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Evening star., 1934-01-15

Y IAIRY THE wOODPECKER is q
stout-hearted fellow who asks
no favors of any one. He Is
i i independent and proud OF 1t.
He works for his living in good
times and hard times. The harder the
times the harder he works. The hard
est times are when the trees are in
cased in ice. 1t is these times that he
breads most, as do the other feathered
folk who do not go South for the Win
ter. Then there always is real danger
Of starvation. And lack of food for even
q comparatively short time may mean
death from the cold, for it Is food that
makes heat. The coat OF warm feathers
merely keeps heat in the body. and
when there is no food to make heat a
bird may soon freeze to death.
Hairy had snug bed room. It was
q hollow in a dead limb of tree just
q little way in the Green Forest. 1t
had been made fer a home long ago by
one of his own family. Hairy had de-
cided that it would do nicely for his
Winter home and save him the trouble
of making one.
Not that I want to shirk work"
said he to himself when he first in
spected this, but there really seems no
use in doing work that isn't necessary.
This will do nicely for the Winter. I
don't think I would want to raise a
family here, but it will do for me- After
all, merely want place to sleep in"
So Hairy had established himself
there and all had gone well until the
coming of the worst storm of the Win
ter. He had known that it was going
to be a bad storm. for it was long
time gathering The day had been
dull, with Rough Brother North Wind
starting to blow early in the morning,
his breath growing colder and colder.
In the middle of the afternoon snow
had begun to fall, not soft, feathery
fakes, but fine icy particles that stung
from the force with which they were
driven by Rough Brother North Wind.
= Hairy had started out at daybreak.
II feel it in my bones that we are in
for a hard time" said he Il must eat
all can. for I don't know when I may
be able to eat again.
So he wasted no time. He hurried as
he searched the trees. tapping here and
tapping there, now digging out a borer
or opening a little chamber where ants
were sleeping. But though he worked
fast, he was thorough, going over tree
after tree with the greatest care, that
he might not overlook anything. When
the storm had begun to grow severe
and he knew that he must soon SeeS
shelter in his home, he flew to the feed
ing shelf at Farmer Browns house and
there ate suet until he just couldn't
Evening star., 1934-01-15
Lyonnaise Potatoes.

Three cupfuls cooked potatoes, two
onions, sliced; four tablespoonfuls but
ter or bacon fat, two tablespoonfuls
finely chopped parsley and salt. Heat
the fat in frying pan and cook the
onion in it q few minutes. Add the
potatoes and cook slowly, stirring occa-
sionally until all sides Of the potatoes
are gold brown. Season with salt and
pepper Press fiat with knife and
shake over low fire until brown on bot
tom Turn like an omelet. Serve on a
hot platter with finely chopped parsley
sprinkled over the top.
Evening star., 1934-01-15
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swallow another bit. Then he headed
for home.
Rough Brother North Wind howled
and roared and the fine, icy snow al
most blinded him. He began to Won
der II he had stayed too long; II he
ever would reach that snug hollow. He
did at last, and thankfully crept into 1t.
How snug 1t was in that hollow! How
good It was to be out of the storm!
IT pity those who haven't good walls
and q roof to protect them this wealth
er," thought he drowsily, and shortly
was asleep.
It grew dark early because Of the
storm. 1t was quite dark when Hairy
was awakened. Just what had awak-
ened him he didn't know. He could
Evening star., 1934-01-15

when you come to experimenting with
the lives Of large groups, from genera
ton to generation, you are embarking
upon a hazardous undertaking. I sup
pose that the experimental work in gov
ernment must of necessity begin with
small units
Perhaps some really useful knowledge
may follow such experimentation some
day. On the other hand, 1t Is un-
likely that any such experimental work
can be done. We must still blunder
along on theory, eliminating one theory
at q time until the best theory Is dis
covered.
In the second place the science Of
government has not as yet paid much
attention to its psychological factors.
Until our statesmen understand the ap-
petites of human beings, the govern
ments of groups or nations will remain
comparatively imperfect.
Evening star., 1934-01-15

