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Evening star., 1934-09-03
Natures Children
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY

size and form Of the keys. Seeds Of
the Norway maple may be gathered
and shipped. They are able to with
stand the journey and will grow read
lily when given the opportunity to do
so. This cannot be done with the
soft naples"
In the Middle West this tree Is
fully appreciated. No matter where
1t grows, it holds fast to its leaves
longer than the other naples. This,
OF course, Is greatly in its favor, and
besides its having leaves until late
in the Autumn, they are a very beau
tiful yellow. When they finally are
released by the mother tree they are
in perfect condition. A tree does not
shed It's clothes until every bit of the
usefulness of the leaves is over. Not
the frost or cold weather is the reason
Tor the departure of the leaves, but
the fact that they have served their
purpose and are no longer needed.
The beautiful colors indicate that
certain properties have been with
drawn by the tree.
Maple wood makes very lovely fur
niture, as it takes a high polish and
Is very durable. At one time maple
tables were in great demand.
The heartwood of maple is a light
reddish brown. The sapwood is white.
with indistinct brown shades. As the
wood Is of uniform texture, it Is easily
turned and made into a great variety
OF products. In fact, there are some
zoo different uses maple wood has
been put to. Among them are planning
mill products, furniture, boxes and
crates, boot and shoe findings, musical
instruments, vehicles, veneer and fuel.
The Norway maple is much
shorter-lved tree than our native
ones, and for this reason is used to
greater extent for city planting.
Here the tree serves humanity well,
1t grows to a great size and does so
rapidly. 1t Is glorious sight in the
Spring and all Summer for the folks
who must earn their living in the
city. where trees are few. It Is
grand place for the birds, not only
Tor the welcome shade in the Sum-
mer, but as fine hiding place during
the heavy showers. In the Winter
the form of the tree is also very lovely.
(Copyright 1934)
Evening star., 1934-09-03

ters, which appear about the time
the beautiful baby leaves are half
grown.
Through the Summer the lovely
fruit may be seen among the leaves.
They are large and have two wings,
which diverge in an almost straight
line. You can see how swiftly they
can fly on the wind, just like perfectly
proportioned airplanes.
You should have little trouble
identifying this tree. If you will stop
to think it over, when reading your
life story on one of Natures Children,
you will find that each one of them
has something that is outstanding.
And if you will impress your mind
with the characteristic you will have
little trouble identifying any one of
them.
In this case you see that the milk
flows the minute you remove a leaf
from its stem and you observe the
Evening star., 1934-09-03
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON W. BURGESS.

Jimmy knew q good thing when he
found 1t, and having discovered this
nightly supply Of milk he proposed to
be regular boarder.
So Farmer Browns Boy took pity
on Black Pussy and gave her her milk
out in the barn, but he didn't forget
to fill the dish for Jimmy Skunk.
Then one evening who should appear
with Jimmy but Mrs. Jimmy. Evil
IDENTIFY Jimmy had told her of his find
and invited her to share it with him.
Side by side. their noses in the dish
together, they Tapped up the milk.
Their manners were perfect. There
was no greed on the part of either.
The next night there we're two
dishes, one of bread and cereal with
milk and sugar and the other of clear
milk. Jimmy and Mrs. Jimmy ate
their fill Of the former and then
drank their milk. And they did IL in
the most orderly manner. As I said
before, their manners we're perfect.
So that was how Farmer Browns
Boys entertaining began. Then he
began to wonder il he could induce
his friends to come into the shed to
eat. So instead Of putting the dishes
Evening star., 1934-09-03
My Neighbor Says:

To preserve Autumn leaves,
purchase a little powdered rosin
at the drug store, heat an iron
to moderate temperature,
sprinkle rosin over leaves and
stems, and press with iron. The
result will be a lively, glossy leaf.
with brilliant coloring preserved.
Cream cheese mixed with
dates, celery and cream makes
a good sandwich filling, to use
for school children's lunches.
Rust on kitchen sinks may be
removed by rubbing kerosene
over the rust spots. Let stand
for some time, then wash with
securing powder.
Celery salt, added to potato
soup, gives it a delicious flavor.
copyright, 1934)
Evening star., 1934-09-03

