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The Washington bee., 1912-03-09
A COMPETENT WITNESS.
The Mules Testimony Was Taken and
Accented by the Judge.


The originator of Il widely known
probation system. Judge William J.
Pollard of "a ST. Louis police court, is
the subject of a Boston Herald story
which illustrates his unique way Of
dealing out Justice to minor offenders
A driver had been brought before
Judge Pollard charged with cruelty to
animals. He had been driving a CALLED
mule. but be had an expert witness In
veterinarian who testified that the
sore on the mules back did not pain
the animal in the least.
The Judge listened attentively to the
long technical opinions and then de
manded to know the mules where
abouts. He was informed that it was
harnessed to "a wagon which stood on
the street i'll front Of the courthouse
The Judge then ordered that court 10
be adjourned for five minutes.
He took his cane and proceeded to
the street, went up to the mule and
with the end Of his cane gently touch
ed the sore spot on the animals back.
The mule promptly tried to Kick the
dashboard off the wagon. Once again
the Judge touched the sore spot with
| his cane. and the mule responded as
before
Judge Pollard returned To the bench,
The prisoner was called before him.
With all due respect to the expert
testimony you have had introduced in
your behalf to show that the mule :
back does not pain him, will fine
YOU $50" announced the Judge u
asked the mule if the sore hurt MIN
and he said il did
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hppezrsnCe s

Millionaire )to ragged HeggaT'-hou
osl- for aims and. do not even take
vour hat off. Is that the proper way
70 hec: Be@@ar Pardon me. SiF. A
,,lli..,pan is looking al us from across
the street If I take my ha' OH ne il
arrest me for begging; a. it is, ne nat
uraIIy takes u< for old fr'ends.-Bii"-
apudp RlatTer-
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Ignorance

\ Scottish minister was asked 10
pray for rain. He did so. and the rain
came down i'm floods and destroyed the
crops. Irrftated aJ thc result, one dis
alSted elder confded to another that
this comes a. mIriStin' sic "a request
10 a meeniSter wha isna acquent WI
agriculture.
The Washington bee., 1912-03-09
The Puzzle.

We can understand the ease with
-rbicb fonj and his money are part
ed. but what puzzles Us Is now the
fool got the money 70 part with
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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WHY They Are Cleaner.

..Nomeu'< minds are much cleaner
than mems" said woman to her nus
band.
They ought TO be, replied her hus-
hand. They change them 50 much
,,ftener. ladies Home Journal.
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n..,na 20 Be Discovered.

IF man is really reliable he doesn't
have TO devote much of his time to ex'
nIoiring that virtue; you are watched
pretty closely whether you know II OF
Dot.-Atchisou Globe.
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Spiteful.

81 wonder why Mabel looks IN the
glass so often
..NIavbe she has a grudge against
barsslf 60 cleveland Plain Dealer.
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$ SapdGe IN Eperu Nan"

think it was you who quoted in an
article published lately the old adaee
There is savage IN every man.. One
leans strongly toward belief in the truth
OF the cynical saying after reading the let
Ter OF our eonfessedly seIf-made man
Let me ask you ana other candid judges OF
human Kind If it be true that women are
naturally more refined than their brotbs-s
according to the flesh? Do they take polish
more readily, and when they have learned
the amenities Of daily living do they ac-
cept them as comforts rather than con-
etr1int?
For example, our seif-made man gfrds
at the prejudice which requires him to
wear his shoes In the presence Of his
daughters and to slip coat over his reek-
ing shirt On q bot day when he sits down
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Another Word from a Man.