-
ing members to be found in
North America. Few Of natures chill
dren are so friendly toward man as
these creatures, and they are efficient
co-workers with the agriculturists.
There are seven species Of this genus
to be found in the United States, Mex
leo and Central America. They are
from IA inches long to 6 feet. Their
bodies are rather portly and covered
with smooth scales, very highly polished
with the greatest number, and in rows
Of %, once in while rs. The head
Is small and so is the neck. The color
pattern is arranged in crosswise rings
or bands Of striking colors.
These snakes are powerful constric-
tors. Because Of their strong, cylin-
drical bodies. they can enter the bur-
rows and dugouts Of the rodents and
thereby render very valuable service to
the farmer.
The king snake received his name
because Of his lordly manner and his
ability to clear his path of all intruders
and to conquer larger serpents than
himself. It is the only snake that is
immune to the wounds made by poison
GUS snakes. In fact, such bites only
seem to enrage him, and he shows his
contempt for them by tightening his
SIlp dOOuG IL iidS DCCll Cld1Icu
that this snake hunted the rattler and
copperhead, but 1t is not true. Should
they by chance come within his reach
he goes for them at once, but he is Just
as willing to eat both old and young
harmless snakes.
The king snake is ever ready to pick
a quarrel. In fact, he Is apparently
always eager to start something, and
it Is always fatal to the attacked one.
No matter how determined his victim
is to maintain peace. he finally realizes
he must fight in order to save his life.
Even so. he rarely escapes death.
The king snake embraces his startled
dupe and begins wrapping his strong,
1.-THE body about the benumbed one.
Gradually the coils tighten until the
Evening star., 1934-01-15

Pole. in company with four other men
OF the Northl.nd.
Scott, who was approaching the Pole
by different route, had chosen to use
ponies as we'll as dogs but Amundsen
depended entirely on dogs to draw the
sledges There were four sledges, each
pulled by 13 dogs.
The dogs logged along faithfully,
though a few of them became weak or
sick within the first month of the trip.
Three dogs were let loose, with the
thought that they might go to one of
the bases of supplies. One of them,
Rotta, actually returned to the starting
pC.-lt of the dash; and another went to
Evening star., 1934-01-15
Everyday Psychology
BY DR. JESSE ". soRowLs.
Political Science.

Letter: (which science, in your opin-
ion, is the most imperfect Of all the
sciences? And why?"
Here Is q good question. One of the
most profound that have come to me in
many moons. have no hesitancy in
naming political science, or the science
Of government, as the most imperfect Of
all the sciences.
There are. in my opinion, two reasons
why the science Of government has not
reached the stage Of perfection that it
long ago should have attained.
In the first place, 1t is no an ex-
perimental science. And 1t will take
q long time, perhaps a few centuries
yet, to make it an experimental science.
Nations are complex things. They are
bulky. They are swayed here and there
by thousands Of forces. At any rate,
Evening star., 1934-01-15

HOWLED AND ROARED AND THE
FINE. ICY SNOW ALMOST BLIND
ED HIM.
hear Rough Brother North Wind howl
ing and shrieking through the Green
Forest, and the kissing of the snow as
it was driven past his doorway. He
was thankful that that doorway was on
the south side of the tree. Otherwise
the snow would have been blown in.
The tree was rocking and creaking
and groaning. A feeling of uneasiness
took possession Of Hairy the Woodpeck-
er and grew and grew until fear
clutched him. He could hear now and
again the swapping of limbs, and once
the crash Of a tree In the Green
Forest. That snug home no longer
seemed so secure and safe.
What If this limb should be broken
off by Rough Brother North Wind?
What would do then? What could I
do in the night and with no place to
go?" thought he, and shivered
The storm grew worse. The tree
shivered and shook and creaked and
groaned. It seemed to Hairy that the
night would never end.
Copyright, 1934)
Evening star., 1934-01-15
How 1t Started
BIZ JEAN NEWTON,
Things Are Not Always What

