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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-27

lein, and Peter aPrsons also will
 be witnesses to-day. They were expected to testify that the night Wright was killed, Mrs Coo told all inquirers he had gone off to look for a paint job."
Evening star., 1934-05-22
Coli Maniiac
BY JAMES J. MONTAGUE

1t may not be so long before
Peace takes her f1uttering flight;
All Europe may be plunged in war
Tomorrow. or tonight.
Let armies take their hostile way,
1t matters not to me,
I'm almost happy, for today
I made the fourth in three.
Stocks do not seem to rise at all,
I notice, with a frown,
And mine, when they begin to fall,
Keep right on going down.
But just at present, l confess,
I don't care where they are,
have no qualms of dark distress;
got around in par.
The poorhouse is not far remote,
1t irks me to admit,
My earnings as a struggling pote
Are shrinking, bit by bit;
But just at present I don't care
If they fade out or not,
For 1 am walking on the air;
I holed a braSsie shot.
But, though I'm going pretty strong.
One goal remains ungained:
The happiness for which I long
Is still to be attained.
want to feel one stirring thrill
Before my day is done;
III plod around the fairway till
I make a hole in one.
(Copyright, 1s34D
Evening star., 1934-05-22
Neeting Folks
BY ARTHUR DEAN, Sc. d.
7 DON'T know of anything more ir

I DON'T know of anything more in
teresting to young people than this
subject. How envious is the girl of
another girl, when she hears her
greeted with words, Hello, see who's
here!" And l know of nothing which
makes a boy feel more disguised with
himself than to see crowd get into
a huddle when he appears on the
scene, and then commence to break
up and fade away as he approaches
the group.
Just ask yourself one question: Are
you an antagonizer or a harmonizer?"
| There are two kinds of welcome, young
| folks. The antagonizer gets the gate
and the harmonizer the glad hand.
The antagonizer has superb gift
for irritating people. He is really a
wonder at it. He manages TO say
the wrong thing at the precise time
when II will do the most harm. Gets
sore Just when he shouldn't; resents
exactly the wrong thing at the right
| time. and gets most heartily disliked
+ How different is the harmonizer
Even though he may want to "bawl
out get huffy and slam around, he
simply doesn't do it. He possesses
that gentle art of pleasing people.
How much happier and how much
more he accomplishes!
What is your ability for getting
along with others? Do you need TO
know of some habit which you ought
to acquire to increase your ability
to make yourself popular?
If you want TO know about your
| self, underscore your answers to the
| test given and send it to me in care
of this newspaper-not forgetting, of
course. the self-addressed. stamped
C3-cent) envelope for a reply. l will
mark your test and tell you what you
ought to do, and will include my
| helplet. The Secret of Getting Along
With Others"
Can you show just as much interest
when others are talking about their
affairs as when you are talking about
your own? Yes No
Do you argue about inflammab BILE
subjects? Yes. No.
Do you listen politely to other peo-
pies suggestions? Yes. No.
Do you allude to your friends
whims, idiosyncrasies. sore spots or
| grievances in light vein? Yes. No.
Do you nurse your prejudices, ami
mosities and grievances? Yes. No.
Can you be good-natured loser
Yes. No.
Are you interested in other peoples
successes rather than in their fall
ures? Yes. No.
Do you like to get high hat?"
Yes. No.
Can you laugh at the other persons
| jokes, even the poor ones? Yes. No.
Do you make unkind and disparag-
| ing remarks about others? Yes. No.
(Copyrisht, 1884,
Evening star., 1934-05-22
Everyday Psychology
BY DR.. JESSE w. SPROWLS
Placing Things.

You live in space and recognize
everything in terms of space.
Geometry is the handmade of psy-
choloey. For example, you place a
person when you meet him for the
first time. For, when you meet him
again. you recall the place first and
the name second. Further acquaint-
ance is really made up of a host of
related aSsociations-name, business,
home, other acquaintance and rela-
tiveS, ard perhaps most of all. his
real or supposed social status, all of
which are remembered as forms, all
taking definite places in space.
Furthermore, you recognize an ac-
quaintance by a set of personal fea-
lures. To name them in the order
of their probable importance, they
are eyes, mouth, hair, chin, walking
gait, ears and voice. These items can
be tested for their relative geometri-
cal significance. Let a person whom
you know very well change the style
of his eyeglasses. and you at once no.
tice the difference. Let him shave
his muStache or grow one, and your
recognition almost completely van
ishes for moment. A different style
in dressing the hair, or its growth, or
its change in color, is probably the
third most important item. If you
try to describe the chin of an ac-
quaintance, you will readily realize
the significance of the trait.
Placing a person once met, then.
calls up an image of some locality.
To this you gradually add personal
and bodily traits, making a grand
complex of associated items. Our
working who's who is really a
where's where, with the trimmings.
(Copyright, Iq34l
Evening star., 1934-05-22
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON W. BURGESS.

turned there was the beginning of a
tunnel and Rattles few off to try
fishing for while
So they took turns, using their bills
as picks and kicking the loose sand
out behind them with their feet. Now
that they had begun work. Rattles
seemed to have forgotten all his OBJ
jectlons to this location and worked
at the digging even harder than did
Mrs. Rattles. Only one could work
at a time, for that tunnel they we're
digging was Just big enough for one
to work comfortably and no more.
Mrs. Rattles had been right when
she said that it would be easy digging
There were no stones and while the
sand was packed hard, it loosened
readily under those sharp bills. So,
as digging goes, it was easy. But
there was a lot of hard work about it,
just the same. 1t wasn't pleasant
working there in the dark and they
had to take care not to get sand in
their eyes. Inch by inch that tun-
mel grew until it was a foot deep and
then 2 feet. The deeper it went
into that bank the more the work, for
all that sand had to be scratched and
kicked back to the entrance and out.
But it was happy work, even if it was
disagreeable. They were going to
have a home, and it would be home
planned and built by themselves with
no help from any one, and such a
home is always the most perfect
home, even if it be very modest one
OF one thing Mrs. Rattles was most
particular. This was that the tunnel
should slant upward a little.
You know, my dear she said, I'VE
must have perfect drainage. If any
water should work down here, which l
don't believe will happen. we must be
sure it viii run off. 1t will not do to
have dampness in the nest when the
babies hatch You know the little
dears will not have feather on them
then, so We must be sure they are
kept dry"
So the tunnel was slanted upward
ever so little and every little while
was carefully inspected TO make sure
that 1t was just right.
IlOW utSp dlt We w ludhC lllC luil-
nel?" asked Rattles as he and Mrs.
Rattles rested in the Big Hickory on
the bank of the Smiling Pool while
they watched for minnoWs in the
water below
Twice as deep as the one We had
last year." replied Mrs. RattleS "As
long as the digging is no harder than
it is, think we should go long way
in before we dig the bed room. That
will discourage any one who might
try to dig us out, although I don't
believe any one can get to it even tc
try to dig us out. However, it is al
ways best to be on the safe side when
building home; so much depends or
safety while the children are help
less"
Rattles nodded approval "Quite
right, my dear. Quite right" said
he. Il don't care how long you have
that tunnel"
Then he plunged into the water
and came up with a minnow. He
flew back to the Big Hickory, pounded
it on the branch he was sitting on
turned it so as to swallow it head
first, gulped it down, and few back tc
work.
tCopyrlght, 1884 }
Evening star., 1934-05-22
Uncle Ray
Little Trips Into Nature.
Meals of Birds.

"a - AN HAS great enemy-the
M insect; and great friend
IN the bird. without birds, It
1 ' L is likely that insects would
overrun the earth and de-
strov our food supply.
When I class insects as our enemies,
I do not mean that all kinds are
harmful. Bees supply us with honey
and wax. and are friendly enough if
they don't sting us. Other insects
help in other ways: but in general the
insect tribe is made up of public enc
mics which attack grain, fruit and
garden plants. AS it is, they do
great deal of HARM but If birds did
not eat billions of them each year
our crops would become things of the
past-unless we showed more skill in
fighting them than we have to date
Birds do not eat insects in order to
help us-they do it to get meals
Most birds eat insects from time to
time. and some gobble up SO many as
to have room for little else.
Insects, however. form only part of
the story. Birds cat so many things
that they remind me of an "ad" which
is supposed to have been run by
man who wanted to sell dog.
FOR SALE: Bulldog: Will eat any
thing; very fond of children"
Some kinds of birds are fond of
children-at least they come close
enough to eat food which is given
them. and may even perch on a finger
Geese eat grass. Humming birds sip
the nectar of flowers. Cuckoos like
| hairy caterpillars. Secretary birds kill
snakes and use them for food. Hawks
feed on field mice, snakes and chip
munks; some kinds (but not alb
prey on other birds, including poultry
Many times farmers have made
var against crows: and this very
year have read of their doing so in
some sections. 1t seems wise to keep
down the number of these birds. for
they damage the corn crop and some
times rob nests of well-liked birds
On the other hand, crows destroy cut
worms and eat insects 'by the bushel.'
1t is best the farmers should not get
rid of them altogether: and probably
that will never happen, for they are
wise old birds
Fish. CLAIMS, snails, frogs weed seeds
and cherries are among the other
items of food in the bird world. Ger
tain birds, rocks for example, have
been watched while they took clans
to a height and let them drop on
Evening star., 1934-05-22
Leopard Frog.

Rama pipiens.
N YOT only beautiful in coloring.
but better known because Of
its wide distribution and large
i families, as we'll as its fond
ness for travelling. the COM
mon leopard frog is familiar to most
of us.
You never can tell where you will
meet him. That, too, makes the trip
more interesting for us. You may
meet him going your way along the
path in the woods. Sometimes you
have him for company in the orchard
or in the fields. Not satisfied with
taking one jump, he may take two, or
think better of it and take three.
Apparently he changes his mind as
to direction and will jump first one
way, then another.
Stroll behind one Of the big portly
fellows. He takes his time and has
the habit of squirting water. At
once you become interested in the IA
nous squirter. He may think you are
an enemy. Goodness knows the gas
is far from fragrant.
The leopard frog is beautifully
marked. The skin is very slippery.
His throat is an exquisite white and
in constant motion. In the Eastern
United States this frog Is a beautiful
metallic green above and creamy
white below, becoming yellowish
toward the hind legs. Two lovely
bronze or golden folds of skin extend
almost parallel to each other from
the eyes to the tip of his body. Be-
tween the folds, along each side of
the body, there are two rows of round
spots. They are olive green or
golden brown and each outlined by a
line of white or pale yellow. Then
there are two irregular rows, SIM
ilarly marked, below the first two.
Above the beautiful eyes there is a
dark spot. The eyes are of medium
size, with a black pupil and wide
orange gold iris. Through the iris a
black band passes lengthwise.
From the tip of the nose to the
shoulder there is a bronze or yellow
stripe The upper jaw protrudes over
the lower one. giving him a sort of
pouting expression. The upper jaw
has white border edged with a PEN
Gil line Of black
No two leopard frogs are marked
just alike. This description is close
enough to identify the leopard frog
from all others You will enjoy COM
pairing the slight variation of pattern
and the color scheme. Sometimes the
ground color is brown or pale gray.
Then again it is green or very dark,
metallic, broWnish green. Count the
Evening star., 1934-05-22
Who Are You?
The Romance of Your Name
BY RUBY HASKINS ELLIS.

later serving both as civil and mill
tary officer. He commanded a COM
pany which marched against the In
dians in 1889. He was rapidly pro-
NOTED to positions of trust and i'm
portance In 1642 he was made lieu
tenant of Massachusetts Provincial
Forces. and was made "overseer for
the collection of arms" in the early
wars. In 1850 he removed to Boston,
where he married Jane Dole. He died
in 1868.
There are many descendants of
this family now living in New Eng
land and in the Middle Atlantic and
Southern States.
(Copyrieht, 1934D
Evening star., 1934-05-22
Dorothy Dix Says
Man Who Resents Stepson Gives Wife Harsh
Deal-Wife's "Self-Expression" Driving
Husband to Distraction.

n EAR MISS am man Of Is In married widow with
nss s
@ % ne s Th0 life h ssfn n n h e a M s s se
not endure 1t is not his fault He fine little fellow
she persists keeping her child with her thinking Of leaving
M.D.v
AnsweEydnty your jealousy You
S at o n e the pO % @ eves
outsider.
MANY step children
mother 1 has m long been & figure with l which we S are familiar in
but in life often the mother.
takes exeeponaly big hearted and just
to deal fairly by her hubands s1 children lit takes s
children In both cases there the demands that children make
upon mother M and the & money @ that % costs support and
nna m1ch "'' '"o Wit" w noise
this every man before widow children
that he will have them thing.
b h % ae % He thinks p h e M not me ae
married the widow
e% The at he his
child infuaes him when given to another mans child
OF is tell that your
jealousy this little fatheess child
doubt extremely effort of the will
especially embieed whom dislike without
thing in hating babe will make hate him still
SO the thing the child
who kind to him This will almost break ws To
her. will the boy from having his life
he wanted Nothing will crush all the spirit
a child
But certainly giving wife deal when
her her child for II the little which
helpless small
stick to her child and let where belong DOROTHY
TlEAR DOROTHY DIX have is
- hundred things
she must insane that it drives
asylum She these outside
expression whatever that is She she has
feels sufocated She little apdash
things she could
Probably selfish feel that
working but do. and is killing incentive
Is there solution? A. H. w.
Answer-The s O a real
OF
of II she make
comfortable home thrifty certainly
failed duty Why allowance
good meals she doing all that
YOUR idea that it womans duty always be the
kitchen belongs when there
patent aborsaving
virtually housewife intelligent
with bit of
labor that it took her mother whole day perform.
Many children o seeing
afng
they bridge
ngcng because
baking washing
that hosework silent done
people
nobody
Evening star., 1934-05-22
Conquering Contract
BY P. HAL SIMS.

slam. He didn't see how his partner
could jump to small siam without
the ace of spades and the ace Of
clubs. If South had opened the
bidding with a no-trump, however,
the bidding would have gone the same
way and North would have been JUS
titled in his jump to six clubs Hav-
ing few extra values other than those
indicated by the opening no-trump.
South could not have bid the grand
slam.
An aggressive partner is also in
clined to criticize you Immediately
after the first lead, either verbally,
or by unmistaksble facial expressions.
OF course, nothing is more unethical,
or more demoralizing to a partner
ship. 1 have heard players ask their
partners irritably, in the middle of
hands, why they didn't lead a dia-
mond. If their partners remain
morosely silent, and merely shoot
them dirty looks. they finally realize.
by the process of elimination, that
some one at the table has a void in
diamonds. Therefore they lead that
suit, and are gratified when their
partners trump it, II makes for a
nice, friendly game
(Copyrisht, Ja34O
Mr.. Sims will answer all inauiries
on contract that are addressed 10
this newspaper with self addressed,
stamped envelope
Evening star., 1934-05-22
Has Tailored Lines That Suggest Good Taste
Shirtwaist Frock Has Classic
Simplicity, With Front and
Back Yoke Detail.
BY BARBARA BELL.

" HE ShlrtWalSt 1rock sKetcheo Is
the one that smart women
have agreed upon to adopt
this Summer 1t has certain
tailored lines that suggest
good taste, and the spic-and-span
freshness that is part of the warm
weather formula for chic is easily
achieved in dress as plain as this
one.
The real reason for thinking that
this is a grand garment to own is its
classic simplicity. The collar is the
usual conservative one that takes all
sorts of scarfs and ties with impartial
smartness. The sleeves are made
Summer length and are set into the
waist with a raglan aspect that gives
an interesting yoke detail both front
and back The skirt has a plain.
dart-fitted back and a pleat at the
center front.
Cottons, silks and linens are being
sponsored in checks. plaids. stripes
and clear plain fabrics. Foulards too,
are being effectively used Usually
thev are seen in small necktie designs,
precisely scattered over the material.
For hard. practical service, they rank
high. for they seldom show soil and
manage. somehow, in spite of their
light weight, always to appear vi
brant-an excellent qualification in
Summer clothes.
Though thi; is candidly white
season. for those who want white, the
appearance of dark, rich colors can
not be overemphasiZed. Among, the
new combinations are gold and brown.
wine and blue, navy and red, black
and green. Obviously the Summer is
to be an agreeable one for all of us.
since no one can be made conspicu-
GUS on the score of whimsical combi-
nations.
Barbara Bell pattern 1868 is de-
signed in sizes l6 to 20 ard "a to "A.
Size is, or 34-inch bust, requires 3?s
yards of 35-inch material.
Every Barbara Bell pattern includes
an illustrated instruction guide that
Is easy to follow
Evening star., 1934-05-22
Natures Children
By LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

spots and the arrangement and see
how many are really identical.
II you succeed in catching frog
you will admit he has some strong
hind legs and he can manage to use
them, try hard as you may to hold
him tight. After several unsuccessful
struggles he makes the most Of it
and begins to sing Have you ever
really been close observer of the
soloist? His voice Is musical. First
the singer swells his pouches into
sort of balloon-hke affair under his
ears, and when these pouches COL
lapse you get the notes. They do not
vary much, but they are charming.
After the solo is over the pouch looks
like a wrinkled bagpipe The female
in this family has a voice, too. 1t is
gentle lullaby and very soothing.
The leopard frog likes to be pet
ted. Being handsome, efficient and
bright eyed, he attracts attention and
apparently enjoys it. He Just loves
| insects and worms. The number a
| pet frog consumes convinces you that
1 here is fellow that has to do a lot
work to keep up with his appetite.
There is one thing you will find out
he is always in a happy frame of
mind. Most of the time he huns to
Evening star., 1934-05-22
The Old Gardener Says:

Most plants will thrive If they
have sunlight for half a day, but
a few require continuous sunlight
throughout the daylight hours.
This is true particularly Of por-
tulacas, which open only when
the sun is shining. remaining
closed on cloudy days. The new
Japanese barberry, with red
leaves, catalogued with the
mouth.filling name of Berberis
thunbergi atropurpurea, must
have strong sunlight to develop
the bronZy red foliage which
suggests its name. There will be
much less color in shady places.
The Scotch heather, Calluna vul-
garis, which is an excellent gar
Cen plant, also requires a very
sunny exposure, as we'll as
well-drained. acid soil.
tCopyrisht. 1934)
Evening star., 1934-05-22
Lamb in Potato Nests.

Carefully remove all skin and gristle
from some lamb and cook before
mincing enough to make three cup
fuls. Season with salt and pepper
and heat without actually boiling in
three-fourths cupful of gravy or
brown sauce and one-fourth cupful
of chilli sauce or tomato catsup COM
bined. Form freshly cooked mashed
potatoes into nests or cups, roughen
the surface with a fork, and brown
slightly in the oven or under broiler
Fill with the lamb, garnish with
parsley, and serve with mint sauce
or Jelly.
Evening star., 1934-05-22

gravel along the shore-in order to
break the shells.
Chimney swifts, the interesting birds
which sometimes build their nests in
side chimneys, get their food while on
the wing These fast-flying birds are
experts at catching insects in mid-air
(For nature section of your scrap
book
Seven Wonders of the World! Do
you know what they are? Would you
like to know more about them? If
so, write to Uncle Ray to ask for his
Seven Wonders" leaflet. and inclose
a stamped envelope addressed to your
self. UNCLE RAY.
Evening star., 1934-05-22

himself in a sort of purring sound.
This is his rain song. Pour some
water over him and see.
In the early Spring the leopard frog
steps out of his Winter home. The
eggs arc laid in March, in the shall
low marsh waters or in the pond or
stream. They are laid in masses and
there may be as many as 5000 or
even 5000 Of them. They are as
black as night above and white be-
low. The eggs are fascinating. You
can see them changing daily If you
have a magnifying glass you will see
the most thrilling changes take place
and if you did not know they were
the same eggs, would think you were
looking at some other creature. Nine
days after they are laid tadpoleS are
out of their jelly blanket.
fCopyrieht, 1894
Evening star., 1934-05-22
Spanish Rice.

One-third cupful diced bacon, three
tablespoonfuls ia chopped onions, three
tablespoonfuls chopped green peppers
one and a half cupfuls boiled rice
one-quarter teaspoonful salt, two cup
fuls tomatoes. Heat bacon in frying
pan and cook until Drowned. Add
and brown onions, peppers and rice.
Add rest of ingredients. Cook slowly
for Is minutes. Stir frequently.
Evening star., 1934-05-22

THIS family is of Huguenot origin
the name Greenleaf being trans
lated from the French word "Freuill-
vert meaning simply green leaf. u
The Greenleaf family was early es-
tablished in England in the County
of Suffolk 1t was there that John,
the progenitor of the American fam
lily of Greenleaf, was born in 1874,
in the parish of Saint Marys La
Tour, Ipswich.
Edmund Greenleaf, the son of John,
came from England to America and
settled in Newbury, Mass. He was
active in the affairs of his time. and
was appointed a freeman in 1929
Evening star., 1934-05-22
Dressing Mariiory.

One teaspoonful salt, one teaspoon
full paprka, one teaspoonful celery
seed, one teaspoonful dry mustard,
one teaspoonful onion juice, four
tablespoonfuls sugar, five tablespoon
fuls lemon juice, one cupful salad
oil. Mix dry ingredients in deep
narrow bowl, slowly add juice and oil,
alternating. Using rotary beater mix
we'll until all ingredients have been
added. Beat minutes. Chill. An
excellent dressing for fruit or vege-
table salads. it will remain fresh two
weeks if stored in cold place.
Evening star., 1934-05-22

Mr.. Sims is universally acclaimed the
greatest hUing contract and auction
player He uds captain of the renowned
-Four Horsemen" team, noU dtSbdnded,
and has IRON "a national champion
ships since 1924 These articles are
based on the Sims system. tChtch
includes the one-oUer-one principle,
uhich the Sims group OF players UdS
the first to employ and deuelop.