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Evening star., 1939-04-22

The whole edif1ce had been installed
between two rows Of tubes.
The anchoring Of the nest went down
past the glass part Of the tubes to the
very sockets. and was wedged in so far
down that It was impossible to get it out
without first taking out the tubes.
The mice had selected secluded place,
indeed, so long as there was no electricity
present.
Had there been current on, the young
mice would have had the only electrical
ly heated nest In the world, Jones
thought.
No doubt 1t was fortunate for the
rodents that there had been no artificial
heat, the fine materials of their home
might have caught fire.
The set had been kept connected to
Its speaker and had been left tuned to
WRC.
Those mice might have had music
with their meals, too
&*
Just how the young ones managed to
get down to the floor, on their first ven-
ture through the holes, was q problem
The parent mice had left a fine trail
OF sunflower seed husks all over the place.
These they had brought in from the
bird feeding station outside.
Templeton Jones poked a hesitating
finger at the nest.
He was not sure an enraged rodent
would not pop ollt at him
But no, the mice were gone. Probably
not one of them, large or small, had
been there for a long time.
Since spring had come along mice and
men had taken to the outdoors.
These were not just common mice,
after all, Jones said
Theye were some variety of field mice,
shorter and darker, with the ability to
jump like tiny kangaroon. (Jones said
"kangaroon," so we'll let it stand.)
Jones had his doubts about ordinary
house mice building such nest as this.
BY George, what a nest it was!
The way it had been fitted down be-
tween those radio tubes was both artistic
and scientific.
Jones admired for long time, then
shut the lid
The old set probably wouldn't work.
anyway.
The mice might as we'll have it.
Jones looked again at those man-made
mouse holes in the back.
They were perfect.
Evening star., 1939-04-22
Observer Keeps Notes
On Law Enforcement,

TO the Editor Of The Star:
Notes on how the pedestrian control
Is enforced:
Date, April 10; time, 405 pm; place,
Pennsylvania avenue and Fourteenth
street NV. Officer on duty facing east.
A woman crossed west side Of Pennsyl-
vania avenue about 20 feet from inter-
section and boarded street car; just as
she reached loading platform officer
turned and, blowing his whistle, walked
over to platform, compelled the woman
to alight from car and return to curb.
Date. Apr 20; time. TAO am; place.
Wisconsin sSenue and NJ street NV.
Evening star., 1939-04-22
THIS AND THAT
By Charles E. TraceUell.

Templeton Jones has a way of sud-
denly thinking Of articles he had slowed
away either in the garage or the attic.
Where Is that old radio set?" he
asked.
The old radio set hadn't been in opera
ton for at least five years.
No one had thought Of 1t since that
day when it had been unlocked years
before.
1t was an old-time set. In two parts,
the cabinet and the speaker, separate.
There were seven tubes and the chest
had lid which raised up.
There were half a dozen or more COOL
ing holes in the back Of the cabinet.
These holes were about an inch in
diameter, a neat row of them In the back
In neat row about half way up the box.
Jones conceived the idea Of dragging
out that old set to see If it still worked.
I'll bet 1t does," he exclaimed Things
made in America last forever" he added,
in burst of loyalty.
Take that 89-cent razor" he went
on. chummily. why, have had it l6
years and 1t is good for as many more"
Ambling out to the garage, he went to
the shelf where the old radio set had
been placed in the long ago.
Something warned him to 60 slowly.
Lifting the lid rather gingerly, he
found
As neat mouse's nest as any one ever
saw!
Since there had been no other means
OF entrance, the father and mother mice
evidently had gone into the set through
the neat round holes in the back. These
had served as perfect doors, being real
mouse holes. through which the beasties
Burns Is authority for this usage-car-
ried all the materials to make the nest.
What an ediflce 1t was to be sure
Templeton Jones stood thunderstruck,
as the saying has it, before the mouse
nest.
1t was at least half foot wide, and
as much deep.
1t appeared to be made Of a sort Of
gray crinkled paper, but upon closer
examination the observer saw it was
composed of chewed newsprint, plus
fine flbers
The source Of these fibers puzzled him
at first, until his eyes fell on a large
burlap bag of peatmoss.
Shreds of the burlap made the fibers
of the nest.
Evening star., 1939-04-22

The District of Columbia once had
a mountain peak five miles high,
remnant of which is an elevation of
but few hundred feet. This re-
minds us slightly of the $3.50 plan
and the present Federal lump sum.
Evening star., 1939-04-22
Suffer Little Children

Pending proposals for waving i'm
migration barriers to permit 10000
refugee German children entrance to
the United States in the next two
years are deserving of most thorough
consideration by the present Con-
gress. 4
It is impossible tokhear or to read
Evening star., 1939-04-22
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Evening star., 1939-04-22
Contributing His Act.

