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Evening star., 1934-08-01
Natures Children
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.
Chinch Bug.

Cnlnch bug.
T%HERE was sl0000 900 appropri-
ated at the last session Of Con-
gress 10 rid the United States
Of this fair lady. the chinch
bug. The amount will impress
you. but when you also learn that the
chinch bug tribe ale up some 612 mill
lion dollars worth of grain in II coun-
ties in southwestern Illinois in one
year, you can see what destructive
pest she Is. Besides this amount,
which only takes in corn. wheat and
oats, other crops were not taken int
account.
You can see how important 1t is to
know something about the hordes we
are feeding while our own people go
hungry. This insect mother looks
we'll 10 the needs of her offspring
The life story of the chinch bug has
been carefully followed. Her secrets
are not unknown to experts any more.
While 1t may take million or more
TO get rid of her and her large fam
lily. it will be well worth it and maybe
there will be some more pests go with
her.
Think Of working all day in the hot
sun, paying taxes on land and strug-
Cling TO raise crop for chinchbug
family! wouldn't that make you want
to go TO the city? That is what often
happens. So many farmers get dis
couraged when all their labor goes to
feed insect pests, that seem to sit on
the side lines, waiting for everything
TO be made in readiness for them.
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Pointed Parasraphs.

II free advice were as valuable as
the giver would have you believe, he
would be too busy counting money to
hand it out.
Go to friend for sympsthy-to a
pawnbroker for a loan
Some men manage to keep from
being imposed upon by being dis
agreeable.
A shrewd man may be both wise
and honest. but the odds are against
his being either.
The worst thing about wisdom is
that IL can be had only on the in
stallment plan.
You can't always judge g. mans
bank account by the artistic decora-
tions on the front of his Office safe.
Fortunately for stupid people, the
weather changes often enough to sup
ply them with something to talk
about.
The polished orator ought to be
sure Of his finish.
Being sorry for others is sometimes
mild form of boasting.
A lazy man can't see why others
should be foolish enough to work.
Eternal vigilance occasionally en-
ables q man to keep one umbrella for
Xix consecutive weeks
Occasionally q girl discovers that
the young man after her own heart
isn't after it at all
Neither adversitv nor prosperity
ever changes man; each merely
brings out what there is in him.
Many a mans morality doesn't be-
gin TO work until he discovers that
he is being shadowed by detective.
Many shady regulations are due to
the casting of reflections.
Jealousy is an explosive that has
wrecked many an air castle.
There isn't much satisfaction In
figuring out why the other chap beat
you.
The angels that fear TO tread where
fools rush In must miss lot OF fun.
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wiling begin lives their parents did
This but also that there is no o. turning IN:
back when The gates have shut upon the past and nat ne
the way their parents they
wedding All Of the conditions and circumstances
OF hav mother father married
IPMorHER was girl who belonged to family In moderate
stances who 901a % ths ossh9 % % No sb oo sh % % 3 fes G
for they She OF her dresses and all of
taught cook and expected matter
the kitchen when she married
She vas accustomed simple inexpensive
able family affair
aG pq to Gsmond somshsr there
church sos0
her sayeses
AND married withdrew those modest
n festivities because young
married set who set the high mark for Wild parties and who out,
married they settled down & sna gave p running d n % % M med thr
@ e 1h men spent fher eemins pHtterinT around the house
their days of watering the lawn and trimming the hedge nsd
i P9s d so IT, And men were ''sd TO De domestic because
But mothers daughter reared differently
her family has always been q one Jump ahead Of the sheriff she
her pink crepe lingerie
she didn't have her own car She has gone from the school room to
Of domestic affairs than she does of Greek
CHE stepped
every evening Their whole conception Of happiness noise and
umul and places and doing things and expect them
so Expecting IT, them to revert to the ''''"" days They simply cannot
they waited
until they had the to the piper for the matrimonial dance
everything
hev other while they
illusion they marry
lives
Is TT any longer
he And he
wedressed sheik who captured her maiden fancy7
S thing that be financed but
be the i ops s
of passion these
DOROTHY DIX
Copyright
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The rowers often sat at two levels
those above having longer oars. This
made 1t possible for a vessel of given
length to have more men at work
on the oars.
An ancient Greek, Herodotus tells
'about mighty voyage made by Phoe-
nician sailors. He says that they
were employed by King Neco to sail
around Egypt" Leaving by way of
the Red Sea, they went clear around
Africa, If we NAV believe the report,
passing through the Gates OF Hercules
and returning to Egypt after a voyage
of more than two years.
We have no certain proof that
such a voyage really took place. but
we know that Hanno, q sailor of
Carthage, explored much of the west
ern coast OF Africa; and it Is at least
possible that other sailors Of Phoe-
nician blood went clear around the
great continent.
(For history section OF your scrap
| book
The Surprise Leafiet" will be
mailed without charge to readers who
send me Scent stamped, return
| envelope. This leaf1et contains rid
dies and tells how to perform magic
| tricks. UNCLE RAY.
| (Copyrfkht 1934)
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Sc0ntiIy Clad
BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.

BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.
THIRTY-FIVE or more years ago
the babies, poor dears, despite
the state of the Thermometer. were
sttired all their waking moments in
shirts, diapers, hose, lengthy petit
coats. Weighted with innumerable
rows of heating tucks and embroid-
cries, barrow coats and perhaps a
shawl for added protection.
Twenty-Five years ago the customs
were relaxed to the point OF shorter
garments. even for the newborn.
Shirts. petticoats and dresses, palmer
and terribly modern we thought
were still used to protect the baby
from draughtS and colds. On the
hottest day We removed the baby S
petticoat and dress with fear. and
allowed her to lie encased in a part
wool band and part-wool shirt. No
wonder mothers wrestled with prickly
heat and cross babies and Summer
complaint
Now the up-to-the- minute baby
luXurates in as few clothes as saw
age He hes all day and night. from
the age of q few weeks. attired in only
his Immaculate diaper. The thought
of wrapping baby in any collection of
garments is as abhorrent to the mod
ern mother as the thought of her baby
lying Naked! Heaven preserve it"
was to the old fashioned mother.
The following question calls up
visions of that baby of an older era
entrenched behind his breeze i'm
penetrable barriers During the fol-
lowing months what clothes should
the baby wear outdoors? If I carry
her TO town, should her face be pro-
tected with a veil? Is wind harm
full to her? The weather Will un-
doubteGly be warm"
Your last proprecy is. I am afraid
all TOO true In view of that. your
one rule OF conduct is to keep baby
cool. No clothes, though if you must
take baby into town a thin cotton
dress is permissible over the diapers.
Bare legs and feet are enormously in
style for the young things from birth
up TO the barefoot, sandal period,
You may have my leafet. Dressing
Infants and Children in Summer.
for a self addressed. Scent stamped
envelope sent with your request. Hot
winds are apt to burn baby's tender
skin as much as sun. Protect him
from them. not by wells, but by keep
ing him at home.
Evening star., 1934-08-01

North dealt, and bid heart-the
minimumest of minimum openings.
The sole virtue of North's hand is
the fact that he holds strength in
both major suits. East bid spade
and South optimistically bid two
hearts
West passed and North, somewhat
discouraged by his opening, also
passed. East reopened the bidding
with three diamonds This was passed
around to North, who defiantly bid
three hearts. East passed, South
passed, and West graciously said four
diamonds. Once more the bidding
was within an ace of being passed
out. but South. who was willing to
go down one trick in order to pre-
vent the opponents from getting a
partial bid four hearts.
West, giving his partner couple
of malevolent looks. passed North
passed and East. with a reassuring
glance at West. doubled loudly.
After studying his hand thought
Evening star., 1934-08-01

It OFTEN happens that. when all
seems well and danger is fRrthest
from our thoughts. it appears
L without warning. That is why it
never is safe to be unprepared.
1t never is safe to be careless.
Mrs. Peter Rabbit had done her best
to teach her children this before they
started out in the Great World, but
most Of them had been In such
hurry that they had left the dear Old
Briar- patch knowing very little, but
quite sure that they knew 1t all.
Wigglenose was the one exception.
and so. when he decided to stay in
the Old Pasture, he was better pre-
pared than his brothers and sisters
had been. That very first night in
the Old Pasture he and his mother
had been chased by Bowser the
Hound, and he had learned lot
about what to do to escape from a
Dog.
Since that night no Dog had visited
the Old Pasture. and Wigglenose al
most had forgotten that there was
such an enemy. The only enemy who
had worried him was Old Jed Thnmp-
er, q gray old Rabbit who had been
trying to drive him out Of the Old
Pasture. Old Jed was his grandfather,
but neither of them knew 1t nor would
it have made any difference II they
had. But Wigglenose had refused to
be driven out. or late he had been
spying on Old Jed and learning his
habits, and he had learned lot. And
Old Jed didn't know 1t. He didn't
even suspect it. He thought that all
the time Wigglenose was back in that
| part of the Old Pasture which he had
| taken for his home. For several days
! Old Jed had not been over there. He
wanted Wigglenose to think that he
had been forgotten and so grow care
less and fail to keep SO sharp watch.
Then I'll get him Yes, sir. I'll get
| him." Old Jed Thumper would mutter
| to himself. And when do it will be
! just too bad for him. He'll wish he
never had seen the Old Pasture. That's
! what he'll wish" Then Old Jed would
angrily chew on nothing, way he
has OF doing.
Late one afternoon. just before time
for jolly, round, bright Mr.. Sun to go
to bed behind the Purple Hills and the
| Black Shadows to come creeping out
| Wigglenose started to go over to spy
on Old Jed Thumper. He had left his
own bramble tangle and was hopping
along, a bit carelessly, fear, when
Evening star., 1934-08-01

