Evening Star Newspaper, May 1, 1940, Page 45

LIGHT WORK SIVS HE'S 60MG 10 HELP Wt BiE SEY5 CUP DOWN AFTER A WHILE THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1940. ~By Gluyas Williams PIOS QIP IP AGAN AND WIPES DiSHES, TAKES A TOWEL ANDA TEA- AND INVESOGATES THWEL RACK AND WIPES IT, WHILE EXAMINING SET5 CUP DOWN AND BRINGS KI{CHEN CALENDAR UP 10 DATE BY EARING OFF LRST MONTH'S SHEE( Don't Take My Word for It By FRANK COLBY. Respite 5 2 interval o} rest. Noun. A pause; an i Vc val o} The common mispronunciation “res-SPITE" results from the simi- larity of respite to despite. Though the words are alike in spelling, there is no further resemblance be- | tween them. | Respite is accented on the first syllable which rhymes with less; the second syllable rhymes with bit, not bite. Correct pronunciation: RESS-pit. From New York: I have been re- buked for saying “Am I not?". Several friends, college graduates, insist that I say “Aren’t I?”. Which is correct? Foreign Born. Answer: There are many who cleave naively to “aren't 12", but when they are reminded that it is a contraction for “are not I?” they at once see that the expression is not only utter nonsense, but entirely indefensible as well. “Are” used with the personal pro- noun “I” is as ridiculous as “he am, she are, I is.” The ungrammatical “aren’t I?” worked its way into common usage through error. At one time “A'n’t I?” (pronounced “ahnt I") was used as the contraction for “Am not I2”. In time “a'n't” became “ain’t,” and, when this was generally stigmatized as vulgarism, the lovely “aren’t I?” came forward to astound and con- found us. You are correct, Foreign Born, in saying “am I not?”. Refer your critics to any standard English grammer, For a personal answer to your questions about words, send a stamped, 3-cent, self-addressed envelope to Frank Colby, care The Evening Star. Fields Remains W. C. Fields has signed a new contract with Universal and will be starred next in a special vehicle, teftatively titled, “The Bank Dick.” He turned down several Broadway stage effers in favor of the picture, ch Universal plans to start dur- fi"g July. i S;Jnnysuyings Nuffin’ like baked beans an’ bread fer a picnic. It ain't fancy er flufty food, but it's ful ob all them letters | Caxton PICKS UP SAME CUP AND WIPES ,WHILE REMARKING THAT A COAY OF VARNISH WOULDN'T HURT THE KITCHEN SHELF (Relessed by The Bell Syndicats CROSS-WORD PUZZLE . Small particle, . Gaelic, . Cretan mountains. . Miserly person. . Fuel. . Excessive enthusiasm. . Under. . To give forth. . Cereal spike. . Exclamation of sorrow. . Interjection. . Landed. . Blood relation. . Torn cloth. . Opening. . Pertaining to dawn. . Exclamation of sorrow. VERT! . Turkish officer, . Facts. . Gray. . Declines. . Great Lake, . Thin piece of clay. . Urchin. . Healthy. . Children. . Cry of dis- . Doctrine. . Turkish weight. . Prong. . The vital principle. . Spanish article. . Colloquial: to josh. . Large sword. . Heating CUPBOARD DOOR WHICH DOESN' f CLOSE PROPERLY i WIFE HAVING MEANWHILE FINISHED NASHING AND WIPING DISHES, UP HIS TOWEL, OBSERVING BRIGHTLY TABT TWO CERTAINLY MPKE LIGHT WORK OF DISHES HORIZONTAL. 31. Eskimo settlement. 39. Crude metal, 40. Overcomes. 42. Bed stay. 44. Pronoun. 45. Stolen property, 47. Goddess of discord. 