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calling to find out what all the fuss
was about. He heard couple of the
other Crows reply and in turn Blackys
reply to them. He couldn't understand
what Blacky said but he could detect
note of warning in Blacky's voice
So he wasn't surprised to see the
Grows one by one gather around
Blacky. Then began a great discus
sion, all talking at once and SEEM
ingly each trying to talk the loudest.
They are telling Blacky all about
it." thought Reddy. He has been
warning them to have a care and
they are telling him that there is
nothing to fear and urging him to
come with them and join in the fun.
They know that he is the smartest
Crow in the flock and that if he
joins them they can feel sure that
all is safe. I wonder if he will. A
wise old bird, Blacky. Yes, sir, a wise
old bird, that fellow"
Some of the young Crows began to
return to where they had been aav-
ing such a good time when Blacky
arrived and once more began scream
ing at the top of their lungs. and
darting down out of sight among the
trees More and more of the flock
Joined them until only couple re-
mained near Blacky. Still Blacky
made no move to join in the fun.
"He is suspicious that something is
wrong" thought Reddy strewdly. "It
sounds to me as if those fellows have
found an Owl and are making life
miserable for him, but If that is the
case why doesn't Blacky join them?
I've got to find out what 1t Is all
about"
(Copyripht 1Q35)
Evening star., 1935-02-15
Tree Habits
BY ID. c. PEATTIE.

THE hardwood trees in Winter
have steely look. We know they
are not dead. but they are withdrawn
from us. Without their leaves they
seem no longer to have any faces by
which to know them and they seem
reduced to nude trunk and bough.
To the eye unaccustomed to coun-
try sights, we'll may one kind now
seem scarce different from another.
and only the woodsman can walk
through the snow-filled groves and
with confidence lay a weathered hand
upon one bole and another and say
this is black jack oak and that a
hornbeam.
In many cases he cannot tell you
clearly how he knows. To our despair
he seems simply to be gifted with in
tuition. But men there are who have
started in at the beginning to learn
Chinese. There is nothing difficult
about tree ways in Winter, and the
woods are wondrous friendly to man
walking in them, if he can name the
different sorts.
I would counsel one to begin with
the trees around his house, whose
identity he knows. and with them as
illustration acquire familiarity with
the look of bud scars, scale scars.
bundle scars and leaf scars as the
books detail it. The characteristic
buds of each tree will soon be as dis
tinct in his mind as the faces of his
friends-a magnolia's great silky buds,
an aspen's sticky ones, a beech's long.
slender scales. He knows the long,
almond-eyed breathing pores of the
cherry and the beautiful bark Of the
yellow pine, built up of laminated
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jured and frightened he will not
dream of biting you.
This mouse, whose praises I have
been singing, is known in the north
eastern part of Canada. from Labra-
dor to Hudson Bay and south to the
northeastern part Of the United
States. He has cousins to represent
the family in every State.
Search the hedgerows, fields and
dwellings for the white foot. If you
have a cabin in the clearing, or there
is an old dwelling in a well-wooded
section of the country near your
home, you will have little trouble find
ing these creatures. If you have a
camp you can hardly avoid meeting
him or be we'll aware of his presence.
In fact, he becomes too friendly as
he realizes there are other foods be-
sides grain. seeds and nuts.
The little caller has very sharp
teeth, which he uses on fish nets,
lines and hunting equipment. While
a hunter may find his escapades very
annoying, when he goes to inspect
traps, he cannot help but be amused
when he finds the little villain has
set off the hair trigger Of the snare
set for mink or marten by daintily
hopping upon it, then jumping down
and feaSting on the enticing bait
That shows almost intelligence, don't
you think?
Under natural conditions the mouse
stores up food for the Winter, beech
nuts being the favorite, and they are
expertly shucked before they are
stored.
Sometimes you will find an out
side residence constructed Of dried
leaves, moss, grasses and fibrous roots.
The globular home Is well put to-
gether, and the wee architect fash
ions his entrance on the sunny side
Of his dwelling. Sometimes he re-
conditions a catbird's home. Fa-
vorite locations are in vines or bram-
bles that afford a natural highway,
or Stairsteps, to the abode.
AS in all mice families, there are
many children-two to four groups q
year, three to six in each group. A
little calculation soon makes us real
ize why it is fortunate that fox, Wild
cats, owls, hawks, weaSels and tabby
are fond Of tender mouse steaks.
(CopyriRht 1880
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GUS condiments will emerge by magic
to give zest to whatever else you have.
Washington Pie.-Cream one-fourth
cupful OF fat, add three-fourths Of o
cupful Of sugar gradually, then two
eggs well beaten. Add one and one
half cupfuls of flour, in which two and
one-half teaspoonfuls of baking pow-
der have been sifted alternately with
one-half a cupful Of milk. Lastly, add
one-half a teaspoonful of vanilla, or
one-fourth teaspoonsful Of lemon ex-
tract. Bake in two layers in a round
tin. Fill with raspberry jam and sift
powdered sugar over the top. For dec
grafton use tiny flags.
Graham Cracker Apple Pie.-This
is easy to make and is good. It has
the crunchiness of macaroons and the
tang of apple pie, and goes perfectly
with coffee and cheese. To make,
grind half cupful of shelled, but not
blanched, almonds and mix with 20
large graham crackers rolled to meal,
add half cupful Of sugar and half q
cupful Of shortening in liquid form,
and mix well. Line pie plate, of
glass or ovenware, with this mixture,
and press in well. Save half a cupful
of the crumbs for the top. Pour in
two cupfuls of canned or thick home
made applesauce mixed with the
grated rind of half a lemon and half
cupful of brown sugar. Cover the
top with the remaining crumbs, and
bake In a slow oven for about half an
hour, or until the crumbs are golden
brown. Serve very cold with whipped
cream.
Chocolate Peppermint Mousse.-Melt
one and one-half sqaures Of chocolate
over hot water and gradually add two
thirds cupful of crushed after-dinner
mints and half cupful Of milk. Pour
slowly over two beaten egg yolks, re-
turn to the fire, and stir and cook un-
til smooth. Let cool and fold into one
and one-half cupfuls Of heavy cream
whipped. Freeze without stirring.
Some thin, little butter cookies, COW
cred with sugar and chopped almonds
before baking, make this dessert . very
good one.
Evening star., 1935-02-15
Psychology
BY DIR. JESSE w. SPROWLS
Protection.
THE human mind may be described