We have on file sundry spicy and cogsns
responses to the " Eelf-Made Man " who
took issue with US with regard to home
manners Each is so good in it's way that
7 am taking the liberty OF forming them
into a symposium in place of the usual
familiar talk with readers which precedes
the Housemothers' Exchange.
A short. sharp word from another mascu-
line member belongs to this corner Of our
page:
Won't you say a few strong. hot words
respecting the gum chewing habit on the
part of women and girls in the trolley cars?
counted five school girls over Is years of
age ana four women over 30 In my car
today who were working their jaws as
vigorously as II they were earning their
daily bread by the Job or chawing on a
wagerI Look about you when you go down
or come up town and see II exaggerate!
"A DIsGUsrED MAN"
I would deny the tale II I could do II
truthfully. The habit In silly and revolt
ing. It spoils the shape Of a pretty girls
mouth and makes an oldish woman look
like cud chewing crone, or cow-or yet.
again. like the sailors wife described by
witch, who
Aunched. and munched and munehedl
the line always comes to my mind when
see the performance in street car and
ferryboat.
I have said elsewhere that gum chewing
Is a nuisance and should be abolished by
law.
Is that strong and hot enough7
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ing as little as may be, and I'LL the haIved
fruit with the mixture. having taken these
from the water ana wiped on the wet.
Heap the contents high In the improyised
bowls; stick three or four maraschino
grapes in the top and leave In the ice until
you are ready to serve the dessert. They
cannot be too cold. Five minutes before
they go to the table, sfft powdered sugar
over them ana pour upon each a table
spoonful OF sherry wine.
FRUIT SALAD IN CANTALOUPEs.-
Select ripe melons and extract the seeds
Notch the edges prettily. cutting through
skin and flesh. Fill with the mixture just
described and set on ice for at least two
hours before serving Then sugar and add
the wine as directed in the last recipe.
Although, for the lack Of q better name.
we call these a salad" they are served
as appetizers In the first course of luncheon
or dinner, or as a dessert. as have said.
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voice from the bay window and espied my
two boys, 8 and 10 years old, respectively.
who had been eurled up on the window seat.
each with book.
go Please. mother, may we sit DOWN.
was the petition uttered in unison. They
had arisen at my entrance and remained
standing for the five or six minutes con-
stunned in the search. OF course gave the
desired leave, taking care not to let them
think that the act OF simple courtesy was
unusual or worthy Of especial praise.
lone word more. They have seen their
father do the like ever since they were
born. And he was brought up by q wise and
tender mother who loved him too much to
let him grow into boor with advancing
manhood. r. z. T."
I have room for but one more letter, al
though several remain upon my desl1-all
from women and all telling IN effect the
same story.
It IS but fair that our Big Brother should
be heard IN defense of his fellow man
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Apology Not Thought Necessary.

Did apologize for not so much as lift
ing my head when heard. as the Merest
of Mere Men phrases 1t, the rustic of her
petticoats Not a bit of it'll On the con-
trary. when she presently stopped in front
OF me and was evidently waiting for me to
speak, wrote on to the bottom OF the page
before L looked up and said, I wish you
would keep out of this room when you know
am busy
Being q sensible woman, she did not go
into Mysteries. but laid down a note she
had brought in for me. on the table, and
took herself OF without one word. We
understand one another!
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to dinner. If his wife were to come down
to breakfast without the waist of her
gown would the sight OF her corset cover
and bare shoulders be pleasant to him?
IT, after cooking his dinner, she seats her
self, att the head of a well spread board in
the loose calico wrapper she has worn In
the kitchen, without word of apology, and
when spoken to during the meal snaps out a
complaint of WEAKNESS and drudgery in
that she has been Shaving all day to get
his victuals and mend his clothes and keep
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Tho Hints TO Houseteepers.