"ARMER BROWNS BOY loves
- all the little people of the Green
Meadows and the Green Forest
l. and is constantly trying to in
crease his knowledge and I'M
derstanding of them and their ways
He is one of their best friends and
they all know it. 1t is surprising how
soon these little neighbors in feathers
and fur learn to know who their
friends are and who can be trusted.
And it is surprising how quickly the
word is passed along among them.
One evening Farmer Browns Boy
discovered Jimmy Skunk drinking the
milk that had been put out for Black
Pussy the Cat just outside the little
doorway that had been cut in the end
of the woodshed especially for Black
Pussy's use. Black Pussy was look
ing on from a safe distance, her tail
with every hair on end, which made it
look like three tails in one her eyes
glaring with anger. This was an out
rage and there was nothing she could
do about it. At least there was
nothing she dared try to do about it,
despite the fact that she was bigger
and heavier than Jimmy. She had
just started to drink when Jimmy ap-
peared and without hesitating in the
least had headed straight for that dish
of milk. Black Pussy had backed
away, splitting and growing and then
turned tail and ran. And Jimmy had
paid no more attention to her than if
she wasn't there.
Not even when Farmer Browns Boy
approached until he was within a few
feet did Jimmy seem in the least dis
turbed. Certainly he was not afraid.
He merely looked up and then raised
his big plume of tail little higher,
which was by way of a friendly warn
ing not to interfere.
Farmer Browns Boy chuckled. st
get you, Jimmy" said he. 1T isn't
polite to interfere with a person who
is eating, so don't worry"
Jimmy didn't. He calmly went on
tapping up that milk until the dish
was empty. Then he nosed about a
bit, peeped in at Black Pussy's little
doorway and then waddled off to look
for fat grubs and beetles.
Farmer Browns Boy filled the dish
with milk again for Black Pussy and
she gulped 1t down hastily, contin-
ually lifting her head for a hasty look
around. She was nervous and i'll at
ease. Plainly she wasn't enjoying that
meal. The next evening Jimmy ap-
peared as before, and as before Black
Pussy beat a hasty retreat. The same
thing happened for several evenings
in succession. It was clear that
Evening star., 1934-09-03
Veal Pie.

Cut two pounds of veal into small
pieces and stew until tender. Line
a baking dish with rich pastry. Set
a small inverted cup in the middle
of the dish. Put in the meat, dredge
it with two tablespoonfuls of flour,
add two tablespoonfuls of fat, one
teaspoonful of salt and little pepper;
nearly cover with the stock in which
the meat was cooked. Cover with
pastry. Bake for 80 minutes in a
quick oven. If half pound Of good
salt pork or ham is cut in thin slices
and parboiled with the veal, nice
flavor is added and very little, if any,
butter need then be used, nor is any
more salt necessary. Hard-cooked eggs
cut in slices and arranged in layers
on the veal and ham are an addition
to this dish. When serving, lift the
inverted cup and let the gravy flow
back into the dish.
Evening star., 1934-09-03

THIS name put in appearance in
both the New England and Vir-
giria colonies of America at a very
early date. 1t was first represented
in New England by Thomas Selden,
who settled in Hartford, Conn, in
1886, coming from England. In l640
he was admitted freeman. Samuel
Selden. a descendant of Thomas, was
an outstanding soldier and officer in
the Revolutionary War. When Con-
gress called for troops in 1776 to
combat the British, he was one of
the first to respond, recruiting and
equipping regiment of troops at his
own expense.
In Virginia the Selden family was
founded by another Samuel, probably
a kinSman of the one mentioned. He
Evening star., 1934-09-03
Norway Maple.
Acer Platanoides.

"HE Norway is our city-minded
cousin. That is how we have
figured it out, because it is the
Il best maple for street planting.
- 1t is a round-headed tree, of
dense foliage. The leaves are thin
and five-lobed by wide sinuses. All
Summer they are green on both sides.
In spite of the dust, smoke and SCOT,
they are able to look clean and
bright. Sometimes they are attacked
by insects. Then the tree is sorry
sight.
These trees are valuable for lumber,
as well as for ornamental purposes.
They are of a European species. On
the trunk the bark is dark gray. In
the Winter you can easily see the
large buds that are well developed
and brown. Though the leaves of
this maple are very much like those
of the sugar maple, you may readily
find out the difference by removing
a leaf. Milky juice pours out from
the wound.
The flowers are larger than those
to be found on our native trees. They
are yellowish-green in dropping clus-
Evening star., 1934-09-03
Everyday Psychology
BY DIR. JESSE w. SPROWLS.
Adult Education.