Things Are Not Always What
They Seem"
How often we call to mind Long
fellows Psalm Of Life" in quoting
this saying:
Tell me not, in mournful numbers,
Life Is but an empty dream'
For the soul is dead that slumbers,
And things are not what they seem"
This, however, is not the actual source
of the phrase. For that we must travel
back over the centuries to Phaedrus.
who flourished in the first century, and
who said in one of his Fables" espe-
cially 20, s." in Book iv:
Thing are not always what they
seem"
fCopyright 1934)
Evening star., 1934-01-15
jelly Roll.

Make q sponge cake mixture, spread
It thinly on a sheet of MANILA paper
and bake 1t light-colored, on a baking
pan. When done lay the cake down
on the table with the paper uppermost,
brush the paper with water, then pull
it from the cake. Spread with Jelly
and roll I'D
Evening star., 1934-01-15
Amundsen's Pole Trip.
Axel Heiberg Glacier.

- OMEWHERE in the Frozen North
must be the remains of Road
Amundsen famed Norwegian ex-
~ plorer. In 1923 he went forth by
airplane with five companions, to
rescue Italians who had come to grief in
. North Pole airship Journey Amund-
sen failed to save the Italians and he
was not heard of again except for the
finding of piece of the wing of his
airplane.
That event marked the last sad chap
ter in a life which held in it a great
deal of success.
Back in October 1911, Amundsen
was nearing high point in his life.
He was making a dash for the South
Evening star., 1934-01-15
0pen.Air Pools Popular.

Open-air bathing pools have become
SO popular In Scotland that practically
every city and town will have one by
next Summer.
Evening star., 1934-01-15
Hairy Has a Bad Night.

When Nature rises in her might
The stoutest heart is chilled with fright
Hairy the Woodpecker.
Evening star., 1934-01-15
N A T u r E , S
C. HID r E N
Boyle's King Snake.
OphibOlus getulus.
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

ING snakes are clothed In
the most attractive color pat
terms Of the snake family, and
they are also the most interest
Ia &aaaraA ixa
Evening star., 1934-01-15

(Copyright. 1934.)
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-03-08
THE
Enitnrtal

"Operetta practisesl Meet in the Jun
ior High at $50 and at 730 Everybody
be therela
Every day, day after day, you see
this announcement written on the bull
letin board To the people concerned
this means work from $3.50 until $50,
tedious, firing work that takes lot
OF patience on the part of both the
actors and the producers; it means a
sacrifice of nearly all other things; it
shows loyalty to the school; and last
but not least it shows how much the
students wish to put on something
which will be of credit to our high
school Can we show these students and
teachers, giving the operetta, that we
enjoy these good productions? Yes, we
can do SO, very easily, by being sure to
see "Rhea Rights Romance" Let's all
be there to see it and show these people
how much we really appreciate the
splendid effort they have put forth.
ID. S.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-03-08
IENTEN TEA WAS
DELIGHTFUL AFFAIR


| The Episcopal women and their
friends enjoyed a delightful Lenten Tea
at the home of Mrs Charles J. Martin
last Thursday afternoon.
The atmosphere of the home was of
spring and the rooms were beautifully
decorated with daffodils and gorgeous
tulips.
Mrs. Joughin, in charge Of entertain
ment, presented Mr.. Des Voignes, who
played his own and other world famous
compositions. Mrs. Dwinelle, accom-
panied by Miss Fousek, sang three
numbers. The musical part of the pro-
gram was considered a rare treat and
was most highly enjoyed
Another feature of the program was
a very excellent reading of .Genevieve-
Gertrude" by Miss Thorson.
A guessing contest-the number OF
peas in pot Of peas-was exciting
and caused lot of merriment Mrs
Carl Rawlings won the prize in the
thread sketching animal art exhibit
Misses Fousek, Knarr and Thorson
were. the judges.
At the conclusion Of the program, the
tea hour was enjoyed with Mrs. f. N
Alley presiding at the lovely and dainty
tea table.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-03-08
Rowland TakS
OF Interesting
Eastern Trip
Tells Reporter Of Visit to Washington.
D. C., and Other Places Of Beauty
And Historical Significance.