more sunshine and less danger of
shade as well as dampness
During July. August and Septem-
Der the first children remain In the
cornfelds. The second brood is pro-
duced here When the Winter is close
upon them, the chinch bugs fly from
the cornfelds to their Winter quar-
ters- Some OF the flyers start as early
as the last of August the others strag-
Cling along until November.
There are two brOodS each year
One natures and grows fat on the
small grain during the late Spring,
the second developing in the corn
fields during the Summer
Weather has much to do with the
size Of the family and the health of
the tribe Of chinch bugs. They are
called dry weather insects. Yet this Is
| not altogether true, because late rainy
Spring only delays their emergence
If, however. the rains descend upon
them in the Summer. that is where
we win. The youngsters are knocked
off the plants. the water ''muds" them
in and they perish.
burning Jnelf IaNOrlte winter quar-
/ ters is, of course, one way TO get rio
! of them. But the chinch bug doe,
not always select a residence you car
/ burn, so only about SO per cent car
be eliminated in this way. The favor
ite alternating places are prairie
grass, broom sage, sedge, bunch gras.
I and bluestem. The hiders especially
/ love clumps of grass with a southern
( exposure. Here, along the bitches
| hedges and roadsides, close to corn
! fields, you may find whole familie.
| huddled close together.
! The chinch bug has never beer
/ known to attack plant that does not
belong to the grass family. and M
member Of the grass family is chinch.
bug proof.
tCopyrieht 1874
Evening star., 1934-08-01
Conquering Contract
BY p. HAL SIMS.

fully. East made the brilliant OPEN
ing Of the queen OF clubs. Holding
a sure trick in hearts, East certainly
doesn't want to do any ruffing. West
won the trick with the ace of clubs,
and, with complete lack of imagina-
ton, returned a club. East ruffed
with the king of hearts, and found
himself end-plsyed. He could have
excited with the queen of hearts, but
he had some vague idea that the de-
clarer might give it to him on 8
1 flneSse.
MY partner supported diamonds,
argued East. Therefore, 1 shall lead
diamonds"
/ And the diamond lead went right
/ into North's ace-queen. North played
the ace OF hearts, and was gratifiec
to see the queen and the 10 fall. The
ace of diamonds was led. followed BY
4 small spade. When East played low
North went right up with the queen
in dummy. All is not lost. IL West
| trops the jack of spades on the queen
But West didn't rise to the occasion
AS a result, he found himself on lead
with the jack of spades on the fol-
lowing trick. Holding nothing but
diamonds and clubs, he was forced
to give declarer a ruff in one hand
and discard in the other. If East
overtakes the jack with the ace
North's king is good
why did you push them up to
game?" demanded West nastily.
Why didn't you return diamonds
retorted East.
why didn't you lead the king OF
hearts originality" riposted West.
That's your best lead"
And so on. far into the night.
(Copyright, l934)
Evening star., 1934-08-01
Who Are You?
Romance of Your Name
BY RUBY HASKINs ELLIS.

As knowing az Banks horse" This
Banks vas a popular wine merchant
In Cheapside during the time %
Queen Elizabeth. His famous horse
Morocco was remarkable for his ga
gacity.
The earliest record we have of the
name is IN 1880. when William Banks
was living In Cambridge. England.
Edward Banks. a shipwright, after
ward merchant among the Plym-
outh settlers In America. was born
In Chichester. Sussex, England. in
1892. He arrived In New England IN
1923. In ie44 he was living in East
man, Mass.
The coat OF arms here shown II
accredited to Charles p. Banks ot
Georgia. 1896. The arms date To the
Banks OF County Kent. England,
tcopyrtght. 1854
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tconyrisht. 1a34.l
Don't Bother
BY JOHN BLAKE.