frOJectlOn.
THE human mind may be described
l. as a machine. The business of
this machine is the same as that
of every other machine in the world
to transform hidden energy into Wis
ible motion.
One of the most-used parts Of this
mind-machine is mechanism called
projection. BY way of definition, we
shall say that projection is the act
Of unloading personal feelings upon
non-personal objects or upon unsus-
pecting persons. So, in projecting
your feelings, you deny them, and
make them appear to belong to some
other person or situation.
The best way to observe projection
in action is to listen to the arguments
on both sides just after two automo-
biles have had slight collision. A
disinterested person will have no
trouble in deciding who is doing the
projecting.
The situation, Of course, involves
the two drivers, and the sometimes
debatable question Of right of way
CareleSSness is never admitted by
either party. for that factor touches
the personal feelings. In all debatable
arguments of this sort, you may de-
pend on it that the party having the
most to say about the others mistakes
is pretty likely to feel the stronger
sense Of responsibility for what hap
pened. He is projecting his feelings
upon the other fellow, in order to help
deny his own mistake.
Projecting and excuse making are
not the same thing, yet they are close
relatives. An excuse is a projection in
its observable form. 1t is what you
see after the mechanism has done its
work.
Copyright, 1880
Evening star., 1935-02-15

IT IS a season of square necklines,
short cape sleeves and two-piece
construction. Therefore, the
Il frocks that features all three fash
ions is doubly welcome to those
whose smartness is limited by strict
budget.
The current sports frock silhouette
Is straight and slim. Plain wrap
around skirts appear in profusion be-
meath overblouSes with fitted peplums.
Some frocks show two contrasting
colors; others are in monotone. This
one introduces charming trimming
detail down the side which suggests
endless ideas for the manipulation Of
fabrics with design and color. Stripes
can be imagined going in more than
one direction. Checks and plaids, al
ways at their best trimmed with their
own bias. may use 1t in the pleated
sleeves and side band.
Resort spectator frocks are perfect
for immediate town wear when made
In a colorful wool Of the crepey sort,
or in dark. rich cravat silks or gay
foulard. Ribbed jersey. open-mesh
knits, cloky crepes, crepons and dark
ly patterned satins are among the
Spring fabrics already seen in circula-
ton beneath Winter coats.
For Southern or Summer wear we
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plates. like the leather shields OF
Homeric foot soldiers.
Bit by bit, one finds the whole woods
yielding up their secret faster and
faster. Once you start to learn the
language, it comes very quickly. II
you pause TO consider it, you already
know a great many trees even out of
leaf-you know birch. sycamore, trem-
bling aspen and shagbark hickory by
their bark; alders by their little
cones-or what look like cones-sassa-
fras and willows by their brightly COL
ored twigs, tulip trees by their velvety
buds. The trees whose branchlets are
opposite are almost always naples or
ash trees, elmS are betrayed by their
beautiful shapes. like fountains falling
in spray; the ironwood branches seem
like the twisted muscles of a straining
wrestler; the old-fashioned crack will
low can be told at once by the way
that several trunks sprawl outward
from the very ground. These are
wedges into the wood.
Evening star., 1935-02-15
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON W. BURGESS.

