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Evening star., 1938-02-13
Valentines Day
Customs ChQnqe
IT IS strange that as happy a day

IT is strange that as happy a day
as February IA should bear the
name Of saints who died for their
religion No one knows very much
about them. except that legend says
there probably were three St. VAL
entines. They were martyred and
buried along the Flaminian Way, out
side the City Of Rome. Later the
gate to this road was called St.
Valentines gate. but now it is the
Porta del Popolo, the gate of the
people.
No one knows why we celebrate
Valentines Day as we do. Some say
it is because in the Middle Ages peo-
pie believed that birds chose their
mates on February IA. Others say
it is because Of the feast of the
Lupercalia in the days Of Rome. This
feast was observed during most Of the
month Of February and part of the
fun consisted Of putting the names of
girls in box to be drawn out by
young men who had them for their
partners during the festivities and
sometimes longer. For many years
the drawing Of names was a regular
ST. Valentines Day custom. The
young men gave parties for these
valentines" they had drawn and
sent them gifts and tokens.
Now st. Valentines Day has become
especially children's day with its
parties and candy at home and its
Valentine boxes at school.
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Years passed, Mrs. Rochard says,
and she almost forgot Mike.
Then one night she had a dream in
which she thought her husband came
to her and asked her to get back
Mixes picture.
Believing that this would be impos-
sible, Mrs. Rochard. nevertheless, went
to the dealer and told him her story.
She had only one request, she said
She would like to go to the home of
the woman who had bought the pic
ture and look at Mike once again.
THE dealer agreed to secure the ad-
dress. Here Fate seemed to step
into the picture, however, for when
Mrs. Rochard returned to his shop
there was Mike himself-looking as
real as life in his portrait!
The dealer explained that the
woman who had bought 1t was sailing
for Europe and that Mikes picture
was among many she had disposed Of
the day before.
Mrs. Rochard found 1t dificult to
believe in her good fortune, but she
didn't waste time in arranging to buy
the portrait.
When the painting was back In her
home it received the place Of honor
on her walls-and there it will remain
as long as Mixes mistress lives, she
says. Suitable arrangements also will
be made for a permanent home for
the picture when she is no longer
here to care for it, Mrs. Rochard adds
Well, it seems that Mikes travels
are lust about over.
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perry and broke down into the water.
MY clothing was wet and heavy
and the water was cold, so it was hard
to swim toward the shore and safety.
Il finally reached a place where the
ice was thicker, but even then I could
not have climbed to safety except for
the brave act of my companion, Ken
nard Calfee, who lay on the ice and
reached his hand out and gave me a
lift. This made it possible for me to
climb to safety up on the ice. where
was glad to change shoes and put on
dry coat and drive home as quickly
as possible.
Before skating any more. must
now wait for thicker ice and a pair
Of skates. because lost one in the
lake. This experience taught me that
boys are wise when they carry along a
rope for emergency use when the ice
is thin"
Evening star., 1938-02-13
Official Table
For Tennis
Last of d series

ONCE you've learned to play pretty
decent game Of table tennis, you
won't be completely happy until you
have place to enjoy it in your own
home.
The official table is Q feet long by
S feet wide. The playing space should
therefore be at least II feet by 10
feet, giving you feet clear space at
the ends and 2la feet on the sides.
However. to play a really good game,
you need from to 10 feet at the
ends and 3 or feet at the sides.
Often you can find room for the
table in your basement or attic. Other
boys and girls are playing in garages
and barns. and many play on lawns
and porches during the warmer
weather.
Tables sold in the stores cost around
SIS or higher. The cheaper tables
are three-ply wood. three e-eighths Of
an inch thick. These are all right, but
II you can get a hve-play table, it
will be far better.
Many building supply companies sell
unpalnted plywood table tops at a rea-
sonable price. You can build support
yourself. or even use two or three
sawhorses. The playing service should
be 80 inches above the floor. Paint
the top dark green. and put the lines
around the edges and down the center
in white. Paint stores sell a special
tape which will enable you to put these
lines on neatly.
Walls around the playing space
should preferably not be white. Light.
ing should consist Of at least two. and
preferably three, shaded lights above
the center line of the table.
And here's hint for you boys and
girls: The quickest way to get 4 table
in your own home is to interest your
father and mother in the game! Table
tennis is fine sport for men and
women Of almost any age, and the
whole family can have a lot of fun
playing doubles. Incidentally, you
should get hold of a rule book, which
explains how doubles are played, a
well as other points in the rules not
fully covered In these articles.
Evening star., 1938-02-13
HlSTORICRANS X By Leslie Hartley
THIS HEROIC BRONZE EQUES-
L TRAN STATUE OF GEN.