THE future, not the past, is going
TO be your concern from now on.
Instead Of worrying about mistakes
you have made, big or little, try to
arrange that those mistakes will not
be made again.
What is done, Is done, Profit by
It. II it has been beneficial. Forget
1t. IL it has been harmful,
You are one Of great procession
of human beings. all hoping to be
useful or successful, all looking for
ward to possible happiness, Try, after
this. TO do nothing that you will be
forced to undo by and by. If you
have the hurry habit, and have suf-
fered by 1t, proceed with little more
care next time.
If you have neglected your educa-
ton, don't sit down and whine about
it. There is still time to fit yourself
for what you want to do. Self
confidence is an excellent thing. But
don't be too confident. Test your own
capacity before you try it out.
know a great many young men
who, because their early training has
been neglected, and because they
cared more about passing enjoyment
than what they might do With their
futures. have convinced themselves
that they are failures. and that it will
be futile to try TO succeed But II
they have the will TO succeed, they
will succeed. even if they have wasted
wears that should have been devoted
10 effort.
The important thing is TO gain
ground to equip yourself more and
more thoroughly for the game. Every
time YOU make serious mistake, re-
solve that that particular mistake
shall not be committed again. Every
time you feel ashamed about the time
you have wasted. work double-time
tn the waste has been made up, !
could cite dozens OF cases Of men who,
late in life. have begun all over again.
and got away with it.
Mark Twain tried plotting till the
railroad displaced the Mississippi
River tfen he turned to gold mining
He was unsuccessful at gold mining,
- re turned 10 writing. And at writ
ti7E he made a great success. and
socn was earning more money in
wear than he had made in many
years spent finding himself
II YOU try 10 anslyze your own
mental makeup, you will learn that
there is some one thing you can DO
and will enjoy doing more than any
thing else Go ahead and do it. Don't
worry about early mistakes. Think
only of what YOU are going TO do to-
morrow and many hundreds of to-
norrows Forget past regrets and
future fears"
Evening star., 1934-08-01
Sauce Normande.

Melt three tablespoonfuls Of fat, add
three tabIespoonfuls OF -four, one
fourth teaSpoonful of salt and few
grains of pepper. Mix we'll Add one
cupful of hot Ash stock gradually and
cook until the mixture thickens, stir
ring constantly 10 keep smooth. Add
half cupful OF cream and two beaten
egg yolks and cook for two minutes.
Add one tablespoonful OF lemon Juice
and one tablespoonful OF Worcester
shire sauce. Good with broiled SAL
mon or baked fillet Of sole thourderD. i.
Evening star., 1934-08-01
Uncle Ray
From Log to Liner.
Pheenicias Sailors.

OUT on the great seal Let us sail
and let US row! We are men Of
Phoenicis and We know how to master
the waves"
Thus they might have spoken, those
bold sailors who lived at the eastern
end Of the Mediterranean Sea. Learn
ing many things about boats from
Egypt they added native skill to
knowledge and became most famous
OF all ancient sailors.
Tyre, the chief city OF the Phoeni-
clans. was q center OF trade and in
duStry. where expert craftsmen worked
with gold and silver and MADE glass
ware. From the Island OF Cypress
these folk obtained copper and iron
ore which they used in making tools.
The cloth which they wove and dyed
with purple color became famous and
W&s widely used Ia commerce
Camels-the ships OF the desert
brought them perfumes and spices
frcm the East. aud In their own ships
Of the sea they took the perfumes and
spices far and wide. along with purple
cloth, jewelTy and many other things
They traded with Egypt and Greece
Their vessels were sailed and roweo
to Spain, and in Northern Africa
they started a colony known rs Car
thage. In time CarthsRs became q
great city and battled against Rome
for mastery OF the sea.
Some sailors vi Phoenicia dared to
60 through the Gates vi Hercules
that Is. through what We call the
Strait Of Gibraltar. Rounding the
coasts Of Portugal and Spain. they
reached q sood-sized island and
opened trade with the natives. from
whom they obtained tin The island
vas Great Britain. though it did not
have that name when visited , 500
years ago. The section was Cornwall
which still supplies some OF the
worlds tin.
Quaint pictures of Phoenieian ships
have been saved through the ages.
In more than one case, f1Sh are shown
In the water on which the boats are
riding.
In the Bible we are told that
Phoenician ships had sails made OF
linen. oars OF oak and masts OF cedar.
Commonly there was one square sail.
Evening star., 1934-08-01
School Dress for the First Fall Days
Simplicity and Charm Strongly
Marked IN New Styles for
Coming Season.
nv BARBARA BELL

