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Evening star., 1934-09-05
Moths
BY ID. C. PEATTIE.


THE commonest of chronological
= questions that I am asked land
many of them are too difficult to
answer) is how to tell the moths from
the butterflies, Well, in this part of
the world at least, there is a good
rule. The butterflies have their an
tennae or feelers tipped with a club
like point. No moths have this.
Clublike swellings may occur on
moth antennae, but never at the tip,
in this faunal zone; most of the
moths have feathered antennae.
One look at the common Luna moth,
or the great Cecropia, or the sphinx
moth that f1utters around the flowers
like humming bird in bright sun
shine will show you what to expect
in the common moth. Any butterfly,
but especially the large kind, displays
even to the naked eye the typical
butterfly antennae.
The butterflies get nearly all the
attention from the amateurs and from
most books; the moths fare badly. 1t
is easy to see why this is SO. There
are not only more beautiful and
fewer drab. butterflies, but there are
actually fewer species. The mind can
grasp the less-than-100 butterfly
species of the District fauna (and
there is a very fine book ON District
butterflies), but it is staggered by
the numbers of the moths.
The readable tales of Mrs. Stratton
Porter did much to make moths pop
ular, and there are undeniable
charms about the moths, something
mysterious in their nocturnal flight,
in their ghostly apparition out of
darkness, when a light by an open
window calls them.
Many moths in the District can
scarcely ever be found without set
ting out some Of the lepidopterist's
sugar rolls" to attract these sweet
mad creatures of night and air.
If the word butterfly" denotes
something pretty, but fral and light
nounce moth" we think Of some
thing that will fling itself on candle
flame to die, something that, working
in the dark, corrupts as surely as time
and rust. Every connotation is with
night and mystery and fear. When,
in the darkness, moth bats its
silver -dusted wings in my face can
never repress the strange little tingle.
half of horror, that dances on the
nerve-ends Of my face and scalp, like
will-o'- -the-wisp over bog. True,
it is gone in a moment. But still it
occurred, instinctively, before my rea-
son could repress it quite.
The larvae or caterpillars of the
moths are often large. grotesque, and
frequently birds exhibit actual fear
of them. Some moth larvae can emit
squeak, though have no notion
how they produce it.
Any one who is looking for fresh
fields to conquer should certainly be-
gin collecting the District moths and
write a book about them for the rest
of us as good as Austin Clark's de-
lightful Butterflies of the District Of
Columbia"
Evening star., 1934-09-05
2Conquering Contract
BY r. HAL SIMS.

and take three rounds of clubs, and
then throw West in the lead by play
ing the queen and another heart.
West must now lead away from his
spade holding. This method of play
is based on Vests holding the ace of
spades. If East holds it, the declarer
will go down.
East covered the 10 of spades with
the jack, and the declarer won with
the king. Since he was unable to
see all four hands, three no trumps
was far from being certain. If the
diamonds break three-three, an op-
timistic but unlikely division, and if
the heart finesse works, or If he guesses
the club finesse, he can wrap up nine
tricks. But If West holds five spades,
and he makes one wrong guess, the
contract is Immediately defeated
Therefore, his next play, predicated
on the belief that West holds no more
than five spades, is indicated-the re-
turn of q spade.
West won the trick with the nat
ural suspicion Of one who fears the
Greeks bearing gifts. But there was
no way out for him. Since he had nc
re-entry, he had to take his spade
tricks Immediately. On the first spade
lead, the declarer discarded small
club. On the second, he threw q
heart from dummy and one from his
hand, and East, already embarrassed
let go of a small diamond. On the
last spade lead, East threw another
discard, and the declarer discarded his
queen of hearts. West promptly LED
heart, but East's obvious reluctance
to discard either clubs or hearts
marked him as being long in clubs
and short in hearts. The declarer
ran four diamond tricks, and then
f1nessed East for the queen of clubs
The odds favor an honor being in the
longer holding. The lead Of a small
club to the king in dummy guarded
against the singleton queen in Vests
hand.
You may ask why the declarer didn't
discard another club on the last spade
retaining his tenace in hearts. West
can then exist with a diamond, fore
ing the declarer to take the heart
fineSse. The fact that it wins has
nothing to do with the play. 1t is
far better for the declarer to rest his
hopes on the two-way club finesst
than on the heart f1nesse.
(Copyright. 1934)
Mr.. Sims will answer all inquiries or
contract that are addressed to this news
paper and inclose a self-addressed stamped
| envelope.
Evening star., 1934-09-05
Uncle Ray
III. In the Middle Ages.
The Story of Schools.

