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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-21

EANY Of the greatest successes
WI and failures in life have
hinged on just such affairs as
this, and it is perhaps not asSum-
ing too much to say that the
world is indebted to the unfeeling
coquetry of Maria Beadnell for
one of the outstanding literary
geniuses of modern times.
Although she gave him only
misery and regret in his late boy
hood. perhaps she may have rea-
soned - and with better logic
after the manner Of the shrewisln'
old woman who, being accused of
inhuman cruelty to a juvenile son
in years gone by, exclaimed-"Oh
but look at the man it made Of
of him.
At any rate she had her serious
moments in his life, and he i'm
mortalized her memory, not only
in his greatest novel but in these
remarkable letters in which he re-
vealed these things that I have
locked up in my own breast, and
that l never thought to bring out
any more"
THE END
fConvrieht. 1894 John 2 Ollie CO..
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-21
LOVE LETTERS OF DICKENS
I 100 AmaSing MterIudeS in a Great Artists Life

him of the ambition TO rise above
his surroundings. There was
nothing either in his antecedents
or in his environment to mark
him as a genius. and his own
statements make it perfectly clear
that because Of being deeply
wounded by her "heartless lndif-
ference" he delved into literature
and suffered and worked and
beat and hammered away at the
maddest romances that ever got
into any boys head and stayed
there"
He named Maria as "the cause
of it all" His firm determination
to fight his way out Of poverty
and obscurity," far from being in
spired by her love and tenderness.
was the result Of the cold hearted
contempt with which she dis
missed him
Evening star., 1934-02-23
WHO ARE YOU?
The Romance of Your Name
By RUBY HAsKINs ELLIS.

settler In Portmouth, N. II. In 1885
a great number shipped over from
England and Wales. We find the
name Of John Jones, q clergyman, son
OF william Jones of England. John
came to Concord, Mass; another John
came the same year from London and
located In Portsmouth, N. H.; Thomas
Jones came to Dorchester, Mass, In
1885; David was a freeman in Dor
chester, IN 1865; Morgan Lewis, an
other clergyman, is listed as living In
Newtown, Long Island, in 1880; Will
liam, a mason, lived at Cambridge,
Mass, in 1885.
In Virginia one Of the earliest Of
the Jones arrivals was Cadwallader
Jones, who served his State with dis
tinction as captain, major and colonel
OF the Army Of Virginia. He was born
in England.
Abraham Peter Jones, also Of Vir-
ginia, was at Fort Henry and captain
Of Virginia militia in 1857. His son
Peter Q665-1726) was a major in the
State militia and a founder of Rich
mond and Petersburg
There are numerous descendants Of
these early settlers now living In al
most every section Of the country.
The coat-of-arms here shown was
borne by John Parry Jones, who came
to this country later than the Revolu-
tionary period. He was born In Wales
in 1880; died In New York in 1871.
His descendants are living in New
York State. There are many coats
of-armS assigned 10 different branches
Of the Jones family, but the charge
shown on this shield-the lion ram
pants a characteristic feature of
nearly all Of the arms borne by the
Joneses.
(Couyrirht 1Q24D
Evening star., 1934-02-23
Conqueringg Contract
By P. HAL SIMS

suit, the opening bidder is solely prob
ing for its king. Probably he holds
A or A @ in it, and If responder
can show that king, which he does by
raising that suit, not only will the
king eliminate a loser, but it will also
provide an entry to dummy. Re-
sponder must obey this command
blindly; he must trust the opening
bidder without question and feel quite
sure that whether he shows or de-
nies the called-for king, the bidding
will not thereby reach a higher level
than is safe: OF course, he knows
this anyhow, as long as the bidding is
below the game level in the suit in
which the opener made his three-bid.
At times, however, the probing must
drive the bidding to the flve-level in
a major suit three-bid; in such case
the responder knows that the hand is
safe at five, either because it was safe
at five from the start or because he
has already shown to the opener an
ace or a called-for kirS which, by
eliminating a loser from openers
hand, makes the hand as safe now at
flve-odd as it was originally at four.
(copyright 1e34)
Mr. Sims will answer all inquiries on
contract that are addressed to this news
paper with self-addressed. stamped en-
Yelope.
Evening star., 1934-02-23
N A T u. r E S
C HID r E N
BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY.
Weasel.

