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Evening star., 1912-08-30
Big Cake.

From the Providence Evening Bulletin,
The old saying that one cannot have
his cake and eat 1t. too, is endangered
by bakery specifications Of such vastness
as is accredited to q 3OO-pound wedding
cake for q Philadelphia bride. .Appar-
emily the couple and guests might go on
eating cake for a long period and still
be said to have their cake.
Evening star., 1912-08-30

Purifying the motion picture show has
crowded the traditional effort to elevate
the drama from attention. \ seat at a
problem play costs So, while look at a
sensational motion picture costs ) cents
There cannot fail TO be protest against
such inexpensive decentralization.
Evening star., 1912-08-30
Changeable.
From the Philadelphia Pres.


George Fred Williams has Joined the
bull moose party. but that was several
days ago, and his political agility is such
that there has been time since for sew
eral other changes. Belonging to all the
new parties liz as easy to this distinguish
ed son of Massachusetts,. apparently, as
was belonging to al the old parties. No
party need despair: each will be honored
in its turn.
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Two-Man Party.
From the Albany Evening Journal.

From the Albany Evening Journal.
The man who has been prevailed upon
to stand as the bull moose candidate for
Governor of Massachusetts says he is
convinced the third term party is "abso-
lutely outside the personality of one
man" 1t represents the ambitions of at
least two.
Evening star., 1912-08-30

cyIn order TO avoid DELAYS account OF
personal absence letters to THE STAR should
not he addressed 10 any individual connected
with the Office tut simply to THE STAR os TO
the Editorial or Business Department, according
to tenor or purpose.
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Alton B. Parker has been satirized as
man of extraordinary silences. He may
have felt that there was so much money
talking in that campaign that there was
no chance of making himself heard.
Evening star., 1912-08-30

A corn crop of twenty-eight hundred
million bushels is something to which
every public speaker, however discon-
tented In tendency, Is compelled to point
with pride
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Mr. Harrison OF Chicago, Mr. Preston
Of Baltimore and Mr.. Gaynor or New
York are all in q position to observe that
1t has not been a good year for mayors in
national politics.
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SHOOTING STARS.
nv PHLANpER JOHNSON.
An Enduring Episode.

II suppose you and your wife can re-
member your first quarrel" said the med
dlesome person.
Remember it, returned Mr.. GroWcner
II should say so. 1t isn't over yet"
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A Theory.

"Why is there no great American
dramatist?" asked the art pessimist.
Because" replied the sardenic man.
ager. when an American is capable of
thinking up a first-class practical plot
and dressing 1t up in good speeches. he
doesn't bother about the theater He
goes into politics."
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Joseph G. Robin, convicted of bank
wrecking. is said to have made fortune
while in Jail awaiting sentence. Any old
place does for an Office for a man who
has the real get-rich instinct
Evening star., 1912-08-30

Luther Burbank intends to grow straw
berries on raspberry bushes. Sometimes
doubt arises as to whether Mr.. Bur.
bank is a great reformer or practical
Joker
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Mr.. Loeb finds that the most solemn re-
sponsibilites OF private secretarv's posi-
ton may arise long after lie has ceased
TO draw the salary.
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Occasionally II looks as If Congress
willingly suffered Inconvenience on it's
own account for the sake of spelling d
Presidents summer vacation.
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The enthusiasm with which Chinese
students in America play foot ball * an
other evidence Of MoHgoia's awakening
warrior instinct.
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So much Importance attaches to the
manner OF acquiring an ancient cam
pafgn fund that the method Of its ex-
renditure fails to figure in the discussion.
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Vermont does its voting early enough
to give the election prophets a few up
to-date statistics To Work with.
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OCCASIONALLY a New York official APP
pears who seems inclined TO think that
the best way to handle a condition of
graft is to bear il with patient philoso-
phv.
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Nicaragua contains some distinguished
advocates Of the idea that universal peace
is wholly impossible.
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Disproportion.

In great applause sometimes appears
One solemn fact worth noting
Two men can make more noise with
cheers
Than twenty make in voting.
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No Leader.