FOR some years now, the educators
have recognized that there Is
something wrong with our educational
system. 1t was not until they began
to put human beings under the psy-
choscope that they discovered the
trouble.
The trouble is this: Men and women
live longer and faster than they used
to. This means that they outlive
their early school equipment. They
need more equipment. And they need
recruitment more frequently. This
discovery is the reason for the rise Of
adult education.
Some persons live intensely in small
circle of activity. Others live extern
sively in a large circle of activity.
Those who control their activities live
best. The whole question turns on
the distribution of human energy. So
those who advocate adult education
are really the engineers of human
energy. That's something that needs
guidance. Otherwise we will soon
come to have a population of intro
vertS and extraverts. We need more
Observation-Disclosures. The first
dntroverts) need hobby, something
to widen their outlook on life, to en-
large their circle of activity. The
second (extraverts) need some hobby
for the purpose of narrowing their
outlook on life.
(Copyright, 1934)
Evening star., 1934-09-03
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MAILS WERE NUMBERED IN
THE EGYPTIAN PIC T U r E
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ABOVE.
thousands Of years and modern
scholars are able to read most of the
writing on it.
The priests of Egypt knew the art
of writing with reed pens and ink
They wrote down the lore of gods
and goddesses, of mummies and life
in the underworld.
The priests became more powerful
and more wealthy than any other
group in Egypt and they needed
clerks or "scribes' to keep account
of the animals and grain which came
from their farms, of wages of laborers
and other items. They trained boys
and young men in the art of writing
and in the practice of arithmetic.
The Egyptians invented the earliest
alphabet known to history, and with
changes 1t was passed on to the
Greeks and Romans. They also in
vented a system of numbers. Other
nations did not adopt their number
system, but it is interesting. To give
the number 100000" the Egyptians
made rough sketch of tadpole. For
10000" they set down a finger, for
1000" a lotus flower, for 100" a
coiled rope, for 40" an arch and for
81" line like our figure 81"
Partly from Egypt and partly from
other lands, knowledge was carried
across the sea to Greece. In Greece,
and most of all in the city of Athens,
learning became popular. Hundreds
of men set themselves up as teachers
and thousands of boys went to them
to learn to read and to write and
to play on the Tyre while they recited
the poems of Homer, Hesiod and
others. Some of the pupils were taught
in the open air, in shady places under
trees.
In cases where school was held in
doors they sat on chairs or benches,
but had no desks so far as we know.
Many of the boys used "slates" of a
sort-small wax-covered boards on
which they scratched letters and
words with pointed instrument.
At least half the school time of
Greek boys was given to sports
running, jumping. wrestling. throw
ing the discus and the javelin. Girls
in Athens did not go to school and
seldom learned to read or write. 1t
was supposed that sewing, spinning
and other household arts were enough
for them.
(For history section of your scrap
book.)
If you want the free leaflet, "Ques-
tions and Answers About Europe"
send a Scent, stamped return en-
velope to me in care of this news
paper. UNCLE RAY.
Copyright, 1934J
Evening star., 1934-09-03
The Old Gardener Says:

This is the proper time for
planting Leucothoe catesbaei, an
extremely useful evergreen, which
can be given a location close to
house or in front of tall shrubs,
or perhaps mixed with rhododen-
drons. The thick leaves are
shiny and handsome, especially
in winter, when they turn a fine
rich bronze. Sprays keep a long
time when cut, and are ornamen-
tai for house decoration when
flowers are scarce. The shrub Is
even handsomer in the Spring,
when it produces racemes of
white, bell-like flowers, all along
the arching branches. Although
this shrub prefers a sheltered
and somewhat shady place, it will
flourish even in a sunny spot, II
the soil is not too dry. It flowers
less freely, however, when ex-
posed to the sun.
(Copyrisht. 1934)
Evening star., 1934-09-03

Of food outside he placed them just
inside the shed near the cathode. It
didn't take Jimmy five minutes after
his arrival to discover where that food
was and without the least hesitation
he entered through the cathode and
Mrs. Jimmy followed. After that every
evening Farmer Browns Boy enter
tanned in the woodshed and his hand
some little guests climbed into his
lap as he sat on the floor holding the
food dish and allowed him to stroke
them while they ate. He got a great
thrill from 1t. And always he refilled
the pans before he went to bed and
always in the morning the pans were
empty.
Evening star., 1934-09-03
Who Are You?
Romance of Your Name
BY RUBY HASKINS ELLIS.

became a prominent figure in all i'm
portant affairs of the Southern colony
and there are today many descend
ants of this ancestor scattered
throughout the Western States and
in many others.
The name Selden first appears in
England with John Selden, a native
of Sussex. 1t is thought that the
name is borrowed from one of the
many "dens" of County Kent or East
Sussex. Den was a local termination
which occurred frequently in the
Kent and Sussex section and was
synonymous with dean" meaning
valley. There developed many sur
names with this termination, such as
Holden, Barden, Chittenden, Hayden,
Lowden, Horsmanden, Rigden, Warden,
Ogden, Herndon and many, many
others.
(Copyright. 1934)
Evening star., 1934-09-03
Cucumber Sandwiches.

