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Evening star., 1933-02-25
WINTER
BY d. c. PEATTIE.
Owls.


w We have in the District two
a common permanent residents
AN among the owls, the barred
v owl and the screech owl.
But most of the owls OF
Washington and its vicinity are Winter
visitants, like the saw-whet owl, the
snowy owl and the short-eared owl.
A permanent visitant. but now extreme
ly rare, is the big, long -eared fellow,
and the same applies to the Great Horn
ed Owl In any case, the owls are
Winter birds in our minds; too much
else that is exciting is going on IN the
feathered world in the three other sea-
sons, so that only in Winter have we
the disposition to listen to the plant
of the owl. when other bird songs are
silent. Fare then is scarce. and owls
must steal near to human habltatlons
in the hope of picking up mouse
mouse.
1t is nothing unusual, even in the city
streets, to hear an owl, on frosty,
moonlit Washington night, crying from
the leaflesS street trees, and with DIT
of searching one can usually flnd the
little fellow whose cry has for CEN
turies filled the human mind with fore
boding and superstition. The black
bulk of an owl against the moonlight
is easy to trace, if you are nature
lover who has the habit OF observing
trees and their forms, and OF detect
ing, thereby, anything abnormal In the
silhouette.
The barn owl, which is rather more
common in Europe, and from South
carolina southwark, Is the owl OF old
iy, Grou'c fqnOIlS lines.
From yonder ivy-mantled tower
The moping owl does to the moon
complain
OF, such as, wandering near her secret
bower,
Disturb her solitary reign"
Their cry is the traditional to-wit,
to-who. and quite unlike the long.
descending, chromatic whistle of our
common American screech owl. A few
barn owls do, however, breed sometimes
around here, in places where they are
likely to be molested, as in Arlington
Cemetery and in the heavily wooded
regions around Plummers Island. They
do not so far as I know, 60 in for
barns. as their European brethren do,
though several times the gingerbread
towers of that Victorian monstrosity,
the old Smithsonian Building, have been
occupied by barn owls. Deceived by
the heat from the building, couples
have sometimes bred in the Winter!
And they say that the owl Is a wise
bird
The snowy owl, the most beautiful OF
all our species, with the musical Latin
name of Nyctea nyctea, is our rarest
species, and only turns up in very
severe Winters, when these lovely little
creatures are driven out Of the Arctic
SHOWS that they so much resemble.
Evening star., 1933-02-25

lines of pieces With the subduing of
the severity, the more graceful granting
Of veneers is favored. 1t is not always
appreciated by home decorators that
veneers are of the finest parts Of the
various woods used Costly and rare
woods can be introduced without max
ing furniture SO expensive that 1t Is
available only TO wealthy persons.
It is not SO much for this reason,
which appeals strongly to most of us,
however, but because Of the exquisite
ness of the granting in woods, cut as
they are for veneering that veneered
furniture has such rare beauty OF
woods. The new type OF modern fur
niture will make good use of woods
whether in solid pieces or in veneers.
Charm Of wood In many colors and
kinds LENDS attraction to new pieces.
Natural finishes will be accepted. and
the soft tones of dull varnishes and a
refraining from stains in finishes.
1t is seldom in most pronounced
forms that styles are held in highest
esteem, but rather when they have
certain Ilusiveness in which the ar
ticles are reminiscent of beauty in pre-
ceding models. This is true Of fashions
in general whether they pertain to
frocks or furniture. II is eXemplified
in the latest development OF modernistic
furniture which blends some of the
fine characteristics of previous periods
with its own definite style.
tCopyright, 1889
Evening star., 1933-02-25