"Are you the leader Of this brass band ?"
NO" replied the distressed man with
the baton. Every man in this band
thinks he's soloist. I'm the umpire
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Possibly all that money was put into
the savings banks by some frame-up
artist who desired to do Lieut.. Becker.
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ravabIe In advance-by mail. postage prepaid.
Daily Sundav Included. one month. en- cents
DAILY sunday excepted. Que month. 70 cents
Saturday Star. 81 year Sunday Star. s.. ~ year.
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~. F1cn,r, star with the Sunday morning
edition is delivered by carriers within the CITY
M Ak cents per month: daily only. y cents per
month Sunday only. 90 cents per month Orders
NAV 10 sent hy mail. or telephone Main 244o
Collection is made BY carrier ut the end OF eacn
month.
Evening star., 1912-08-30

If all the anti-bull moose sentiment
could be organized there would be a
grand new party.
Evening star., 1912-08-30

Entered rs srcond-class mail matter at the post
Office AT Washington. ID. q.
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tn. Evening star Newspaper Company

Rusfness Once ffth st. and Pennsvavania Avenue.
Na;v York Of,ce: Tribune Building
Chicago Ofdce: First National Bank Bus1dIne.
European Office: Regent ST.. London. Engiano'
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The Ominous Greeting.

What did that handwriting Nebuchad-
nezzar saw on the wall mean?'
Il don't know replied the precarious
politician. But l suspect that 1t was
something that began. My Dear SEN
ator."
Evening star., 1912-08-30

A man who sits down and talks about
the years he has wasted is simply carry
ing out the same old program.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-03

