davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-02-15
Veterinary

SLIM, THE HIRED man, says cats
are particularly sensitive to atom
bombs. Since they have been ex-
ploding all of those bombs, the air
has become sprinkled with those
little particles that are particularly
damaging to cats.
Pete, Sims partner, says that
Slim has been reading too many of
those modern funny books. The only
thing wrong with the cats is that
they have had good case of the
worms" Besides, they never had
any trouble with the cats until Slim
brought home that worny city cat
that died in about four days.
All the original cats have died off
and any new cats or kittens brought
to the ranch soon get sick and die.
The mice are taking over the gran
airy, the barns and even the house.
You just can't beat a good ''mouser"
for keeping the mice under control.
What's wrong with the cats? How
can we raise cats again?
Deadly. Highly Infectious
A fatal, highly infectious disease
of cats has swept the ranch entirely
free of cats. The disease is known
by several names. Panleucopenia,
feline infectious enteritis, gastroen-
teritiS and feline distemper are some
of the names. 1t seems that once this
cat epidemic becomes entrenched on
ranch or in community it stays
for indefinite periods of time.
Quite often the cats are just found
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-02-15
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-11
By Romon Coffmon.

had been recovered. About SO
per cent of the treasure on the
'Laurentic" had been saved.
Men in diving suits are limited.
They can, at best. go down only
a few hundred feet. Even sub
marine will seldom, if ever. go to
a depth of more than one-f1fth
of a mile.
Hoping to learn more about
the ocean depths, William Beebe
designed a depth ball'-a hol-
low metal ball called a bathy-
sphere. He was lowered half a
mile into the ocean. A cable was
let out as the ball was lowered
from a vessel near the Bermuda
Islands.
Last year a depth boat" or
''bathyscaphe," was tested. This
was designed by Auguste Picard.
a Swiss scientist
Nine months ago. Picard used
his depth boat of the western
coast of Italy to go down to q
depth of almost two miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-11
A Word to the Wise 3, Mr.. F'ont Cobb,
BY Frank Beck

from the Latin materia, stuff:
matter" Materiel is French, and
corresponds to the English word,
though it is used to designate
supplies, munitions, etc., for the
armed forces. Materiel is pro-
nounced: first choice: muh-teer-
cecil: second choice (French) {:
ma-tay-ree-EL.
Bar Harbor: AS an amateur
stamp collector. I am interested
in knowing % why con-
gressman's mail is said to be
"franked" when sent free of
postage; (2) why stamp collect
ing is called "philately";; 90 why
stamps are called stamps. -
L. ON.
Answer: /. The word "frank"
is from the Old French word
franc, meaning Gree" 2. Phi
lately is from the Greek philos,
loving" and aleleia, tax ex-
emption." Pronounce it: fill-AT-
uh-lee. 3. The primary meaning
of the word stamp is "to strike
forcibly," as with the foot, or
with a die. Postage stamps orig
mated in Paris in 1858, but they
were letter covers or wrappers
on which was STAMPED (printed)
distinctive mark. Adhesive
stamps as we know them were
introduced in England in 1910
The first postage stamps were
issued by the United States in
1847.
distributed by McNaught Syndicate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-11

Akron: I have never heard
Maestro pronounced correctly,
Please comment.-W. L. Mon.
Answer: Accent the second
syllable, thus: mah-ESS-troe
Indianapolis: Recently you
stated that there is no word for
"a citizen of the United States"
I am astounded at you! The
answer is easy: YANKEE is the
word; YANK for short.-C. L. H.
Answer: Not quite. In the
south, Yankee" is still a some
what derisive name for an east
erner or northerner. "Yank" is
a nickname for the American
soldier. Conan popularized it
during the first world war in
his song "Over There" But it
is said that the men Of our
forces dislike the term.
Ell Paso: Please distinguish be-
tween MATERIAL and MATE
RIEL.-L. w.
Answer: Material is English.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-11
Uncle Rows Corner