Senator M. D. Rowland arrived home
Saturday from a trip to Washington
D. c., and talks in glowing terms of the
beauty of our national capital and the
interesting sights one can see there
Mr.. Rowland went to Washington Ie
attend a convention of grand masters
of the Masonic order gathered from all
the states of the Union. While in the
city he visited all the chief points of in
terest, saw both houses Of congress in
session and paid visit to the shrine
all true Americans should love to see
Mount Vernon. Mr. Rowland and his
party were shown over the city by d
brother Mason who had lived there
practically all his life and who was full
Of historical lore that he loved to recite
intimate, inside stories of many of our
national heroes that never get into
print
Washington is one of the most beau
tiful cities | ever expect to see," said
Senator Rowland, and every American
should see it. Of course there are num-
erous historical sites and monuments
but one that impressed me deeply was
the beauty and magnificence Of the Lin
coin memorial That is an imposing
structure of white granite and is a fit
ting monument to our great president"
Mr.. Rowland also stopped at Philadel-
phia to visit historical spots there and
also made trip to Valley Forge. This
is now beautiful national park.
In New York city the thing that left
the deepest impression with him was
Radio City 1.-THE theatre in Radio City
is the most beautiful one / ever expect
to see. 1t is beyond imagination and
beyond description Anyone visiting
New York should surely visit that
wonderful theatre
Mr.. Rowland reached New York city
during the bad weather and was urable
to 60 on to New Haven to visit his alma
mater, Yale university, because the rail-
roads were blocked
While on the trip Rowland also visited
Mooseheart. Ill THAT is wonderful
institution the Moose lodge is maintain
ing there" said Mr. Rowland. and they
are doing magnificent work in taking
care Of and educating hundreds of boys
and girls left orphans"
Mr.. Rowland was shown over the
huge plant by young man from White
fish, who with his sisters and brothers.
is being given home at Mooseheart.
The young man is senior in their high
school. Mr.. Rowland said there are 800
children in the institution. They have
a 200 acre farm, large machine shops, a
fine printing plant and many other
plants where the boys and girls are not
only given high school education but
are also taught trades. He speaks highly
Of the size and beauty of Mooseheart
and of the excellent and humanitarian
work being done there
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-03-08
GIVE SHOWER FOR BRIDE TO BE


Miss Mallie Chapel was hostes.
Tuesday night at shower given ir
honor of Miss Nina Boyle whose mar
riage to Mr.. Henry Sleizer is announced
for this weekend. Four tables of pino-
chile were in play with high score prize
won by Mrs. Elmer WOLF and the con-
ISOLATION by Mrs. Rodgers. Refresh
ments were served. Miss Boyle was
showered with many lovely gifts.
On Wednesday evening Miss Boyle
and Miss Chapel left for Spokane
where they will be joined by Mr.. Sleizer
and where Miss Boyle and Mr.. Sleizer
will be married They will make their
home in Yakima, Wash, where Mr..
Sleizer is employed as filler in a saw
mill. Both these young people are high
ly popular in Libby and details of their
wedding will be given next week.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-03-08
WOMAN'S CLUB ARE
PREPARING HEALTH PROGRAM

The Libby Woman's club endeavors
to promote those things of primary i'm
portance to all club members. Since
health is better heritage than wealth,
they have planned program on health
and first aid demonstrations for their
meeting next Tuesday, March 13
Mrs. r. W. Orr has charge Of the
program. Mrs. Ward Shanahan, who
was employed as county nurse, will
give report on her work in Lincoln
county.
The main feature of the program will
be the first aid demonstrations to be
conducted by Mrs. D. O. Mount. Club
members please bear in mind that sug-
gestions as to specific demonstrations
are acceptable and to get in touch with
Mrs. Mount at your earliest conven-
fence.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-03-08
JUNIOR HIGH NEWS.