\ 4 ODERNISTIC furniture has
Nu taken turn / oward conserva-
M t,sm in IT thss It. !, no e. longer sss
the freakish. 1T clings to its
name because it is said 70 be based on
no former type of furnid Ire which has
historic background. Hei ICE it is mod
ern. 1t certainly has feN If any ear
marks of the styles develd ped by Chip
pendale. Hepplewhite. Shs ration or for
mer master designers, vi latever their
names or from whatever country they
came. The early moderniA tic furniture
harks back farther than d oriod styles.
recalling the angular lines Of primitive
furniture experiments.
In It's present output it / emphasizes
choice and rare woods whicll reflect the
beauty of former furnitu re makers,
while in its designs are retail ed its un-
traditional and original style in accord
with its origin. This modiflea modern
lstic furniture will appeal A home
makers rather than startle and estrange
their thoughts from it.
Perhaps the most interestir1 feature
Of the modified modernistic 1 urniture
is the use of exquisite woods In the
veneerS the angular cutting Will not be
so favored as those which LHve more
flowing lines. In the earlier furniture
Of this type, the quartered yeneers
which could be fitted into squs ne align
ments best suited the severity OF out
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DILL lNlL OlO1O1LO ". Burgess.

the very place where the Fox should
have the right to feel safe he is in the
greatest danger.
Having been outWitted twice by Mrs.
Reddy. the smart trapper became more
determined than ever that he would
catch that Fox living under the old.
partly ruined barn on the deserted
farm. His pride was touched. Yes. sir,
his pride was touched.
I'll catch that Fox if it is the only
thing I do for the rest of the Winter"
he declared.
He went back to the old barn and
carefully studied the location of the
hole in the floor and of all the ap-
proaches to it and to the entrance TO
the barn. That Fox is at home
through the day and hunts at night"
the trapper decided. What I want to
do is to get a trap down through that
hole in the floor. 50 that when that
Fox returns he or she will step in il.
That means that I will have to set It
after the Fox has gone out. for to set
| 1t now with the Fox at home would be
: to give the secret away. I'll come over
tlate tonight when am reasonably sure
THAT the Fox is not at home. If when
that Fox goes out there is nothing
luspicious about. nothing will be sus-
! tacted on the return"
$50 late that night the trapper re-
Evening star., 1933-02-25
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

noticed that our teacher used the same
clipping on the moon"
With my eyes closed I reach for an
other letter and find that it was writ
ten on green paper, and is from girl
named Violet She starts her letter
please send me few hundred words
On woodland Blooms. and some pictures
also, if it is possible"
am sorry that I do not have a
leaf1et on that subject to send to Violet.
Now shall try again.
This time the letter is from a Is
year-old boy who lives in a village
called Knife River. His name is Rich
ard Wozniak, and he says:
Il have three large scrapbooks and
shall make my fourth volume with Cor
ner articles have saved during the
past months"
! wish I could quote more from Rich
ards letter. but I see that my space
is just about used up; so III bid you
good-by until Monday.
UNCLE RAY.
Evening star., 1933-02-25