IT WAS few days after Reddy Fox
and Blacky the Crow had COM
pared notes and expressed their
/ opinions regarding their human
neighbors, to the disadvantage of
most of the latter. that Reddy hap
pened to be hunting some distance
from his home in the Old Pasture.
His attention was caught by the dis
tant cawing Of Crows. He stopped to
listen.
Some Of Blacky's friends seem to
be a whole lot excited over some
thing" said he to himself. There
certainly is something going on over
on the edge of that wood. I wonder
what it can be. 1t is no business of
mine what those Crows are doing,
but just the same I would like to
know what all that fuss is about"
He tried to forget the matter and
go on with his hunting, but for the
life of him he couldn't help hearing
that racket and he stopped again to
listen.
They are not frightened. I can
tell that by the sound Of their voices"
thought he. IF I know anything
about it they are tormenting some
one and they are having a good time
doing it. There are not many Crows
staying around this Winter but to
judge by the sound most Of those
who are around are right over there
this minute. Hello! I do believe that
that is my friend Blacky himself
heading that way. I believe'I'll run
over there for look. I might learn
something to my own advantage from
those Crows. I have before now"
He headed toward the disturbance,
stopping every few steps to listen, and
despite his interest never once for
getting to keep ceaseiess watch for
possible danger to himself He was
too wise Fox to be caught mapping
because Of interest in the affairs of
others.
The nearer he drew the louder and
more excited sounded those harsh
voices. That something was going on
and that those Crows were ENJOYING
it there was no question, none what
ever. Reddy moved swiftly but silently
and all the time carefully so as to
take advantage of every bit of cover
available. He knew that If those
Crows caught sight of him the
chances were that they would stop
whatever it was that they we're doing
and come over to scream at him
just out Of pure meanness. They were
sure to II they suspected he was
hunting. They would think it great
Evening star., 1935-02-15
Role Of February Hostess

