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Evening star., 1938-03-05
BY JOHN HIx

FIRST Mayor Of Abilene, Kans., was
Theodore c. Henry, land agent
and, at heart, practical farmer. He
realized that Abilene's prosperity was
false one-that it depended upon the
Texas cattle shipments
Realizing that he threatened his
political standing in the community by
opposing the cattle interests, Henry
was forced to work on his new idea in
secrecy. In a little valley he owned
hidden from view by clumps of trees,
Henry planted the first 5 acres OF
winter wheat in Kansas.
Strange as it seems, new, hardy
wheat sprouted and in July, 1871. he
announced his experiment as a success
Farmers were overjoyed at the pros
poets. An edict was issued to the
Texas cattle men to stay away" from
Abilene and drive their cattle to other
railroad terminals.
Theodore Henry's idea turned out
even better than he had hoped. Steel
rails did push on into the West, carry
Ing flashing. streamlined trains
through 5,OO0-acre wheatfeld, big
gest in America. outgrowth of Henry's
original acres! Winter wheat today
leads all others in Kansas.
Evening star., 1938-03-05

it gradually became too strenuous as
old age began to overtake him. How
ever, he had a particular hill selected
as course for a record hike. This
hill had 100 yards of very difficult
ascent. The first quarter-mile was a
fairly gentle slope, then the tough 100
yards of 90-degree grade and one-half-
mile downhill slope of the same grade
as the initial uphill slope. The hiker
knew that he had walked a similar hill,
without the tough 100 yards, in 1872
minutes. How long did it take him to
walk the particular hill in question?
(Copyright. 1889
(Answer on Page B-15.)
Evening star., 1938-03-05
Brain Twizzlers
By PROF. !. ID. FLINT.

BY PROF. J. D. FLINT.
THIS is little story about 7O-year-
old member of an almost fanatical
physical culture club. This member
specialized in high-speed, long-distance
and other unusual forms of hiking.
This exercise kept him in high spirits
and good condition generally, although
Evening star., 1938-12-03

any more gay, declared he'd like
to climb the hill in back of the
house and watch the moon rise.
He said tonight the moon was due
to arrive at 11:21.
Everybody stared at him in
amazement, and Otis, thinking
quickly, was on the point of laugh
ingly suggesting that Mr.. Merrie
go to bed and sleep it off, when
Peggy said Unexpectedly: That
hills no place to watch the moon.
There's a better one down on the
Sanborn road. You wait till I get
into some comfortable clothes and
I'll show you"
Otis tried, without making
scene, to discourage Peggy. He
didn't want Mr.. Merrie to think
that she was in the habit of acting
so unladylike. He knew what she
meant by comfortable clothes" He
tried to give Mr.. Merrie the idea
that she had had too much to
drink.
"Oh, let us have some fun" Mr..
Merrie said. by the way, White
head, is Miss Crichton the girl
you're going to marry and take to
Cuba with you?"
Otis was on the point of saving
yes. Then, like lightning, a thought
crossed his mind. He set his lips
firmly NO" he said, shes Just
an old friend" Then he turned
and saw Peggy standing in the door
way, staring at him. He could
have bitten his tongue of. because
now she certainly would be justified
in acting naturally.
Otis waited in an agony of Sus-
pense for Mr. Merrie and Peggy
to return. He heard them long be-
fore they reached the house. They
were singing. They came into the
living room. laughing and happy
and red-cheeked from the cold.
Mr., Merrie came directly up to Otis.
Whitehead" he said, you get
the job
Otis gulped. He stared. And
suddenly he knew a pang of re-
morse. He had misjudged Peggy.
She hadn't let him down. She was
good, sweet kid. He must tell
her so, and explain things, before
he left for Cuba.
That's fine, Mr. Merrie. Thank
you. When do we leave?"
"We?"
'You and-and me?"
"Ho!" said Mr.. Merrie. I'm not
going. I've something important
to attend to here" He glanced at
Peggy. Peggy smiled. And Otis
Otis wondered if he was as smart
as he thought.
(Copyright, 193s)
Evening star., 1938-12-03

