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Evening star., 1933-11-18

ican tendency to 'gobble' food, the zig
gag method has much to be said for it.
Tt slows people down and provides
against unseemly greediness. Every few
years I circumnavigate the globe, and
SO I have had the opportunity to
observe manners in many lands. 1t is
with sadness recall innumerable
glimpses Of fashionable and often titled
Europeans. with their heads just a few
inches above their plates, conveying food
to their mouths with the rapidity of
woodpeckers, without once changing the
position Of their implements. I like my
home town manner Of eating best be-
cause Of the leisurely taking of time to
transfer the fork. like the thought
that this system must have originated
in pioneer days, when the men probably
brought forth their hunting knives to
cut up their meat A hunting knife
isn't very convenient as an assistant to
a fork"
Practically all the letters approving
of zigzagging give slowness of eating as
its most notable advantage. Not one of
Evening star., 1933-11-18
Everyday Psychology
By DIR. JESSE W. sPRowLs.
Rumors.

Rumors come out of the unconscious.
In this respect they resemble day
dreams, Rumore resemble day-dreams
in another sense: They contain an
element of prediction. Every rumor is
a sort of wish-fulflllment. And, While
they are usually exaggerations and
always in advance of coming events,
they are sometimes fairly good indica-
tors of what may happen. Let us gen.
eralize and say that rlmors, as such,
are group wishes with a gambler
chance of coming true. This all means
that, in the matter or coming events,
our unconscious minds seem to fore
tell the future. That's why after
thoughts are often called provisions.
Those who are old enough TO remem-
Der the tense days Of expectation just
preceding November IL, 1918. will re-
call that we had several false reports
of the great Armistice. Also, for sew
eral weeks before it happened, the Ger
man civilians were continually circu-
lating reports that the Kaiser had alb
dicated the throne. AS we look back
on those historic rumors we now realize
how much of the future was foretold
in them.
But, lest we attach too much sig
nificance to the element Of prediction
in rumors, let us take note of a r1mor
that keeps cropping up in Russia: The
Gar is still alive! The facts indicate
that he Is dead. But then, can it be
that the Russians still want a Car?
And will history one day record re-
turn to monarchical government there?
(CopyriRht, 1033)
Evening star., 1933-11-18
Conquering Contract
-BY P. HAL SIMS

only conceivable response in these cir
cun1Stances. Now East warned that
West is weak and cannot Mt spades,
should realize that the right destiny
for the hand is as low contract as
possible in the safest declaration-that
where there is fit, namely, clubs. His
takeout of the no trump TO two clubs
should end the contracting. Three clubs
were generally made, and this is the
best result obtainable on the board un-
less the opponents offer you the chance
to penaliZe them.
Some Results and a Point on Defensive
Play.
The most curious result was when
East and West got to three no trumps
and were only down one undoubled. 1
was too tactful to ask the defending
masters just how they helped the de-
clarer out. In one case the hand was
passed out--a poor result for East and
West. At another table East played the
hand at one spade and was allowed to
make two-a lucky result for poor bid
ding, as this score ties three clubs.
From the point of view of good card
playing, the best performance was
shown by the North and South players
az GNO IdUiGS WllGlC LLICy 1iCiu lllC dC-
clarer to two clubs. or, when three clubs
were bid set him a trick. They did
this by leading trumps on each possible
occasion, thereby interfering with the
croS-ruff. This was especially praise
worthy when done by South. as he gave
up all hope of making his queen of
trumps in case declarer should fnesse
the wrong way. In return, he knocked
trumpS together and gained more than
II he had waited for q trump fineSSe.
One of the hardships of tournaments
is that good results are given as well
as earned For instance, on this hand
the players who were plus so by fine
play in defeating three clubs deserved
clear tied top score. Nevertheless,
they had to share it with those who
defended against three no trumps and
only set that contract one trick. At
that they were lucky, as had this pair
set the three no trumps two tricks
doubled as they should have, they would
have taken a clear, unbeatable top.
Nevertheless, in the long run, virtue
by which I mean good bidding and play
comes into its own.
(Copyright. 1933)
Mr.. Sims will answer all inquiries on
contract that are addressed to this news
paper with self-addressed, stamped envelope.
Evening star., 1933-11-18
DOROTHY DIX'S LETTER BOX
No Woman Can Have Worse Deal Than Fine
Wife Discarded Because She Has Grown Old.
Ask Dilatory Love to Name Date.

