Evening Star Newspaper, October 24, 1935, Page 43

WOMEN’S FEATURES. Bedtime Stories Black Pussy Is Discovered. BY THORNTON W. BURGESS. eaa away ome other day. fother Nature. The enemy v May still retu —cld HERE is always the chance that an enemy may return, but 4 thinking about this is borrow- ing trouble for the future. It is a foolish thing to do. There is always trouble enough in the present, without borrowing for the future. Black Pussy, the cat at Farmer Brown's, had been staying around home very closely for some time. Today as she watched her master | was screaming about. | = WomA (it ’l ot B Hlany AN THEN SAMMY JAY DISCOVERED HER. armer Brown drive away in r it popped into Black Pussy's she would like to go some- here herself “I may as well do a little hunting,” hought Black Pussy. “I've hunted mice in the barn until I'm tired of mice. I think I'll go down along the Old Stonewall and try to catch Striped Chipmunk. He ought to be caught. He is the most impudent fellow for his size that I know. I've almost caught him several times, and he never fails to taunt me because I didn't actually catch him. One of these days I'll get him. Perhaps today is the day.” So Black Pu stretched and Contract Problem No. 13 BSpades are trump. South is on lead. JORTH-SOUTH must take seven out of the eight tricks against| any and all defenses. As a side- line, if the king of clubs were in the North hand, would the partner- ship be able to fulfill the conditions of this problem? Since the answer is palpably 0, what play by the defense would set them one? In the event that you feel a cer- tain dissatisfaction with your own solution of this problem, you may | obtain mine by dropping me a post- card, care of this newspaper. Please mention the number of the problem. Being unable to say truthfully that this brings to mind a little anecdote, 1 shall plunge right into a story I've been hoarding for several years. I hoped the time would come when I'd be able to give the names of the par- ties involved, but it looks as if dis-| cretion is still the better part of valor. iffice it to say that one of the coun- | leading players was indulging | in a team of four match. For his partner he had picked a minor expert, e conservative old-schooler, who ex- pected, and still expects, the worst on everv deal Came the unfortunate hand of the evening. Onlookers said the small glam should never have been bid.| As long as it was doubled, it was sheer foolhardiness to redouble. You are always down one trick. By care- | ful, unintelligent play, it is possi- ble to go down two tricks. It re-| quires sheer genius, however, to go down four. That's exactly what Part- ner B did. The loss was 2,800 points. The stronger member of the team was, to put it mildly, fit to be tied. His remarks, carefully chosen, were strong and to the point. The minor expert accepted the verbal chastisement in silence. It was not realized how deeply the barb had penetrated until the next day, when @ friend came dashing up to the in- Jjured partner with an eager antici-| patory look on his face “Ah,” said the friend. | hand the other night. I was won- | dering what you'd do with——" | There was an interruption. The minor expert stared at him expres- | sionlessly, and settled the question once and for all. “I don't play bridge;” he said. (Copyright. 1935.) “I held a| Sims will answer all inquiries on con- | that are addressed to this newspaper. | Inciose a self-addressed. g-cent stamped envelope, | NORWOOD | COFFEE \#0RE Cupg . more FU - AT YOUR GROCER’S AVOR yawned and stretched again. Then she started over toward the Old Orchard. It just happened that no one saw her when she started. In fact, she | had reached the beginning of the | Old Stonewall before she was seen. | Then Sammy Jay discovered her. | Sammy knew that ordinarily Peter Rabbit had little to fear from Black Pussy, for Peter could always get out | of her way. Besides, he was so big | that Black Pussy was not likely to waste time trying to catgh him. But | Peter, held a prisoner, would be at the mercy of Black Pussy. So instantly Sammy Jay began to scream at the top of his lungs, and | instantly, on hearing it, all the other | birds flew over to see what Sammy The instant they saw Black Pussy they began to | scream. They did more than scream. Led by | | Sammy Jay, they continually darted down at Black Pussy, endeavoring to | peck her. Black Pussy would strike | at them with her paws, but always :lhey were too quick or else smart enough to keep just out of reach. ‘Now, Black Pussy had been treated l'.hjs way before, but only when she | was out hunting the nests of birds when there were young. Now it was past the season for baby birds and | she knew it. It was a new experience | | for her to be treated this way at this | time of year, and she didn't know just what to make of it. She hoped that when she got far- ther along on the old wall the birds would let her alone, so she started on. You see, she was still thinking | of Striped Chipmunk. She hadn't yet | | reached the place where she usually saw him, and she hoped that before | she did reach it she could get rid of her feathered tormentors, for she knew that unless she did she ‘would have no chance to catch Striped Chip- munk. So she began to hurry. Sammy Jay flew almost in her face. He actually struck her with his bill as she passed. Welcome Robin fol- lowed him and did the same thing. Black Pussy stopped. These birds were getting altogether too bold. She crouched and glared up at them, her tail twitching back and forth angrily. It seemed to her that every bird in the Old Orchard, and some from the Green Forest, must be there, and | every one screaming. She sprang at one who boldly flew close to her, but she missed. What a racket there was then! | | Pinally Black Pussy decided that she didn't want to go hunting that | afternoon. She decided that the | Old Stonewall was no place for her | while the feathered folk were about in such numbers. So she turned and | started back toward the barn, and | after her flew the birds, still peck- | ing at her, sull screaming. She was |glad to take to her heels and run.