ling beverages. Cream and milk and
fruit juices. too, for these parties are
distinctly free lance. Every one to
his fancy and each to her liking.
Sardines and anchovies, tucked into
hot rolls, or dipped into chutney or a
spicy sauce, will show up in pastry
puffs or on crackers, and in this con-
nection, lemon quarters should be cut
for a touch of tartness that will whet
the appetite.
Lamb chops may sound prosaic, but
most people like them. Prepare them
stuffed, sometimes. Split them and
spread with paste made Of chicken
ivers, well seasoned and with few
drops Of lemon juice added Broil
and serve with green peas. Garr4sh
with marrons and broiled pineapple
slices.
Salmon la King.-Drain one cup
full Of mushrooms and cut in pieces.
Melt three tablespoonfuls of fat, add
the mushrooms and one small onion,
minced, and cook until tender. Add
three tableSpoonfuls Of -four and mix
well. Add one and one-fourth cupfuls
of evaporated milk and one cupful
Of water gradually, stirring constantly.
Cook over hot water for about five
minutes. Add one slightly beaten egg
yolk and cook for three minutes longer.
Add one can Of faxed salmon, half
teaspoonful Of salt, half a teaspoonful
Of paprika and a little pepper and
heat thoroughly Serve on toast.
Orange Pekoe Frozen Punch-Pour
over one-half q cupful Of dry orange
pekoe tea a quart Of boiling water
and let the leaves infuse, stirring
little. until the desired strength is
attained. From three to five minutes
should be long enough. Add a cupful
of sugar, one-fourth cupful of lemon
juice and the grated rind of half
lemon, with six drops of extract Of
cloves If you wish. Freeze in ice and
salt. This is good for dinner punch
or novel and refreshing for afternoon
tea A cupful of milk may be substi-
tuted for a cupful of water If black
tea is objected to, in which case lemon
juice should be omitted.
Bridge Refreshments.
Triangular bridge trays make bridge
refreshments easy to prepare. Set
them up individually in the kitchen,
then the four trays will fit together
and completely cover the bridge table.
An entertaining idea for serving re-
freshments, after the bridge game, is
the tray which contains an electric
toaster, q bread slicer and little glass
dishes in which you put butter, mar
malade, jams, cinnamon and sugar,
olives, pickles and so on. Put the
tray in the center of the table and
let all the guests help themselves.
Nowhere does the salad play so
important part as when you have
bridge party. for here It stands as
your chief offering to the appetites of
your guests. The woman who knows
which salad to serve and how to serve
it is q perfect hostess. She can turn
even q simple afternoon bridge into
an occasion long to be remembered.
Toss salads together lightly and
quickly, If you wish them to be good.
Use crisp green's and well-seasoned
dressing. Chill all ingredients In re-
frigerator. Provide plenty Of salad
dressing. both mayonnaise and French.
Have handy jars Of prepared mustard,
prepared sauces. cheese. fruit and salad
green's. And pickles, olives and vari-
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II was South. Well my partner
opened the bidding with diamond
and I bid one heart. After having
opened that minimum, what do yen
think my partner did next? He bid
three diamonds. From my point OF
view. a grand slam wasn't even close.
l gave him bit of leeway, however,
since I was void in his suit. merely
bid six no trumpS. You can imagine
my feelings when the dummy went
down"
"Mbongo, my native bearer, first
told me the tale" persisted the matted
milk. The expression comes from
Africa. In the farthest reaches OF
the Iturbi forest lives rare and fero-
ciOus beast bearing some slight resem-
blance to a water buffalo"
THE opening lead was a spade. I
won the trick with the jack in my
hand and played heart TO the king
in dummy. Re-entering my hand with
the ace of spades, I led two more
rounds of hearts. discovering that the
suit did not break. put West in with
heart, and he returned the 10 of
NLuUS- I1cIc hdS dIlOJIIcI lite uIIeoSt,
but I did not dare take 1t. I could
safely go down one trick, but in order
TO make the hand I had to run the
risk of going down five. Did I men,
ton that I was vulnerable? You see,
the ace of diamonds and the jack Of
clubs-if the fineSse worked-were my
eleventh and twelfth tricks, but in the
event that the club finesse failed
could never get back to my own hand
to make my two good hearts. I might
lose, in addition TO a heart and the
club, two spades and two diamonds"
This beast is called by the natives
'Dilebma.' 1t has two sharp horns,
varying in length from to feet.
Mbongo is the only man who was
actually on the horns of a dilemma
and lived to tell the tale. 1t seems
that " ."
BE still" commanded a whisky
sour. Did the finesse work"
Thanks for the compliment. old
chap" replied the with-a- dash
of-rum quietly. Yes. I'm glad to say
that 1t did; but it was a rather bad
moment"
Evening star., 1935-02-15

suggest the new linens and cottons,
which are more varied than ever.
Rough peasant weaves in natural
color are smarter and more individ-
ual than white, and much kinder to
the complexion. In checks and hair
line plaids they have tremendous chic,
which may be accentuated by the
right accessories.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1898 is
designed in sizes u, "A, 16. 1S. 20 and
40. Corresponding bust measures, 80.
80, "a, SO, 38 and 40 Size Is (34)
requires about AIS yards Of 36-inch
material.
Every Barbara Bell pattern includes
an illustrated instruction guide which
is easy to understand.
Evening star., 1935-02-15