Please hand over these two hints to
houseazeeperS:
When putting up lace curtains slip a
thimble over the end of the rod and it Will
go through smoothly without tearing or
catching In the lace
When you hem new tabieeloth save
the rawlings. When there comes break
or thin place in the linen use these to
darn #. The mended place viii be almost
tmperceptble. whereas spool thread
stitches would show plainly.
:" have two records for a 'CeciIian
piano player which some one who can use
them may have. They must be called for,
as they are too heavy to be sent by mail
mrs. F. 7. c."
The hints T" are practical information
that will be useful to many. The advice
as to saving the rawlings is particularly
happy. One who buys pure linen and has
It laundered carefully, taking pride in it's
cool glossiness whenever IL Is spread upon
the table, viii hold on to ia az long asS1t
holds together. The invisible darns viii
proIong its life.
Cannot the records be sent by express
to any one who Is willing to pay expenses
Of transportation? lou are kind to think
Of Us.
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cency? How long before he would seek
consolation from the society OF virago
in the companionsh1p of clubmen and less
decent associates?
For a that, and a that dear editor,
your critic who scorns the small. sweet
courtesies of life represents larger class
than perhaps you would be willing to be-
lieve- bear upon my heart the scar of 3
stab inflicted by a speech overheard ac-
cidentally when was a girl OF H. A man
of education-and presumably OF refine
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could tell you of other instances that have
come to my observation since that black
day-less gross. perhaps, but indicative of
the innate savagery of which your adage
speaks.
The fault may be in the early training,
which has not uprooted the wild olive
1 love my three boys fondly. yet cannot
disguise from myself the truth that It IS
harder to train them into the nice GUS
toms that make the difference between
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FRUIT SALAD SERVED IN GRAPE
FRUIT SHELLS-HaIve grapefruit and
pink the edges Of each half neatly after
taking out the pulp and membranes. Then
lay them in iced water while you prepare
the filing. Cut the pulp o. the grapefruit
into small bits, taking care not to tear or
bruise it. Cut the inside of a Juicy orange
in the same way, and a couple of peeled
bananas into dice. If you have a few bits
of pineapple they will add zest to the salad.
Mix all together with a silver fork, crush
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1T Isn't EkGl.

Said mighty shrewd woman to me not
long ago when We were discussing the live
topic of Equal Rights for Women .: It
must be confessed that We want to talk to
you as men to men. but when it comes to
your part of the debate, we want you to
talk to US as men to women As Sam
Weller says, " It isn't elzal"'
In other words answered, you
want to eat your cake and have It. to5-'
She didn't pretend to deny 1t.
IF were q betting man (Which am not)
I should be willing to wager fifty to one
that you won't dare print this letter To
give both sides of question would be I'M
womanly in the extreme
"ELBERr H. S"
It is well that nobody had a chance
to take up your bet. I am not only printing
your letter, word for word. as it is written,
but refrain from replying to single Sec
ton of the clever missive II my readers
find the entertainment in It that I have
drawn from 1t. L shall be satisfied.
Let me add that don't publish It beca use
I won't take q dare" but for other and
wefghtier reasons.
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HARLAND'S HELPING HAND

ever method 1t may be prepared, when 1t
Is boiled. rub through a sieve and reject the
skins. Then mix with the meat "a
little too much garlic " and a minced onion
Few black pepper corns, and If you like
1t particularly hot Gas we like IT hereD
some ground chill +petines.' Then cover
with water and let all simmer until done.
am sorry not to be more explicit as
to quantities, but am not UP on measure
ments. I do know that the quantity, of
chile powder should be about a tablespoon
ful to the quart There is prepared chile
powder upon the market that will make
a good chile con carne, but again, the fur
Their you go from San Antonio the worse
this gets, containing cayenne and other
peppers. That made here is pure.
IT also notice in the papers recipes for
tamaIes, in which chicken. beef. etc, are
used. These are modern innovations creep
ing even into San Antonio, alasi Let me
say that the genuine Mexican tamale is
made from hogs head alone. Hogs head,
or pigs head. boiled and minced
"GRrNeo."
+Gringo." which stands for Yankee"
has contributed an interesting and spright-
ly letter. We are glad to be informed by
one who knows exactly what the much dis
eussed dish Is like and Just what ingre6i-
ems ~ 1IIC L ms Is lnQuD1Ia0le drSt
hand Information. It IS news to me that
chicken or veal is not necessary base for
the mixture As described here 1t must be
fiery compound that requires a seasoned
tongue and throat if one would enjoyit
y
Recipe for Graham Gems.
You sometimes order graham, germs IN
your Menus for Family Meals Nay I
send In my recipe for these2 They are
faVor1tes IN my household. and this recipe
never fails If followed faithfully:
GRAHAM GENrS.-One cupfuI of gran
ulated sugar; half teaspoonful of CHINA
mon and the same of ground nutmeg; one
tablespoonful Of lard and the same of but
ter; one cupful of sour milk or buttermilk,
In which dissolve half q teaspoonful of
soda; one and three-quarters cupfuIs of
graham flour; one-quarter of a cupfuI of
wheat flour; two teaspoonfuIs- of baking
powder; one egg
MIX the spices with the sugar; cream
80 -
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ment-handsome. debonair, and. in society,
the pink of courtesy. few into passion
with his wife, who had forgotten to mend
q rip in his coat. and asked her. with an
oath: Who pays for your keep. I'd like
to know? You are too - lazy to liver
BY the time the second oath was out
had fed beyond earshot Then, being
young and used all my short life to the
speech of my father and brothers-gentIe-
men to the bone, all OF them-I hid myself
and cried out my horror and distress. I
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Critic Represents Large Glass.