EAR MISS PIX have been married for 20 years to woman
has been hard @ Toker or and % Wiling to Uut gp With hadps
- while we were making our fortune She has been devoted to me
that an Of the things Now
the sde and not long wife overheard making
stricken
and laughs sings and wasting away to nothing and
attention that an right with me for
bought furniture which she has been
wanting long time but she doesn't for them Just looks
Now give up sweetheart She only 10 and
up interest things to
Roe try % Do right by her WI When longer
H.RT
NswER: Indeed I think acting H. don't
wife should single regret
5 E Teep m % yqH e fa oa With Soo ns n af s ohs
refuse, and think it good riddance.
silly creatures and when sets her heart
nod a f foolish G a eFea WV" @ a d n
to you showing your a
% nd @ ad @ slime @ not Also % neck @ S out % the % most @ philosophical
thing a dastardly migrate
Think of a woman who by a
who has made ladder Of her shoulders which he has climbed
herself all who has hungry that he might fun fed and
smiled @ @ oHgh eSey % Then she fnds out hat this hi man ian has
06r & eT S f6F % 09g @ s & ah y @ 9 q any % woman nag getting
avenges the wrongs of a good woman DOROTHY DIX
YEAR
sets the date Do you think would be right for me to ask him When
think the presentdy girl has right to know where she stands
Hp s @nG s Ta Rs % San tor do 0 OF years un n
man a 5 @ R lust eRa s Tty % STANDS % % f
ion PERHAPS the reason he does not name Wedding day because
he not financially able to assume the support Of family That
know and also to know what prospects he has of being able
write wedding certificate - ~ DOROTHY DIX.
Evening star., 1933-11-18
WHO ARE YOU?
The Romance of Your Name
BY RUBY HASKINS ELLIS.

"shearcraft." Another explanation is
that one who was born out of the county
was "shireman" and still another is
the one which assigns the name to one
who was Judge Of the County Court, an
Office much coveted and honored. One
occupying this Office was called "scir-
man" The scirmen were mentioned
many times in the Doomesday book.
The parish of Shermanbury in Sussex,
England, must have taken its name in
Saxon times from one who bore either
the name or the Office, or perhaps both.
The Sherman family is found to have
been seated in the county Of Suffolk,
England, as early as 1920, and the
English lineage is traceable to Thomas
Sherman, who was born in that year.
Among the earliest settlers in the
country bearing the name Of Serman,
was Samuel of Stratford, Conn, who
was a member of the Supreme judicial
Tribunal and member of the General
Court He was born in Dedham, Eng
land, in 1920.
John Sherman of Watertown, Mass,
was also an active colonist and repre-
sentative to the General Court in 1850.
The coat of arms shown here is used
by the descendants Of John.
copyright. 1933O
Evening star., 1933-11-18
Cold Meat Mold.

Select a two-pound shoulder cut Of
veal or any other lean portion prefer
red. Wash one pound Of salt pork,
which should be well streaked with
lean. and soak it in cold water for an
hour, then cook 1t with the veal and
one small onion sliced in cold water
to just cover. Remove the bones and
chop the meat rather coarsely. Mean
while let the liquor boil down partially,
for only two cupfuls will be needed.
Skim of the fat and add the two cup
fuls Of the broth to the meat, TO-
gether with one-fourth teaspoonful each
of powdered sage and white pepper
Pour into a wet mold and set away to
stiffen overnight. Unmold and serve,
garnished with lettuce and accom-
panied with q tart relish. The extra
broth may be used as a foundation for
soup.
Evening star., 1933-11-18

| THUMP! Nimbleheels the Jump
| ing Mouse drew his feet to-
gether and prepared to jump.
Il Whitefoot the Wood Mouse made
ready to run. Both waited a
second to make sure which direction
| to Jump and run. Then both relaxed.
They had recognized that thump for
| what it was, signal of Jumper the
Hare, and they were not afraid OF
Jumper. A moment later Jumper ap-
peared.
Hello, whitefoot! Hello. Nimble-
heelsl" exclaimed Jumper. What are
you fellows doing, getting ready for
Il am" replied whitefoot. ct am
laying up store Of seeds. But Cousin
Nimbleheels doesn't see the need OF
that because he means TO sleep all
! Winter"
/ Each to his own taste" said Jumper
| ''If people want to sleep and can, let
( them. I can't sleep that way and !
wouldn't if I could. want to know
being alive"
THAT is what I say" replied White
foot Why haven't you a long tall
What's that2" exclaimed Jumper
puzzled by the abrupt change of sub
ject.
"I asked you why you haven't long
tail?" replied Whitefoot.
Jumper grinned. Chiefly, I suspect
because Old Mother Nature didn't give
me one" said he. Il can't imagine q
greater bother than a long tail would
prove to be-"
"But you are q famous jumper so
should think you would have to have
a long tall persisted Whitefoot.
Jumper looked puzzled. He was
puzzled ct don't know what long
tail has to do with jumping" said he
"Nimbleheels has a long tail ane
says he has to have it in order to keeI
his balance in the air when jumping
If he needs one I should think vol
would need one" replied Whitefoot.
"I don't. But why don't If Nimble-
heels does is more than I can say
said Jumper. scratching long ear witt
a long hindfoot. Now that is queer
isn't it? A tail, I mean a long tail
would be in my way. When I am II
hurry 1 am thankful that my tail /!
as short as it is"
Perhaps" spoke up Timmy the Fly
ing Squirrel, who had been listening
Evening star., 1933-11-18