The boys in Miss Stevenson's fifth
grade made no absences during the pas
six weeks.
The fifth grade history class has beer
studying about the various invention.
and inventors. Last Wednesday the,
dramatized parts of the lives of the diff
ferent inventors. Leone Hupill, Billy
Racicot and Kenneth Mortenson were
selected by the class as having their
lesson the best that day.
Last Friday night Mr.. De Sonia and
Mr.. Nordstrom piloted the two Junior
High School basketball teams to TROY
for a double-header.
The midgets won their game by a
score of IL to 10 after playing three
over time periods. The big team lost
their game by a score of % to 5.
Because of the bad roads the teams
remained over night at Troy. We are
very grateful to the people of Troy Cor
the hospitality which was showered
upon us.
A return game was PLAYED at Libby
on Saturday night. The Midgets won
their game by score of "a to 10. The
big team lost their game to tune Of
n to Z
Sandwiches and cocoa were served to
the Troy and Libby teams Miss Knarr
and Miss Thorson officiating as cooks.
Alice Larson and Douglas Stickney
were elected room monitors In Mr.
De Sonia's room.
The girls in MIR. De Sonia's room had
perfect attendance for the six weeks
period just ended.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-03-08
MR.. AND MRS. SMITHBERGER
ENTERTAIN GROUP AT BRIDGE

Mr. end Mrs r. w. Smithberger
were hosts to a number of their friends
Saturday night at what proved to be
one Of the gayest parties Of busy
social season in Libby. Bridge was the
diversion of the evening with four
tables in play Following a close race
for honors at the games it was found
that Mrs. NJ d. Rowland had won high
score prize for the ladies and w F.
Kienitz for the men, while travelling
prizes for holding nothing higher than
queen the most times were awarded
to Mrs. Ned Joughin and NJ X. Kedzie
after Mr.. Kedzie and w. N Curtis had
cut cards to settle a tie in this respect
Following the games. delicious
lunch was served by the host and
hostess and after half hour of pleas
ant visiting the group dispersed.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-03-08
Two New
Men On eva
Committee.
Earl Angel of Troy and Ed.
French of Eureka Are
Appointed.
FOLLOWS STATE
WIDE PRACTICE

A short time ago Chas. D. Rowe,
county relief and CWA chairman, re-
ceived letter from the Helena office
which read, in part, as follows:
Under date of May 10, 1888, the
Montana Relief Commission established
definite policy to the effect that not
more than one county commissioner
should be member Of county emer-
gency relief CO m mi ttee. Due to
changes In personnel, the committees
administrators have inadvertently ap-
pointed additional county commission
ers members to some committees. To
rectify the situation, should there be
more than one county commissioner
member on the committee of which
you are chairman, it is necessary that
their number be Immediately reduced
to the one allowable by the regulation
above mentioned"
AS this letter indicates, this was a
regulation that was put into effect all
over the state. 1t had been made eff
fective in other counties much sooner
than it was IN Lincoln county.
Following out the instructions in the
letter, the Lincoln county committee
decided to ask the retention Of H. E.
Brink on the relief committee, mas
much as he is chairman of the board
OF county commissioners, is a Libby
resident and would thus be more easily
available for conference in regard to
relief matters, it often being necessary
to discuss relief matters with mem
Der of the county board !.
To succeed County Commissioner T.
G. Kensler at Troy, the state commits
sion has appointed Earl B. Angel, and
to succeed County Commissioner J. w.
Millegan at Eureka the commission has
appointed Ed French Mr. Angel is
well known as cashier of the Kootenai
Valley State Bank at Troy, Is sub
stantial citizen and has taken con-
siderable interest in relief matters. Mr..
French is also known as a substantial
citizen Of Eureka and has agreed to act
IN this important work
As the Lincoln county relief COM
nittee is also the CWA committee,
these men will therefore also be identi-
led with CWA activities over the coun-
Ly. Thev will continue to direct .CWA
and relief work in close cooperation
with the county commissioners in their
respective districts.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-03-08
Funeral of Mrs. Celestial Nj. Daggett.