YOU are looking for fitting sea-
son to give party, then Febru-
ary, of all months in the year,
4 should be considered, for within
its short span are many important
events and fete days, each offering q
wealth of ideas and possibilities.
Table linens make entertaining easy.
With informal parties being what they
are, there is practically nothing that
you cannot spread over your table
plaid gingham, checks or polka dots,
percale, pique, cotton mesh, raffa or
burlap. A little ingenuity and few
stitches and you have some gay new
coverings to use with peasant pottery
ware.
For dainty fiower-sprigged china
ware, use tablecloths and napkins
made Of organdy or dotted Swiss.
Make them yourself. New, washable,
lacquered fabric tablecloths have
lovely designs and come in soft pastel
shades. They are time-savers. And
the paper plates, cups and napkins are
q Joy to behold. They are in bewitch-
Ing colors and designs; 1t seems a
shame to throw them away.
Endlessly passing things around
wears a hostess out. so inventors have
produced double and triple decker
trays to prevent overwhelming fatigue
Of the arm muscles. They come in
copper, chromium, silver, aluminium
and wicker. With one of these, you
can pass two or three kinds of sand
wiches or cake, or both, at the same
time. If your guests are provided
with tiny individual trays TO hold q
glass or a cup and a tea plate, they
can take one of each and you will not
have to go the rounds oftener than
every 10 minutes.
A real treasure is one Of those
double-decker tables that you can
carry anywhere and finally fold up and
put away. 1t will hold all the makings
for tea and sandwiches and cakes. too.
It will carry breakfast to a guest in
bed. It Is indispensable to hold things
OF your elbow beside card table.
Behind scenes there are gadgets
to make. the preparation Of party
foods easy. There is a new peeler
for oranges, and a larger size for
grapefruit, that will take the flesh
entirely out of the rind Of a half.
If you want to fill up the empty rind
with salad, it is very attractive way
to serve it. The peeler enables you
to make even, clean sections Of the
fruit.
If you like your tomatoes sliced
evenly and very thin, there is a new
radget that will do it for you easily
and with no mistakes. If you like
your ice or lshed fine for cool drinks,
and your refrigerator turns out cubes.
there is a sturdy smasher that will
do the trick for you No more pound
ing with the old wooden potato masher
There is a new server for ice cubes,
too. It is a two-sided rack on which
YOU line up the cubes, with q tray
below to carry of the MEETINGS.
Accessories make party. The SIM
plest cool drink, served in smart alum
mum beakers, and cookies on wood
and aluminium tray, would be a party.
The cool drink may be your never
fail recipe, and the cookies the KIND
that you can turn out by the dozen
In one shake. But served In gay ac-
cessories, they make a great hit. 1t
is your gadgets, making entertaining
easy. You will, of course. have IN your
refrigerator plenty Of tomato juice
end a variety Of ginger ales and spark
Evening star., 1935-02-15
Contract
BY p. HAL SIMS.
Animals I Have Known.

PEAKING of metaphors" said
the matted milk, coughing
apologetically. have you
- ever heard the expression,
On the horns Of diem
map"
Indeed. yes" answered the tea
with-a- -daSh-of-rum. Why, just the
other day was in that predicament.
I was playing bridge with few old
crcnies-small stakes-10 cents q
point. It's more the thrill Of winning,
you know. And can assure you that
there's a very bitter rivalry between
U.s."
"Yes, but mean, did any Of you
happen to know that the dilem-
ma"
It held the following hand"
plunged on the ea-with-a- -dash-of-
RIM.
Evening star., 1935-02-15
Natures Children
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.
White-Footed Mouse.
Peromyscus maniculatus.

THERE are many related species
in this family, but of all of
them, this one is the most
Il beautiful. Few care for mice
as pets, but this one really
makes a charming one. He IS SO
cleanly in his habits and wears such
handsome outfit Of grayish fawn, of
velVety softness. for a coat, with
pure white vest as a contrast. His
large black eyes are fearless and his
whiskers all that whiskers should be.
He is graceful, agile and dainty in all
his ways
Besides all these qualifications he
has wonderful disposition-cheerful,
patient and appreciative. He has even
been known to share an apartment
with the flying squirrel. Unless in
Evening star., 1935-02-15

THE most ancient spelling of this
name is Hereward-a name of
Saxon origin. According to records
in the Domesday Book, the family
held lands in Lincolnshire and War
wickshire before the Norman Con-
quest. One HereWard was the son
of Leofric, Earl Of Mercia, and Lord
of Bourne of Lincolnshire.
Evening star., 1935-02-15
NV Neighbor Says:

The best time to add walnuts
to a cooked filling or frosting is
just before removing the mixture
from the fire.
Moisten dry stove polish with
vinegar instead of water and your
stove will take on a better polish.
Never serve food in a dish that
Is too large for the amount Of
food served. 1t detracts from the
appearance Of your table.
The unsightly ring left by
cleaning fluids, when used for
removing spots. may be avoided
by placing under the spot pad
made of thick absorbent cotton.
Copyright. 1880
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fun to spoil hunt for him by tell
ing everybody within hearing just
where he was.
AS he approached he had kept an
eye on Blacky to see how he would
act, for of all the Grows of his ac-
quaintance Blacky was the smartest.
He saw Blacky stop in the top of a
tall pine tree and then he heard
Blacky's voice. Plainly Blacky was
Evening star., 1935-02-15

IN SPITE of Emerson's delightful
essay on compensation" there
seems to be no evidence Of such a
thing in nature. If q drought strikes
q region one year there is no assur-
ance Of compensating crop the fol-
lowing year. II I lose my eyesight,
my hearing Is not improved to atone
for the loss. AL naturalists have been
aware of q finely adjusted balance"
in nature, but this is far different
from compensation"
(Copyrtght, 1850
Evening star., 1935-02-15
The Debunker

By JOHN HARVEY FURRAY, ph. d.