Evening Star Newspaper, September 3, 1935, Page 24

‘edtime Stories The Disagreement. BY THORNTON W. BURGESS. Oft 'tis most sad to see 0 latives will disagree. £ EowICAs) —Mrs. Quack. OR several days Mr. and Mrs. Quack, the Mallard Ducks and " Mr. and Mrs, Wood Duck had been resting in the pond of Paddy the Beaver. The longer they stayed the less they wanted to continue | on the long journey north. “You know,” said Mrs. Quack to Mrs. | Wood Duck, “that it was simply ter-| rible up on our old nesting grounds last year. I dread to think of going through anything like that again. | Perhaps you noticed how few young Ducks came down in the Fall.” # Mrs. Wood Duck nodded. “I know,” paid she. “I heard the same complaint gverywhere. We Wood Ducks fared a ’ 1 / | S *TALK!" SNIFFED MRS. QUACK. “JUST TALK!” | ditide better. We were not up in that Part of the country where the water Mas so scarce. We brought down a yery nice family with us. I shouldn't | think you would go back up there geain. after last year's experience.” “I've almost decided not to,” said Mrs. Quack. “There seems to be a faisly good supply of food in Paddy's ond and over along the Big River. think I might raise a family here | yery easily. I've been looking about for a good location for a nest.” & “I've been doing the same thing” feplied Mrs. Wood Duck. “Yesterday # found a tree with a hole in it big nough for my purposes. The only &nubls with it is that it is some dis- $ance from the water.” » “So you still build in holes in trees, | o vou?" said Mrs. Quack { Mrs. Wood Duck nodded. “Of gourse.” said she, “It is the only place $o build.” “ “Pooh!" retorted Mrs. Quack, “it is #n absurd place to build, if you ask me.” “Nobody asked you.” replied Mrs. gnod Duck sharply. “If people like to old fashioned it's no business of | wnine.” | ¥ “Who's old fashioned?” demanded Mrs. Quack. * “I didn't say,” replied Mrs. Wood Puck. “But I can tell you this much, & nest on the ground is never so safe 81 a nest inside a tree.” “Says you," snapped Mrs. Quack. “A pest on the ground is where it ought | fo be. Ducks are not tree birds.” “No,” sald Mrs. Wood Duck, “they are water birds and the less time they gpend on land the safer they are, but ghey can't make their nests in the yater. Everybody knows that. So the safest nest out of the water is where 8t is least likely to be looked for, and where it is most difficult to get at. We | Contract BY P. HAL SIMS, Attendant Evils. THE confidence with which some ) players go up with kings is posi- tively astounding: but it is a sad com- jentary that those who rush in Yisually come out at the top of the| eap. Under ordinary circumstances, With K 10 9 and missing A Q J, one| &hnuld dabble a bit with the nine spot H efore whamming down the King. #The circumstances of today's hand, Hhowever, are not precisely ordinary. ‘The bidding: th, ‘West. North, East outh. Pi 2 Ht. | aPss ass Pass | North should double two hearts. If his partner can stand it, the set should be terriffic. Even with Bouth’s unfavorable hand, West goes | down two. | West opened the king of hearts. | %he way the hand was not played, Bouth led a small spade, went up with | # king, cashed the A K of diamonds | #nd played back a spade. Five-odd | was thus made. | ? When the small spade is led from | fhe South hand, West puts on the| tine spot. Having K 10 8, the temp- | ation is to play the 10; but here West | Bas overcalled on what cannot be a | band of the first water—does he lack | the ace of spades as well? Palpably absured! If South had plenty of en- tries back and forth and double stops in the three outside suits, he might well finesse just for something to do; put South cannot stand heart ruffs.| hat happens if South does finesse? | hat did actually happen on the band? . East won the 10 of spades with the fack, to his own great surprise, and played back a heart. South ruffed @nd swung another spade. West took the ace and returned yet another Beart. Down to two trumps, South 1t he could not afford to pump. e discarded the six of diamonds. West continued inexorably with the t?ck of hearts, South trumped. He eared the ace and king of diamonds #nd the ace and king of clubs. The 10 of clubs was then shoved tempting- Iy under East’s nose, but East refused | bite. He played low. South could iscard or South could ruff. If he| discards, he must extract West’s queen of spages and, being unable to