C0ntr1but1ng HIS Act.
Perhaps you would feel better" said
the hopeful and helpful person, IF you
would do something to tighten the hearts
Of your fellow men,"
That's just what have been doing"
answered Mr.. Sirius Barker. MY hat
blew OF and had to chase it two blocks. :"
Use been told" said Uncle Eben, "dat
de parrot is one Of de longes' lived birds
dat is. Il hear. too, dat he amt good tp
eat. Dat might have sumpin' to DO
VII H. 4. So. s.#.. y
Evening star., 1939-04-22
Don't Shnnf-

why did you insist on the milliner
putting bird on the top of your Spring
hat?"
Protection" replied Miss Cayenne.
"The hunting season is over and no one
will dare shoot at it for the next six
months"
Evening star., 1939-04-22
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OnappreC1ated.
How blessings brighten as they pass.
No more at winter do we scott.
When days grow warm we'll sigh, "Alas!
Would there were snow tn shovel offlr
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1T seems to me that I have heard
most of the ideas advanced In your
speech before"
THAT" said Senator Sorghum, merely
goes to show that they are good ideas
which will stand wear and tear"
Evening star., 1939-04-22

Nov I understand why Americans
are so careful about preserving the for
ests," said Hi Ho, the sage of China
town, "since nearly all of your great
American statesmen that read about
got their education by the light of pine
knot"
Evening star., 1939-04-22

O. Is there torpedo fish?-T. M. H.
A. Torpedoes belong to the family of
rays. They are provided with an electric
organ under the skin at the back Of tho
head which is capable Of benumbing an
enemy by . severe electric shock. They
are also called crampfishes and numb
fishes, and though not abundant are
found in all warm seas. The rare Cali
fornia torpedo, which reaches feet In
length, is sometimes taken in warm,
sandy bays on the Pacific Coast.
Evening star., 1939-04-22

@. Did train in Colorado once dis
appear in quicksand?-C. M. S.
A. In 1875, at Pueblo, Colo, an engine
and cars sank into a bed of quicksand
and were never recovered, although the
sand was probed to depth of so feet.
The Valley settler., 1939-10-20

TIE WILEY SETTLER: is published every ridcy by the Eatcnusko Hl,7 Icy Ecrnor's s Cooperative As2octi tion tt Palmer, Alaska. ling. Litter; rarto1vil-on
 subscrintion ret2s: 31.oo ~eer By fiji il: 1.T5 ycar &otloa anywhora; 10 Z cory This paper is issued for t he qur- pose oE givinG information and n5ws Of the MatGnuskc Velley Farnior's s Cooperating Associations work, Qrob1ems, cccompl is}monts, and cls9, news Of locGl Gnd gencr-
 c} int2rcs st; end to foa ter the coo0or tive spirit of the farmers of t!l5 t'e tcnuslsc Wiley.
The Valley settler., 1939-10-20

momhor Of fG he Co-op board of
 directors, Er e e .8rix.
 Results have shown t2et unros trict- cd ccmp2t tition under our world wido economic oys tem eventually
 concentrates the resources of
 cny country i1 tho Il; nds of tho few who ere best adortod to sur vivo und9r such svs tom. Those posscssora or propo1ty { end
 inf1uonce) Invariably tr-- and hevo this woelth passed on to
 their hoira undor such 1t,ws end conditions, organiz I'd in such Wcy thc.t it is impossible for
 tho lr succos ors to spend their ing fnd drawing tho resources end tho control of the mecns Of production end dis tribution into C fow hands; lecVing the vest ma jority of tho coming gonoret- ions, without their ovn ecu1t, in . position whore they have to eccopt the terms Of the ovn3rs. Boforo the renaissance, Dostil- onco end wcrs thinod out tho popul lction and mcdo possible djus tmonts end re- e1icnmonts. Upon the rc-discovory of Vinolcnd (Amorica) cn aSo Of discovery set in which moro thtn doubled tho ti1lcblo Ind of. the WorId (tao Am3rice's clone Gre stid to obtain moro GCrtcul tural land than ell tho rest of ho world) @ Iut thoso now1y discovered lands hcVo boon taken possession of cnd cro hoing filled up cnd VIC cr3 cg,>tn ct tho end of tho rope ,and unless VIC adopt sonlo other rodo of economic production and dis trioution VIC f,ro going to bo fccod with { s.tuG Gtion th->t will forco us bs ok to tho economic conditions faced by our forb9 rs.fiUo hundred yoars eco. We don went to do thc t cnA it tn
The Valley settler., 1939-10-20