Y N WINTER the weasel becomes the
'ermine. That Is, all the weasels
that live where the snow flies, and
i many say they have q habit OF
changing their coats whether
there Is snow or not. However, no one
has seen a weasel with its reddish
brown coat on racing over the snow,
and neither have they seen an ermine
galivanting over the brown fields In
search Of food.
The change from the colored coat
to q snow-white one Is accomplished
In q very short time. Overnight, the
weasel will turn q very much lighter
shade, and In q day or two all but
the tip of his tail will be beautiful
creamy white. OF course, the change
from one color to another is for pro-
tective purposes, and it is strange that
some birds and animals have this
protection, while others do not have 1t.
There are four groups Of ermine
weasels Of wide distribution in North
America. All Of them, so far as is
known, turn white in the Winter.
They are strangely alike in color, and
except one member, are alike In size
and form.
Their general Summer color Is q
coat Of dark reddish brown above,
with underparts Of yellow Or white.
The tail is long and always black
tipped. The chin. upper lip. thorat
Evening star., 1934-02-23

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year around. About 10000 acres Of
land are covered by such trees. They
come to flower in the Spring and the
acorns which they yield in the Au-
tunn are fed to hogs.
When a cork tree is about Is years
old, much Of the outer bark is taken
of, but this is not fit for the cutting
Of cork. The second stripping, when
the tree Is between 20 and 80 years
old, yields good cork; but the best
cork comes when the tree reaches the
age Of half century. So If you should
try to make fortune by planting cork
trees now, you would need to wait a
long time
Portugal has produced $4,000 tons
Of cork in a single year; and it IS
likely that many of the corks which
you have seen doing duty as shoppers
for bottles and jugs were once part
Of trees growing in Portugal.
Portugal lost Brazil but she still has
. colonial empire of no small size.
Most of the land which she holds in
foreign parts Is in Africa, and largest
Of her present colonies is Angola
also known as Portuguese West
Africa" Angola is two and a half
times as large as Spain. Coffee, sugar
and coconuts are among its leading
products.
The leaflet called "Marvels of the
Sky" contains a diagram showing sizes
Of the planets and their distance from
the sun. It tells about Donati's comet
and other wonders. If you want a
copy, without charge, send a stamped
return envelope to me in care Of this
newspaper. UNCLE RAY.
(copyright, 1e34.)
Evening star., 1934-02-23
Uncle Rays
Corner
Modern Portugal.

I4OuO4h = O4 tu6oA
-HERE was a time when Por-
tugal owned the great country
now known as the United
i States of Brazil; but she lost
the colony more than a CEN
tury ago Present-day Brazil contains
six times as many people as Portugal,
and 95 times as much land!
Portugal still lives in Brazil, how
ever. The language of the mother
country is spoken in Brazil, and each
year Portugal sends thousands OF new
settlers to the former colony. Loss OF
families which cross the Atlantic is
the chief reason why the population
Of Portugal grows SO slowly.
There are only two large cities in
Portugal-Lisbon and Oporto. Lisbon,
the capital city, had close to 100000
people in 1880, while Oporto had
227,000.
Most Portuguese are farmers. They
raise quarter Of million tons OF
wheat in an average year, and take
care of grape. vines and olive trees
which yield large crops. The Portu-
guese obtain more than 10000, 900 gal
Ions of olive oil from years olive
crop The potato crop runs about
100000 tons per year.
Visit a Portuguese farm, and you
are almost sure to find one or more
two wheeled carts drawn by bullocks
or oxen. Motor cars and trucks have
become fairly common In Lisbon and
Oporto but most farmers cling to their
old methods Of transport.
Like Southern Spain, Portugal has
q climate which favors the growth of
cork trees. Cork trees belong to the
oak family, but they are green the
Evening star., 1934-02-23
Uncommon Sense
Work Rarely Fatal
BY JOHN BLAKE.