turned to 'the old barn and managed
to set tIAp down under the floor SO
placed that a Fox dropping down
through tho opening in the floor could
not fail to- step in the trap and
spring it,
Now We lNll see who is smarter!"
he exclaimed as he headed for home.
The next d lorning he was back at
the old barn q right and early He fully
expected to fl Fox caught in that
trap. There "a rs, of course. the chance
that the Fox hight not have returned.
But if it had Eeturned-well, he would
know in a mil ilillte.
Perhaps you "a n guess how chagrined
he felt and how very foolish, when he
discovered that trap sprung and upside
down. He reno A.,d the trap. He knew
it was useless 10 set it there again.
All the time he as puzzling over how
it was possible fl that Fox to get at
that trap without first stepping In 1t.
Finally he decided that it must be that
when he had set, that trap the night
before that Fox hadn't yet gone out.
and being at no ne, had known just
what he was doins.
OF course, had lie known that two
Foxes were living there he would not
have been so muc, I puzzled. You see,
leg and Mrs. Redd.I was doing all the
hunting for both. Mrs. Reddy had
been out the nigh before when the
trapper took such p sfns in setting that
trap. but Reddy h vi been at home.
He had listened to De trapper at work
there, and almost be bore the latter was
outside the barn c n his way home
Reddy was investig bting. His nose
picked up little c { the hated man
smell. He felt sure that there was a
hidden trap. He beg an to dig at one
side in such a way Il at he would pull
the sand out from under anything
buried Just under the urface. So pres
entity he found the tra ,. turned 1t over.
and in so doing. sprun Z 1t.
When Mrs. Reddy eturned he told
her what had happen ed. 1T was a
good thing for you, my dear" said he,
that I was at home when that trap
was set. From above 70 couldn't have
discovered it before stepl ting in it. Yes.
indeed, it is good thing that was at
home. Had we both be IN out one Of
us would certainly have been caught
when We returned"
MY dear" said Mrs. Reddy, ''how
soon do you think you can travel?
When traps are set tnsi fe our very
doorway us time we NOV 3D." N
iopngxaaht.- 1aaaJ ~-u
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haired little IeXan
showed the Sena-
tors he could tie
'em in a knot just
as effective as the
"Kingfish. A n d
that came as q
surprise to some OF
them.
Sheppard is not
t h e flibustering
type. He doesn't
speak very often in
the Senate. He has
one big day In the
year the ami
versary of national
prohibition - when
he puts on formal
clothes and makes
a lengthy speech
Evening star., 1933-02-25

course, one half trick, and inasmuch as
1t is in the suit bid by the partner, it
is almost sure to take trick TWO
jacks and 10 are about the equivalent
of a queen; king and queen in diff
ferent suits are about a trick in the
responding hand, and when one Of them
is in the partners suit, it becomes an
almost sure trick and entry card. The
king of hearts impelled me to keep the
bidding open when the rebid was likely
to be helpful: when this prospect was
not in view, 1 passed, although l ex-
pected the king to take trick.
Minimum Requirements.
Use this as working measure for
weak hand-keep the bidding open with
about a trick If subsequent bidding will
not place you in quandry. Pass with
only about a trick if you will not be
at case when replying to another bid
by your partner, either forcing one
Evening star., 1933-02-25
FIG LAYER CAKE.

Cream one-quarter cupful but
ter with one cupful fine ranu-
lated sugar, add the beaten yolks
of two eggs and beat thoroughly.
Sift two teaspoonfuls baking
powder with one and one-half
cupfuls flour and add to the first
mixture alternately with one-half
cupful milk. flavor with one tea
spoonful vanilla, fold in the
stidy-beaten whites and bake In
layers. Fig filling: Pass one
half pound figs through a meat
chopper, add one cupful boiling
water, one cupful sugar and the
Juice Of one lemon and cook
slowly to a thick paste. While
hot, spread over the layers of
cake and cover the top with plain
boiled icing.
(CopyiEht, 1889
Evening star., 1933-02-25
My Neighbor Says:

When making cake, If eggs are
scarce. add y teaspoonful extra
of baking powder. This amount
of baking powder is equivalent to
egg.
Tumblers that have been used
for milk should always be washed
in cold water before they are
washed in hot. When this Is
done the milk does not stick to
the glass and they will not have
a cloudy appearance.
(copyrisht, 1881 A
Evening star., 1933-02-25

would have kept
the bidding open
with a one no
trump response be-
cause three out of
the four rebids that
I might expect
from my partner
would'name a con-
tract at least as
easy tc fulfill as
one heart, and pos
sibly a good deal
easier. The honors
in the hand were
J-l0, king, jack.
For purposes Of a
weak response, this
is about the equiv
alent Of one trick.
Evening star., 1933-02-25
MENU FOR A DAY.
BREAKFAST.