CAIN FROM EXPERIENCE
 Things arc novol so black as th2y ce.a be medo to appear. 4 ston1. ct see i3 rovor so bId but Vl2ct tho water will ovontuallv bocono perfectly c2lm, por,ai tt1nG cl3@r sciling. . Uh3n the affairs Of every day ltfo become un2vontful end wi th- out hazards thow also become at&lo and unintcros ting. In gonorCl, human beings actually require unforaoon difficul tioa to develop p6wor of supr onacy. By further deduction, tho rocont snor storm has aorvod 6 greet purpo4o. Only ( uory smell DOT cont Of crops cGn actually bo clcs3cd o2 tctcl loao. Tn yosrs to como this experience will sorvc cs { warning to be properod. Don't take too ruch chcnco on lot1 fGlls, slow froozo-ups cnd dclGid snow. Don't tckc |. chance or el1 tho crop. Don't allow youraolf to be forced out of tho gcmo. AlWcys be proDcred for tho unoxpoc tod md moot it with do- tor11ne tion to g. in moro than you loo5o. The person who can do this is solf-rolicnt indopcn- end dhlo to stand on his own foet. hftor Ill no body olso givos s darn.
Evening star., 1939-12-04
By HELEN VOGT.

Take our solemn editorial word
for it. if we wrote a daily column
from now until Santa Claus makes
a touchdown into the living room
fireplace, we still couldn't begin to
tell you how many lovely Christmas
gifts there are.
Our head is swimming from the
display of cosmetics to be found
on the counters of local shops. Per-
fumes. eau de colognes, sachets, fitted
kits, day and evening bags. novel
ties, large and small-from the most
expensive to the least in cost.
Whether you're searching for a
gift to impress the lady who has
everything" or whether you're going
to advise Junior where to spend his
precious quarter, the items are there.
So all we can say is that from
now until Christmas we'll try to tell
yol about some of the elegant ar
ticles. The best plan, however, Is
to suffer through the crowds and
see the wonderful items for your
self. Believe us, it's worth it!
For the lady who has everything
and we mean all sorts Of COS
metics jewels and feminine thrills
there's nothing more outstanding
than the perfume brought out by a
world-famous firm. Even II the
Evening star., 1939-12-04
Manners
Of the
Moment

The girl who acts as though she
had a right to occupy four seats
in any train, no matter how crowded
1t is. really should be forced to
spend the rest of her life under
ground.
She's illbred as well as selfish.
I know it's not hard to take up
four seats. A bag here, hat there,
a coat the other place, feet on one
side, torso on the other oh, it's
easy enough.
But when some poor purchaser
Of ticket comes along and looks
longingly at the place where coat
rests comfortably. it really behooves
the four-seat sitter to shove over.
But does she? Not if she can help
it. Offering two of the four seats
to the newcomer is absolutely be-
yond her comprehension. She may
clear of one little spot, If pressed
and usually that spot is on the
seat that rides backward.
The only treatment for this seat
monopolist is the rough kind. Sit
on her hat or her feet Throw her
coat on the floor and put your feet
on her dressing case. It's the only
language she can understand.
JEAN.
Evening star., 1939-12-04
ood Homemade Candies Make Very Acceptable Gifts for Christmas
Questions
BY Expert
VeryLarge Shrinps
In Cocktail Should
Be Cut With Fork
BY EMILY POST.