Soak some thin slices of cucumber
for one hour in good white vinegar
seasoned with salt and pepper. Add
one teaspoonful of chopped chives if
desired. Drain the slices and use
them between thin buttered slices of
brown or white bread. Each sandwich
may be the size of a cucumber slice if
daintiness is desired.
Chop a peeled cucumber and mix
with mayonnaise. Use between thin
buttered slices of brown or white
bread.
Evening star., 1934-09-03

The lead of the five Of diamonds
squeezed West first. He cannot af-
ford to let go of the queen of spades,
otherwise the jack Of spades will be
good in dummy. Therefore, he dis
carded the ten Of hearts. South dis
carded the jack Of spades from
dummy, and now the squeeze op-
Grated on East. A club discard would
set up the club in the declarer's hand
A heart discard permits South to take
the last two tricks with the king and
eight of hearts in dummy. East
realized this, SO he threw in the cards
conceding the last two tricks.
South thus made three diamonds
with an overtrick This beautiful
squeeze play netted him 20 points,
but 1t enabled him to point out to
North that there was no necessity
for passing the force. IF you bid
three no trumps, I shall bid four
diamonds" he said, land I made four
diamonds, didn't ~"
tCopyright 1934)
Mr.. Sims will answer all inquiries on
contract that are addressed to this news
paper with self-addressed stamped enve-
lope.
Evening star., 1934-09-03
1t Started
BY JEAN NEWTON.
Hair Drained" !"

How" inquiries a reader, "do we
get the expression 'hair-brained'
and how did it come to refer to some
one wild or giddy?"
Answering this double -barreled
query, "hair-brained" Is a natural cor
ruption of. "hare- Drained" which was
its original spelling.
In this form, logically enough,
'hare-brained" referred to a person
who, figuratively speaking. had about
as much brains and intelligence as q
hare-and who therefore was pos
sessed of its general responsibility
and mad habits.
In this sense, the word was used
as early as 1876 by George Gascoigne
in The Steel Glass"
Disraeli also used it in a speech in
GuildhaI, London, in which he made
mention of "the hare Drained chatter
OF irresponsible frivolity."
Copyright. 1934)
Evening star., 1934-09-03
UIhra-Sinpe Frock for Fall Street Wear
Lines Are Very New, Giving
Opportunity for Use of
Attractive Fabrics.
BY BARBARA BELL.

LMOST any woman who has
~ aspirations about being well
"A dressed will want to own this
4 4 keen-looking dress so that she
may fulfill her routine duties
with aplomb. Its style belongs in the
simplified chic class which this sea-
son is stealing the show from effects
that are labored and elaborate.
The lines of this dress are very new.
The shoulder seams are made with
the dropped look that was the talk
of the Paris openings. The sleeves
are both loose and plain, and fall
with nonchalant grace to the popular
seven -eighths length Particularly in
teresting are the diminutive revers
which are the focal point of the neck
line interest. They, likewise start the
center seam off on its modish way
down the front of the dress. The back
of the dress is similarly treated. At
the hemline slash may, or may not
be used. Slashes are, of course, among
the outstanding novelties in hemlines
this season. They are liked very much
by the majority of fashionables who
go in for the straight narrow sill
houette They take the stiffness away
from the outline of the frock, supply
ing a needed amount of animation
and freedom where it is most needed.
A ribbed silk with a diagonal sur
face is the appropriate material
chosen for this, frock. It's heavy
weight is found very adaptable to
the simple, tailored lines of the de-
sign. All the new silks have subtlety
of weave and finish that is especially
interesting for practical wear. Dull
cantons, pebbly textures and ham,
mered satinS are but few of the
fascinating fabrics that cause us to
mediate seriously before making our
final choice of purchase.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1888
is designed in sizes IL to 20. Size 16
requires 33s yards of 3s-inch ma
terial.
Every Barbara Bell pattern has an
illustrated instruction guide that is
easy to follow.
Evening star., 1934-09-03
MENU FOR A DAY.
BREAKFAST.