BREAKFAST.
Grapefruit.
Oatmeal with Cream.
Scrambled Eggs. Bacon.
Sour Milk Bran Mullins. Coffee.
DINNER.
Cream of Onion Soup.
Roast Lamb. Brown Gravy,
Mint Jelly.
Celery. Riced Potatoes,
Baked Squash.
Tomato Salad, French Dressing.
Orange Custard Pudding. Coffee.
SUPPER.
Welsh Rarebit on Toast.
Pickles, Olives.
Brown Bread and Cream Cheese
Sandwiches.
Fig Layer Cake. Tea.
SOUR-MILK MUFFINS.
One cupful sour milk, one tea
spoonful soda, two tablespoonfuls
molasses, salt, one cupful flour
sifted), one cupful bran (not
sifteO, makes one dozen mufins.
ORANGE CUSTARD.
Two eggs, two oranges. one
cupful sugar. one pint milk; one
tablespoonful cornstarch, heat
milk. add sugar and cornstarch,
which have been mixed together,
to yolks of eggs. then mix in hot
milk. stirring constantly. When
thickened, set aside to cool. have
oranges peeled and sliced In dish
you will serve from; when mix
ture is cold pour over oranges
and frost with meringue made
from whites of two eggs, two ia
blespoonfuls sugar and a pinch
Of salt; brown in slow oven.
Evening star., 1933-02-25

rung, the maid may momentarily have
gone into another part of the house and
out Of hearing. You were quite right,
but on the other hand I wouldn't be
over-critical. if I were you, of hostess
who evidently meant to be hospitable
Dear Mrs. Post: Is 1t proper to say
grace ct the table, or Is that out of
date?"
Answer: Certainly. say grace II that
has been your custom Saying grace is
not a social propriety, but an expression
OF innate spiritual belief.
tCopyright, 1933)
Evening star., 1933-02-25

III Dy q maid. Ine
lady Of the house
served tea and after
a pleasant visit We
left - letting cur
selves out and clos
tCg the door after
us. Was this last
really correct?"
Answer: TIL e
maid should have
been rung for, to
let you out, or else
the hostess should
herself have gone
with you to the
front door. On the
other hand, some
thing may have
gone wrong. The
hal1 y,av, not Ia,a
Evening star., 1933-02-25
A Shining Example.

When observe the nonchalance
OF gnats and bees and flies and ants,
Which find no mirth
Upon this earth.
But only rough employment,
wonder how these bugs can be
So bright and gay and trouble free,
And deem a life
OF grief and strife
Productive of enjoyment.
Their earthly span is always short;
They cannot take time out for sport,
Nor dare they shirk
Their daily work
For fear of stark starvation.
Yet constantly they go and come;
Light -heartedly they buzz and hum
The while they fly
About to ply
A dreary occupation.
II we had half their wisdom, we
Evening star., 1933-02-25
More Truth Than Poetry
BY JAMES J. MONTAGUE.

Might vastly more contented be,
Though goodness knows
Our earthly woes
Are burdensome and many,
But our expressions Of distress
And murmurs Of unhappiness,
Although sincere,
Do not appear
To salve our hardships any.
Hard Luck.
And now that the common man has
the leisure for golf, he cannot afford
the caddie hire.
No Choice.
When Japan reaches the Russian
border we're going to be neutral.
Unconstitutional
A Federal State prison is to have a
radio in every cell-until somebody in
vokes the constitutional ban on cruel
and unusual punishmentS.
Copyright, 1889
Evening star., 1933-02-25

TINE trapper isn't sportsman He
doesn't believe in giving hi;
would-be victim spol ting
i chance. He has no thought but
to catch and kill. The hur ter
driving a Fox to his home, feels hat
the Fox has won safety, and lea yes
him undisturbed. The trapper, findi hg
that home, does not hesitate to set a
trap in the very entrance, so that In
Evening star., 1933-02-25
Chinese Method for Rice.

Use twice as much cold water as rice,
cover and bring to boil Boil min
utes. BY that time the water Is almost
evaporated. Then set this in a warm
place and keep it tightly covered for
IS minutes or more.
Evening star., 1933-02-25
Broiled Olives.