| She was followed by some of the | bolder birds, hke Sammy Jay {mdl | Scrapper the Kingbird, clear to the | barn. Inside that she sought shelter | and, of course, none of the birds ven- ! tured after her in there. Of course, Peter Rabbit heard all this racket and, of course, he knew that it meant that some enemy had | been discovered, but what enemy he didn’t know, for he couldn't see. So, | of course, Peter's heart was right up in his throat all the time. or at least it seemed to be. It felt that way. (Copyright, 1935.) o o : | First Movies. | | Motion pictures came into being in 1889. when Edison, shortly after the invention of the flexible roll film, ex- hibited the kinetoscope in the form of a peep show. The film was the size | of the standard film of today, but magnified only six times. The camera weighed about a ton, the;films very short, being only 50 feet in length, and the apparatus had the disadvantage of not being able to project the pictures, which could only be seen by one person at a time. i THE EV. Who Are You? The Romance of Your Namae. BY RUBY HASKINS ELLIS. g = S~ 'HIS name has been spelled in va- rious ways — Moffat, Moffatt, Moffet and Moffett. The name originated in the south of Scotland, where at the head of the Annandale and the foot of the Hart- fell Mountain spreads a broad plain in which two small rivers meet, form- ing the Annandale. In the language of the ancient Celts, the plain was g “mor fad,” signifying “long During the process of, time the name was softened to Moffat. There are numerous place-names in that locality so called. The earliest Moffat ancestor was undoubtedly referred to as “John of Moffat” or “Willam of Moffat” until the family name came into general use. Sir Bernard Burke, in his “Ulster King of Arms,” speaks of Moffat as “a very conspicuous border family, influential and powerful, conspicuous for their feud with the Johnstones.” We find Nicholas de Moffat, Bishop of Glasgow in 1268, and the ar- morial bearings @ all the various branches of the family indicate some connection with the church. Several branches of the family spell the name MofTett and use on their coat armor a rose for difference. Samuel Moffat came to America prior to 1710, settling in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, N. J. He is con- sidered the founder of the family in America, although others came over av various times. He had two sons. Willlam and Samuel, both born in Scotland (Copy 1935.) Picnic Grounds. Picnic grounds for motorists are to | be established along German roads. More popular &mn{ aali d more peopl cranberry juice is one of the tastiest, most colorful drinks ever produced by nature. You can drink it “'straight” or mix it with other beverages. It is & splendid base for punches and Fruit cups. Cranberry Juice Cocktail ! 4 cups cranberries 4 cups water | %% cup granulated sugar | Method: Cook cranberries and water until all the skins pop open (about 5 minutes). Strain throuch cheese cloth. Bring the juice to boiling point; add sugar and boil for 2 minutes. Serve cold. For future use put in sterilized bottles, well-corked and sealed. A new, beautifully colored recipe book will be mailed free. Send postal to Dept. N AMERICAN CRANBERRY EXCHANGE & 90 West Broadway, New York City Eatmor Cranberries | hurried along the rim of a dust-laden | | that the tiny forager has spent a Nature’s NG _STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 19’ Children Cliff Mouse (Peromyseus Truei). BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. LL cliff dwellers are interest- ing folks. Those of the past have left records of their ac- tivities and man has tried to piece together their family life. But here we have one that is living now, an alert, industrious and handsome fellow, who can be studied at first hand. What more could a nature lover ask than to go out into the open and read with unerring exactness the notes left for him in sand, dust, snow and mud? You must visit the favorite haunts of nature's children in order to be- come better acquainted with them, and soon you will learn to find secluded spots in which to rest in comfort, while watching the little outdoor folks at their daily tasks. On the Upper Sonoran Zone area of New Mexico the big-eared deer mouse, as he is often called, has homesteaded for several centuries. Here they have found rocks and cliffs, caverns and canyons in which to establish their families, seek refuge from their many enemies, and sally forth to forage for the pine and juniper nuts, of which they are so fond. You, as a nature lover, and used to reading the tracks etched in the medium to be found in the locality, may soon pick up the trail of the| beautiful little cliff dweller, as it rocky shelf. Or perhaps you have | rested under one of their favorite | trees and caught sight of a little pile of nut husks. Again, along their path, there may be many seed plants laden with pods or capsules of seeds, and here you will see clear evidence ght a Cold ? 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Pantry Pals for sale by all Grocers, Delicatessens, Markets, Chain Stores. Wilkins-Rogers Milling Co., Wash.,, D. C. You Use Successful Results profitable night, judging by the empty shells. = Their foes are many. Lurking be- hind rocks, in caves and just around the corner are coyctes, badgers, weasels, civet cats, skunks and such hunters, who know full well that a little deer meuse makes a tender mor- sel. Perhaps because of these enemies, or it may be merely a family trait, all s 252 hunting is done at night, so that you should choose if possible & moonlight night to try to see them. Indirectly these creatures are tree planters. Their memory is about the | length of two famous groups we know —blue jays and chipmunks—though the last-mentioned are professional tree planters, for they even bury a single nut in a correctly dug hole, | placed so it will grow without hin- 5. drance, if forgotten. But the cliff dweller merely forgets his small store of seeds, and some of them germinate and grow. You have noticed, of course, the ex- ceptionally large and thin, bat-like ears, and the unusually long, soft tail. These creatures are among the largest of the long-tailed deer mice of New Mexico. Their dark biown fur be- comes & rich buff on the sides. The lower parts and feet are white. The| mustache is very long, and the large eyes are prominent and intelligent. Because of their cleverly hidden nurseries, their many children can be reared with safety. The youngsters wear blue coats, and they have been found in their nests at all times of the | year, which would indicate there are several sets of children each year, with usually six in each group. (Copyright, 1935.) —_— Pork Shortage. Germany has a shortage of pork. Cuticura Soap For the Daily Care of Your Hands | Prolong the youthful appearance of your hands by giving them the same care you give your face. 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