7 USED to believe the stories about
| men wearing themselves out at
/ 40, and then either passing out,
or leading a miserable existence.
going from one specialist to an
other, without ever getting any benefit
But am more skeptical now.
I have worked reasonably hard for
more than 40 years at one job or
another, and am still in perfect health.
know many men who have and still
do work much harder than have, and
who show no indications Of needing
TO go into the repair shop.
Worry may wear men out. III health,
Of course, will. But work is so seldom
fatal that one rarely learns of case
Of such thing.
In time when so many people are,
or have been out Of work, it always
nettles me to hear acquaintances
grousing about the fact that they
haven't laid by enough money so they
could quit everything and spend their
time enjoying life. -..-..--
For three Winters In Florida-where
aA1o W ASSP o4A WI hAAA6s "a otdl We
I mixed occasionally with old gentle
men who had quit their occupations
and come down to have a good time
every Winter till the end Of their days
Never in my life have I met such
dissatisfied old fellows.
They played golf, but that did not
allure them. They were driven about
by their chauffeurs. only to complain
on their return that they were sick of
seeing the same old roads over and
over again. They went fishing, but
it was always hot on the water, or the
ground swell made them seasick, or
the fish were not biting fast enough.
Most of the time they sat on hotel
verandas and complained either about
the heat or the rain, depending upon
which Of these troubles had been
bestowed on them by Nature at that
particular time. But when I timidly
suggested to one old boy that he would
be happier If he went back to the
shop. called in the boys, and started
a fresh campaign for business, he re-
piled irritably:
Il don't want to>kill myself working.
] came down here TO avoid that"
(Copyrisht, 1e34)
Evening star., 1934-02-23
BEDTIME STORIES B. B. z4s,.,s" gs,,..,

him warm. So there you are. Simple.
isn't it,"
Peter once more scratched a long
ear with a long hindfoot. His face
wore puzzled look. 1T may be 20
you. but ! can't say it Is to me-" he
replied. 1T seems rather wonderful
to me. Do You sleep that wayP"
Yes and no." replied Striped Chip
munk. Il do a lot of sleeping and
when I am asleep I don't need food
any more than Johnny Chuck does.
But don't 60 into such a deep sleep
and don't have such a thick blan-
ket Of fat under my coat. So 1 wake
up once in while and eat a little.
That is why fill my storehouse every
Autumn. That reminds me. I think
will 60 down and eat little now
and then take another nap. Good
by. Peter"
And before Peter could say q word
Stiped Chipmunk had disappeared
down between the stones Of the old
wall.
Copyright. 1934.)
Evening star., 1934-02-23

because the rest of my slate is re-
iected when this favorite son IS
elected or to feel elated because I
have introduced a bid which really
nobody has been able to critize serl-
ously. I feel very glad to know that
this bid is adding to the enjoyment
of thousands of contract players by
filling a real need-a need greatly ac-
centuated by the new scoring with its
huge bonus for a grand slam. II may
eventually occur to those who are
using this bid successfully that I
might possibly also be right in some
of the other points in which my
methods differ from those which the
public is asked to buy, but Wh1ch ex,
perts never play In the national
championships.
Be that as it may, I want at this
point to announce that I have now
greatly increased the efficacy OF the
three-bid by adding a new feature to
it. So, please take it that the pro-
cedure I am now giving you super
sedes the procedure as published so
far. In fact, it supercedes the treat
ment given in any of my writings
published before the Fall of 1888.
Since this bid deals principally with
small and grand slams and Is based
on a methodical, robot-like procedure
for exchanging information, I cannot
overstress the necessity for you to use
it exactly right. 1t requires only
knowledge of the correct procedure
card sense, imagination-courage will
not help you If you are vague about
the meaning and purpose of the open
ing bidders subsequent rebids. Last
week I gave you the requirements for
the opening three-bid and explained
the basis of the first response. The
bid is in itself a probe for aces; part
ner responds with three no trump, II
he has no ace; If he has an ace, he
bids that ace; If more than one ace,
the trump ace Is bid first and, with
that sole exception, the higher rank
ing ace is bid first. This procedure Is
exactly the same as that given in pre-
1884 editions OF my book.
The new added feature is this: The
opening bidder can now call for a
king, when he knows his partner has
no ace, or no other ace, or even when
he is not interested In finding out
about another ace because it would be
duplication Of values, but is inter-
ested in knowing whether his partner
does or does not possess certain
king. In other words, when the open
Ing bidder names q second suit, he is
asking his partner whether or not he
has its king, and he Is not seeking a
preference between suits or looking
for trump support for either of them.
If he really desires to know for which
one his partner can supply better
trump support, he must rebid his sec
ond suit. I will deal with this pos
sibility later Today, want to make
1t clear that when he bids a second
Evening star., 1934-02-23