A huge loss of treasure took
place 81 years ago. A British
steamer, the "Laurentic." sank
with about 20 million dollars
worth of bullion on board. The
vessel had set out from Liverpool.
It was bound for Halifax, Nova
Scotia, but struck a mine of the
coast of Ireland.
The water was 1872 feet deep at
the place of sinking. Men in div
ing suits reached the wreck
promptly, including E. c. Miller.
Mr.. Miller opened a steel door
with a hammer and chisel. and
brought up four boxes. one at a
time. Each load had a value of
$50, 00o.
During the weeks which fol-
lowed, other divers made their
way through various openings in
the vessel, which had five decks.
BY the time winter arrived, they
had recovered treasure worth So
million.
Work was stopped. and nothing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-11
Fumous Fables
By E. {. Edgar

DEFENSE-Supreme Court
Justice Hugo Black attended
the funeral of a man he had
6isliked for years. He listened
with wonderment as a friend
of the deceased delivered the
eulogy, a flowery speech
lauding the dead mans char
acter.
The speaker had almost
finished when an associate
entered the chapel.
us it almost over?" he
asked the jurist.
NO" replied Black "the
defense has just begun"
APPRECIATION - When
ever conductor Theodore
Thomas was pleased with
the performance Of his or
| chestra, he demonstrated
his pleasure by taking the
men out on a drinking party.
On one occasion. he kept
them out until the wee
hours. When the party nm
ally broke up, everybody. ex-
cept Thomas was high
The following day, at re-
hearsal, they were suffering
from hangoverS. This soon
became apparent in their
playing. Thomas threw down
his baton in disgust.
"a fine bunch you are!"
he stormed. II show you q
good time and this is the
appreciation I get!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-11
Contract Bridge
By EosIey BIockwood


What O defensive play Mr.
Masters made In this handl 1t
didn't meet with the approval
Of Mr.. Muzzy, who was kibitiz-
ing, but it was sensational new
erthelesS.
South dealer
Both sides vulnerable
North
(Miss Brash)
AAK65
0AQJ
o8752
49,
West East
(Mrs. Keen CMr. Masters)
A104 AQJ83
s073 086542
oJ1O9 nK6
%KJ9643 %Q7
South
(Mr. Champion)
A972
4K100
HAQ43
&A105
. The bidding:
South West North East
10 Pass "a Pass
INT Pass 3NT All pass
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-11
Our Presidents
By Honore M. CotudoI


Am early Secretary Of the
Treasury, Oliver Wolcott, once
wrote to a friend concerning
1.-The extreme scurrility and
abuse with which the Presi-
dent has been treated" Which
President did he refer to?
2-The following are the
names of the wives of 3 Pres
idents: (a) Bess, CD Lou
Henry and (c) Louisa Cath
crime. Name the Presidents.
(Which ex-President has
twice been appointed Chair
man of Commissions on Re-
organization of the Executive
Branch of the Government?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-11

The queer looking plated sea
cucumber is crawling on the
ocean bottom. Another member
of the sea cucumber family is
shown in upper part of picture.
more was done until after the
end of the war. Then gold bars
to the value of 50 million were
raised to the surface.
Many were the troubles of the
divers, but the work went on for
seven years. BY the end of that
time, more than 5000 gold bars
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-11