<<rF A DONKEY stood at an
~ equal distance between two
stacks of hay, and if there
i were no more reason for him
to 60 to one stack than the
other, what would he do?"
That is one of the questions asked
by the "schoolmen" who were among
the teachers and students Of Europe
during the Middle Ages. They talked
and argued great deal about it, but
the best answer seemed to be this.
Since the donkey had no more reason
to go to one stack of hay than the
other, he would starve to death!"
We know that even q donkey would
not be so foolish as to starve with hay
close by. But the schoolmen enjoyed
talking about such things. Another
famous question which they raised
was, How many angels could stand
on the point of a needle?"
Since an angel was not supposed
to take up any space, it was declared
that all the angels could stand on the
point of needle.
We smile about those questions, but
they may have helped to sharpen the
wits of those who were trying to rea-
son with good logic"
After Rome was conquered by Ger
man tribes which swept over Southern
| and Western Europe there was a long
period when schools were few in
number, but sloVly and surely the
Romans and Greeks taught the bar
barians" to read and write.
/ orIa he -
Charlemagne, became ruler over
France, Germany and much Of Italy.
He was Of the barbarian race and did
| not learn to read or write until after
he had grown to manhood, but he took
interest in learning and ordered
schools to be started in his empire.
In England Alfred the Great did
| all he could to help the cause of edu-
cation. He declared that "all free
born youths" in England who were
able to give their time to it should
be set to learn until they are able to
read English writing"
during the Middle Ages was done in
village schools under care of parish
priests. There were schools at
IilOlaotdIlcS dS well, anu we owe
thanks to monks who copied ancient
writings and saved them until after
the day Of the printing press. Latin
was the most common Language taught
in schools, and some pupils learned to
write Latin, but not their native Ian
| guage. .----3 --
During the Middle Ages many
famous universities were started. The
first of these appears to have been
located at Salerpo, Italy, more than a
thousand years ago. Other famous
Italian universities were located at
Bologna, Padua and Florence.
The Oldest French university is the
University of Paris, which dates back
more than 800 years.
The University of Heidelberg Is the
Evening star., 1934-09-05

to see Bobby Coon coming in. It hap
pened that Bobby had grown i'm
patient and had come earlier than
usual, leaving Mrs. Bobby. to follow
later.
The instant Bobby saw that young
Coon he flew into a rage. He jumped
on that young Coon, biting. kicking,
clawing. Now the young Coon was no
coward. He might be smaller, but he
had no less courage. He locked with
Bobby Coon and such a fight as fol-
lowedI They growled. They screamed.
They bit They scratched. They
kicked. They rolled over and over.
Now one would be on top and then
the other. They upset the food pans.
And they completely forgot where
they were. They didn't even hear the
door of the kitchen open as Farmer
Browns Boy appeared with q lamp
in his hand to see what was going on.
(Copyright. 1934)
Evening star., 1934-09-05
Mature S Children
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

rainy weather the bell-hke flowers
are fast shut.
At dawn on bright day, the doors
are opened wide. The stripes on the
flowers direct the guests to the nectar
we'll. Here the eager Slippers drink all
they can hold. They leave with their
hostess the golden power she desires,
brought from another hostess.
Late in the season when many seed
have been set, the flower hostess keeps
open house day and night. On a
moonlight night you can see the long
tongued moths lowering over her.
Guided by the stripes that act as
pathfinders, pilferers also come to
dine. They creep down the long hall
way to the banquet hall and sip the
sweet nectar through one of the five
narrow passages that lead direct to
the nectary.
There is a very beautiful little
golden beetle that may be found
hidden under the bindweed's leaves.
The tiny holes in the leaves will be
Evening star., 1934-09-05
How 1t Started
BY JEAN NEWTON.
"Ambulance." I"

WORDS. like actions, are shaped by
situations. Consider, for exam
pie, the interesting instance Of "am-
bulance."
Primarily, the word Ambulance" Is
rooted in the Latin "ambulsre," mean
ing ito walk: to move" At first
thought, therefore, the connection be-
tween its root meaning and its pres
ent sense Of q conveyance for the Ill
is mystifying. Here, however, Is
where circumstances clear up cases.
AS everybody knows, one Of the
requisites Of war Is to have q field
hospital follow the army. This, the
French called hospital ambulant,
or walking hospital" Gradually
hospital ambulant" became "ambu-
lance" The meaning, moving hospi-
tai" was lost and the word took on
its modern sense as q vehicle to trans
port sick people to hospital.
(Copyright. 1934)
Evening star., 1934-09-05
My Neighbor Says:

To prevent eggs from spatter-
ing over the stove when frying
sprinkle a. little flour into the
grease.
Turnips and beets are i'm
proved by adding one or two
tablespoonfuls of sugar when
cooking.
Always grease preserving pan
well with butter when making
orange marmalade. If this is
done you will have a very clear
marmalade that is not likely to
burn while cooking.
Brooms and all sweeping
brushes should be hung up
when not in use. If left stand
ing on the bristles these become
bent and will not do their work
properly.
(Copyright. 1884.
Evening star., 1934-09-05
Field Bindweed.

r VOW farmers hate her! She
seems to have the greatest
desire to choke out every
L i plant she can reach. Her
arms twine about the hapless
victim and once it has started on its
loving way about the plant you cannot
extricate its victim without killing it.
From Nova Scotia to North Carolina,
westward to Nebraska, you can see the
vigorous climber. She is a native of
Europe and Asia. No doubt came over
in a bale of straw to wrap up some
object that was being brought to the
New World.
We do have great number of un-
desirables. What we do about 1t is to
wait until the invader becomes too
troublesome to ignore. Then we get
busy.
The field bindweed and her more
husky sister, the great bindweed, or
wild morning glory, have habits alike.
They Chamber over stone walls. They
creep up shrubbery stems, they march
over wayside thickets, and wherever
they go they take possession.
1t is interesting to check up on one
of these fast travellers. When every
thing is going her way she can COM
plete a circle about her host in two
hours.
From June until September you may
see the industrious climber. Her pref
ty pink and white flowers, with their
white stripes, are bell-Shaped and
about inches long. They are solitary
and hang on long stems. The plant
stems may be smooth or hairy and
from to 10 feet long and they are
really the feet of the bindweed, as they
keep travelling over the ground or OBJ
jects. The leaves are arrow-shaped
or triangular, and from 2 to inches
long; they are on slender stems.
In June the bindweed is very par
ticular. She has the serious business
of carrying on the family tradition.
So she keeps open house only during
the daytime and when the sun is
shining. Vast numbers of insects
come to call and dine on sweet nectar.
At sundown the doors are closed and
the bindweed goes to sleep. During
Evening star., 1934-09-05
Who Are You?
Romance of Your Name
By RUBY HASKTNs ELLIS.

legend. The most ancient home Of
the Mansfelds in England was In
this locality, but representatives of
the name were scattered into many
other sections. John Mansfield Of
Stoke, in County Suffolk. was made
master of the mines and Queens sur
veyor in the time Of Queen Elizabeth.
One Of the early settlers in Boston,
Mass, was Andrew Mansfield. who
came from Devonshire in 1886. In
1889 he removed to Lynn, Mass. Rich
ard Mansfield, the son of Sir John
Mansfield, mayor Of Exeter, in Devon
shire, came to Boston In 1894.
There are Mansfields living In va
rious sections of the United States to
day, descendants Of one or another Of
the aforementioned colonists.
(copyright. 1934)
Evening star., 1934-09-05

r OW news, good or bad, travels
who shall say? But it does
travel, and travels fast, often
l. i in the most surprising direc-
tions. So it was regarding
the night feast to be found in Farmer
Browns woodshed. 1t was first put
there for Jimmy Skunk by Farmer
Browns Boy. Jimmy brought Mrs.
Jimmy. Other members of the family
heard about it and came to partake.
And then Farmer Browns Boy sat
up in that shed late one night and
discovered that Bobby Coon was a
regular visitor also.
Bobby told Mrs. Bobby about It
and after that both went regularly
late each night to empty those food
pans. And they didn't tell any one
about 1t. No. sir, they didn't tell o
single person. They had no desire to
share this nightly feast with any one.
As soon as they were thrown eating
they went straight back to the Green
Forest and thought their secret all
their own.
But people cannot live wwell and
hO1 oAAOW ~. 1AAIA t1lCy S6A1AAOt oAAOW
it without having it noticed by their
neighbors. Over in the Green Forest
lived another Coon. He was younger
than Bobby Coon and not so big and
always took care to keep out of the
way Of Bobby and Mrs. Bobby. He
kept out of their way, but at the
same time he kept sharp watch of
them, where they went and what they
did, and in so doing he had learned
much. He had learned the best hunt
ing grounds for the choicest food in
each season of the year, for none
knew them better than did Bobby
Coon. He was clever about it. He
never made the mistake of visiting
any Of these places of night before
they had. 1t would have surprised
Bobby Coon could he have known how
much that young Coon knew about
him and Mrs. Bobby and what they
did.
So when Bobby and Mrs. Bobby be-
gan to do less hunting in their usual
places, yet were growing fat and sleek
the young Coon noticed it. ''They
are getting plenty to eat in some new
place and not having to work very
hard for it," thought he.
1t didn't take him long to find out
that every night they left the Green
Forest and went straight over to
Farmer Browns house. At safe dis
tance he followed them and saw them
enter the wood house through the cat
hole. He hid nearby. When they
had gone back to the Green Forest
he ventured to go over to that cat
hole For long time he hesitated
about going inside, but at last, re-
Evening star., 1934-09-05
Dorothy Dix Says
Is Letter-Writing Vice With You? Are
You a Normally Self-C Contained Man or
Woman Until You Get Pen in Hand.