leave the sanctity of dummy, must give Bp the queen of clubs at the end. If| he ruffs and pushes through the 10 of diamonds, let us say, West trumps with the queen of spades and dummy i fhust overtrump with the king. That | queen of clubs is still lost. That was how South went down on @ hand that should be spread for five. (Cooyright, 1935.) Mr. Sims w | nauiries on con- s new: 3 ~cent sjamped wer ressed | known it. ‘Wood Ducks were smart enough to dis- cover that a long time ago.” “Talk!” sniffed Mrs. Quack. “Just talk! A smart Duck will hide her nest | so that it will not be found. What was | good enough for the Ducks of the past | is good enough for me.” “But not good enough for me,” spoke up Mrs. Wood Duck. “You can have your nest on the ground by the water’s edge, but I'll have mine where no one will think to look for it. When I leave my eggs to get food I never worry about them. I never give them a thought. That is more than you can say about your eggs.” Mrs. Quack started to deny this, but she couldn't do it honestly and so she held her tongue. You see, the trutn was that she always worried when she was away from her nest. When she returned she always counted the eggs to see that they were all there. At least she looked them all over and if one had been missing she would have She didn't really have to count them. She would sense instantly if one were missing. “I don't suppose anything would in- duce you to stay here if you couldn't find a hollow tree or stump,” said Mrs. Quack. “You are quite right,” replied Mrs. Wood Duck. “I would simply go along until I did find the proper place.” “Well, I may be old fashioned. but 1 think you are silly,” declared Mrs. Quack in a tone that showed that she meant it. (Copyright, 1835.) Who Are You? The Romance of Your Name. BY RUBY HASKINS ELLIS, 7> =~ 5 V7 Rurst THE surname Hirst is derived from one of a number of parishes in England in Counties Sussex. Berks, Kent, York, Hampshire and Northum- berland. The name is taken from the old Anglo-Saxon word “hyrst,” signifying wood or forest. Hurst is a termination to many well known sur- names in America today—such as |cuniary (pronounced DP-KEW-N’-RY'{ ree) aid.” is preferred to “financial | Bringhurst, Ashhurst, Elmhurst. The armorial bearings here shown are described: “Gules, a sun in splendor or. Crest—A hurst of trees proper.” Motto—"Efflorescent” (flour- ishing). This name, although originally spelled “Hurst,” was changed to “Hirst” by some branches of the family. This coat of arms was borne by John Hirst, who came from Mirfield, | on men’s fashions. | Fashion Editor, THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, Men’s Fashions Conyright 1915, Kaquire, Iwr. TH!: heavy tweed herringbone coat is ideal for cold weather. Though essentially a country or traveling coat, it can be worn with good effect in town. The Star, Esquire, will in co-operation with answer all questions Write to Man's The Evening Star, and inclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope for reply. Ho;‘IfOStarted One's Black Books. BY JEAN NEWTON. TO BE in anybody's black books is to be in bad standing with the person, in disgrace, perhaps; to be on unfriendly, if not inimical terms. This interesting metaphor has been in use for about half a thousand vears, its recorded appearances dating back to the sixteenth century, early in which it originated. A The allusion is alleged to be to the practice prevailing at that time of keeping a record of offenders against the law, together with their offenses in a black book, those in it being in disfavor with the au- thorities, Jolly Polly UNCLE JOHN, WHO RECENTLY GAVE | FINANGAL AID TO A POOR FAMILY, SAID THAT SOME PEOPLE ARE LVING IN_SUCH COMFORT ON RELEF THAT THEY'LL BE SORRY WHEN EMPLOY- MENT PICKo UR - 3 | 8. V. M—"Uncle John gave pe- aid.” The Standard Dictionary says: “We speak of one’s pecuniary affairs, with no special reference to the handling of cash. Financial applies | especially to governmental revenues or expenditures, or to private trans- actions of considerable moment.” Yorkshire, England, in 1749, and set- | tled in Bethlehem, Pa. Having joined the Moravians in Yorkshire, he was sent to Bethlehem to teach the Ger- man Moravians in the colony methods of manufacturing woolen cloth. (Copyright. 