Evening Star Newspaper, March 6, 1932, Page 91

Edo e peorLe oF Frauce INTRE 14TH CENTURY BERTRAND DU GUESCLIN WAS THE PEQSONIFICATION OF THE HIGH IDEALS REPRESENTED BY KNIGHT- HOOP AND CHIVALRY — © IN 1359 WHEN HIS BRTHPLACE, DINAN, WAS ATTACKED” BY THE ENGLISH, IT [J1¢TURES IN THE MAP. —- THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MARCH 6, Pprawn BY RuTH LINNEY, FRANCE- (uesipe powk) I BERTRAND WAS BORN IN DINAN, A LITTLE TOWN IN BRITTANY.WHEN A BOY Du GuescLING ExpLOITS ATIRACTED THE ATTENTION OF THE KiNG OF FRANCE- ! “Ideazi— “Uncle Sam's Cousin™~ 1932. 323 WAVERLY AVE., NEWARK,N.J. —* = WHEN HE WAS 16, BERTRAND | TIRED OF BEING TREATED AS THE UGLY DUCKLING OF THE | HERE HE GAINED HiS FIRST | YOUNG DU GUESCLIN DISTIN- FAMILY, RAN AWAY FROM FRANCE HAD NEVER SEEN SuCH A CHAMPION . WHETHER W THE GLAMOROUS TOURNAMENTS OR. RENOWN BY THROWING HAD NEVER BEEN DEFEATED:| AND SOON WON KNIGHTHOOD BERTRAND THEN BECAME | AND THE COMMAND OF A A SOLDIER IN TNE SERVICE OF THE Co oF BLOIS. —* IN 1366 Du GUESCLIN, WiTH 30,000 FREE LANCES, MARCHED SouTH- WARQD ACROSS THE PYRENEES, DROVE PEPRO THE CRUEL FROM e DRAWN BY GEORGE CARMER 13817 ALDFR AVE-., E.CLEVELAND, O. A GUISHED HIMSELF INTHE WARS AGAINST THE DE MONTFORTS COMPANY OF ARCHERS. — © CHarLes Y oF FRANCE LOADED HIS FAVORITE GENERAL WITH HONORS - IN 13¢9 DUGUESCLIN WAS APPOINTED CONSTABLE OF FRANCE, THE HIGHEST OFFICE A SUBJECT l WAS THE PRODIGAL BERTRAND HIMSELF WHO LED A LARGE FORCE TO THE RESCUE OF THE TOWN 1N 1361 BERTRAND JOINED THE ROYAL ARMY AND QUICKLY ROSE T0 THE RANK OF GENERAL . IN GRIM SINGLE COMBAT ON THE BATTLEFIELD NO KNIGHT CouLd OVERCOME DU GUESCLIN. —* THE SPANISH THRONE AND WON THE CROWN FOR THE EXILE HENRY OF TRASTAMARA. . COULD HOLD. FOR YEARS HE LED THE FRENCH ARMY ON MANY _ HARDFOLUGHT BATTLEFIELDS — P— NOBILITY OF CHARACTER, AS WELL | WHEN DU GUESCLIN FELL INTO THE HANDS oF THE ENGLISH AT THE BATTLE OF NAVARRETE IN 1367, THE KinG OF FRANCE PAID A RANSOM OF 100,000 FRANCS FOR HIS RELEASE. Primitive Mill Still Used NE of the earliest types of mill used for grinding corn, the quern, is still to be found in use in some of the more remote parts of Ireland and in the Hebrides and Shetlands. It is a primitive type of mill, yet ingenious in its operation. It is composed of two circular flat stones, the upper of which is drilled through the center with a funnel-shaped open- ing. A wooden or metal pin inserted in the center of the lower stone provides an axis about which the upper stone revolves. Set in the outer edge of the upper stone is another pin used as a handle for turning the stonc. The grain to be ground is dropped with one hand down the funnel-like opening in the center, while the upper stone is turned with the other hand. The meal thus produced is coarse, but nevertheless meets the needs of those using the quern. ATERROR TOHIS ENEMIES IN BATTLE, HE PRO- TECTED THE WEAK AND HELP- LESS AND NEVER PALLED TO SHOW MERCY TO A BEATEN FOE. ALWAVS REMEMBER ,WHEN YOI GO TO WAR ' SAID> DU GUESCLIN YO HIS SOLDIER'S, THAT CHILDREN, WOMEN, CHURCHMEN AND THE POOR ARE NOT YOUR ENEMIES. SHIELD THEM FROM HARM "—— © ) — Du GUESCLIN DIED 1IN HARNESS | BUT NOT BY A SWORDSTROKE-. 1IN 1380, WHILE BESIEGING A STRONG CASTLE '\N AUVEQGME, HE WAS STRICKEN WITH A FEVER AND EXPIRED SUDDENLY. Rabbit and Hare Decidedly Different TH‘E rabbit and the hare are often considered to be the same animal, yet this is errone- ous for they are quite different in appearance and decidedly different in habits. The hare, for instance, has long ears and legs, while the rabbit has short ears and legs. The hare is born with fur and is able to see at once, whil2 the rabbit is born without fur and is blind for a time. It is in the habits, however, that they differ most. The hare is a speedy runner and prac- tically tireless. His long legs send him over the ground in tremendous leaps which usually foil all pursuers. He lives in hutches on the surface or under some form of protective cover- ing supplied by nature. The rabbit, on the other hand, is a burrow- ing animal and because of its short legs it is unable to run far nor exceptionally fast. It will circle around and hole in whenever it is chased by a persistent pursuer. Australia, on which the rabbits are not na- tive, imported them around 1890 with the hope that they would become sufficiently established to overcome the wild cactus and other plant pests. The cure was worse than the illness, however, for the rabbits are prolific breeders and after a time it became necessary to offer a bounty for rabbit skins to stimulate the hunters to kill them off. Twenty-five million skins were turned in in one year alone in New South Wales. IN A COFFIN, THE VANQUISHED COMMANDANT LAID THE KEYS OF THE CASTLE IN THE HANDS OF THE DEAD KNIGHT. THIS 1S THE ONLY INSTANCE N HISTORY OF L R TR TR RN R ERERO N TR RN OA Nature Relents on Wild Life ATURE hes a way of ameliorating harmfu} conditions which the eccentricities of weather often create. For instance, the ex= tended drought of the past two years took hegyy toll of the wild fowl of the country. So greal§ was the reduction of the birds that the hunte ing season was generally restricted. This year, however, conditions have worked the other way. Because of more or less une favorable weather conditions for bunting, the shooting of birds fell far below the normal total. Then, as an added benefit, the warm Winter held the Southern migration to a mine imum with the result that a larger number of nesting birds is expected to be on hand for the nesting season. If conditions are favorgble this Spring, there is little doubt but what the wild bird population will be much greater this Fall than last. ;