Question: When eating shrimp
cocktail and the shrimps are un-
usually big, should one eat them
whole or try to cut them in half
with the cocktail fork? II they
should be cut, win you explain how?
Answer: Cut them in half. The
easiest way is to spear them in the
midriff with the prong! Make a few
slight twisting motions and then
bring the handle down as lever.
Question: When the meat knife
is laid on the plate after having
finished eating is the cutting edge
toward the center of the plate or
toward the edge Of it? Or doesn't
it matter?
Answer: It doesn't matter. But
If you want to be very fussy the
cutting blade is turned toward the
left. Not on account of the blade,
but because the monogram side of
the knife is then on top
Question: When giving corsage
to girl to wear to a dance is it
all right to take it or must 1t be
sent to her ahead Of time?
Answer: Preferably it is sent
ahead of time because it may make
difference in the dress she chooses.
But if more practical to take it this
is entirely proper.
Question: When addressing an
envelope to be inclosed with a re-
quest may one write Miss Mary
Blank or should the name be written
without the title?
Answer: A name on an envelope,
no matter who addresses it, should
be writer with title.
Question: When answering an
invitation from two or more host
esses to whom should the reply be
addressed?
Answer: To the one you know
best, or, If you know both equally
well, you write to the one at whose
house the party is being given. II
the party is being given at a hotel
or club then you would probably
write to the one whose name comes
first on the invitation.
Question: When sending a pres
ent to new baby should the pack
age be addressed to the baby or to
the mother?
Answer: Usually to the mother,
but there is no reason against send
ing it to the baby if you want to.
Question: In double ring cere-
mony does the bride buy the groom
his ring? And does he go with
her when she picks it out?
Answer: Yes. They usually buy
both rings at the same time because
1t is best to fit them and it Is
more convenient to make one trip
to the jewelers. than two.
Evening star., 1939-12-04

and let drain. Lift the pieces out
gently with a fork and lay them
skin side down on platter. Sprin-
kle the bottom of another platter
with granulated sugar, and when the
pieces of peel are cool enough to be
handled with the fingers, transfer
them, pulp side down. to the sugared
dish. Let cool and dry for 10 min
utes. then roll each piece Of peel
in the granulated sugar until well
coated.
Orange and lemon peel may also
be candied by this method.
ROCKY ROAD CANDY.
IL marshmallows.
a cup broken walnut meats.
! pound sweet chocolate.
Arrange the marshmauows. cut in
quarters, and the nut meats in the
bottom of a creased pan. Melt the
chocolate and pour over them. When
cool, cut IN squares to make about
18 pieces.
PEANUT BRITTLE.
cups white sugar.
cup chopped roasted peanuts.
u teaspoon salt.
Use an iron frying pan to melt
the sugar over a low fire until it is
q golden brown. Stir constantly to
prevent burning. Remove from fire
and add salt and nuts. mixing
quickly. Pour into q creased pan,
in a thin sheet When nearly cold,
mark in squares, and when cold and
brittle break of on lines. This recipe
yields about pound of brittle.
PRALINES (CREOLE.
1 pound old-fashioned brown
sugar.
y pound fresh pecans, shelled.
l tablespoon butter.
4 tablespoons water
Set the sugar to cook, using just
enough of the water to melt it
slightly, and adding the butter AS
mixture begins to boil add the
pecans, which have been shelled and
cleaned, and cut, some into fine
pieces, others in quarters, and still
others in halves. Let all boil, STIR
ring constantly, until mixture begins
to bubble heavily, then remove it
from fire and drop by spoonfuls
onto a creased marble slab or cookie
sheet. Shape with spoons to attain
desired round shape. One pound
unshelled pecans will make a hall
pound shelled.
Evening star., 1939-12-04

Is designed for sizes 2, 3, 4, S and 6
years. Sizes 4 requires 2N yards
of 36-inch material for frock and
panties. x yard contrast. 2 yards
braid or bias binding.
It's smart to sew your own! It's
easy to do! Send Is cents for our
fascinating Pattern Book. Choose
from more than 100 new designs for
all occasions and all sizes. Make
your own becoming clothes, with
these simple patterns. Step-by step
sew chart with each one.
Evening star., 1939-12-04
By MARY ALLEN HOOD.