we're engaged to be married, that's
why. He's going to be in town for
three days, and, naturally, I'll want
to entertain him, have him meet
some of my friends. Especially,
he added meaningly, my future
wife. Ill want him to know that
he need have no fears regarding
our ability to-maintain a-er-so-
cial front as representatives of his
firm"
You mean," asked Peggy, her
eyes glowing, that if you are ap-
pointed We'll be married and you'll
take me to Cuba to ive?"
Naturally" said Otis.
Obj said Peggy. Then it is
important, isn't it? I'll be extra
nice, Otis. I'll buy some new clothes
and everything!"
Otis sighed with relief. Perhaps
he had been little hasty about
promising to marry Peggy so soon,
but that could be ironed out
later-after he got the appoint
ment. He supposed sometime he
and Peggy would have to get mar
ried. Public opinion would force
them. They had grown up together,
their parents had been friends and
there had been an understanding
between them for years. Yet Otis
would have preferred to let things
drift along for quite a few years
more.
Otis approved of the new clothes
Peggy bought. For the first time
since he could remember she looked
something more than casual. But
he didn't see beyond the clothes.
He didn't see that it was the back
ground Peggys natural beauty gave
the new clothes that made them
stunning. He wasn't used to look
ing that far.
Mr.. Merrie proved to be much
younger and more handsome than
either Otis or Peggy had antici-
pated. But there was a business
like air Of efficiency about him that
pleased Otis greatly. A man who
was efficient could see at once that
Otis was suited to the Cuban post.
If Otis still entertained fears that
Peggy might create an embarrass-
ing situation, they were banished
the first evening. The three of
them sat in the living room of the
old Whitehead house (Otis had in
herited the place. and discussed
Cuba and the new job in a very
businesslike fashion. Peggy was
sedate and eager and she kept her
mouth shut, which was a big relief
to Otis.
Mr.. Merrie didn't give his de-
cision right away. He wanted, he
said, to talk to two or three other
Evening star., 1938-12-03
Everything de-

Everything de-
pended upon Peg
gy. If Eric Merrie
approved of Peg
gy, Otis would get
the appointment
to the Cuban Of
flee of the Ma
tional Power Co.
Otis was sure of
very one but
Peggy.
you un d err
stand how impor-
tant it is, don't
you, Peggy. I've
wanted this job
for a long while.
It means a lot.
You - you'll be
nice to Mr.. Mer-
sie?"
why must I
see him?" Peggy
asked.
"Whvc PocalISo
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men In town first.
Otis was frantic.
He didn't know
t h It any one
else in town was
being considered.
But he managed
to- suppress his
di S a ppointment,
and urged Mr..
Merrie to attend
a party he was
planning for the
next evening. Mr..
Merrie said he'd
be delighted.
The party was
a great success
up until II o'clock.
Then Mr.. Merrie,
who had drunk
no more cocktails
than any one else
present and who
shouldn't, there
fore, be feeling
Evening star., 1938-12-03
Broin TwizzIers
BY PROF. J. d. FLINT.

Stars and blocks and circles and
triangles and stuff. We're going to
work on arranging them so that
there are no two alike in any line
of four. The stars are already ar
ranged in the array of IL squares.
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Essential Oils

Flavors, and especially perfumes.
may be of either natural or synthet-
ic origin. The natural perfumes are
the actual odoriferous materials ex-
tracted from plants. These ma
terials. known as essential oils, are,
as their name implies, oily SUBJ
stances, and they are present in the
blossoms, fruits, or other parts to a
rather small extent, usually less
than ! per cent.
The oils may be removed in q
number of ways, depending on their
source, their nature, and the form
in which they are desired, In the
case of a particularly rich source Of
an essential oil, such as lemon peel,
the oil may be squeezed out In q
press. In other eases it may be
distilled directly from the source or
blown out in a current Of steam. It
may be dissolved out by organic
solvents, such as alcohol, or extract
ed by means of highly purified ami
NAL fats. The amount Of essential
pill obtained from the blossoms Of
most plants is in the neighborhood
Of only a few pounds ton.
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Capture of Two Sharks
Proof of Right to Wed