L TRAN STATUE OF GEN.
WINFIELD SCOTT HANCOCK,
BY HENRY J. ELL1COTT, sCULP-
TOR, STANDS IN THE TR1-
ANGLE ON PENNSYLVANIA
AVENUE NEAR SEVENTH
STREET NV. IT WAS ERECTED
BY THE GOVERNMENT IN 1896.
Gen. WINFIELD SCOTT HAM
~ COCK, born February IA, 1924.
served his country both in the
Mexican War and the War Be-
tween the States. In the latter
conflict he was called Hancock
the superb" and Gen. Grant was to
say Of him: Hancock stands the
most conspicuous figure Of all the
general officers who did not exer-
else = separate command.
The battle of Gettysburg was
among the important engagements
Of the War Between the States in
which Hancock participated.
Ordered to Pennsylvania by Gen.
Meade to assume command and
decide whether or not to continue
the tight there, Hancock decided to
remain. In the third days battle
he led the left center Of the Union
Army which bore the full brunt Of
Pickett's charge. Shot from his
horse during the battle, he con-
tinued In command until the at.
tack was repulsed.
In 1880 Hancock was nominated
by the Democratic party q its
candidate for the presideucy, but
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members are conducted with great
formality. And. best of all. dividends
are paid-dividends which the four
young Bakers are privileged to spend
as they see fit.
But before We go any further in
this story, let's meet the young Bakers
who live IN large old farmhouse just
of the Washington Baltimore boule-
ward. near the University Of Maryland.
Helen is the Oldest and probably the
most important member of the firm.
Ten years old. she's pretty, with long
blond locks which hang down her
shoulders in Alice in Wonderland
fashion. 1t would be hard to find a
more industrious young lady than
Helen, as you will see later.
Then there is 8-year-old Sabra, also
pretty. who wears her hair in two
short braidS like a little Gretchen.
Next comes 7-year-old Edwin-the
only boy in the family-whose knack
for figures makes him a valuable asset
to the firm. And, lastly, there is little
Mildred, who is just years old and
not much help just now to the Happy
Hilltop Corp. though she attends all
OF its meetings and listens gravely to
the statistics and plans discussed by
the others.
TO THIS little group, their father
introduced an interesting idea
about year ago.
Remembering that when he was a
boy he used to raise chickens. he re-
called that this was an excellent way
in which to learn responsibility.
Maybe the young Bakers would like to
raise chickens also, he suggested. The
four youngsters agreed at once that
they would.
+ The project was started immedi-
ately. An old barn was converted into
an up-to-date poultry house. Three
hundred baby chicks were ordered,
and the whole family solemnly re-
solved not to let single baby chick
die
Mrs. Baker and the four children
worked industriously in those days,
but their ambition was almost realized.
All except i've Of the little chicks
lived.
When the flock had been culled and
most Of the cockerels disposed Of the
Bakers had more than 4 hundred
laying hens.
Now 1t became necessary to organ
lie, and 1t was agreed that it should
be Helen's duty to feed the chickens
each afternoon upon her return from
school. She was to receive 5 cents q
day for this.
Sabra was appointed to keep the
nests clean-a Job which pays 10 cents
week. And both Helen and Sabra
we're to deliver the eggs on their
bicycles and collect the bills, making
cents for each delivery.
WHEN the corporation was set up
Helen was made secretary at 10
cents week: Sabra. librarian, at 10
cents . month, and Edwip was placed
In charge Of the graphs at 10 vents .
month. Little 16ildred Vas to receive
Evening star., 1938-02-13
JOHN STERZER.

