Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-23
Counting Her Chickens.

Lord Sholto Douglas, who was arrested
through an error in Maine last month was
congra tulated at a Portland hotel on the
courtesy he had shown in pardoning the
erring Maine police.
"Why shouldn't have pardoned them"
said Lord Douglas. laughing. "They did
their duty. Their calculations were wrong,
that Is all. I admit that their calcula-
lions were absurdly wrong. They reminded
me of young lady used to know when
lived In the west.
This young lady, whose family was we'll
to-do, announced to her father one night
that she was going to marry a penniless
man. .---' ia.
III you marry him. her father
grunnbled how earth will you liver
"'Oh.' said the girl. confidently. we have
figured that all out. and 1t is very simple.
You know that black hen I bought last
weekr
Yes. What OF itT -.-f
"'Well. I have consulted the best poultry
circulars. and they all agree that a good
hen will raise twenty chicks year. That
means that next season I shall have TWEEN
ty,one hens hens These att at the seasons end
will give me 40 in ALL The next season
there will be 500; the next 16SO00, and
the next 100000 Just think of that!
with chlckens at oO cents apiece, we VIII
then be worth 81 .6s5. 900. So you see, papa.
you needn't worry about u.s."
A Typical Raid.
Mrs Sarah Platt Decker Of Denver said
recently that all men, soon as they had
acquired a moderate fortune, should re-
tire from business and devote their lives
to the state.
"Then," said Mrs. Decker. politics would
be pure. Then there would be no graft
in public contracts. Every vote would
count. There would be no graft-protected
crime.
LAS to graft-protected crime. have you
heard the latest?
"A police captain was about to raid a
gambling den. At midnight, taking his
place at the head of a squad Of stalwart
men, he looked them over closely, and then
said to his lieutenant:
Is everything in readiness for this
raidT
Ives, SIR replied the lieutenant. sa-
luting. Our arms are in first-rate order.
light camera men, and I notified the pro-
prietor of the place this afternoon
Eggs.
Winston Churchill, who lives in New
Hampshire. In an address at Concord, re-
cenuy praised the new
ours" he said, sis a state fitted above
all others for summer resort New
Hampshire, with its superb climate. its
mountains. its lakes and forests. will in
a generation or two be one great pleasure
ground-a vast park dotted with beautiful
Villas to which will como each summer
families from all parts of America.
I'm anticipation Of this. many farmers
are learning to conduct hotels. They are
building cottages for summer visitors.
Some Of them, too, are taking boarders.
And I am glad to say that the New
Hampshire farmer is n position pos to take
other states that I could name. he does
not send all his good things to the city.
Il once boarded at fine. big farm. but
the fare was wretched-canned vegetables,
condensed milk and SO on.
BY Jove said one morning at break
fast, az I pushed my egg cup from me.
these eggs are really not as fresh as those
I get in New York 80.
my farmer host snorted.
That's rank prejudice on your part.
Mr.. Churchill he said. Its! from New
York that all our eggs Gomez"
Parental Examples.
The Rev c. H. Mead of New York, whose
eloquence was one Of the features of the
Chester Heights camp meeting last month,
said Of children: IL -s......
eve are prone to forget that children
have clear eyes and sharp eyes. Because
they don't criticise us, we think that they
don't heed us. great error. Children
watch us closely. and we should try to set
them good example. There was q poor
lady the other day who hastened to the
nursery and said to her little daughter:
Minnie. what do you mean by shouting
and screaming? Play quietly, like Tom |
my. See. he doesn't make sound i
"'Of course he Doesn't said the little