butter, lard, and sugar together, add the
egg. then the milk; next, the -four into
which the baking powder has been sifted
twice This should make rather stiff bat
ter. Bake in gem pans. Top each with a
raisin or two. This win make a dozen gems.
May add housewffely suggestion for
my sister craftswomen?
I find a pair of scissors a useful article
in my kitchen for cutting up oranges or
preparing grapefruit by nipping the pithy
particles in the center. This done, one may
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IMPORTANT NOTICE

BECAUSE Of The enormous number of
II letters semitic The department must ask
contributors to limit their communications 10
100 DOTds' except IN cases Of formulas or
recipes uOhieh require sreGtes space. wont
eli ing correspondents to hare shouting In
Tie CorneT. and # my request in this respect
Is eOneelfed rOttk II DtR Be possible to print
mary more letters.
Attention u called 10 the fact dsot Marion
R@lGa2 cannot Tecsiue money for patterns.
Ga she has no eon1settOa sOiih any department
&af sells them. . Marion HrLand.
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In Defense of Mere Man.

The disQuisttion upon what Lawrence
Sterne, William Writ and Marion Harland
concur in naming The Small, Sweet Cour-
tesfes Of Life is ingenious and plausible
The fact remains that we ought all Of US
to be angels in temper and conduct. But
we are notl Halos and harps don't go well
with twentieth century apparel and pur-
suits I am university man. I come Of
educated parents and not ungentle blood.
I am as happily married any man I
know. I have a son and daughter-ap-
preaching manhood and womanhood. Both
are inexpressfbly dear to me- I have
spared neither money nor pains in prepar-
ing them for the place they must fill IN the
world and in society. But II you ask me IL
we walk upon Cfgurative) stills and wear
our (metaphoricaD Sunday clothes every
day in the week IN the privacy of our home,
I say boldly and without a blush that we
do notl Nor do exact such Difference from
my boy toward his sister as you would i'm
ply is the right Of the feminine mortal.
everywhere and always.
When I heard him this morning tell her
to mind her own business and let him
alone! I took it for granted that she had
been teasing him and let them fight It out.
When my wife and his mother enters the
room where we are seated at the chess
board we do not upset the men and baIk the
game by jumping up. Nor do we say Fx-
cuse US for not rising
I hope 1 know enough of the rules of
polite society to let the ladies pass out of
a door before me when am in company. To
my way of thinking 1T would be absurd and
tireeome to be forever on the watch lest
should precede my wife and daughter in
leaving or in entering a room. The other
day my wife came into my library where
was busy with an important piece of writ
ing
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pull them out readily without disturbing the
sections of the fruit. I use the scissors also
in cutting smooth the edges of pie crust
after fitting it upon the plate In using a
knife for this purpose one is likely to trim
the pastry too closely. The scissors are
better. MRS. C. H. H.
Your gems. albeit possibly rather sweet
for a breakfast cake, are tempting q
luncheon dessert. Eaten Vs. cream cheese
and iced milk, they would be delicious on q
warm day, or at any other time
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VIII you and your feminine readers for
give me for saying one thing with what
may sound like brutal frankness:
{" Has 1t never occurred to you that all
this talk OF minor manners and domestic
amenities is a trife past date in this ageT
When women shoulder us in business ele-
vabors and sit beside us in ofices and meet
US upon the lecture platform, and steal
away our patients II we are doctors and
our clients If we are lawyers, and outpreach
US II we are clergymen, and want to out
vote US at the polls-T ask isn't there a
touch of the Iudicrous in trying to keep up
the standards set for us by the Chester
fields and Sternes and wirts of age that
Ia dead and gone?
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ri HAVE seen IN your exchange more
80 than one request for a recipe for
making chill CON caEne'
Having seen some fearful and
wonderful recipes for the famous
Gish in other papers. am moved, although
mere man. to butt in and give you tta
genuine method
Chile con earne Is q San Antonio dish.
It is practically unknown in Mexico. San
Antonio was originally settled by Canary
islanders - Spaniards who doubtless
brought the dish with them. We cook il
In perfecticnhere. The further we 60 from
this city the more difference we find.
am not familiar with the technical terms
OF cookery. but can cook chile Just as the
Mexicans do. and this 10 their way OF pre-
pairing It:
Melt soma Gl1et or lard Tsuet preferredl
In pot or kettle Cut equal quantities Of
beef and pork into dice about half an inch
square. DredEe with self and -four ana
braise in the hot fat until the meat is
Drowned and nearly half doneA Meanwhile
prepare your chile rthas is the large bell
pepper, ripe and dryl. Shred the pepper,
dfsca<dinG the seeds and stem Put into
a sauce with some caminas (cumrnin seed)
add a little water, and boil until the peppers
are teadsr.
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Repersion TO Savage State.