JOHN STERZER,
Wearing a Seminole Jacket.
He's holding q model OF a
Seminole Gugout. used in the
Everglades on hunting and
fishing expeditions.
Star Staff Photo.
exactly how the clothes are WORN,
while model boat called a dugout.
about foot long, adds to the picture
Johns collection gives of Seminole
life. In these dugouts the Indians
pole themselves around in the Ever
slades on their hunting and fishing
expeditions
But even larger than the Seminole
dugout is the Algonquin canoe that
Johns grandmother brought him
from Canada last summer. 1t is about
feet long, made of birch bark and
sewed together like real canoe, and
just as able to float successfully on
the water.
THERE are smaller things, too, in
Johns collection-a model of q
Hopi house, a pair of Hopi moccasins,
some little pieces of beadwork and
arrow heads from both Luray, Va
and Pennsylvania
John, who attends Ben Murch
School, has always been interested ir
Indians
Perhaps" he said. "it is because
my aunt has taught for years in ar
> Indian school in Arizona"
OF course, his collection isn't COM
plete. He considers himself just 8
small beginner, and looks forward tt
making many additions in the years
to come. Next, he says, he wants 8
war bonnet and some bows and ar.
rows-not just arrow heads-and, NJ
doubt. the next time he goes to F1orida
he will bring back something more tt
remind him Of the Seminoles.
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dress like no other Indians, John de-
clared.
mo doubt they wore war bonnets
in the old days. he explained, but
no one ever sees anything like that
now"
Their clothes are made of tiny
pieces Of bright-colored cloth sewed
together. Most Of these combinations
resemble crazy quilt, but in certain
places, like the bottom of skirt, two
or three colors are worked into a de-
sign. The women's dress consists of
a skirt, full like great ruffle, and a
waist. which is another rufHe, slipped
over the head and rested on the
shoulders All of the women wear
beads, one strand for each year of
life. Some of them have necks liter
ally covered with beads from the
shoulders to the bottom of the chin,
John said. Like all Indian women,
the Seminoles have straight, black
hair, which they arrange in a pompa-
dor. quite like American ladies of
the gay COS"
THE Seminole men wear ordinary
working pants of khaki or denim,
but instead of regular shirt, a jacket
OF the gay patchwork material Is
worn. Their hair, which also is
straight and black, is parted in the
middle and slicked down smooth on
either side
Where the Seminoles live in the
Everglades country of Florida, their
homes are nothing more than shelters,
each thatch OF dried palmetto
leaves held up by several poles. I'm
der these shelters the women sit and
sew scraps for the gay clothes. using
tiny, hand-turned sewing machines.
Exactly the kind girls use for max
Ing doll Clothes John remarked. And
those Indian women certainly can
make them go fast"
But the Seminole clothes are not
the only Indian things John owns.
He has good-sized collection. Two
carved wooden Indians about 5 inches
high and little Seminole doll show
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Riddles

HERE are four Valentines, which
! = the Riddle Man hopes you'll like.
l. What is it that you can keep after
giving to someone else?-Kay Cole.
2. When Is water like tiger ?-Ber-
nice Reed.
8. Why Is a bald head like heaven?
HI. T. Rufenbarger.
4. Why Is q small boy like nnen?-
Harvel Creel.
ANSWERS.
/. Your word. 2. When 1t makes q
spring. 3. Because 1t is . bright,
shining spot and there is no parting
there. I. He shrinks from washing.
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S cents month for attending meet
ing and keeping very quiet
Charts were drawn up to keep a
record of the number of eggs gathered
each day and also the number Of eggs
to be delivered at stated intervals to
regular customers
At the regular stockholders meeting
the group gathers formally about the
dining room table while their father
presides.
The Secretary's report, read by
Helen, describes the weather for the
preceding month with its possible
effect on egg production. 1t also gives
the prevailing price of eggs Some
times little anecdotes Of interest to
the corporation are read, such as this
one contained in the January report:
I'VE have two hens with feathers
entirely gone of their rear end"
Helen wrote. DR.. DeVolt said he
could not find the trouble without
opening one Of the hens, which he
did not do. He said she might come
back into production later and she did,
quite fast. For by the time mother
got home she had laid an egg In the
basket"
Then Edwin's graphs are studied
and analyzed and the stockholders
discuss plans for the future.
n1VIDENDS are paid on the scale of
One-half cent on each dozen eggs
laid during the month. The highest
dividend the stockholders ever received
was $105 each-and that was q big
day, you can be sure.
General labor profits are disposed
of in various ways. Many times the
money goes back into the business
The most exciting stockholders
meeting ever held took place last fall.
when the members decided to use
some of their profits for a gift to their
grandmother on her list birthday.
Several plans were discussed, but at
last it. was decided that, because
grandmother lived many miles away,
the Bakers would like to have her
make visit to Happy Hilltop. So $7l
was set aside-a dollar for each Of
grandmother's years and, as it hap
pened, a Sufficient sum to pay her
railroad fare to Washington.
Now that spring is in the ofing
the Bakers are making plans to order
more chicks.
They expect to stay In the poultry
business--not only because it's fun.
but because the profits, If they are
set aside for a rainy day, may be
useful in the future when they are
ready for college.
Evening star., 1938-02-13
Sad Err0r.