49. King of Bashan. ICAL. 29. To utter brokenly. . Narrative. . Upper limb. . Bol . . Male bovine, . Stringed instrument. . Snake-like fish . To squeeze . Prefix against. . Cebine monkey. . One-celled animal. . Female sheep. . Part of a flower. . Cereal grass. . Wire used by bacteri- ologists. . To eat away. . To cease. . To remain. . Trigono- metrical ratio. . To equal. . Music: as written. . Dozes. . Spanish silk fabric. . Sudden bril- | liant light. devices. approval. Which Is Here are their first names, lasf 4 and 5, to make sure you are usi if this will help you any. Col. 1 Col. 2 White Scientist Smith Composer Teniers Lexicographer Buccaneer Economist, Painter Magician Architect Printer Dramatist Biographer Poet Historian Actor Statesman Jame Morgan Bridges Gounod Beaumont Disraeli Faraday Carlyle Thurston Boswell Johnson Arliss (Copyrigh! ob the alphibet that build up yer cistern. | See the Way.” Col. 3 George Francis . Spanish gentleman. . Symbol for MODERN PUZZLES By GERALD L. KAUFMAN. Which? t names and what they are noted for. Select the correct last names and categories from columns 1 and 2 and write them in where they belong in columns 4 and 5. Cross out each word in columns 1 and 2 as you write it in columns ng them all up as you go along— Col. 4 Col. 5 s Robert, Thomas William Benjamin Michael Charles Samuel Henry Adam David Howard Stanford s SOLUTION TOMORROW. t. 1040.) Answer to yesterday’s puzzle: Dianagram pattern—“Any One Can UNCLE RAY’S COR A thousand years ago the people of Norway were not Christians. In-| ./stead they believed in gods and god- | desses, such as Thor, Odin, Balder | and Freya. Here is an old Norse story which was told to explain “the beginning of the world:” “At first there was no heaven or earth, but a great pit with a foun- tain. Out of the pit flowed 12 riv- ers, but their water froze into solid ice, and the pit itself came to be filled with ice. “To the south there was a world of mist, and a warm wind blew from ' the mist. It melted the river ic: and clouds of vapor rose in the af Out of the vapor, Ymir the Frost | Giant was formed, also a cow. | “Over the bottomless pit there still was ice, and the frost on the ice had a taste of sale. The cow licked the frost, at a certain place, and a being with head, hair and body appeared. This being was a god, and he later was married to the daughter of a giant. “Among the sons of the god was one named Odin. He and his broth- ers struck down the Frost Giant. Fram his bones, they made the mountains. His blood was turned NER King Olaf smashing image of old Norse god. into lakes and seas, his hair into trees, “From an ash tree a man was made by the gods. A woman was made from an alder.” About 960 years ago, s Norse leader named Olaf made raids on —Norse Story About Frost Giant England and France. We are told that he had a talk with a hermit, and then became Christian. The next king, also named Olaf, worked hard to make his people give up their old faith. He is known as St. Olaf, the patron saint of Nor- way. A story about Olaf says that he once broke open the image of an old pagan god. From the image (s0 the story says) rats and lizards came out. Today Norway's people are al- most all Lutherans. Only a few thousand are Catholics, Jews or members of any church except the Lutheran. Norway has given free- dom of religion to her people. (Por Travel section of your scrapbook.) If you want a free copy of the fllustrated leaflet on the “Seven ‘Wonders of the World” send me & 30 stamped, self-addressed envel- ope in care of The Evening Star, Umete Rary Tomorrow: Norway's Capital. Boys and Girls, Read the Junior Star Every Sunday L} F (Follow Flyiw’ Jenny in the Colored Comic Section Every Sunday.) = RIGHT WE GOT s | r. A PLAN WHERE =l “ ot S S Y TH DIAMONDS | USEEUL ON A LITTLE- ~ N DIAMOND HUNT- V A S\ 70 Kikk Y L' (Follow Orphan Annie in the Colored Comic Section Every Sunday.) -~ 4 Character Created by Earl Derr Biggers CHIEF, GOODMANS 0 HAIE! THIS CHAUFFEUR IS HERE! KNOCKED ME MAY BE Walnut 2301841511311 15 r:bt':o’uunn 122687 74231217 714221920416 | NEY! WHAT'S ALL THIS RUMPYUS? BREAK |T UR BOYS! BREAKIT THAN TIM, TOO! 8'608, HE'S GITTIN' THE BEST OF HIM! (Follow the Nebbs in the Colored Comic Section Every Sunday.) 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