rich, Erie, Pa, and Harry Mehl,
bank cashier, went out to buy
canteloupe, and decided they
could elope. Parents blessed
them.
St. Joseph, Mo.-Roy Cox, IS,
played with "unloaded" rifles.
Sister Melba, 9, is dead.
Marshalltown, Ia.-Earl Nc
Nail, son of wealthy Montana
man, shot and killed himself in
full view of passengers on passing
train.
Newport, R. I.-Alice Drexel,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
R. Drexel, and her maid and her
chauffeur, had narrow escape
from death when auto collided
with motor truck.
Pittsburgh, Pa.-"Hard Luck
Johnny" Neil, well-known char
acter, suicide. CarbOl1c acid. Vic
tim of hard luck all life and to cap
climax sweetheart recently Tilted
him.
Springfield, Ill.-City marshal
of Ashland tried to arrest 2 men
in connection with Bluff Springs
robberies, they calmly disarmed
him and forced him to take them
40 miles out in auto, where they
bid him goodbye.
Lisbon. Miss Dram, Lisbon
correspondent of London Daily
Mail, arrested in connection with
royalist plot. British minister in
vestigating.
Washington.-H House Money
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fgressive party state convention
endorsed women's suffrage.
Campbell Hill, Ill.-Fire wiped
out practically entire business
district of city. Loss estimated at
between $1,000 and $4,000.
London.-Marquis of Angle
sey, 20, and Lady Marjorie Man
ners, eldest daughter of Duke of
Rutland, were married today.
Denver, Col.-Edward Morris
of Nelson Morris & Co. is in city
to look it over with view to posi-
bly, establishing packing plant
here.
Wilmington, Del Dominick
-Douni shot and killed Salvador
Tittinelli on lonely road leading
to Lenni, Pa. Claims that he
feared he was holdup man. Will
be held.
London.-Reported that DR..
David Jayne Hill lost American
embassy at Berlin because he
failed to come across with CAM
paign contributions as big as
were Larz Anderson's, at present
minister at Brussels, but who has
been mentioned for Berlin post.
Denver.-George Ballew went
suddenly insane, shot and fatally
wounded woman, seriously
wounded man, burned hotel to
ground and held villagers of
South South Platte at bay for sew
eral hours. Still at large.
Dies MoineS.-Christian BiltZ,
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Copyright. 1912, Doubleday. Psse Co)
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.
The Princess Rags and Tatters is q dear littlt
girl who lives in a big dinsy tenement with be
queen mother. The Princess real name is Jane
Mcdonald. and the queen mother does laundr1
work for a living. The Princess is always tryinf
to find q beautiful garden which she has nevei
seen but about which she has imagined ven
beautiful thns One Day when she y ssesi
she stunlbles upon a Underwater where lovely
lady named Miss Rose is in charge. The Princes,
her mother promises that she shall 20 every day
to the beautiful Ktnderxarten.
Soon after this the Princess becomes acquainted
who has al the toys he wants. but isn't allowed
10 play with other children. He sees very LITTLE
Of his beautiful mother. and his father Is dead
he IS taken Of principally by Angelina. HI,
maid and the French governess- fie has heard
the servants talking about his grandfather. who
proud old a. spe viii NJ haTe noas nS
The Princess wanders under Charles Theodore
window and lust for fun be throws lot OF toy.
pnnishes him BY putting him in the closet.
Janet often went hack under Charles Theodore
but no I 5S5: Were sss 1Ds1 tS
Day day JANET wsSderes By the r.sh boys house md
found her magic rsrien; and went -. Charles
Theodore was playing tbere- They hsd Jolly
%e ss ad .n ns hsT tss
Angelina swept down upon them and turned the
Princess out Of the garden- Charles Theodore
wept. and the Princess started on ner ~anoerinss
A long time afterward Janet wandered again
her :ifus boy friend. Charles Theedore told bei
that the cross nurse was gone. The boy gave
ser Quantities Of the lovely flowers in the gar.
den and the Princess promised to come again
another day
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it stiles met'
So Pierre set the machinery going and
off they went, faster than ever. Down
they bore upon children, dogs and push
carts. Shouts and yells followed them,
and now and then a stone! Things were
getting exciting and dangerous, and
Teddy clutched the leather seat as he
bobbed around on its slippery surface.
Suddenly a group in front of them caught
his eye-a little, white frightened face
was turned toward him. Others ran
screaming away, but that sweet face still
stayed in the same spot! Pierre put on
the brakes. He muttered and footed and
swerved to the right, but one wheel struck
the small girl in its path and Teddy saw
her thrown way to one side!
.It-it-is my Princessr' he gasped
in horror, clinging to madame's arm un-
til she cried in pain. An awful uproar
followed.
"Awayr' shrieked madame to Pierre.
Away! they will kill us. We will re-
turn And Pierre did "away| Teddy
shut his eyes, for sick feeling turned
him giddy; but he could not shut out the
vision Of the dear Princess with her pretty
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if all were well the dear, faithful Princess
would hurry to tell him all about it. But
she did not come that day, nor the next,
nor the many. The little nest outside the
gate grew green and straight, and Saun-
ders wondered why the flowers that
Teddy was free to cut faded upon. the
bushes. No one saw the tears lonely
little boy shed on his side the fence. No
one SAW that same little boy stretch, and
stretch, to reach the latch! And that is
the reason that no one saw him catch
the latch one day and set himself free.
All! but it was bonny day and Teddy
drew in the first free breath of his life!
1T does feel-kind of looser' he said;
then he thought of the dear little COM
rade, and even in the joyous June day
his heart grew sad and heavy.
Was Charles Theodore Avery going in
search of his lost grandfather, now that
he was free? No, no! He had more
difiicult thing on hand. With the knowl-
edge that he was not made of ''the gold"
and even if he were that the great
physician would not come to him, he was
going to the great physician to beg of
him 10 80 to the Princess and cure her
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Well" said Mr.. Ditmars, ''the folks on
the ferry heard those crickets in the rim
boxes. They almost drowned out the
engines. They were terrible fellows, but
when We got them up on the farm they
did beautifully, and it's always been
homelike since"
"How about Katydid?" asked the in
terviewer. Isn't she member of the
insect orchestra
HE isn't" declared the impresario
with some emphasis. As it happens,
katydid is a male when she sings, or,
rather, that spirited dialogue which we
have always been given TO understand
was the assertion of the gentleman and
the denial of the lady as TO some much
discussed misdemeanor on Katy's part is
in reality all carried on by the male insect.
"No. don't want any katydids IN my
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crickets at all. When you have procured
the crickets with the heavier notes, look
for the shrill soprano singers and 10
Gusts will have 10 be added for the drums
of the insect orchestra"
The Ditmars home orchestra, which
was gathered by the children of the fami-
ly, is arranged with small cages for the
crickets in front. Back Of the shrill
crickets are the crickets with the deeper
trilling notes, and back of these are two
high narrow cages for the meadow 10
Gusts, the chaps that tell us when the
weather is going to be hot. Back of these
locust cages again is the cage for the
big bass drum of the insect orchestra.
On the floor of this ca e seashore sand is
spread out and small pots planted with