o Pass - FaSS
INT Pass 3NT All pass
Mrs. Keen's opening was the
six of clubs and Mr.. Masters
was permitted to hold the first
trick with the queen. He re-
turned his last club and Mr..
Champion ducked again. The
Jack beat the 10 and on came
a third round of the suit. Mr..
Champion won with the ace. a
diamond was discarded from
the board and Mr.. Masters
calmly dropped the highest card
in his hand-the king OF d1a-
monds.
A shocked look came over
Mr.. Muzzy's face. He looked at
Mr.. Masters and tapped his
head significantly. Who but a
mailman would throw away
king like that?
But as usual Mr.. Masters knew
what he was doing. His play
made it impossible for Mr.
Champion to win nine tricks.
Let's see what would have
happened if Mr.. Masters had
held on to his king of diamonds.
After winning the third lead OF
clubs, Mr.. Champion would have
entered dummy with heart
and returned a diamond f1neSS-
ing the queen. He wouldn't
have liked to do this. but what
other play did he have for his
contract?
The finesse would have worked.
Now over to dummy with another
heart and another diamond
back. This time Mr.. Masters
king would play-and Mr.. Cham
pion would have been delighted
to let it hold. After all, Mr..
Masters could make no damag-
ing return and thus Me. Cham
pion would have been assured
of three diamond tricks and
his contract.
In like manner. if Mr.. Mas
tiers had gone up with the king
of diamonds on the first lead
of the suit, it void have been
permitted to win. In other words
MIR. Champion knew he had to
lose at least one diamond. He
merely had to make sure tc
lose it to the harmless" op-
ponent.
But after Mr.. Masters threw
away the king of diamonds. that
was impossible. Now there was
no way to take as many as
three diamond tricks without
letting Mrs. Keen in to run the
set-up clubs.
(Copyright. 1854. General Features Corp
Evening star., 1954-10-08
Ansxer 70 KALEYARD.

layer. lark. lake. lady. ieaky, lead. Tyre.
carly. earl. yard, year, raked. rale,
ready, real, rely. relay, read. dare. dale.
drakly, deal. dearly, delay. drake. oray'
dyke.
Evening star., 1954-10-08
Word Game
Find 80 or more words in
SCRARRLE.

meaning, Ito scrape or paw"
Average is 35; time limit. rs
minutes.
of four or more letters. 2. Words which
acquire four letters by the addition Of
IS" such as bats, cats" are not
used, g. Only one form Of word 70
used. 4.-Proper names are not used.
Evening star., 1954-10-08
A Word to the Wise By Mrs.. Frank Colby
BY Frank Beck

barren; worn out; no longer
capable of growth or produc-
ton"
EXOTIC. GO. the exotic Rita
Hayworth looking especially
lovely" etc. Rita is lovely, with
out doubt. But exotic? No, un-
less you wish to say that she is
outlandish. Exotic does not
mean glamorous. alluring, mys-
terious. 1t simply means from
a foreign country" as any good
dictionary will attest.
FULSOME. Mother had pre-
pared for us one of her typically
fulSome meals" "He heaped
fulsome praise upon U.S." "The
sun shone fulsomely as we went
into the garden" "Her figure
was fulsome and mature" Be-
ware of this word! Go to any
dependable dictionary, and you
will find that fulsome means:
disgusting; offensive; foul; nau-
seating; repusive.
distributed by McNaught Syndicate, Inc. }
Evening star., 1954-10-08