Among many of the New Guinea
coastal tribes it is compulsory for
native to capture at least two sharks
unaided before he may marry. In
most cases, says a writer in the
New York Times, the sharks are
caught in very ingenious trap.
The trap is merely a big float
carved out of a long piece of soft
wood. Through a hole in the center
of the float there is fastened a length
of strong, hand-woven cane rope,
knotted at one end and tied in a
running moose at the other.
Towing this curious contraption
the bridegroom-to-be sets out in his
tiny canoe. He takes along with
him several dead fish, one Of which
is tied at the end of a long stick.
With this he seeks to attract the
shark toward the canoe. When the
shark draws near the fisherman
places his trap in the water with
the moose hanging downward.
Then, using the strong-smelling
fish as bait, he temptS the monster
until, in order to secure the fish the
shark thrusts its head through the
cane moose. AS it does so the moose
tightens and the shark is caught.
At once it plunges away in terror.
The dragging float, exerting pull
on the moose, gradually forces the
sharks jaws open and before long
it chokes or browns, and may be
lowed ashore.
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Hello Everybody:

Hello Everybody:
Now that Santa Claus has gone
back to his icy home in the North
and the Christmas tree has been
dismantled and thrown out, guess
we can all get back to the normal
life again.
Glimpses at the Forty Club
Dance: If you wanted to see
something really lovely you should
have looked in at the Forty Club
Party last week. I've never seen
our Twin City women look so at
tractive before. The dresses, worn,
were exquisite. Travis Banton
himself couldn't have designed any
better looking gowns, LOUISE
CARMICHAEL in black taffeta,
RACHEL JAMES in gold satin and
MRS. LOUIS MOORE gowned in
black with a lovely blue sequin
jacket all made a charming picture.
:. MIL and LEO BOHANoN still
have that honeymoonish look.
(Ain't love just too wonderful y
The EMERSON HARRIS were
there swinging to Rock CAMS or
chestra. Ditto fer the DR..
CRUMPs. NAE MARSHALL,
AUDRE MCCULLOUGH and 1.
MYRTLE GARDEN all seemed to
be entering inte the swing of the
party: What married Romeo
sorta forgot he was married?
JIMMY and JANE LEE were both
there: kJlmmys the newspaper
celebrity All anyone had to do
was to look at the happy faces
present to know that the Forty
Club Party was huge success.
The Songs of the Week: "a
Simple Melody" and my True
Confession" / have heard the lat
ter song sung by some Of the most
popular boys and gals Of the Twin
Cities this week. Eyeryone's JUS
crazy about it:
Here's glimpse at the Criteri-
the twelve Griterions are a swell
on's dance last week at the ster=
ling Club. First of all, think
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Kansas Red Wheat Came
From Two-Gallon Hoard

In 1874 a colony of Mennonites,
seeking religious freedom, departed
from Caslov, Crimea, to find homes
in Kansas. A patriarchal and agri.
cultural people, knowing nothing Of
the conditions which they must face
In the new country, they took along
everything they thought they might
need, including household goods, i'm.
plements, and what at the time may
have seemed unimportant, but
later was to prove most important Of
all, two gallons of the peculiar hard
red wheat of the Russian steppes.
This wheat was of the type familiar
to them, recites writer in the Kan
sas City Times, and they had no
way Of knowing it would be an in
novation in America. Those two
gallons of grains were literally hand
picked, one grain at time, by Men
MONTE children, each grain being
examined for color, conformity and
the necessary f1inty hardness.
Near Hilsboro, Kan, the wheat
was planted. At that time soft
wheat was the type grown in this
section and in the high plains it was
q crop so unreliable that attempts
to grow it had practically been
abandoned. Surprisingly to the
American neighbors of the Mennon-
ties, the Turkey Red" wheat, as it
was known, f1ourished remarkably.
Additional acreage was sown the
following year, from the seed fur
nished by the first crop, and its sue
cess was so great that American
farmers began to acquire the seed
and sow it. Mills had formerly been
of the burr type in Kansas; they now
began to be converted into the roller
type necessary for the harder grain.
BY 1885 the demand for the new
wheat was so great that Mennon-
tie miller sent to Russia for an en-
ire carlot of it for distribution.
The Kansas State college agricul-
tural department experimental, de-
veIoped and cross-bred the original
Turkey Red into a variety of i'm
proved forms.
Land which had been considered
fit only for grazing was broken in
western Kansas, Nebraska, Okla
homa, and in the Texas Panhandle
and eastern Colorado. BY the time
Of the World war, the Southwest
could literally lay claim to being
the bread basket of the nation"
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Fifty-One Irish Kings
Died a Violent Death