and forelegs are white or tinged with
yellow. From a distance, the coat
looks like that of the squirrel.
One glance at the weasel will be
enough to impress you with his char
acter. The body is 1.-the and grace
ful. but with too much resemblance to
that OF the serpent's sinuous form to
attract your favorable attention. The
very long neck is held in such q way
that it may be waved about as the
serpent does his. The fierce little
face. with its sharp nose and low
forehead, indicates cunning. The
small eyes, cleaning with their
strange green light. are generating
and alert. The teeth are of the high
est known raptorial character, and
the strong jaws are worked by a mass
OF muscles that cover the entire side
Of the skull.
This famous hunter Is called the
thug of the animal world. No bird
or animal with equal strength has a
chance with him, because Of his
cleverneSS. Besides, he can climb
trees or buildings, 60 into burrows and
caves, and even into the water after
his victims. He can creep up on his
prey without making a bit OF noise.
and even the soles of his feet are
covered with hairs, SO that his foot
steps are silenced.
The weasel haunts poultry yards
when they are near his abode. He
can get through small spaces with
| ease, and creep up on his sleepy VIC
tim. A squawk of terror informs the
owner, If he hears 1t, that an un-
wanted visitor Is in his chicken house.
The home Of this bandit Is usually
In the burrows or hollows belonging to
an industrious neighbor whom he has
killed. There are from 6 to babies,
and at this time the mother is very
gentle and docile, as she attends to
them. OF course. she is a demon in
FUR II any one should dare try to ap-
proach them. At six weeks old or
older, If the weather is bad, the
mother leads her family proudly
forth. She talks to them with a
growing COO, and at every one, the
wee ones lift their heads.
The only form of conversation they
seem to have is shrill, querulous cry
and a sharp terrified scream, when
caught in trap or getting the losing
end Of fight. With the scream OF
terror are emitted the offensive gas
fumes and Objectionable odor.
The Indians hold the weasel in
great reverence, and feel that it is a
special sign Of good luck to find one
OF them. The thugs of India claim
he is a lowly member of their clan,
worshipers of the Goddess of Destruc-
ton.
The weasel can be trained to catch
mice, as the ferret is taught to do.
The number Of rodents destroyed by
these animals, of course, is a benefit
to us. In their habits they are very
particular, and their observance of
sanitation about their living quarters
| Is remarkable.
(Copyright 1p34)
Evening star., 1934-02-23

L do you suppose he will sleep
six weeks longer?" asked Peter.
Il don't suppose anything about it"
replied Striped Chipmunk. He prob
ably will sleep until it is time for him
to get up and when that will be ]
haven't the least idea"
80 you don't believe that having
seen his shadow he has gone back to
sleep for six weeks" said Peter.
II don't believe seeing his shadow
means q thing" replied Striped Chip
munk. "He just happened to wake
up today and came out TO see If It was
time to stay awake. jolly. round,
bright Mr.. Sun just happened to be
shining, so of course there was q
shadow. Johnny found he was up
too soon and has gone back to sleep
some more. He'll probably sleep
until Mistress Spring wakens him, but
you know as much about when that
will be as he or any of the rest of us
do I'm going back to sleep myself
very shortly"
Peter sighed "a lot of people be-
lieve that about his shadow. I sort
of believed it myself. 1t would be
nice to know how much longer Win
ter is going to last said he.
What good would that do you?"
demanded Striped Chipmunk. 1T
wouldn't make the time any longer
or any shorter. You haven't laid up
any supplies so you don't have to
worry about whether or not they will
last"
Once more Peter sighed. II suppose
you are right" said he. Still, 1t would
be kind Of nice to know. It is funny
how Johnny Chuck can sleep all Win
ter. wouldn't If I could"
would" retorted Striped Chipmunk.
There Is nothing funny about II. It
would be funny if he didn't sleep. If
he didn't he would die. So he sleeps"
Peter slowly scratched a long ear
with a long hind foot. "Why would
he die?" he asked presently.
Because he would starve to death
stupid" replied Striped Chipmunk.
What is there in Winter for Johnny
Chuck to eat?"
"I hadn't thought Of that" con-
fessed Peter. But why doesn't he
starve to death just the same even If
he Is asleep?"
What do you eat for?" asked
Striped Chipmunk.
"Why-why because I am hungry"
replied Peter wonderingly.
"Of course" snapped Striped Chip
munk. But why are you hungry?
Because you need food to give you
strength to run about and to make
heat to keep you warm. When he is
in his deep Winter sleep Johnny Chuck
doesn't use any strength so he doesn't
need any food to make strength. And
the thick blanket of fat under his
skin furnishes Ill he needs to keep
Evening star., 1934-02-23
Wearers Of Type Are Snank Turned OUT
Shirtwaist Frock Is Slightly
Different From Those of
Previous Seasons.
Lines Follow the Tradition of
Slenderizing Effect. So
Popular at Present.
BY BARBARA BELL.


-HIS Spring, Summer and Fall
everybody everywhere will be
wearing some sort Of shirt
waist frock that will be slight
ly different from those Of
other years.
Picture to yourself how smartly
turned-out you will be in the pattern
sketched. All the earmarks of the
latest designs cling to it-a close-to-
the-throat neckline, buttons down the
front, pockets on the hips and back
cut for action.
Alpaca, faille, rough or canton
crepe, in fact, even taffeta is being
used in the silk edition Of this de-
sign. The cotton one appears in
seersucker. gingham, pique and
broadcloth In fact, any Of the pre-
shrunk fabrics that 60 through the
laundry without any i'll after effects
are well worth acquiring.
Nothing adds the sophisticated
touch to a Spring and Summer ward
robe more than several frocks of this
type do. The designs may be identi-
cal, yet if variety appears in the in
terpretation an impression OF divers1-
hcation is produced.
The lines Of this frock follow the
slenderizing traditions which smart
people with a fair for fashion insist
upon having in their clothes this sea-
son.
The simplicity Of the design makes
1t imperative that the accessories
chosen for 1t be just right in color
and up to the minute in type.
New red lacquered hats. belts and
handbags, to say nothing Of the gay,
fiat-heeled footwear and white gaunt-
leted gloves, responding to the white
of the collar, will incidentally add
style to this dress if it is in black or
navy. Other colors naturally require
other accessories.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1253-B Is
designed in sizes 80. "a, SO, 38, 40, AZ.
Size "a requires AZ yards 39-inch
material and u yard of 39-inch con-
trast for the collar and belt.
Every Barbara Bell Pattern has an
illustrated instruction guide that is
easy to follow.
Evening star., 1934-02-23
Crab in Fish Shells.

Flake three cupfuls Of crab meat
In small pieces, or mix one cupful of
lobster with two cupfuls of crab. or
a third Of each lobster. crab, and
shrimp may be used. Make one and
and one-half cupfuls of white sauce.
and add the crab, with a quarter Of
a cupful of canned mushrooms cut
in quarters. Grease fish shells, fill
with the meat, sprinkle with crumbs,
and dot with butter. Bake in a mod
crate oven. Garnish with slices OF
hard cooked eggs and parsley.
Evening star., 1934-02-23
Frozen Angel Food.

Cook half a cupful of sugar and a
quarter of cupful of water slowly,
stirring until the sugar is dissolved,
then boil until it Is a firm ball when
placed in cold water. Pour the sirup
over the stifly beaten whites Of two
eggs, beating constantly during the
process. Whip until nearly cold, then
fold in one cupful of stiff1y whipped
cream, flavor with one teaspoonful Of
vanilla, extract and add small bot
tie Of maraschina cherries cut In
small pieces. Turn into the pans of
a mechanical refrigerator, or pack in
ice and salt, and leave until frozen.
Evening star., 1934-02-23

1t brightens up the Winter break
fast table to put some bit of color
into the half grapefruit at each place:
A prune, a cube of bright jelly, q
teaspoonful of jam or marmalade, and
a piece of canned fruit. There Is
usually something on hand in the
pantry or refrigerator that you can
use up.
Evening star., 1934-02-23

Mr.. Sims is universally acclaimed
the greatest liuing contract and auction
player. He ,Dds captain OF the renowned
-Four Horsenen" team, rotO dis
banded, and has 1Don "a national
championships since 1924. These
articles are based on the Sims system,
Which includes the one-orer-one
principle, which the Sims group OF
players t0as the first to employ and
deUeIop.
Evening star., 1934-02-23
Tomato Juice Cocktail,

Pour one and one-haf cupfuls Of
chilled tomato juice into half a cup
full Of chilled evaporated milk, stir
ring vigorously. Add half a cupful
Of chipped ice or ice water, one
fourth teaspoonful Of celery salt, half
teaspoonful of salt and q little
black pepper. Serve Immediately in
chilled glasses.