Wrap large, stuffed olives in strips
of bacon. Fasten with toothpicks and
set under broiler a few minutes to cook
brown. Serve hot as an appetizer, or
with q green salad,
Evening star., 1933-02-25

Mr.. Simms is universally acclaimed
the greatest ltptng contract and auction
player. He Uas captain OF the re-
no,cned -Four Horsemen" team and
has IRON "a national championships
since 1924
Evening star., 1933-02-25

CENAToR SHEPPARD'S filibuster
- against the Blaine prohibition re-
peal resolution lacked many Of the
stage effects of the one recently con-
Quoted by Huey Long, but the gray
Evening star., 1933-02-25
Good Taste Today
BY EMILY POST,
Famous Authority on Etiquette.
New Customs for Oldf

NY DEAR MRS. POST: I
- nu have recently experienced
wv something which seems to
L L me hopelessly rude, but as
I only know the customs Of
a democratic manufacturing town, there
Is no doubt much for me to learn! On
invitation We called on a family and
were warmly received after being shown
Evening star., 1933-02-25

The rest of the time he seems to be
content just to sit and listen. He is
one of the most regular members in
attendance. He has kept score on roll
calls he has answered since coming to
the Senate and those he has missed
wouldn't make q bakers dozen.
Perhaps that's the-5eason why some
Evening star., 1933-02-25
JOLLY POLLY
A Lesson in Etiquette.
BY JOS. J. FRISCH.
BY JOS. J. FRISCH.

NJ o. D-The usual hour for chill
dren's parties is 2.30 o'clock. Such
parties should last no longer than $50.
Many terminate at s. Arrangements
should be made for very young children
to be returned safely to their homes
after the party.
Evening star., 1933-02-25
Visitor in the Night.

The trappers creed will not admit
Humanness has a place in il.
Old Mother Ne ture.
Evening star., 1933-02-25


old days before cheap beet
i and cane sugar became so
universally used. Those were
exciting times. In March the sap DUCK
cts would be ready. and when the
South wind settled the SNOW in hard,
firm drifts, the tapping would begin;
Great iron kettles. axes, buckets and
other needed utensils were piled on
wagon body fitted with sleigh runners,
and at crack O. dawn, the procession
started for the maple woods.
Maple sugar is still favorite sweet,
and last year over four million pounds
and two million gallons Of maple sirup
we're sold. Most Of this came from Ver-
mont. New York and Michigan.
The Indians knew all about making
maple sugar and handed down the in
formation to the French people, who,
later, taught the Colonists. The Cana
dams and many Vermonters still think
the maple sugar the only sugar.
This maple tree is highly praised as
a shade tree as we'll as sap producer.
In the old days a man of vision would
plant these NAPLES along his boundary
lines. The trees still standing are a
source of revenue to their owners today.
Besides being most beautiful shade
Evening star., 1933-02-25
One No Trump Response.

HY article Of yesterday dealt
M principally with weak hand
IvI which passed when my part
4 1 ner had opened with one heart.
because I could foresee only
unfavorable bidding developments.
With the same honor cards but diff
ferent distribution I explained that l
Evening star., 1933-02-25
DOROTHY DK'S LETTER BOX
How Much Has Husband Right to Expect
of His Wife?-Shall Girl in Love With
Timid Swain Propose to Him?

~ DIX-Wha q a right exepect of
I wife? ABOUT TO MARRIED.
Evening star., 1933-02-25
n A T i r E S
C. IL ID r E n
By LILLIAN cox ATHEY.
SUGAR MAPLE.
Acer Saccharum.