ERANT1cALLY the young bride
telephoned her husband at his
office.
"Oh, john" she sobbed, "please
hurry home. I got the electric wires
mixed up, the radio is all covered with
white frost and the refrigerator is
playing Home. Sweet Home"
Evening star., 1938-02-13


heard the agonized cries Of a cat.
Upon investigating the disturbance
she found a small boy tormenting Q
3-month-oid kitten by putting red pep
per In its eyes.
Mrs. Rochard rescued the kitten and
took him home with her. All the fol-
lowing night she kept awake. putting
soothing application on the little
creatures eyes. But to no avail. Mike
became blind. Despite this affliction.
however. he was to live q charmed
existence.
Mr.. Richards work as an artist
carried him all over the country, and
when Mike was adopted into the fam
lily he became a traveller, too. His
journeys at one time brought him to
Washington, when the Rochards had
a shop on Pennsylvania avenue, Mrs.
Rochard recalls.
MIKE lived for IL years. and be-
~ cause OF his gentle nature, in
spite Of his afniction, he became the
pet Of many people.
In the happy years before Mixes
death Pierre Rochard painted pic
ture of the cat, and even though he
was blind the eyes held soft ex-
preston.
Then came the World War and Mr..
Rochard lost his life in the service
Of his country.
Eventually the time came when his
widow decided to dispose of the paint
ings Of her husband still in her pos
session. and Mikes picture went with
the rest.
Evening star., 1938-02-13
For the Puzzle Fans

>
We're still thinking about Valentines,
so we'll ask you to see how many
words of three or more letters you
can from from HEART. The puzzle
editor got 22-can you beat him2
-
Now we'll test your powers of OBJ
servation. How many objects begin
ming with H can you find in the pic
ture below? You should get 20.
Evening star., 1938-02-13
Snccess!

SE--Have any Of your boyhood am
bitions been realized?
Old Man-Yes, when my mother
used to cut my hair often wished !
might be bald -headed.
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n Good Idea.

MOIHER-Jehnny, what do you
mean by feeding the baby
yeast?
Johnny-She's swallowed my nickel
and I'm trying to raise the dough.
Evening star., 1938-02-13
Beloved Blind Cat Still
Lives in a Portrait
Widow of French Artist Locates
Painting Which She Sold
Many Years Ago.
BY GLORIA LUBAR,
Central High School Student

blind
portrait Of that cat which honor is told
~ by Mrs Pierre Rochard widow Is living
1 Washington at 32l Fourteenth place NE.
Mike the cat lived life
Is not strange than that Of portrait.
Forty
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College Park Family
Has Egg Corporation
Parents and Four Children in
Business of Raising Chicks
On Organized Basis.
By FRANCES LIDE,

slNG chickens order sell serious business with the
College in
little chicken farm has Happy Hilltop Egg
just family affair
from day
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oung Residents of Capital Hobbies
Seminole Garb Shown
By Student in Capital
John Sterzer Gathers Tribal
Material While on Visit
To Florida Indians.
w ELIZABETH WALTON.

things
Blu If one
wv thinks that all Indians dress alike John
NV set him straight
know great deal about Indians for 1o-yearod boy but he
samples of Seminole dress, which he himself
semino bright coors aside from that they
Evening star., 1938-02-13

"Oh here is valentine, Man," she
will say.
"You amt done forgot that it's VAL
entines Day?"
When mother undoes 1t and opens it
up,
Why, out will Jump Cuddles and Tuck
and the pup.
(Copyrisht, 1o3e.J
Evening star., 1938-02-13

The definitions:
HORIZONTAL.
3. Lower limb Of the body.
S. Stupid person.
Z. A sentimental rnissive.
8. Also.
10. Pairs (abbr0.
IL. DNfigure.
IA. South America (abbr).
l6. Point Of the compass (abbr.
II. Symbol Of love.
20. Mixture Of earth and water.
VERTICAL.
1. An Atlantic State (abbr).
2. Greek letter.
8. Lighting devices.
1. Procures.
5. Minute particle Of matter.
6. Trap.
8. Negative.
II, Word used in school yells.
l3. Busy insect.
IS. Pull. drag.
18. Printers measure.
10. Road (abbr).
=
Cupid is an active fellow at this tim
of year. See If you can NIL IN tn
four missing letters around him u
form a word diamond. When properl
completed, the second line will be
Young flower and the fourth will b
noise or clamor.
Evening star., 1938-02-13

0UR crossword puzzle is inclosed
in a heart, In honor Of St. Valen-
tines Day. Don't lost heart If some
of the words in this heart puzzle
puzzle you!
VALENTINE GREETINGS.
Evening star., 1938-02-13

They've asked dear old Mandy to tie
1t just so,
On Valentines Day with big ribbon
bow. i
Shes promised the children she won't
look inside;
She'll take 1t to mother as soon Is
it's tied.
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My Most
Exciting
Adventure
Thin Ice Breaks,
Boy Is Saved
By Friend.