the why grass of the seaside are set about
to make the occupants of the cage feel
at home. In this cage the cone headed
locust, the one that booms like big bass
drum, is kept. This locust comes from the
seashore, and so requires little different
sort of interior decoration for his house
in order that he may feel at home and so
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enough to feel acquainted with it, to be
forced to acknowledge that although
there was nothing the matter that they
could not explain the fact remained that
the new home wasn't what they had
looked forward to at all. It was a fright
full Disappointment, but the newly in
stalled family were obliged to admit that,
perfect in appearance as the new resi-
dence was, it wasn't homelike.
There's something missing that ought
to be here" declared the disappointed
householder" and for the life of me
can't say what il is"
He thought long, long time, and every
body thought long time, and then some
one said
why. of course-do You know what's
the matter: There aren't any crickets
here"
The enlightened household recognized
at once that this was the real trouble
What is farm without crickets?" de-
manded the householder, and as every
one promptly answered Nothing" he
straightway resorted TO Mr.. Ditmars for
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J, wakes I'D, because they are 30 used to tn
sound of the crickets that they can't sleel
without it. The Geological Park keep
! its crickets in cages fourteen inches long
eight inches wide and eight inches high
The front and sides are of glass, while tn
back is covered with panel of one-eishti
screen. A screen frame covers the top
Half an inch Of fine river sand cover,
the bottom of the cage. Several ha
stones and pieces of bark are laid down
for use as hiding places.
A good cricket menu includes slices OF
melon, banana, berries, lettuce or an oc
casional piece of raw beef. The mem.
bers of the Ditmars orchestra, however
have special diet which is confined, en-
tirely to fresh corn silk. The corn silk is
taken piece by piece and dangled through
the spaces in the screen which forms the
front of the cage and the crickets snatch
at it as children do at candy.
A meadow in which there are Fat stones
is a good place for collecting crickets.
When the stones are turned over they
may be found and placed in a pasteboard
box until they are put in their cages.
Four pairs of crickets are enough to stock
a cage. The male crickets, which are the
singers, are told by the wrinkled black
wings, which cover the greater part of
the body. The crickets are comparative
ily easy to capture, but the insect i'm
presarios find more difficulty in enlisting
the locust talent. When the represent
atives of the New York Geological Park
90 out in search of locusts for their or
chestra they find it necessary to go at
night armed with an electric fashlight.
The glare of the light makes the insect
stop its call as usual thing, but it re-
mains motionless upon its leaf or stalk
and may be grasped by a delicate pair of
forceps if the operators arm remains out
of the light II the locust has stopped
its song before the collector is quite
sure which the singer is, the light is
swished off until it begins singing again.
What the collector looks for in his night
trips is not the insects body, which has
become of just the same color as the sur
rounding vegetation, but his waving
antennae, which may be Immediately de-
tected while the outline of the locust's
body is very hard to see against the leaf.
The katydid was the most difficult of
the insect chorus to capture, because in
stead of stalking him in the meadow it
was necessary to institute a tree climbing
expedition in search of him. News was
finally brought to the park that in Sullivan
county the katydids live in small saplings,
and from this neighborhood the katydids
were finally collected.
And the mosquito?'
The mosquitoes" said Mr.. Ditmars,
do not mean TO make a sound: they'd
great deal rather be muffled: they like to
steal up and do their work silently. The
sound that they make isn't call at all. as
is the music of the other insects: it's just
the whirring sound of their wings made
unccnsciously, like the whirr of an electric
fan"
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I not come to You, no; not even were you
to be dyingr'
Teddy lost good deal of this, and really
madame and Pierre should take such an
interest in a-physician!
Many times after that when the auto
mobile was on the avenue the tall, stern
old gentleman was seen, and always mad
anne and Pierre turned to look at him.
Would he come to you or Pierre were
you H?' asked Teddy one day.
"Merci! I think not. What think you,
Master Charles Theodore, are Pierre and
myself made of the gold?"
NO" sighed Teddy. "Of course not "
Now Saunders, the gardener, was quite
another matter from Pierre and madame.
He did not talk much, but when he did he
used plain unvarnished Yankee, and he
had the way Of looking at you that made
you feel you were his equal and not a
thing to be scorned and insulted.
IL Saunders knew of the meetings by the
big gate he kept it TO himself as gentle
man should. He never remarked about
two little nests of pressed down grass
one inside, one outside, the gate. Saun-
ders had considerable trouble with his eyes
at times when he talked with Teddy, and
he had trick of winking that was very
humorous and chummy.
There be ways and ways of picking
flowers, Master Ted" he said one day,
"and fine fellow like you does not want
to make mistakes along them lines. Now
to my mind the yanking off Of buds real
needless is downright cruel. Give 'em a
chance to see what they can do, say l."
Il say so, too" agreed Teddy, with a
contemplative CLEAN in his eyes.
And there be seasons for things" Saun-
ders continued Every flower in its time,
say L"
Il say so, too" said Teddy. And then
and there he took valuable lesson from
Saunders, and the Princess bouquets
showed the result of it later.
So the flowers were passed through the
iron gate, and the stories and help with
big words" likewise. When Teddy begged
to have stories read instead of puzzling
them out Janet grew stern and unyielding.
Are you fraid cat?" she would ask
Indignantly.
''Now
Then come on and let's dig the story
out"
They struggled and stumbled up the road
of knowledge right bravely. They dug the
stories out while beads Of perspiration
stood on their furrowed brows. When they
could study no more from sheer WEAKNESS
they talked and laid splendid plans for q
future rich in gardens and most knightly
grandfathers.
Il think" said the Princess one day,
shat will not marry you, Teddy. want
q garden all Of my own. Besides, don't
believe Tn going to like your grand
father"
-Oh" Teddy pressed his face to the
baxa you can have the garden for yourl
own-but whxt's the matter with my
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lture and about the loudest singer in
the insect world. but its music sounds
best at the top of fairly tall tree. 1t
doesn't do at all for a small concert
hall"
Mr.. Ditmars uses the japanese cricket
cages, which he has specially imported, for
his crickets. These cages are pretty little
things of split bamboo in dark red and
the natural bamboo color. The japanese
are very fond of crickets, and they keep
a great many of them in their house as
burglar alarms. They say that when n
burglar enters the house the bamboo fur
niture, of which there is always a great
deal in a japanese house, is sure TO creak
a little.
Even the smallest creak alarms the
crickets and they stop singing; and when
they stop singing everybody in the house
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CHARACTER OF TONGUES.