Between A. D. and A. D. 1172,
there were rs kings of Ireland and,
on the average, they reigned only
Ga years.
OF these Is Irish monarchs, 81
died violent death, four became
monks and one died on pilgrimage
al Joppa. Fourteen Irish kings
were slain in battle and 81 were
assassinated, usually by their Sue
cessors. Nor were the assassina-
tons polite, asserts a writer in the
Kansas City Star. One monarch
was thrown into lake and
drowned. another was choked in a
bog, third had spear thrust
through his eye, another was poi
soned by his sister, another-such
was the Irish etiquette-was sud-
denly set upon by three unruly
nephews.
Three kings were killed by thun-
derbolts. One of them had fed for
safety to the Alps. But the thunder
bolt got him, A. D. 421.
Even the great King Cormas-Ul-
fhada, "a prince of most excellent
wisdom who kept the most splendid
court that ever was in Ireland, ;"
was choked by the bone of a fish
at supper, A. D. asa. Among those
Irish kings. you never could tell
what would h"~oon next.
How Seasons Got Their Names
The seasons probably got their
names as follows: winter-from the
original Gothic word wintrus, mean
ing rainy or wet season. Summer
middle English sumner, and kindred
words in other languages, including
the Sanskrit sama, meaning year,
half year, season. Spring-early
Sanskrit word sprhayati, meaning
he desires. It came to mean the
act of rising suddenly and later the
season of the year when plants rise
from the ground. Fall-Anglo-Sax-
on feallan and kindred words in 9TH
er languages, meaning to descend.
The season is so named because of
the falling of leaves from the trees.
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bunch of boys. Most of them not
only have nice personalities but are
quite handsome, too. There's a
tip to follow, gals.) / saw ASH
MORE STOKES and ELIZABETH
WALKER JUS gazing at each
other. (The place was so dimly
lighted | don't see how they could
really see each other, but / sup
pose the love light is always bright
thought There were more couples
exchanging partners. At the end
of the dance I heard one boy re-
mark, Gee, l forgot whom l came
with. Let's see, think I'll take
home the dame in blue!" l don't
think you did, tho, cause she was
otherwise engaged. AL BURGESS
and MYRTLE GUSTIN did some
swell peckin! / mean it was really
good. Popular BEA and ELIZA
BETH SHUCK were both havin'
a grand time. CHARLES
MOORE was seen everywhere
whispering sweet "everythings" in
different gals ears. l noticed
two young ladies giving handsome
NORRIS GIBBS the "come up and
see me sometime look.". JOHN
SCOTT and ALBERT BLACK were
two Romeos adding to the frivolity
of the party. VIVIAN HOW
ARD, JESSIE SOMON, VERA
HARPER and SHIRLEY HOUSE
and loads of other attractive gals
were there havin' too fine time.
LAWRENCE LEWIS has
really got line of jibe hasn't he?
1t would be kinda bad, Lawrence,
if some cute little gal really took
you serious. RICHARD STOKES
was there with HILDA MOSES.
All in all it was great party so
keep it up you good looking
Criterions.
Did you hear about the eccentric
old man who thinks there are no
ugly women in the world? Well,
he says he put two ads in a news
paper for housekeeper-one for
an amiahle and efficient house
keeper and one for an ugly woman
to fill the same position. The first
ad received hundreds of answers
but the other one brought no an
swers at all. That's why he infers
there are no ugly women to be
found. What do you think of his
logic?
Our charming new Head Resi-
dent of the Phyllis Wheatley,
MRS. LOUISE BROMLEY, arrived
in Minneapolis last Sunday night
with her two sons. We hope she
will like the Twin Cities and that
her New Year will be most happy
and prosperous.
So, folks, I must be dashing
along, so until next week l am still
4
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Invented Rraille svstem