Contract Bridge
By EosIey BIoekwood
Washington, D. G.
FRIDAY. OCTOBER 3, 1854

/ There is a principle OF defen-
siye play in this hand which
comes up more often than you
think. Would you have made the
right play If you had held Mr..
Muzzy's cards?
North dealer.
North-South vulnerable.
NORTH.
(Mrs. Keen.)
A543
0KQJ
OAKS
%Q1092
WEST. EAST. Z
(Mr. Champion.) (Mr. Muzzy)
A92 AKQ876
09542 01083
o10652 o974
@K43 %A7.
SOUTH.
(Mr. Dale)
AAJ10
2A76
HQJ8
%J865
The bidding:
North East South West
IL IA 2NT Pass
SNT All pass
In view of the vulnerability
situation, Mr.. Dale decided to
forego the pleasure of doubling
Mr.. Muzzy's spade overcall. He
felt that more points could be
gained by going ahead and win
ming the rubber.
Against the final contract OF
three no-trump Mr.. Champion
dutifully led the nine of spades.
When Mr.. Muzzy played the
queen, Mr.. Dale gave the matter
some thought before playing to
the trick.
1t was clear he had no chance
for nine tricks unless he brought
in at least one club and that
meant letting the enemy in
twice. He decided a valiant ef-
fort to cut the opponents line
of communication was in order
and played the 10 spot.
The eight of spades was re-
turned and Mr.. Dale was re-
lieved when his jack held the
trick. Out came a club and
dun1my's ten lost to the ace. Mr..
Muzzy now led another spade
but he had no possible entry for
the rest of the suit. At this point
the defense was dead. After win
ming with the ace of spades, Mr..
Dale gave up a trick to Mr..
Champions king of clubs, then
claimed the balance.
Mr.. Muzzy's correct play at
trick one was small spade,
preferably the eight, to indicate
interest in further spade leads
from his partner.
This play had absolutely moth
ing to lose. Mr. Champions lead
of the nine could easily be read
as top of nothing and therefore
Mr.. Dale was marked with ace,
jack and ten. There was no
way to prevent him from win
ming two spades.
The important point was, how
ever, to force him to win the first
spade because that would leave
a spade in Mr.. Champions hand.
On the first club lead Mr..
Champion could have stepped
in with the king and led the
deuce of spades. This was the
spot for Mr.. NIuzzy's queen.
He could now drive out the ace
of spades while he still had the
ace of clubs as a sure entry.
tCopyright, 1854. General Features CorpD
Evening star., 1954-10-08

This republic has lived for hun
dreds of years. It Is usual in
school for Swiss children to learn
languages besides their own.
Certain persons have stated
that the nations Of Europe never
can live at peace because they
differ in language, customs and
so on. Switzerland has shown
that the statement is wrong. The
United States and Canada have
proved the same thing. In Can
ada the very large province of
Quebec is French-speaking, but
the rest of the country has Eng
lish as the mother tongue.
Tourists find Switzerland an
ideal country to visit. The people
can understand the language Of
almost all the travellers who
come. Visitors flock in from
Germany, Austria and Italy, and
the Swiss know how to talk with
them.
In much the same way, the
SWISS can speak with British.
Evening star., 1954-10-08
30

IRREGARDLESS. "The Amer
lean patrols will remain in the
Mediterranean irregardless of
Russia's protest" Like "preven-
tative," "irregardless" is a nom
sensical and spurious word. The
prefix ir- means mot" as in
irregular. irrational. The suffix
LESS also is a negation meaning
mot having" "Irregardless. "
then, is a double negative equiv
alent to without no regard. "
The correct word is: REGARD
LESS.
EFFETE. Unfortunately, our
circumstances did not permit me
to go to one of the more effete
universities" This is the most
frequently misused word of all.
Efete does not mean exclusive;
sophisticated; above the average
in culture and social position. :"
The literal meaning of effete is
exhausted from excessive child
bearing" hence, by extension,
Evening star., 1954-10-08
Uncle Ruy's Corner

BASEL, Switzerland. IT h S
city is close to the point where
three countries meet-France.
Germany and Switzerland.
It seems good to be back in
the land of the Swiss. This coun-
try now has about million peo-
pie. People call it small. but it
contains twice as much land as
the State of New Jersey.
We think of Switzerland as a
country filled with mountains,
and that is almost true. The
Alps Mountains spread across
from France to Austria.
There also are some valleys
and many lowlands in Switzer-
land. To a very large extent, the
northern third of the country is
made up Of lowlands. Basel is in
the lowland section. and so is
Bern. the next city on my sched-
ule.
There are three standard Ian
guages in Switzerland. These are
German, French and Italian.
Evening star., 1954-10-08
Our Presidents
By Honore M. CotudoI

/. Which President, immedi-
ately after his Inauguration,
proclaim e d a nationwide
'bank holiday?
2. Which former President
died at Concord, N. H. IS years
ago today?
8. Which President was COM
monty referred to as Teddy?
ANSWERS on next page.l
Evening star., 1954-10-08
Famous Fables
By E. {. Edgar