./T\APPING the sugar bush" used
. to be great event in the
old days before cheap beet
i and cane sugar became so
The Washington times., 1933-01-03
Put American Credit to Work
That Will Put American MEN to Work

Despite bookkeeping deficit" the credit of the United
States is the best in the world.
It's bonds other obligations whenever issued are always
oversubscribed.
Often they are oversubscrbed five six times
Capital rushes to invest in them.
knows that whatever happens it is safe under govern
ment protection
This fundamental soundness Of national credit is the
brightest spot in the depression.
why not therefore, take advantage of its existence7
Why not the splendid resources Of the TO
start the wheels moving again?
And why not do so tmebefore another year two Of
distress has lowered the nations morale still farther7
Credit reserves useless If unused
We might well them unless they put to work
These can be put hundreds of ALL
permanently valuable to the country and ALL Immediately
valuable to business and labor.
Among the most obvious for them the following
l. The completion West and also North and South
Of transcontnenal automobile highways go feet wide.
The completion flood control of the Mississippi and Colo
RADIO other rivers whose overflow menace to ad
joining communities.
g. The completion of inland waterway projects giving inland
communities the equivalent of coasts and knitting the ma
ton more closely together
The completion of all possible water conservation and
power development projects increasing the wealth and power
resources Of the nation.
s. The building Of large fleets this country and to
intimately with Canada with Mexico with
Central America and South America.
g. The construction of vital municipal proectsof which
the uncompleted Tborough Bridge in New York is out
standing exampe-to improve the transit and other facilities
Of great cities
Such program financed by credit would
vide employment for American labor provide markets for
American products provide outlet private American
capital which is frozen in private American hands.
The funds carry could be spent-and should be
spent-ex exclusively for American materials
The wages thus created would be paid exclusively to Amer
workers
these wages could be spentand should be spentex
clusively for American goods.
The more work. the wages The wages the
purchases The more purchases, the more prosperity.
Government credit can make the work
After three workless years, it is time to do it.
The Washington times., 1933-01-03
LISTEN, WORLD!
BY Elsie Robinson

are beautiful virtues and noble
duties. But there is another vir-
tue, another duty which comes
before them, and that is your
duty to KEEP YOUR OWN
LIFE FRUITFUL AND SERENE.
If you fail in that duty-if
you allow other people to
shackle and sour your life
then you have failed in your
most vital responsibility; you
have betrayed your most sacred
rights.
What are your "rights?" You,
yourself, must define them.
You, alone, know just what are
the necessities of your nature;
how much consideration you re-
quire; how much privacy and
privilege you need; how much
intrusion and imposition you
stand, and still lead a good life.
Obviously, this defining Of
your rights is a job that re-
quires sense and sociablllty.
This is a crowded world, and
you can never have ALL the
rights you'd like-nor would
they do you much good If you
could. An ounce of friendly CO.
operation will enrich you more
than a ton Of personal priv
jlege.
But each spirit has basic
needs which must be respected
and it's up to you to deter
mine yours.
TO KNOW YOURSELF
that's your first and most i'm
portant job. And, having de-
fined your needs, you must
protect them.
Be generous enough to let
people into your life-but also
have gumption enough to keep
them out.
Give yourself-but also hold
out enough Of yourself to
maintain yourself as a Going
Business.
Certain hardships must be
borne; certain sacrifices must
be made. But they should be
borne and made intelligently
and amiably, with due regard
for your own limitations. If
you can't be noble and still be
civil-don't be noble.
ONE SOUR SAINT CAN
SPREAD MORE POISON THAN
A THOUSAND SMILING SIN
NERS.
Why are selfish people often
more respected than unSelfish
onesP Why are they even more
trusted? That's why. Because
selfish people are really easier
to deal with, in the long run,
and frequently more polite.
You know what to expect of
them. And they know where
they stand. They don't bite off
more than they can chew.
Whereas, Big-Hearted People
are swell-while they're swell.
BUT YOU NEVER KNOW, AND
NEITHER DO THEY. WHEN
THEY'LL STOP BEING SWELL
AND GO BOOM!
(CopyriRht, 1888, King Features
Syndicate. Incl