1935.) WOODWARD 10™IM™F axp G SmREET® A Leading Silversmith NO RUBBING NO, POLISHING | On Sale At | WOODWARD & LOTHROP & LOTHROP Proxe Dlsmricr 5300 — Created This Exceptional Value Silver Bowl, Plated $7995 Made by one of America’s best known silver houses. The perfection of line and work- manship, the attractive pattern, and the bright, lustrous finish make this bowl thor- oughly acceptable as a gift, or for yourself. A particularly timely presentation, preceeding the season of wedding showers and new Fall brides. SiLverwaARE, FirsT FLOOR Nature’s D. C, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1935. Children LONG-EARED SUNFISH Lepomis BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. N OUR youthful days, we were satisfied to fish for minnows with bent pins, and, of course, it was & thrilling experience. A 3-inch catch gave us as much real pleasure as we now get from a 12-inch one. The time we caught our first sunfish was & red-letter day in our memory. Because of its flatness, the sunfish is also referred to as pumpkin seed. The chances for seeing this fellow are very good, since it is one of our most abundant sunfishes, and roams the -waters of Michigan and Minnesota, southward to South Carolina and the Rio Grande. You may see schools of them in most streams, and they espe- cially love clear, sparking waters of brooks. Some of them reach a length of seven or eight inches, and no more delicious fish can be found for pan- cooking. ‘Though sunfish may vary greatly in Auritus. form and color, their habits are the same. They are always the most | highly-colored fresh-water fishes. The short, deep, compressed body cuts swift- ly through the water. In the adul's, the back is very highly arched. The profile, as you can see, is steep, form- ing an angle above the eyes. The mouth is small, pouty in expression, but determined in action. The large eyes gaze rather intelli- | gently at you, when the sunfish, well out of your reach, refuses to fall for your tempting bait. ‘The livery of the long-eared sunfish is brilliant blue and orange, the back being blue, the belly orange. On the sides, the spots are deep orange and the blue is in wavy verticle streaks. Blue lips, orange cheeks, heightened by bright blue stripes before the red eye, add charm to the color ensemble. You can, by using water color, get a very good idea of what & colorful creature this is. Needless to iay, a string of these fellows would be a delightful and im- pressive treat to take back to the family, as & proof of your angling ability. (Copyright. 1935.) Psychology Biography and Art. THE art of writing biographies is among the oldest of all the arts. At any rate, some of the early Greeks worked at the business of sketching lives at about the same time other Greeks were working in stone. These two ‘types of artists had the same goal—a lasting expression of the meaning of life. Xenophon (about 400 B.C.) worked on the character of Cyrus the Younger. This work was the first complete character sketch ever writ- ten. Theophrastus studied mankind in general. He was looking for types! His description of the flatterer is as good as any one can write today. These men were the faunders of what is known today as scientific psychology. From thera the modern scientist gets his cue. The advances that have been made in psychology during tire past 23 centuries have, in every case, been additions to the pic- tures which the ancient-Greeks un- dertook to portray. In recent years psychologists have taken a new interest in biography. They have rediscovered and are now using an ancient art. They find that if you are to discover the laws of mental life completely. The next step is to com- pare cases and to determine mathe- matically the recurrence of certain human traits. ‘This is psychology in its best sense. And that best sense is nothing but | the revival of an old art. you must study cases | (Copyright. 1935.) The best black eye I eber seed just goin’ t' waste! I know fellers 'at would gib as much as a whole penny t' just look at that eye—but, no, her ain't got no “business instink” like the feller Daddy telled Muvver about. WooDWARD & LOTHROP 10™ 1™ F AND G STREETS Send your own little girl back to school in ABC Percales, 25¢ yord } FOR LOVELY FLOORS | Pictorial Pat- tern No. 7858. . 25¢ fine percales. There Percale. Women's Scissors 90« K ] s he sef 1" 8, Cheaty o b D) 1 Vabdae #g4! a8y McCall Pattern No. 8370 - 35¢ are good reasons. 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