"A great writer tells US that Labor with
out beauty is brutality
"A home without beauty, refinement,
generosity. and thoughtfuIness, without
love and the practice of self-deniaI for the
general good. harks back to savagery-
the housing of the male and female of the
human race in primevaI forests instead
or being Christian home for husband
and wife, with the glorious development
OK true manhood and true womaphood.
AS for the matter Of stocking feet and
ghirtsleeveS, why not take a bath before
eating, II nothing better than sponge
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Like Father Like Son.

am glad you bring forward the claim of
stout pair of scissors to a place among
kitchen utensils. They do yeoman duty in
dozens of ways They are invaluable in the
hands of the cook who has dainty fancy in
the matter of garnfshing.
- y
Some Summer Deserts.
For further example, they are used in
pinking" the edges OF grape fruit and
even melons in preparing the following
summer desserts:
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Possible Reasons for Objections.

Reading between the lines of his vehe-
mant protest. suspect that the reason for
065ect1ng to his habit Of kicking on his
boots and putting up his feet to rest, may
have been the unattractive body OF the
nsere man ne prfdes himself upon being,
as the outer coverings were removed. Let
that pass Such things are I'm certain
homes A man with ideals that make work
q sacred duty through which he can ex-
press hts ability and talents and who re-
CARDS the financial results as means to the
end OF working good for others as well as
himself. win not despise the efforts and ac-
accomplishments of his family who have
worked as many hours of the day as him
Geif-worlced for him and for others.
He could not refer to all the moneyed
earnings as exclusively his. Nor could he
ignore the fact that. by human and divine
laws, he owes q living to his wife and
family. If he do not provide for them we
have the warrant Of Holy Writ for pro-
nouncfng him to be worse than an infideI'
They are not paupers, and he sins against
law and gospel IN looking upon them as
oenen6arfes who ought to be grateful to
him for the clothes they wear, the food they
eat. and the roof over their heads.
In laying down his letter. say, God
pity them!' Not because he sits down to
the table with them without a coat upon
his overheated, steaming body, nor because
ne wants to take his rest In his parlor with
his unshod feet upon a chair, but because
the communication shows that he is lack
Ing In justice. kindness. generosity, cour-
tesy. and thoughtfulnsss for those about
him. His friends ana associates, If they ara
unkind in lack of consideration for their
families. are probably the products of like
ungovernable and selfish thoughts and
views