon as
they touch the base of the tree, they
race up its trunk to the highest take
off branch, and away they go again.
Flying squirrels are the most friendly
of all the squirrel family. They are
the most beautiful and graceful and can
be tanned in few days.
ie 1A 1,N1 4,.nn
and lined with leaves, much like the
homes of their cousins. The StorehouSe
may be in the same tree, but it it not
connected with their living quarters.
Their castles are snug and warm and
keep out the cold winds and snow OF
the Winter days. During the days the
flyers take long maps. Their eyes are
large and affected by the glaring sun
light. When asleep the squirrel looks
Evening star., 1933-12-04

II II
you this morning. I couldn't
stand it another day. Why is It
that everybody is doing ever
thing he possibly can to make
my Flossie's life miserable? Oh, yes.
they do. The poor child comes home
every day with story that would
break your heart A mother cant stand
having her child treated like this. 1t
must be stopped
just as bad as the children. Miss Cow
per told her yesterday. right before the
class. that she was the dumbest girl
in the room. She made her sit in the
seat by her desk No girl likes to be
called dumb and put in the front seat
for EVERYBODY to look at. 1t isn't right
The janitor seems to have a grudge
against her He reported her for throw
ing things on the floor She never did
such a thing. but he told the teacher
and she tool; it out on her. The BOYS
tease her something terrible. They take
her hat and they hide her books. One
reason she did so poorly in Miss Cow
GERS class was because she had lost
her note book Sometime last month
one of those bows stole it and the poor
child couldn't do her homework.
Some of the girls are jealous.
know the child is good looking. That's
nothing against her. They report her
for whispering. They leave her out Of
the clubs and the committees and they
just make her lfe miserable.
And one thing more. She has 70
come to school on the cars and the mon
on the cars, even the conductors. are
rude to her I think it's too bad that
a child can't go 10 school without being
insulted and brOwbeaten and called
dumb and put in the back ssat and her
books stolen and everything. You ought
to attend to such things
You will not be surprised. although
her mother seemed TO b.. TO learn that
Flossie was the most backward, trouble
some child in her group. She was for
ever craving attention and getting it By
some unhealthy demonstration or other
She had a pocketful of gum which she
chewed all day. She fingered in halls
and yards and in odd corners about thc
building so that every teacher on duty.
every monitor. every attendant in the
place. was sending her to her own place
throughout the day She did not pre-
pare her lessons. She cried when she
failed and the teacher spoke sharply to
her about her laXness. She wrote notes
to boys and insisted upon getting an
Swers. When she knew that a report
was due at her home she hurried to lay
in a set of charges against the entire
school system.
(Convripht 1oq2O
Evening star., 1933-12-04
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How it Started
BY JEAN NEWTON.
cat the Long Last"

We have an inquiry as to the origin
of this phrase. AT the long last to
indicate final or ultimate realization
of something. 1t is used as an emphatic
or exaggerated form Of 'at last"
This is an old phrase which we find
used in English literature from time to
time during the last 400 years. Com
paratively modern, though doubtless the
most read examples of it are in Carlyle's
Frederick the Great" and Lowell's MY
Study Windows" These are nineteenth
century, but the expression has been
traced back as far as 1923, when it was
used by the old English author, Shelton.
Evening star., 1933-12-04
Pear Salad.

Use half a large canned Bartlett
pear for each serving. Brush over with
a solution of red food coloring. apply
ing it in such a way to make the
pear suggest fresh fruit which has not
represent stems and blossom ends. Ar
range on lettuce with the cavity side
down and garnish with ball of cream
cheese. Arrange a little salad dressing
on the side of the salad plate SO as not
to spoil the appearance of the salad.
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OOu61do may "CL NC PAOuN 4OA
it is one Of the most powerful
IL and celebrated that bonnie
Scotland ever produced.
The name originated from the small
River Douglas, In Lanarkshire. which
drew its name from the Gaelic duff
glas," meaning dark gray, the color Of
its water.
William of Dufglas was the first
known ancestor of the family. He was
established in Lanarkshire as early as
Hts.
There is an interesting story con-
nected with the Douglas coat Of arms.
The crowned heart represents the heart
of Robert Bruce. The King, as he lay
dying, requested his best beloved knight,
Sir James Douglas, to have his heart
removed. and to carry it to the Holy
Land and bury it under holy soil. This
was his last hope in carrying out his
great desire to accompany the Crusaders
personally. Sir James complied with
this request and selected company of
Scotland'S most renowned knights to
accompany him. They paused in Spain
and there were intercepted in their mis-
sion by the Spanish King, who wished
Sir James to assist him in ridding his
country OF the Moors. He persuaded
Douglas that this would be a greater
service to the Christian cause than pro-
ceeding Immediately with the heart of
Bruce.
The hardy SCOTS were unaccuStomed
to the Eastern mode Of warfare and
their ranks were soon broken and scat
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shelf for his friends. All I have to do
whenever I am hungry is to go over
there and help myself" :,
He dug up a peanut Sammy Jay had
buried under some leaves and ate 1t.
mot as good as fine hickory nut or
sweet acorn. but very good, just the
same" said he, and looked for another;
Thief! Thief! Thief" screamed
Sammy Jay, darting down at him.
Happy Jack whirled about to face
him I'm not thief" he retorted
Indignantly. Il found this peanut ana
what is found is not stolen. This is
the law of Old Mother Nature, and you
know it."
THAT peanut was mine! I had it.
and you stole it!'' stormed Sammy Jay
Happy Jack chuckled. In that case
it pays for one of the many acorns OF
mine you have taken" said he.
Sammy Jay continued to scream at
him, but Happy Jack took no notice OF
it. He started toward Farmer Browns
house Sammy Jay stopped screaming
and watched him for few minutes
Then he flew after him. Where are
you going?" he demanded.
ITO get some more peanuts ana
some corn" replied Happy Jack. BY
Evening star., 1933-12-04
Mullins.

Cream one-fourth cup of butter,
add one-fourth cup of sugar and
one egg well beaten. Sift five teaspoon
fuls of baking powder with two cupfuls
of bread flour and add to the first mix
ture alternately with one cupful Of
milk Bake in buttered muffin pans for
about % minutes in hot oven.