Dear Mrs. H. c. A.:
Dogs are like people. You have
to figure out why they do what
they do first, then move afterward.
For instance, we recently went to
the opening Of a show of drawings
done by people who were being
analyzed. Folks under the care of
q specialist whose job it was to find
out the basis Of their conduct.)
While most Of the drawings gave
us the feeling that we'd like to
sneak around and write the word
teacher" beneath them, that was
neither here nor there. The impor-
tant point was that some one was
trying to understand why it was
that big or little John had an irri-
sistible impulse to put his foot
through every green umbrella he
saw.
Now, take little Fido. He bites
Mr.. Smith each time Mr.. Smith
enters the front door, in spite Of
introductions or the fact that Mr..
Smith Is an outstanding, tax paying
citizens. Or he raises so much Of
fuss that you have to put either
Eido or, Mr.. Smith in the base
ment. So you put Fido.
Then you try to figure out why
he acts as he does (Fido). Does
every visitor cause the same fit OF
resentment or is it just Mr.. Smith?
II it's Mr.. Smith alone, the matter
is simple. Maybe Mr.. Smith in the
privacy of the dark corner under
the stairs has jumped at Fido. and
Fido resents it. Or perhaps Mr.
Smith entered the door one day as
q car backfired on the street, fright
ening Fido: And he blames Mr.
Smith. Therefore Mr.. Smith must
make amends and get on the good
side of Fido. BY bribery or long,
understanding conversations. The
bribery method works more quickly
Even at that it's highly possible
that Mr.. Smiths on Fido's black
book for ages. So much for Mr.
Smith.
But suppose Fido is down on the
whole human race because of his
contact with Mr.. Smith or similar
parties?.. :. You'll just have to get
some of your more tolerant friends
to call on you and make special
advances to the dog. Some way or
other he must be made to under
stand that people are nice. They're
his guests. And II you can keep
them your friends long enough to
work the trick, he'll get that i'm
preston.
Keep q few choice morsels in the
icebox for his callers to offer him
Ask them to move quietly and touch
nothing lat first), that is yours per-
sonally. Include Fido In the con-
versation. Remember that some
where along the line he's lost his
faith In the human race and 1t must
be restored. Or he has no faitlT In
himself and is on the defense by
putting up a good of1ense. Both of
those impressions can be shown to
him as false.
Try to keep the whole affair on
the Affirmative side. Just as sure
as you start out by smacking Fido
at random you're going to make the
matter worse. He'll probably be-
have when you're within 3 feet of
his person, but just let you out of
his reach and he'll be worse. Be-
cause he'll blame his punishment
on the visitor, and might do real
damage. The more he's spanked
for it the more he'll blame the
company. His associations will be
unpleasant. For didn't he get
spanked when company was there?
OF course there are q few spoiled
numbers who are just playing for
Evening star., 1939-12-04
Give Child
Books for
Christmas
Several Suggested
That Youngsters
Will Treasure
BY ANGELO PATRI.

Each Christmas I like to offer a
few titles of the books have found
children reading with JOY, in the
hope that some other children will
like them. This year the list is
headed by two music books-story
books about music, with real music
In them. I have always wanted
children to know music as a Ian
guage to be read, sung, whistled,
played-to express their feelings.
Here are books. written by experts,
that do just that. If your children
can read line of simple music, the
very best. give them one or all OF
these. The first one is "Maxims to
Music" Sigmund Spaeth, whose
name stands for all that is fine in
the field of music, sent it out for
children. They love it. They find
a familiar proverb like "A stitch in
time saves nine," begin feeling their
way in the lines of music and dis
cover it Is an old friend. They
laugh out loud, triumphantly sing
the lines through, and by that way
learn a bit more about reading
music, about music as language.
The other suggestion is set OF
books, the loveliest books imaginable,
all about the great operas, with bits
from them set right on the pages
in the middle of the stories, waiting
to be sung. Nothing could be finer
for children who have any taste or
any liking for good music. Any
child who can read, from the young
sters in the third grade to the high
school seniors, will enjoy owning and
reading, singing, whistling, playing
through these books. The Metro
,politan Opera Co. published them,
and thanks to them.
The story books are better than
ever. The illustrations are beauti-
full enough in themselves, but added
to the story they make it perfect.
You will want the new "Pinocchio, 4"
with the Disney pictures, for chill
dren up to the fourth grade: the
older ones will borrow it, of course.
Make certain of owning the original
"Pinocchio," the classic book for
children of all ages. Don't forget
"Pinocchio in America"
Holiday Handicraft," by Nina
Jordan, is the kind of book every
family boasting of small children
and those as old as nine, should
own. Cooking Is Fun" by Maltby,
is fine for boys and girls. "The
Boys Book of Strength" by DR.. c..
Ward Champion, is just the thing
for the adolescent boy who is taking
an interest in himself. Jerry Of
Seven Mile Greek" is an ideal book
for younger boys.
Look over the older books and put
them on the children's library
shelves. Pilgrims Progress" the
Bible, . dictionary, Robinson Cru.
SOC" 'sTreasure Island" 'The Wind
and the Willows" The book you
liked best when you were your child's
age. Let 1t be good book and you
can be certain that the ch1ld's
Christmas will be success.