ACCIDENT Sir Winston
Churchill has a talent for
turning even adversely to his
advantage.
Some years ago, Sir Wins
ton was in New York City
on the first leg of a country
wide lecture tour. One day
while crossing Fifth avenue,
he was hit by an automobile.
For several days he lay in
the hospital in serious con-
dition. The moment he was
out of danger, however, he
began to fret about the fl
nancial loss.
He summoned a stenogra-
pher and dictated an article
on How it feels to be hit by
a motorcar. The money he
received for the article not
only paid for all his medical
expenses but left him a tidy
sum besideSl
OBJECTION - Irish poet
w. B. Yeats. who had little
taste for classical music, was
once persuaded to attend the
opera. In the first scene. the
tenor sang a long aria. Yeats
found it difficult to endure.
The host, however, was en-
thralled.
Isn't that tenor marve-
lous!" he exclaimed. There
isn't a singer alive who can
challenge his ability"
I'm willing to concede his
ability" wned Yeats.
what disturbs me is his
audibility."
Evening star., 1954-10-08
Passengers on train in Switzer.

Passengers on train in SwitZer-
land.
About two-thirds of the people
have German as their usual
speech at home. One-flfth are
of French descent and the rest
speak Italian as their native
tongue.
Switzerland is a living proof
that people of different national
groups can get along together.
Evening star., 1954-10-08
By Romon Coffmon

Canadian or American travellers.
They seem to take pride in their
English.
Evening star., 1954-10-08

Magic tricks and games appear in
the new Uncle Ray leafet entitled
"PuzZles, Tricks and Fun" This
is mailed without charge to any
reader who sends o STAMPED, self
addressed envelope to Uncle Ray in
care of The Star.
Evening star., 1954-12-21
AUToMoBlLEs FoR SALE

-s---.---- = ~ = u l. - =.
iCHkYRQLEI - 2-door 8 cyltn9ers:
are very attractive win the ba6s
blue finish, less than ~ mi. $2s0a5
/ sli. Epgs. Nd, JU. 1-78SE.
lcHKFh0LET Al 4-door; :. and n.
clean inside and out, motor over.
hauled recently. SOS. B. q n
MQToKs. s23 O.. are, sii. spga
| CHEVROLET 10 cpfiy. cpe.. like uew
Buick Dealer. Fia. ave. ne. 1T 9th
Ii. 6-64f34.
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n ss<,siss. ~,s 90 M - ,i[ss,,er
81. 49, .,,t...sx z,is.sv
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Evening star., 1954-12-21
AuToMoBlLEs 4 FoR SALE

FOKD SO convertible: with Forlo.
matte, radio, heater; glacier hlut
finish with leatller interior. S1.295
PARKWAY FORD, 1901 n st, w.
!, AD, ,0i So; Open 'til z. sat. 'til z |;
Fordomatic, radio, heater: sand paper
tan finish and clean interior. s795
4 PARKWAY FORD. 1851 M st. NV.
AD. 4-fl1 S5. ODen 3 til 3, Sat. til q
FORD 81 Victoria thardtop}: Ford
omatic. radio, heater; 2-tons, ahH blus
PaRkwxYn ish ssn nFoRD, I ao5i II II i. In n.w' N
Ap. 2-1IS5. Open 9 It'll 8, sat ~ q
FORD 50 Custom v-B TtIdori with
oVerdrive. radio, i1eater.s 2-tone
green finish and y. w.@w: tires. $1.l45i
Is. hEk%hsxs s.oiss f1sP opsa saai e b sas T. av
EeRD 81 Victoria haratop:: ar. !: !, and s,sl
low mileage. very clean Must see
HoYLa III iMssoIoR sAL,Es, i717 4, Z. I
aye; ne, DU; -s3o0; ~. 24
lie izssd: II less thai, faTis 10 miles. save With
US. S2.1e5. B. q p. MOTORS,
s232 On. ave. Sill spg. Nd. ~.
T-GSSS.
FORD 81 Custom IS. Fordcr: beauti-
ful orig blue finish, immaculate
throughout. Ford0matic, +. ana n,
signals, other extras. Owned hs
diplomat and ciau1eur driven. Exc
actly 6,43S miles. $S95. Bank a.
nancing. KIRK MOTOR CO., 1000
rom SR Isl '5i de luxe 2-dr.: exceptionally
clean. equipped with radio and
heater, matching covers. See this
beauty today: only S695. Easy terms.
KENYON-PEcK CHEVROLET, 263d
Wilson blvd, Arlington. Va, IA,
2-900I Open til 9:30. 23
FORD 80 conv.; r. and h.: light blue
finish, real sharp. 1896. GRADY'E
LINCOLN-MERCURY, 1900 Wis.
ave-, Bethesda, Md. OIL. 4-740U y
Evening star., 1954-12-21
AuToMosILEs FoR SAT-