Sliced Nectarines
Dry Cereal with Cream
Poached Eggs, Bacon, Toast
Marmalade. Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Escalloped Oysters
Celery Olives Icebox Rolls
Prune Whip. Tea.
DINNER.
Chicken and Beef Broth, with
Vegetables
Veal Outlets, Tomato Sauce
French-fried Potatoes
Baked Corn
Cabbage and Pepper Salad
Cracker Raisin Pudding
Coffee.
POACHED EGGS.
Toast small slice of bread for
each egg, trim and lay on hot
platter. Have frying pan partly
filled with salted water. When
simmering. carefully break in one
egg at a time. Basic with the
water until white is firm; take
up with skinner; trim edge of
white and slip on toast.
PRUNE WHIP.
Cook until tender, one cup
prunes and five apricots. Re
move stones, add one-half cup
sugar, cook to pulp and rub
through sieve. Cool, fold in
stiff1y- whites two eggs
and fill dessert glasses two-thirds
full. Make custard Of yolks Of
two eggs. two cups milk, two
tablespoons sugar and flavor to
taste. Fill glasses and serve very
cold.
CRACKER RAISIN PUDDING.
Six large crackers, split and
we'll buttered. Place buttered
side up in dish; pour over one
quart warm milk and let stand
over night. In the morning.
take two eggs well beaten, one
half cup sugar, one-half teaspoon
each of nutmeg, cinnamon. all
spice, one-fourth teaspoon each
of cloves, mace, salt. Mix sugar
and spice and salt together, then
add the well-beaten eggs. then
two-thirds cup seeded raisins.
Put layer of crackers in pudding
dish, layer of raisins, spread over
mixture of spice, sugar and eggs.
Do this until all ingredients are
used, then add one cup more of
milk. Bake in slow oven two
hours. Keep covered first, then
uncover and, if not wet enough.
add more milk. and when all has
soaked in add more.
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Evening star., 1934-09-03
Apricot Bavarian Cream.

Soak half a teaspoonful of gelatin
in one tablespoonful of cold water for
S minutes. Scald three-fourths cupful
of evaporated milk in double boiler.
Add the gelatin and stir until dis
solved. Pour into bowl and chill
thoroughly Now soak three tea
spoonfuls of gelatin in four table
spoonfuls of cold water for minutes,
then dissolve over hot water. Add
half cupful of sugar and pinch Of
salt and stir until dissolved. Cool.
When the mixture begins to thicken,
fold in one stif1y beaten egg white and
one and a half cupfuls of apricot
pulp. Whip the cold milk until stiff
and fold 1t into the fruit mixture.
Turn into a moldxand chill until firm.
Evening star., 1934-09-03
Uncle Ray
Story of Schools.

IF tall reed had not grown in the
Nile River and in marshes around
it, we probably should not know SO
much about ancient Egypt, and the
people of Egypt might not have gone
so far ahead.
The reed was the papyrus plant
and it grew to a height of from IL
to IA feet. From the long. woody
stems the Egyptians made light
weight boats, as well as rope, sandals
and mats; but, most important, they
made paper from the stems. Strips
were cut and placed crosswise, then
pounded and pressed, and the result
was a tough paper which would take
ink. Some of this paper has lasted
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North and South had 40 on score,
so North blithely bid one no trump.
I gave vent to my feelings about this
bid in yesterdays column. Outside
of the prospects of going down TOO
points at a contract of two no
trumps, doubled, what is North 60
ing to do if South bids two clubs?
Take chance on three clubs?
South made the normal bid of three
diamonds. Well, North thought so
long that East, who had played
against North before, realized what
Evening star., 1934-09-03
Conquering Contract
BY p. HAL SIMS.

the trouble was, and began to smoker
quietly to himself. Finally East said,
"What could you do in duplicate?"
Il believe you're right" replied
North. u make a very fine duplicate
pass"
Despite the fact that the contract
of three diamonds can be defeated,
West still made bad opening lead
the king of spades. From his hold
ing, the six of hearts, or the nine of
clubs opening is to be preferred. East
signaled high with the seven spot of
spades, and West continued with
small spade which East won with the
ace. South ruffed the return lead of
a spade, and played small diamond
to the ten-spot in dummy. East can
prevent the squeeze by holding off
with the king of diamonds, but he was
afraid of being couped, so he won
the trick, and returned the king of
clubs
South won the trick in dummy with
the ace, and returned to his own hand
with the ace of hearts. He now played
four rounds of trumps, leaving the
following situation in the four hands: