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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-18

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HER HEART QUIVERED.
scheduled duty. He enjoyed 1t. Now
he remained topped in a comfortable
spot.
Mrs. Alcott came up to him. She
felt him all over for injuries. She
noticed that his nose was cold, and
that is generally a good sign Of dog q
health. A warm nose is a warning OF
trouble somewhere in the animals
body. Nothing seemed to be the mat
ter with limbo He opened his eyes
tapped her hands, and slapped the
floor with his tail.
His mistress started of again, calling
him Sternly. limbo looked at her mys-
titled and refused to bulge. So, with
Establishments and severe orders gain
ing nothing, Mrs. Alcott did the I'M
heard-of thing, the thing never done
before on that farm. She took switch
and switched limbo while her heart
quivered in her throat at having to
do it. limbo took it quietly. Prob
ably it didn't hurt him much. And he
stayed there on the porch until Mrs
Alcott had gone to the pasture and
back to the barn and found the cows
all in.
limbo got an ocean Of affection
from Mrs. Alcott after that, you car
be certain!
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Riddles

PERHAPS you don't know that rid
dies have been asked almost since
the dawn of history. And in the mid
die ages the court jester often amused
his sovereign with catchy question
and a clever answer. Perhaps some
of our riddles this week we're once
asked of a king!
l. What is the wickedest city in
America ?-Joe Lucia
2. Which burns longer, wax Oh
q tallow candle?-Chester Bunnel.
3. What attitude would q bee take
If it could sit on its hind legs?-
Marjorie z. McHenry.
4. What insect lives on the least
food?-Betty Armstrong.
S. What public oficer comes near
est being in the canning business?-
Wava Minor.
ANSWERS.
!. Cincinnati (stn. sin, naughty
2. Neither; they both burn shorter
3. A beatitude (bee attitude). 4. Ths
moth, which eats holes. S. The po-
hceman, because he preserves order.
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Campfire Stories
By Ell COMANCHO.
JungIes and Snakes

Suu9LeS una SNAKES
A WAY down on the lower Mississippi
River. near the Gulf of Mexico,
there is a good deal Of land that is as
wild jungle as any spot In the world
or used to be 40 years ago. Cypress
swamps, canebrakes and thick timber
with vines and underbrush make places
about as impossible as a barbed-wire
ENHANCEMENT. In many places
growth of saw palmetto or saw grass
presents jungle as mysterious as
anything in Africa.
Every little open place where the
sun can get through, and especially
along the slow coffee-colored drainage
streams. is usually pretty well fes-
TONED and decorated with snakes of
several colors and many sizes, from as
big as a slate pencil to six or eight
feet long. Just what their names are
don't know. for I never could find
any man. black or white. who seemed
to know more than two or three
names, such as copperhead, cotton
mouth or racer. The rest we're just
snakes"
Once I was working in this locality,
making a survey Of body of cypress
timber that grew in water from ankle
deep to waist-deep over several hun
dred acres of ground. To do my work
1 had to wade in this swamp, carrying
a rather large camera Rubber boots
were of no value, for the water went
right over the tops of them in many
places, and one sank down to his
knees in soft, mucky, black mud In
other places, so we just waded in and
changed clothes when we got out!
had a number of Negro men along
to carry my instruments-on their
heads to keep them dry!-So all I
carried was .22-caliber rife Just to
shoot snakes. The cypress trees were
SO large that the tops overhead formed
thick, moss-hung canopy of green
which shut out most of the sun. Here
and there hummock stood just above
water, cane-edged and supporting tup-
elo gum trees, which were often COW
cred partly with green rattan vines, a
swamp creeper wearing glossy green
leaves and armed with plenty of cut
claw thorns.
In one place straight beam Of SUM-
shine came down through the treetops
and hit the brown water, to make a
patch of light there as big as bushel
basket. When I came to this I stop
ped, for 1 could see a queer pile of
something under water that looked
Ike a big copper cable all coiled up.
I looked at it steadily for a few mo-
ments, and finally made out the pat
termed back Of huge water moccasin
coiled on a big cypress knee" just
under water. His big, fiat. triangular
head was pointed straight at my knees
only 2 feet or so away!
I stood very still and slowly
brought the little rife down until the
end Of the gun barrel was within
inches Of that big fellows head-and
let go!
Instantly there was big commotion
Of heaving, splaShing, threshing,
| writhing snake churning the water to
brown foam as ! got back away from
there!
In about five minutes the water was
quiet and went up to find I'd killed
the biggest water moccasin I've ever
seen. Just one more step would have
put me within foot of his deadly
fangs-and then this would have been
another story!
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AS SCIENCE
SEES 1T
Bears.

Bears.
STORIES have it that the mother
bear ticks her lumpy little cub into
a proper shape after it is born. But
this, of course, is pure nonsense, and
the only explanation of the tale lies in
the fact that bear cubs are very small
and unbearlike when they are born.
The cubs of the immense Polar bear
weigh less than a pound when they
are born, and they are blind and help
less for 40 days after their birth. 1t
is not until March that they emerge
from the icy cave in which their
mother bore them, and where she spent
the Winter alternating.
The male bear, however, keeps active
all Winter long, and has won for the
Polar the reputation of being the
fiercest Of all bears Indeed, Polar
bears are among the few wild crea-
lures who stalk and attack human
beings.
In spite of their tremendous weight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-18
Farm Incomes Swelled
Greatly.

THE farmers of the country received
a materially higher cash return
for the first six months Of this year
coming in part from better prices
for the principal agricultural COM
modities and partly from increased
benefit payments. The actual sale
value of the products was up about
$3.50, 000, 900, while the benefit pay
ments increased approximately $l40,-
900, 900. The total benefit and rental
payments were $2s5 100000. making
the benefit to the farmer from the
A. A. A. program about o half a
million dollars. The drought-caused
shortages also aided in boosting
prices.
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che GRRB B94 fA S?8 IA q z5.::; s.:
What's the Answer?

lows your bump of knowledge
today, If it's in good working
order, see how many correct choices
you can make on the statements be-
low:
!. Water boils at a Fahrenheit tenn.
perature of % 100 degrees, az 81
degrees, go 2l2 degrees, a. $50 de.
grees.
2. The most nearly perfect single
food Is % bread, CD meat, 49,
orange juice, "a milk.
3. Paul Revere saw his signal light
in the % Old North Church, (2)
Old South Church, 80 Boston STATE
House, 90 City Hall.
4. Canada's national emblem is ths
Cd lion, CD bald-headed eagle, (3)
maple leaf, % shamrock.
S. When water freezes, 1t % ex'
pands, 90 contracts, ~ vaporizes
a. becomes heavier.
6. Philadelphia was founded by q,
George Washington, (2) Benjamin
Franklin, 90 John wanamaker, a.
william Penn.
Z. Helen Wills Moody's home Is II
Cd Los Angeles, Calf; 90 Hartford
Conn; 49, Berkeley, Calf; "a Fores
Hills, Long Island.
8. The highest mountains In thu
world are the ~ Canadian Rockies
CD Alps, go Andes, - Himalayas
THE ANSWER.
]. Two hundred and twelve degrees
2. Milk. 3. Old North Church. 4
Maple leaf. S. Expands. 6. william
Penn. 7. Berkeley. Calf. 8. Hima.
layas.
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Kitchen Treasures
BY BESSIE E. EARLE.

BY BESSIE E. EARLE.
ON! It's too hot to eat" grumbled
Betty.
Then don't eat" leased Dinah.
But I'm hungry" Betty walled.
And nothing tastes good"
How about a nice, cool, crisp
salad?" Dinah suggested.
I'm sick of tomatoes, cucumbers
and so forth" Betty muttered.
Dinah's eyes twinkled. Would ice
cream taste good?"
"Umm. I guess it would" laughed
Betty. But I can't make ice cream"
II know of a salad that will taste
as good as ice cream, and you can
make it."
Really what-kind- tell-me- howl" ex-
claimed Betty in one breath.
PINEAPPLE AND CREAM CHEESE
SALAD.
! teaspoon gelatin
2 tablespoons cold water
2 packages cream cheese
8 tablespoons salad dressing
IA teaspoon salt
"A teaspoon paprika
l cup crushed pineapple
"A cup whipping cream
Put gelatin and cold water In meas
uring cup, let soak five minutes. Set
cup in pan of boiling water until gela-
tin is dissolved. In mixing bowl, mash
cheese until creamy, add salad dress
ing, salt, paprika and dissolved gela-
tin. Open can of crushed pineapple
and drain off its juice Add pine
apple to cheese, mix thoroughly. Whip
cream until stiff and fold gently into
pineapple mixture.
To mold: Dip molds into cold water
fill with salad, set on ice or in cold
place for one hour or more.
To unmold: Slip knife around edges
of mold, carefully turn upside down
and drop salad on lettuce leaf on
plate.
To garnish: Place maraschino cher
ries, cut crosswise and opened to rep
resent flowers, around salad. Sprinkle
finely chopped nuts over salad.
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and shaggy fur, the long, lean Polar
bears are good swimmers. Their white
colortng, which merges into the snowy
landscape, makes it comparatively easy
for them to win a living from seals.
sea birds, eggs, arctic foxes and any
fish or whales washed ashore.
Although visitors in geological gar
dens are apt to pity the Polar beaESa
which they believe to be sufferi
warm Summer days, the fact .
Polar bear is enjoying himself
as he Is to very cold weather
preciates the warmth, and has go
known to flourish in heat which gave
leopards apoplexy.
Eskimos get oil, food, clothes and
sewing materials from the Polar bear.
The village law generally permits the
man who first saw the bear to have
half for himself, but the village claims
the other half.
Largest of all bears is the Kadiak
or brown bear, an inhabitant of Ka-
diak Island, of the coast of Alaska.
These bears grow to be taller than
man and weigh half q ton apiece.
They are relatives of the grizzlies, once
common in the Western United States.
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Secret of the Secretary

After the death OF her grandfather
Helen Chandler. an orphan. returns TO
sheltonville and receives an unfriendly
welcome from Tyson Peabody, her
grandfather's secretary. and mis- wife.
They are bitter because old Mr.. Chan
der has spent all his money on Helen.
each 81. 900. but they hey say there Is
nothing left for Helen. Penniless. she
tries 10 set O Job In Granger's depart.
ment store and after being befriended
BY Dr.. wilson. her grandfather's ply
to try to stay on In her grandfather'S
house. Her. suspicious Of the Peabodys
are aroused when. late one night. she
tress in her grandfather's old room.
Later. the Peabodys try to get her 70
dollar requests TO her. Convinced that
they want her out Of the. way 20 they
can fnd something valuable hiooen Id
the house, she refuses to leave.
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Caring for Pets
BY HORACE MITCHELL.

Jimbo's Cot1s.
ELMAy AIcoTr lives on q farm.
On the farm there is q dog. His
name Is limbo and his job Is to drive
the cows to the pasture every morning
and bring them home at night. The
pasture is about half mile away from
the house.
Just a few days ago Mr.. Aicott was
called away from the farm tn q hurry.
Just before be left he had time enough
to take limbo and bring in the cows.
but there wasn't enough time for Mr..
limbo to tell his wife that he had
done so.
At the regular time, about 4 O'Clock.
Mrs. Alcott came out Of the house to
bring In the cattle. limbo was asleep
on the front porch In the shade. Mrs.
Alcott called to him. He didn't stir.
She called again and started toward
the lane to the pasture. limbo went
back to sleep.
His mistress was provoked because
the dog didn't follow her. Always be-
fore he had come lesping out to do his
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Cotton Crop Short.
THE competition of Manchurian

THE competition of Manchurian cot
ton growers with the American
grower is not expected to be as serious
as at first had been anticipated. Dry
weather In the growing season served
to prevent general termination OF
the seed and during June rains were
too heavy to permit replanting. AS
result, it is anticipated that the
acreage in cotton will yield only
about thirds Of the cotton which
had been forecast.
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Frost Forecasting Planned

THE Department of Agriculture,
through use of a special SIS, 5000
fund, Is planning on an extensive
frost warning system for Florida
citrus growers, which will start dur
ing the middle of November and
last until April.
In addition to giving frost warn
ings, the department will aid in cir
culating information on the proper
placement and use of smudge pots
and other protective devices should
o frost come.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-18

and the base rod of the vane Is in
serted and bolted in It's place. A hole
drilled in the top of a long pole holds
the shank of the caster. After INSTALL
ing the shank Of the caster in this
hole, level and centerbalance the
base rod, using wooden plugs for
wedges. The weight of the vane rests
on the ball bearings and the vane
will respond to the hghteSt breeze.
The pole should be placed on a roof
top where 1t will be In q direct current
of wind. Brace the pole with wire
stays. A wide tail on your vane makes
the ornament point IN the direction
from which the wind is blowing.
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Grass Seed Restored.

THE effects of the drought which
= were reflected in q short crop Of
grass seed last year are almost entire
ly wiped out this year II not entirely
so. According to a survey by the
Department of Agriculture, there will
be an ample crop this year. Timothy,
In particular. will be TOO or 800 per
cent up from last years record short
crop.
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FUN AT HOME
BY RAY J. MARIAN
A Wind Vrne Pipot


WIND vanes are easily made and
" can be ornamented In dozens Of
ways. One popular kind Is the pro-
peller style. which turns continuously
in q breeze. Cut-out ornaments Of
dogs, horses, cows. boats and comical
characters are other popular styles.
In making a wind vane the greatest
difficulty is to secure a center pivot
which will respond to the lightest
beeze. A common nail pivot offers
too much friction and is not salts
factory. But by using an old bed
caster you will have an excellent free
moving ball-bearing pivot for any
wind vane you care to make.
The wheel of the caster is removed
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INSTALLMENT VI.

~ ARLY the next morning Helen
l. went direct to Changers de-
partment store to see the
IL manager. She was tense with
anxiety as she was ushered into his
ONCE. II he only knew how much
this job meant to her!
Mr.. Bickle, the manager. smiled at
her and waved her to a chair.
well, Miss Chandler, I find that
we can take you on" he said.
Obi" Helen uttered a gasp OF
joyful relief. Then she thanked Mr..
Bickle warmly, and leaned forward
to listen intently while he explained
her duties.
She was to be clerk In the jewelry
department, on the first floor. Be-
cause she had had no experience, the
manager went into considerable detail
about her work, and then turned her
over to an experienced saleswoman
for further instruction. AS q result
the hours few by and 1t was quitting
time before Helen realized 1t.
But she held her head high as she
walked home to her grandfather's old
house that evening. At least she now
had q job. and there would be little
money coming in!
She decided TO make what ar
rangements she could with the Pea
bodys about taking her meals with
them. And that was the first thing
she talked about to Ralph Wilson
that evening when. shortly after din
ner, he came over with the sugges-
ton that they 60 to the movies.
EVERYTHING's fixed up, Ralph"
she cried excitedly as they
walked down the drive toward the
street I'm going to take my break
fasts and dinners with the Peabodys
at the house here. They'll use their
room and Ill use mine and we'll
shut up all the other rooms, except
the kitchen, dining room and living
room downstairs. Well share the
payment Of gas, electricity and things
like that, and I'll pay Mrs. Peabody
Sc week for my meals and for
looking after the downstairs rooms
I'll keep my own room clean and do
my own laundry"
That's not a bad deal" Ralph &C
knowledged, "as long as they feed you
decently and don't slip rat poison
into your soup or something"
Helen laughed gayly. "Oh, guess
I won't worry about that. I don't
trust them, but they'd hardly go SO
far as to poison me-"
Don't be too sure" said Ralph
darkly. They're awfully anxious to
get you out of the way"
Helen nodded thoughfully. That's
true" she admitted. And while they
agreed to this arrangement they
didn't seem very happy about it.
But they soon forgot the Peabodys
in their absorption in the picture,
and during the days that followed
Helen was so busy that she had little
time to worry about them. The ar
rangement seemed to be working sat-
isfactorily; the food she got was ade-
SAAOSt 0AAA oAAC 4ldA llbblC SOllldCL WIFI
Mr.. and Mrs. Peabody outside the
dining room.
A ND at night she was so tired that
she went to bed early, except on
those evenings when she stopped in
at the Wilson home or when Ralph
took her out somewhere She found
that being on her feet all day behind
the jewelry counter was very fatiguing
and the fact that she had q great
deal to learn made the job all the
harder.
But when she got her first pay en-
velope she experienced a real thrill
She hurried home, paid Mrs. Peabody
for her weeks board and then sal
down at the big secretary in her
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Benefit Payments $50 an
Acre.

DUERTO RICAN tobacco raisers who
participate in the acreage-con-
troll program under the agricultural
adjustment act are being paid at the
rate of $50 per cuerda for the land
they take out of production. A cuerda
Is slightly more than one acre In
size. The benefit payments are ex-
pected to total $l,113,o0o.
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One Way Out

LIE COULDN'T get there on account
of an accident, 50 he sent this
telegram: Cannot come, washout on
line
He received this answer: Borrow
a shirt and come anyway"
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Thoushtful.

John came to his mother the other
3" day, crying and complaining that
his sister had been teasing him.
Mamma" he said between sobs
81 wish you would punish Elizabeth. "
Now, john" his mother replied;
''you would not want to see your lit
tie sister punished. would you?"
mo, ma'aml But you can take her
upstairs where can't see you"
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done Carl favor and
people in the world who
neat and sloppy result If Carl besides
moving job learns thorough be great
deal to him later
OF the willing shows he has the
right stuff in him Lots of
edges after being shown to them
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the Dashboard had been pulled away
| from the wall.
To Be Continued Next Sunday
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DON'T SKIMP THE EDGES.

~ HE other evening stopped IN TO see a
friend who was Just examining his lawn
which had been moved that day by 10
l. year-old boy. My friend looked closely at
the edges of the walks and around the flower beds
Then he smiled with satisfaction.
Carl is doing better now he said. when he
first began to cut my grass this Summer, he was
inclined to skimp the edges. He did good job on
the lawn itself, but he was careless about the
trimming. So I showed him how to use the
shears, and now he finishes it up very nicely
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2. The diamond Is P, his, hence
pinions, scold, end, S.
8. GEAR - lear - leas - less -
meSs-MESH.
COGS - COWS - tows town -
torn - TURN.
4. Hoe, hose, horse, and shower.
5. Sale, add e, form Lease.
Tale, add r, form Later.
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THE house had seemed very quiet
while she was writing, but as she
was undressing. she was startled by
an odd tapping noise At first she
thought it might be one of the squir-
rels that occasionally scampered
along the window lodges Of the old
house, but after listening more care
fully. she realized that 1t was coming
from inside the house, and from up
stairs
"I1l bet Tyson Peabody is search
ing Grandfather's room again." she
told herself But why does he do it
at night7 He has plenty of chance
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HORIZONTAL.

4Q6 QeIlIlltlOIlS.
HORIZONTAL.
I. Toothed wheels.
S. A gear wheel.
s. Snake like fish.
g. Toward.
9. Machine used on cotton.
10 Boys nickname.
H. Finishes.
IA Motor cab.
Is. Burial place.
10. To engage gears.
81. Hot water (abbr.).
D. Australian bird.
% Eastern time (abbr.).
"a Ignited.
26. Stout.
%. To change gears.
VERTICAL.
/. Proceed.
2. Farm products.
3. Fee for use of real estate.
4. Point of compass (abbr).
S. To study.
7. Loose.
3. projections on gear wheel.
IL. Not heavy.
10. Obstruction in river.
IS. Reverential fear.
II. Wise bird
10. Girls nickname.
10. Fur piece.
20. Matched group of objects.
IS. Exists.
81. Near, by.
,
Pinions go with gear wheels, ant
are also handy for the centers of wor'
diamonds. The second word is a pos
sessive pronoun. the third means from
this place, the fifth is to nag, and tn
sixth is to stop, or finish. Complett
the diamond.
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$
Take a four letter word for a bust
ness transaction. add E, rearrange the
letters, and form a real estate con-
tract.
Take a four-letter word for story,
add r, rearrange the letters and form
tardier.
ANSWERS.
]. Cross word puzzle solution.
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room to budget her few remaining
dollars.
The essential things were lunches
and carfare, but she had to allow for
such miscellaneous items as tooth
paste. stamps and other incidental
expenses and her share of the gas
and electric bills. Fortunately, she
was well supplied with clothes and.
after lot of careful figuring. Helen
decided that she could put aside a
dollar each week to repay the money
that Miss Edgerton had lent her for
the railroad fare from camp to Shell
tonville.
Late that night she sat down at
the secretary again to write to Miss
Edgerton. Then she decided to drop
notes to couple of her school friends,
and so the time passed rapidly with
out her knowledge. At last, beginning
to feel very sleepy, she looked at
her wrist watch and was amazed to
see that it was past midnight.