WHETHER the Of omission commission in letter writing
Wv side of the fence and sometimes the other side
% sne s GD M
graph everything have to say to our fellow creatures and letter.
to m nos thanks for fs soms
congratuaton sympathy that would add friends
V @ he anxiety and glad heart an old Butt
9 e s 0h sn han p d mo other there 0ae % p Of ss @ o d into ito
whose hands is just dangerous and deadly Gatng
enough letterwting be virtue
drug
they live in strange and unreal world in which they see themselves
they ysaInnss
ham0r n0 ente 'ne n"u' '0 ~ lose 'Ds sense Oh
Women the chief offenders @ those who get drunk ink
stbe impulse spread themselves all there
msa Tn W e nd to and h o na nd 1n o s @ @ @ letter. h
writing demOang its
quences the drink habit
witness letters which Exhibits and those
promise cases in which wealthy and boiled business
and chornes that thew have signed adde Bow or Little Bow Blue
and who have put paper asnnes that make reading for the
general public
THE consequences are grievous afflicted with
ing s hoT T}s a oe better for
them make for their signatures rather than sign them
vi sd0ng bo sv x1 e 1t the smallest s
heV don't but that seems to them and ike
what motion picture actress would feel you get what mean
Why girls who are not the least in love with man. and who
wouldn't him bet will write him the most mpassiond let
breathing OF oeatneSS oeVoton ana
pning
hearts yearng for his return the face
they would things
there nobody eahot witness they
had forward and unmadenly.
will be fools thing
chance the
breaker he and when they that
around for mother sister hambmd office boy
to read.
MOTHER letter which should be written the which
@ into for fe BY 1 m to a
writing bottom OF
ncrmnatng document The recipient does and the
who the of honor whom confidence could
not be dragged with wild horses will make property of
letter and let husband wife else drop it and
forget it, and leave it for any curious eye peruse
still another letter that should written the
that written All offended
something those done things which
do not really Even then words hurt like the blows
sword
with Kisses with with apologies salve
with generosity what cold hard nal
bullet distance before
get to render first aid and undo the harm have
Evening star., 1934-09-05

ENGLISH UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
IN CLASS FOUR CENTURIES
AGO. (From an. old print in
1.-THE Child's Story of the Human
Race.")
Oldest in Germany, but it was not
started as early as Oxford and Cam
bridge, the famous universities which
arose in England.
(To be continued)
The Surprise Leaflet" will be
mailed without charge to readers who
send me Scent stamped. return
envelope. This leaflet contains rid
dies and tells how to perform magic
tricks. UNCLE RAY. =,
(Copyright. 1934l
Evening star., 1934-09-05
Cherry Rice.

To one cupful Of cold boiled rice
add one cupful Of whipped cream or
evaporated milk. Flavor the cream
with vanilla and sweeten 1t q little.
Chill. Mix with this one cupful Of
chopped red cherries drained from
their Juice and serve in glasses. add
ing some of the cherry syrup at the
last moment and garnishing with a
bit of green. Crystallized mint or a
tiny green grape in sirup Is good.
Serve very cold.
Evening star., 1934-09-05
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON W. BURGESS.

membering that Bobby and Mrs.
Bobby had appeared unafraid, got up
courage enough to go In. He found
the food pans, but, alas, they were
empty.
The same thing happened the next
night and the night following. He
licked out the pans. but this was only
an aggravation. So the next night he
went an hour before the regular time
for Bobby and Mrs. Bobby to start.
This time he was amply rewarded.
The pans were full and he ate until
he could eat no more. Then he ex-
plored that shed and time slipped
away. A faint sound at the cat
hole caught his attention. He turned
Evening star., 1934-09-05
Two-Ege Cake.

Cream half cupful of butter in
water, then pour off the water. Cream
one cupful of sugar well. Add two
well-beaten egg yolks, IA cupfuls of
pastry flour and half cupful of milk
alternately and one teaspoonful of
vanilla. Beat two egg whites well with
pinch of salt. and add to the batter,
and lastly one rounding teaspoonful of
baking powder. Bake in cake tins on
creased brown paper. This makes
two layers. One cupful of chopped
nuts may be added to the batter, which
then may be baked in loaf if de-
sired.
Evening star., 1934-09-05
(Copyright, 1934.)