FORD 40 Custom de luxe; sulendid;
sac, $500. terms. aROFER 18th
.FoRb and 81 is4s i ass. ss hin lax. .s. Tudor. !.
and h.. Just traded; priced Ia sell
quickly. x345. KENyCN-pEEK
CHEVROLET. 2630 wilson blvd,
Arlington Va. "a. 2-g00l Open
rom 81 ';aSj sso tudor: fully equipped ss and
priced to sell fast. sparkling A1lish
like new one owner; car carries q
Foyd,. I'LL 18th St nv. %. u
FoRD .53 victoria: 4, Il, and Pordo-
new; lustrous leather inside. black
and white b real beauty: 81. .506.
LOGAN tFord,. iii 18th st. nv.
FORD 80 convertible; +. and b.. Wv.
tires and other extras: immaculate
condition. seas. LOGAN (Fordl,
LII 18th St.. nv. pI. 1-6SQQ.
S749 HoRNER,s CORNER. 9Th and
Fla. ave n.e.s Ii. 6-6464.
FORD 80 Custom sS'. Fordor; 1. and
h.. very clean inside and out. Ready
to 20: $685.. GRADY'E LINCOLN
MERCURY, 1909 Wis. ave-. Bethes-
da; Nd. OF. 1900: :ss3
h.; oysrdriye: S495. s. down. wa.
F6RD 54 VS. Mainline Tudor: driven IN
less than 5000 miles: radio and
car; price. si.9o0 Or best best offerr. Her
Call mornings from 10 to l2. CO.
b-0I8O, Ext. 70. --23
Evening star., 1954-12-21
AUToAA3BlLEs 4 ron SALE


HUDSON lax7 super 6 4-door
and clutch new SIsb. KI. s-SI5I
HUDSON ~: /. and Il; Wv. tires, tire
very clean Inside and out. Excel
mechanical tolld 1896. GRADY,s
LTNECEN-AlERCt5Rx. 1909 wis
aFes Bethesda. Md. OF. 1-s4o0
EggDsoS g.s,', s,;s II s's,sSss 's,.s ssss sssss N
VILE BUICK. 1890 II. I. ave. rs.
|Htjns0N ! si Hornet ss'ia1, hard-top rI conpe:
2~tone blue finish, exceptionally
clean inside and out: wiaite-Wa
tires radio and heater SSN5,
WaShingtonsS Oldest and fsArTeSt
DodxH-P Plymouth Dealer TREW MO-
TOR co. 9th and Fla. sxe. ne,
EJAGuARS Mark pIT setians: non,
$l;6,S 80, JACK PRY 18th and
LINCOLN 1855 Capri ,ccnvert.: Ike
ss asi sss sTsr ~ 5000 5s' y EH No. $50 ssss
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LINCOLN 80 s-dr,; this car Is falls
eq1ippeds sparkling paint, good
tires; luxurious car at this low, low
price fully guaranteed; $4N6 LQ-
GAN sFofdl. I'LL 18th st. NV. pf.
LINCOLN 1858 capri converting;
original owner: l6.S00 miles; power
steering and brakes and seak Con-
tinentAl kit: $l.395. viii accept
trade. En-. 3-4Nti6 ---sA