In 1929 Louis Braille, blind
Frenchman, made it possible for
other sightless to read and write.
He invented the Braille system
wherein combinations of six raised
dots on paper stand for the various
letters of the alphabet. Braille is
almost the universal Language" of
the blind. Shakespeare's works, 9TH
er classics, even magazines are
nrintad in il
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Eskimo MukIuks

Mukluks are boots worn on long,
snowy trails in winter; they are
made of deerskin, padded with
sweet grass inside and beautifully
beaded and dyed. The Eskimo
women soften the soles Of the boots
by chewing the hide for sewing. II
they are not sewn properly water
gets to the feet in winter and freez-
ing may set in. The most popular
Eskimo girl is one who has strong
teeth-she gets all the beaux.
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Ans: You expect entirely too
much from your boy friends. Don't
demand money from them and you
will stand a better chance of hav-
ing friends. Nothing is wrong
with you you only need to
change your ways somewhat.
1888 NEW ASTROLOGY READ
INGS ARE NOW READY.
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NOW READY
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L. j.: Will our bills be paid by
the first Of the year? 49,.
Ans: An improvement in the
financial affairs of your home is in
dicated. Your husband will be sue
cessful in getting a part of the
money he is looking for this month.
G. B. c.: What is the matter with
my boy friend, he acts so different
here of late? Does he love me?
Being a regular reader of your col
umn I would like to hear from you
right away.
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J. A. B.: Would it be wasting my
time to go on with this boy or will
he play cupid in nay future life?
Ans: 1t is very, very likely that
you and this boy will GET MAR
RIED sometime next spring. He
wants to marry you but feels that
he cannot afford to keep you up
Just yet.
D. M. c.: Will 1 ever see my
fathers face again? Will ever
be happy and healthy like other
girls? Will he get a job or does
he want one? ...
Ans: If he does want one he
sure is doing everything he can to
dodge one. My opinion is that your
friend is lazy and doesn't intend to
work if he can get by without do
ing so. Your health will improve
as you grow older, for with the
proper medical care YOUR condition
would change for the better i'm
mediately. ! am afraid that Y9uF
father is dead.
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S. c.: Why do mest of my boy
friends disappoint me in love?
What is wrong with me?
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M. A. c.: Am still being adj
mired by my divorced husband ?
Will there ever be a reconcilia-
ton? Shall I forget him and look
for someone else?
Ans: You are still very much
admired by your former mate and
what's more there are times
when he ''yearns" for you even
more than you do for him. With a
little encouragement on your part
and letting by-gOnes be by-gOnes,
YOU could be happy again.
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]. C. M: The thing that l want
to know, is my husband telling me
the truth about himself and his
cousin? Are they in love with each
other? Would we do better if we
move from this house?
Ans: Your husband is very fond
of his cousin and has been all of
his life but he is not carrying on
a 'lOve affair" with her. For your
own peace of mind / suggest
that you move out if the OppOr-
tunity arises. You will never be
happy living where you are feeling
the way you do about his cousin.
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Ans: Your boy friend belongs to
the class of people usually known
as "pikers." He knows that Christ
mas is Just gone by and he will now
be ready to rush you again. If he
had loved yO4 i. he would sure
ly have remembered you Christmas,
so give him the air.
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T. B.: Would this trip that / have
in mind to make prove as success
full for me as I am hoping that it
will?
Ans: Yes and in every re-
spect. You will be able to make
the business contact and will also
meet the individual that you have
been writing to for the past three
years. l suggest that you take
some of your money and dress
yourself up NICE before leaving:
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R. S. c.: l have boy in Missis-
sippi that / haven't heard from
lately. Has anything happened to
him? There was a woman found
dead last year near my home. Did
somebody kill her or did she just
die?
Ans: You will receive a letter
from your boy before the middle of
this January. The party that you
have in mind died from a serious
physical condition :. no one was
involved in her death.
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Here's glimpse at the Criteri-
the twelve Griterions are a swell
on's dance last week at the ster=
ling Club. First of all, think
Evening star., 1938-11-29

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