NIY one soll6 month ard
fsv DAYS NJ grace remain ~
ins Summer vacation sessur
~ In psli-reEgistsd isnilieE
where there are children
f-rsnsneed mothers are autor1sti-
esny giving thought IN the cIo'beS
problems that Will confront tfeu
after Labor csy hss passed. OR
good news IN interested parents "a
mat simplicity and charm arr two
n the characteristics that appear
hand -ir-hsnd this Pail In the smart
clothes for sehool Color Is closely
allied to them smart touches Of tao
nr more contrasts being seen. more
frequently Than not. on the dresses
destined for real service.
The liitie model sketohed IS a ecm-
binstion of ali the desirable quail
ittes required tn school frock. II
"a . beautifully designed dress. made
very simply with groups If pAsits sup
rIyfne unlimited freedom for the legs
a tle-belt allows for vaistiine adjust
rnents In case Of growth The sleeves
are comfortable ones that VIII give
Eatisfactlon throughout the Winter.
II Is particularly smart this year
ta use cottons for school wear. Ihe
newest designs come in all sorts OF
bold plaids. lively checks and vivid
candy stripes II plain colors arc pre-
ferrcd they too can be found In al
the strong vibrant tones that nave
an especial AFFINITY for Autumn days.
Most of these materials ART pre-
shrunken and many Of them are fade
proof.
Three new dresses OF the In
between type should be ready for the
opening OF school II the young stu
dent Is expected to do her part IN
maintaining the customary standards
of freshness and good taste. Educa-
tors continue IN their belief that
clothes hold an important place IN
the lives of the very young. chIl-
drsn with average Wardrobes showing
q better scholastic record than those
without.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. i400-B Is
designed in sizes 6, & 10. II and IA.
Size II requires a. yards OF 36-inch
material a yard 36-ineh contrast.
Every Barbara Bell pattern has an
illustrated instruction guide that Is
easy 70 follow
Evening star., 1934-08-01
Ny Neighbor Saws:

When making Scanoped pota-
toes. put only salt. pepper and
butter between the LAYERS, and
pour over all thin. white sauce
This prevents curdllng and they
also cook more easily.
To clean embossed brass. make
a mixture Of one ounce Of oxalic
acid tpoiSonl and one pint Of
soda water. Apply the mixture
10 the brass with 8 soft brush.
and polish with Chsmois.
Flaked salmon and chopped
cucumber pickles, moiStened with
u'syonnaise, make a tasty sand
wich filling.
Before removing q Sniled table
cloth and napkins, look for fruit
stains and put csmphor IN them.
Then wash the same as any
white goods
tCory-tSh.. IoSEA
Evening star., 1934-08-01
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON W. BURGESS.

he was startled BY the voice Of Bowser
the Hound. He was startled because
the sound OF that voice came from be-
hind him. from q point between him
and his home bramble-tanele. and
this could mean but one thins-that
Bowser had found his trail. He sat up
to listen to make sure that Bowser
really was following him.
He isl" thought Wigglenose. There
is no doubt about 1t. He Is after n1e
For a minute he had panic, and
away he went. lipperty. lipperty lip,
running blindly, That meant he was
taking no heed as to where he was
going. He was running without .
plan. 1t was because OF the sudden
Evening star., 1934-08-01

Mr.. Sims is universally acclaimed the
greatest living contract and auction
PLAYER. He Das captain Of the renowned
-Four Horsemen" team. rlotO disbonded,
and has non ~ national champion
ships since 1924 These articles are
based on the Sims system. tUhich
includes the o1e-ouer principle.
which the Sims group OF players i0dS
the first to employ and depeIop.
Evening star., 1934-08-01
Straw berry Friitters.

Select large, finely favored berries.
Make q batter OF three well-beaten
eggs, four tablespoonfuls of milk, a
piece of butter the size of a walnut. a
teaspoonful of baking powder and a
little salt mixed in a small cupful of
-four. Drop the berries in the batter,
one or two at a time, taking out at
once and frying in very hot lard.
When a delicate brown on both sides,
dust with powdered sugar and serve
at once.
Evening star., 1934-08-01
Shrimp Salad.

One and one e-haf cups ShrimpS, one
cup diced celery, two hard cooked
eggs. diced. two tablespoons chopped
pickles, one-foUrth teaspoon salt. one
fourth teaspoon pa priks and one
third cup mavounaise
Carefully clean shrimps. Add rest
Of ingredients Chill and serve on
crisp lettuce leaves.
Evening star., 1934-08-01
Very Foxy Declarer.

AVING pushed the opponents
into a game contract by re-
opening the bidding. most
players consider 1t point OF
honor to double. East nobly
upheld the old tradition and then
kindly assisted North in making the
contract.