- ERMANY has taken up the pas
III time of reading character and
telling fortunes b. the tongue.
~ A long tongue is said to denote
openness of character: it sug-
gests generosity and freehanded-
ness. Its possesor makes friends and
enemies easily, but does not save money.
When the tongue is long and thick the
openness degenerates into q tendency to
gossip and scandal The future of the
owner is beset with troubles of his own
making. 1t also indicates fightiness and
Inconsistency.
Short tongues indicate secretiveness
and discrimination. Their ownen make
good detectives and attorneys. The
owner may acquire some money by econ
omy and guile, but has not larseness Of
spirit to make a great fortune. Very
thin pointed tongues are found in diff
ferent people who do not succeed in life.
Short and broad ones accompany craft
and falsehood; the person who has such
tongue is compelled by 1t to deceive and
betray whatever effort he may make to
keep straight
The vibrant, quivering tongue denotes
the artistic temperament. Brilliant car
mine hue is sign Of long life, pale pink
tongue denotes both weakness of charac-
ter and delicacy of constitution.
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The members Of q complete insect or
chestra are the meadow locust. greater
and lesser cone headed locust, broad
winged locust, katydid, field cricket.
smooth winged cricket and two species Of
tree crickets.
The noise was so great in the room
where the singing insect collection of the
Geological Park was kept that something
the visitors had to shout to each other in
order to make themselves heard. There
are five hundred insects in this collection.
In a private collection, especially when
the katydids are omitted and the selection
is made for harmony rather than volume,
the insect music is not, of course, 50 over
wheming.