ROBERT NELSON. IS, of Riverdale
Heights. Md, reports his most ex-
citing adventure to The Star as fol-
lows:
About two weeks ago several Of us
boys went skating on the ice at Green
belt. The ice being rough in the small
inlet. We started out on the main body
of the lake.
About IS feet out the ice began to
crack. but the warning was too late
and before I could turn around and
get to shore the ice broke and was
in the water up to my neck. Reach
ing out my arms. tried to climb up
on the ice, but it was weak and slip
Evening star., 1938-02-13


Below a word square Is started for
you. A word square. you know. reads
the same from left to right as 1t does
from top to bottom. In this one. the
second line is a boat. the third is
flavor, the fourth is one who comes
out second best, and the nth is looks
closely.
S c A L p
A
L
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS
PUZZLES.
/. Spare. hammerlock, welterweight
and forward.
2. PUCK - luck - lock - look -
loot SCOT - SHOT.
BALL - bill - pill pile
pine - PINS.
8. Christopher Columbus hoped to
locate a new route to the Indies.
4. Ring, idea, nest and gate.
5. Crossword puzzle solution.
Evening star., 1938-02-13
Niitberv.

Slippery.
PANAMA cloth is being used now.
It should make . nice little thing
to slip GA when you're Ia / hurry.
Evening star., 1938-02-13

Peak of Proqram.
HERE. young man. you shouldn't
hit that boy when he's down."
"Gwanl What dyer think ! got N
down fer?'
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-06-30
a Brief History of the Cunningham
Family. Pioneers of Garrett Coun-
ty. as Written by a Descendant.

\ ~
Family, Pioneers of Garrett Coun-
ty. as Written by Descendant.
To the Editor of The Republican.
In connection with the article writ
ten by Mr.. Charles Hoye relative ia
the Campbells and Cuninghams. who
formerly owned several thousands Of
acres of land in Garrett County.
wish to advise and hope you will pub
llsh the fact that my grandfather
/ William Campbell Cunningham. lived
out his days on Cheviot Dale Farm
/ and his remains lie in the cemetery at
Bittinger, Maryland. Although his
fortunes were entirely depleted at his
death, my grandmother had lifetime
interest in the old home However. she
sold her rights to the Jennings Lum-
Der Company. Many times in my child
! hood | have visited Cheviot Dale Farm
when they were Stirring off" maple
sugar.
My mother and her two sisters. Mol
ne ana Sallle Cunningham, grew up in
Palo Alto House. This house was de-
stroyed by fire, together with many
choice pieces of antique furniture, be-
fore | can remember and was replaced
by more ordinary frame house. | was
the last of the Cunningham descendants
70 dispose of my property in Garrett
County.
Other descendants Of the Campbells
and Cuninghams. who are known to al
least some of the people in Garrett
County, are the family of George E.
| and Sallie Cunningham Ralston. who
formerly resided at Bittinger. Mary
land. and several of them were born
at Cheviot Dale Farm.
Concerning the burying ground on
the Cheviot Dale Farm, seven or eight
of the Cuninghams' slaves are buried
there quite near to where the old
sugar house stood think this is what
IS referred to, enormously. as an In
dian burying ground.
wish, also, to state that my great
grandfather, James Cunningham, who
married Catherine Campbell, of near
Frederick, had no brother in this
country. To this union were born vii.
liam Campbell Cunningham, my grand
father; Charles Edward Cunningham,
George Cunningham, James Cunning
ham and Rebecca Janet Cunningham,
who became the wife of Thomas
Washington. 1t is thought the James
Cunningham, who died in Jefferson
county, Va, in 1849, was James Cum
ingham, Jr. My statment concerning
this is concuTed in by my cousin,
Thomas Campbell Washington, OF
Chevy Chase, D. c.
RUTH McR0BIE,
The All States Hotel,
Washington, D. C.
June %, 1888.