Funeral services for Mrs. Celestial M.
Daggctt were held from the Gompf
chapel Friday afternoon, with the Rev.
r. v. Crater Of the Methodist church
officiating Burial was in the Libby
cemetery.
Mrs. Daggett passed away in Libby
Tuesday Of last week after an illnesss
Of three weeks. She would have been
10 years old on March 90 She had
lived in Lincoln county since 1915 and
III Libby for the past four years.
Celestial M Benner was born in
Iowa in 1856 and was married to c,
w. Daggett in 1874. Six children were
born to this union, all of whom, with
the husband survive. The children are
Mrs Edith Black and Mrs. S. c. Eagle
of Seattle, Wash; B. A. Daggett Of
Wenatchee, Wash; <. E. Daggett of St
Helens, Or; and Mrs. Ray Dlnwoody
Of Ural, Mont All of these and MIR
Dunwoody were present at the funeral
The Borrowing relatives have the
sympathy of wide circle of friends
throughout the county because Of the
loss Of loving wife and mother.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-03-08
HONOR ROLL.

Grade |, Miss Shave-Betty Jear
Russell, Dorothy Ledum, James Madi-
son, Jack Boyle, Gene Fletcher, Jimmie
Roberts.
Grade l, Miss Arnold-Florence Fen
messy, Gerald Phillips, Germain
Schlumm, Lila Dsvidson.
| Grade 2, Miss Courtright--Jeanne
Brown, Jacquelynn Head.
Honorable mention-Betty Jane Rae
loot.
Grade z, Miss Madden--Robert Rod
gers, James Woodwork, Junior Lucas
Nola Ann Billings, Rosamond Crater
Lillian Johansson, Margaret Maize
Ralph Roberts.
Grade 3, Miss Hostetter-No honor
roll
Honorable mention-Maxine Burling-
ham, Catherine hampton, John Corbett
Grade 3, Miss McGrade- Willard
Raymond Robert Vinion, Verna
Clough, Daisy Hunter, Lucille Tkada,
Ethel Holmgren, Elizabeth Rubard,
Carol Staley, Faith collars, Yvonne
Hadwen.
Honorable mentlon-Dwayne Delzer,
Eugene Eggert, John Friend, Ted
Iedum, James Shafer, Louise Beasley,
Margaret Kemp, Pauline Keinitz, Doris
Miller, Peggy Oylear, Frances Vukelich,
Betty Johanson.
Grade 4, Miss Thorson--No honor
roll
Honorable mention-Ma Marguerite Ha-
mann, Margaret Lucas, Kenneth Dor
rington, Billy Kienitz, Morris Madison.
Grade 4, Miss Staudacher-Fred Col
lier, Marlin Freel, Darrell Martin, Edith
Baeth, Elaine Coleman, Marian Fuller,
Iva Holmgren, Benice Madison, Helen
Rasmussen, Georgiana Seims, Betty
Ann Smithberger, Betty Mae Warning
ton.
Grade 5, Miss Donald
Sage.
Grade S, Miss Liebe Raymond Ru-
bard, Kathryn Neils, June Hunter,
Theodore Crater, Jenny Rolseth, Flea
nor Rodgers, Marion Freel, Robert
Parker.
Grade 6, Mr.. De Sonia--Honorable
mention-Harold LeLacheur, r. G.