Mr.. Sims is universally acclaimed the
greatest lfving contract and auction
player. He wds captain OF the renowned
"Four Horsemen" team, now disbdnded,
and has iDon "a national champion
ships since 1924. These articles are
based on the Sims system, which
includes the one-oper-one principle,
Which the Sims group OF players lDds
the first to employ and deUelop.
Evening star., 1934-09-05
MENU FOR A DAY.
BREAKFAST.
Grapes, Farina with Cream,
Egg Omelet, Melba Toast,


Egg Omelet, Melba Toast,
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Chicken and Green Pepper Hash,
Icebox Rolls, Fruit, Gelatin,
Cookies, Tea.
DINNER.
Mulligatawny Soup,
Boiled Pork Spare Ribs,
Sauerkraut,
Escalloped Potatoes, Beet Salad,
French Dressing,
Steamed Apple Pudding,
1 Coffee.
EGG OMELET.
Four eggs, 4 tablespoons milk.
Beat whites separately and stir in
lightly the yolks, which have
been beaten with the milk and
little salt. Pour into hot buttered
spider and brown lightly. Place
in oven long enough to stiffen,
but brown top. Fold and serve
immediate ely.
FRUIT GELATIN.
Two tablespoons gelatin, 2l2
cups water, cup sugar, " cup
lemon juice, cups fruit. Soften
the gelatin in a cup Of the
water and bring the mixture to
a boil. Add gelatin. Dissolve
thoroughly, cool, and add lemon
Juice, and finish cooking. The
fruit may be any desired kind.
Serve with whipped cream.
| STEAMED APPLE PUDDING.
| Fill baking dish with sliced ap-
! Piles, then spread on top the fol-
lowing batter: Three cups -four,
2 tablespoons sugar, butter size
OF an egg, 2 teaspoons baking
powder. Moisten mixture with
milk until it is thick batter.
Steam in double boiler two hours.
Serve with the following sauce: (:
One-half cup -four mixed with 3
cups cold water. cup sugar,
butter size of a walnut. Cook
In spider until thickened. Fla
yor with vanilla.
fCopyrisht 1934D
Evening star., 1934-09-05

This name is of Saxon origin and
was first spelled Mansfield. The
house of Mansfield in Saxony traced
its lineage back to the time Of Char
lemagne. The name was well known
in England before the Norman con-
quest and the family has produced
many famous sons and daughters to
England, Ireland and America.
The town of Mansfield, on the edge
of Sherwood Forest, in Nottingham,
Is celebrated in both history and
Evening star., 1934-09-05
Safeguarding the Contract.

A FINE play, which most players
" overlook, is to force one op-
~ ponent to squeeze the other.
4 4 Even If the squeeze doesn't
actually materialize, the de-
clarer can usually get an idea of the
location Of certain important key
cards from the discards. Naturally
this method of play is almost always
restricted to no-trump contracts.
Evening star., 1934-09-05
Royal Coachman Retires.

After nearly so years in royal serv-
ice, Frank Gaines, aged 10, has re-
tired as head travelling coachman for
King George Of England.
Evening star., 1934-09-05

First. An example of placing the
no trump In the right hand. Souths
hand must be led up to. If South
bids one diamond, North will bid one
no trump. With q spade opening,
an eventual contract of three no
trumps Is Immediately defeated.
West opened the 10 of spades-a
bad lead. Personally, would open
the four of hearts, reserving my spade
suit for a probable tenace over de-
clarer. With the heart opening, de-
clarer's task amounts to double dummy
play. He must win the first heart
trick with the ace, play three rounds
of diamonds, guess the club finesse
Evening star., 1934-09-05

The Fight.
Greed is ever keen to fight,
Needless Of the wrong or right.
Old Mother Nature.
Evening star., 1934-09-05

7 Tow farmers hate herl She
seems to have the greatest
desire to choke out every
L i plant she can reach. Her
k.rri, !,
Evening star., 1934-09-05

r row news, good or bad, travels,
who shall say? But it does
travel, and travels fast, often
L i in the most surprising direc-
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-03-21
SHERIFF'S SALE
REAL ESTATE

BY virtue of a writ of Levari
Facias to me directed, will be ex-
posed to sale by way of public ven
due at the Front Door of the Co
lonial Hotel, in the Town Of Smyr-
ma. Kent County, State Of Dela-
ware, on