plants, Summer and Winter. The
Staminate flowers are naSSed at the
tip and the pistillate, or mother flow
ers. are lower down on the stem. You
will see the green, swordlike leaves in
the Summer and you must be willing
to wade in the water in order to get
a glimpse of the flowers. The upper
half of the cat-tail Is slender and diff
ferent in shape from the lower half and
1t is covered with a different fur. At
first 1t looks as II 1t is covered with
an olive-golden fringe, but, looking
further, you can easily see that 1t Is
a mass of anthers and they are packed
tight with pollen. This golden powder
sits down with every breeze and the
flowers below are busted with it. 1t is
almost impossible to find the mother
flowers They are imbedded in the
plush or fur, but they get the pollen
just the same and the seed babies are
developed.
All the leaves have the same color
and shape, but they are of different
lengths. Each leaf Is free at the mid
die and point, but it is bent into a
trough as 1t nears the base. The lower
part of the leaf hugs the plant at the
base. This gives greater strength and,
though the winds blow and they sway
to the ground, they do not break. The
leaves are often much longer than the
blossom stalk and their graceful curves
add much beauty to the plant, for the
ramrod look of the blossom stalk is
artistic, though far from beautiful.
Artists and decorators are very partial
to the cat-tail for decorative purposes.
Mother cat-tail depends on the wind
to send her children afar. The seeds
are packed close and tight. just where
the flowers were in the Spring, only
they are soft, furry brown now, and
waiting for the time to take a fine
ride on gay, spanking breeze. When
the frost comes and the seed babies
are going everywhere on their balloons
you wonder what has happened to the
trim cat-ta1 that stood so smooth and
straight all Summer. She looks as If
her head had exploded; in fact, that
is just about what it did.
OF course, the seed babies often land
on the water. That does not hurt
them one bit Their balloons not only
keep them afioat, but take them far,
far from home. The seeds become
lodged in the debris about them or stick
fast to some root, as they go gayly
down the stream. Next Spring you
will see tiny little shoots all about the
older cat-tailS. The little ones are the
babies Of Spring and will send out
many seed children as they grow older.
You will notice that the small cat
tails have very small heads. and as
plant grows older the flower and seed
box are large.
When gathering cat-tails for the
house be sure and see to it that the
heads are all compact. II they become
loose the room is filed with pappus,
difficult to remove. Nothing Is prettier
than an Autumn bouquet OF cat-tails
and other grasses. Add to them some
bright berries and you will have
charming bit of the outdoors all Winter.
lCopyright, 1880
Evening star., 1933-11-18
LITTLE BENNY
By LEE PAPE.

Pop was starting to smoke to him.
self comfortable and ma said, Willyum
do you mind II I ask you for a little
advice?
I'd rather give you the money, pop
said, and ma said, It's about the stock
market. I've been wondering whether
to sell my bonds, wich after all haven't
been doing anything but lying idle and
drawing intrist, and buy Western Power
and Gas instead, and I want to know
what you think, Willyum?
Why, did you have dreem or some
thing? pop said. and ma said. No, but
Maud Hew's young neffew, being at
tached to a brokers' Office, Is naturelly
intristed in stock transactions. espe-
cislly for other people, and he stopped
in to see me the other day. It was
really very nice OF him, because it took
up q good bit OF his time explaining
the fine points Of this particular op-
portunity. 1t seems that Western Power
and Gas is quite low at present ow-
ing to certain actions of the board of
directors being misunderstood by the
general public, and it seems that when
a stock falls about as low as it can go
it stands to reason that it cant fall
much lower but on the other hand
there's much more room for it 10 rise
than there was when 1t was higher al
ready, and that happens TO be the
identical case with this Western Power
and Gas, so what do you think, WILL
yum? ma said.
think If advise you to buy it may
go lower and II I advise you not to
buy 1t may go higher, and in either
case forsee scorn and contumely
heeped on my undeServing head, pop
said, and ma said, Not at all. Willyum,
that's Just where you're wrong.
How come and why so? pop said, and
ma said, Do you want to know?
I'm curious to learn, pop said, and
ma said, Because I've already sold the
bonds and bawt the stock, hee hee.
Ask me something elts some time,
pop said.
And he changed his slippers for his
shoes and went around to the bowling
alley.
Evening star., 1933-11-18

- ONE of these babies of mine"
grow up under my advice, their
mothers tell me. 1t isn't unusual
to hear from mothers year after
year with pleas for suggestions
IN new problems. Mrs. G. E. S. says:
ct have been writing to you for ad-
vice since my little boy was born and
he is now 2 years old. You have helped
me considerably with your suggestions.
Tell me what I can do now about
giving him cod liver oil. He TOOK IL
all last year in orange juice. This year
I offered it to him both in the OH
and plain with the juice afterward. He
will not take it. I think this impor-
tant and what shall I do?
HE weighs 81 pounds, Is an inch
or SO taller than average, pleasant
tempered, but at times he refuses to
eat very much at a meal l notice,
though, that he makes up for it next
time. Do you think this should give
me any concern?
Last year I had very difficult time
giving him vegetables. He would eat
only caulifloWer. In desperation, after
starving him for two days, l decided
to try soup. In soup he eats all kinds
of vegetables that he will not eat sepa-
rately. That was one way Of making
sure he got his vegetables. Don't you
think that grand? Now he will not
touch beets or spinach"
Try a plain oil, not the type you
have been using, and offer the favored
kind Put the bottle on the kitchen
shelf and leave it there for few days,
telling the boy that some day you are
going to give him taste. When you
do he'll be prepared 10 like it. Offer
Just a wee taste. Next day offer
another Soon he will be asking for
his taste after each meal. Give two
to three teaspoonfuls in three doses
each day I do not believe in adding
oil to any essential food
1t isn't important whether a child
Evening star., 1933-11-18
East was the dealer and should

East was the dealer and should
pass. Some might open the bidding
with this hand on some count of honors
and playing tricks, whatever that means
in connection with an opening bid AS
long as they kept out of a two-spade
contract, nothing much would happen.
West, however, would need real inspira-
tion to bid three clubs after the bid
ding had been-one spade, one no
trump two spades. East would need
inspiration to pass the one no.
trump response bid which can be
made, though it scores less than par
tial-score contract in clubs.
Normal Bidding.
If East passes, West will make a
third hand shaded opening bid of one
club. East will bid spade one-over-
one; West now bids one no trump, the
Evening star., 1933-11-18
GOOD TASTE TODAY
BY EMILY POST.
Famous Authority on Etiquette.

them mentions what seems to me It's
best excuse, in that it prevents piling
food against the back Of the prongS. A
few Of the letters in favor Of zigzagging
find eating with two hands awkward.
which seems as strange to me as though
one said that speaking without a stutter
lacked ease. I can find no grace in
eating with stutter, nor can find a
w1llfully useless hand other than akin
TO winful limp. Certainly ease Of mo-
ton Is better expressed by walking right
foot, left foot, rather than right foot,
limp, stop, limp to left, stop, right foot
stop, limp, and so on.
(Copyright, 1880
Evening star., 1933-11-18
Devils Food Cake.
Cream, half q cupful of butter or 9TH

Cream half cupful of butter or 9TH
er fat with one cupful Of sugar N add
tI two 40" well beaten eggs and mix well.
Silt together one and threeofoqTih5 fo,if wit
tu,o teasDoonfuls of baking powder and
half a teaspoonful of salt. Add to the
first mixture alternately with one cup
full of milk. Melt two squares Oh un5
sWeetened chocolate over steam and
add with one teaspoonful Of vanilla to
the batter and beat until well mixed.
BAKE in a shallow creased pan in
very moderate oven for IS minutes
Just before serving, cover lightly WIN
the cake in two layers and ice with
vanilla frosting. In this cake sour milk
may be used in place of sweet milk
In this case add one-hah teaspoon
full of baking soda to the dry ingredl-
ents. The chocolate may also be in
creased by one square If strong choc-
olate flavor is desired.
Evening star., 1933-11-18
DLD IL IsAL O1O1aALO ". Burgess.

"it Is because you cannot Jump o. far
as Nimbleheels."
who says I can't lump as far as
that mite of a Mouse?" demanded
Jumper Indignantly.
What mean is you can't Jump as
far for your size as he can for his size," "
Timmy hastened TO reply.
II don't see what difference that
makes so far as a tail is concerned"
retorted Jumper. IF Nimbleheels thinks
h. can jump let him equal this"
Jumper made one Of his famous long
jumps. It was a beautiful lump. But
Evening star., 1933-11-18
Tomatoes and Mushrooms.

Two cupfulS canned tomatoes, one
tablespoonful butter, one cupful small
mushrooms, one half teaspoonfu
chopped parsley, salt, pepper, celery
salt.
Cook tomatoes with butter 10 minutes
Wash mushrooms, but do not skin
Break into pieces, add to tomatoes with
seasonings and parsley. Cook together
20 minutes.
Evening star., 1933-11-18
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

the trunk of one of these trees.
@. Do any rare woods" come from
Mexico?
A. Yes, ebony and mahogany. These
woods really are not so rare as we
might suppose from the price charged
for them. They grow rather freely in
the tropics, but usually are in the midst
of such dense forests that it is hard
to get at them and hard to transport
them.
@. What is the highest mountain
peak in Mexico?
A Orizaba. a volcanic peak not a
great distance from the coast Of the
Gulf of Mexico; its height is estimated
Evening star., 1933-11-18
YOUR BABY AND MINE
MRYTLE MEYER ELDRED.

eats all of his food at every meal. just
so he eats at the other meals what he
needs to keep up his weight. Just
offer the refused food at the next meal.
The soup idea is good. Many chill
dren who wouldn't enjoy vegetable
alone like sieved vegetable soup. The
meat flavor makes it attractive. As
the vegetable juices are the important
element. let the children have soup II
they like It better
Evening star., 1933-11-18
Uncommon Sense
Guessing
BY JOHN BLAKE.

M ARK TWAIN said that differ
NH ence of opinion Is what makes
Vl horse races. But the wise
L i old gentleman did not attend
horse races. He cured HIM
self of the habit of gambling after he
had tried to dig gold out of the ground
with longhandled shovel.
When he found his gait, he stuck to
it. And, though he had small educa-
ton as a boy, he became wise and
learned man, whose work will con-
tinue to be a Joy and lesson to the
world for many long years to come.
Gambling on horse races Is still an
expensive diversion for those who own
and race the horses, but it is a far
more expensive pastime for those who
bet on them.
Gambling rarely pays. And guess
ing rarely pays, for guessing is just
another and more widespread form of
gambling II you begin job by guess
work, you will have to continue it by
guesS work. and you will come out a
loser in the end.
If you guess at the way task is
to be done. instead of taking the trou-
BILE to learn all that there is to be
learned about it, you will soon be-
come what in common parlance is
called "a flop"
have met and worked with a great
many people since I began TO earn my
own living, and have never yet met
successful guesser.
You would not think much Of a
carpenter who, when hired to build a
house. guessed how much lumber and
shingles would be required to make It.
You would not have much respect for
a grocer who ladled out his prunes and
beans and -four by guess.
Nor would you expect a sehoolboy to
gain promotion by guessing where the
Amazon River is, or how many acres
a farmer could plant with 100 bushels
Of seed. Whoever guesses, CANDLES.
He may be ever so alert mentally,
ever so shrewd, but he will not get
the results he wants by using snap
Judgment.
Evening star., 1933-11-18

hardly did his feet touch the ground
before there vas a tiny thump beside
him and there was NimbleheelS the
Jumping Mouse. He had covered the
distance as easily as had Jumper and
suspect hadn't done his best at that.
Now don't you see?" cried Timmy.
You are ever so many times as big as
Nimbleheels and to jump as far for
your size as he has jumped for his size
you would have to jump as many times
| farther as you are many times as big.
| Perhaps If you Travelled as far as that
through the air you would need long
tail to balance you"
Perhaps you are right" agreed
Jumper good-naturedly. whether you
are or not I am satisfied with my jump
| ing and satisfied with my tail. II
Nimbleheels is equally satisfied we'll
agree that probably Old Mother Nature
knew what she was about when she
gave him that long tail and when she
gave me my short one
Evening star., 1933-11-18

OF never lifting
food to the mouth
with the left hand,
but Zigzagging the
fork from left hand
(for cutting) to
right h an d (for
eating). One Of
the protesting let
ters said:
Dear Mrs. Post:
May I breathe a
'word in favor of
the poor, despised
ZigZaggers, among
whom I must num-
Der all the simple
f ok my life is
S p e n t a m on G?
w h at with the
lannantahla Amer
Evening star., 1933-11-18
Mackerel Turnovers.

Pastry dough or baking powder BIS
cult dough, one can mackerel.
Place a piece of mackerel in the cen
ter Of each 4-inch square Of pastry
cut very thin and turn up the corners
press in the edges and bake in hot
oven, 450 degrees F. If desired you may
serve them with creamy sauce or a
tomato sauce.