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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
STORIES FOR BEDTIME.
Mistah Mocker Grows Wiser
But Sadder.
BY Thornton W. BurResA
Copyright. 1913. by J. q. Lloyd.S

When M1stah Mocker the Mockingbird
agreed to lend his wonderful voice to the
plan Of Chatterer the Red Squirrel TOT
playing q joke on all the little feathered
people Of the old orchard he didn't dream
that it could be anything but joke, the
most harmless kind Of joke OF course,
he knew that Sammy Jay Is a thief and
that none Of the other birds like him.
and always try to drive him away. 1t
seemed to him that it would be the great
est kind of q joke to hide and then
scream like Sammy Jay until the other
birds came hurrying to drive him away.
and that when they found that it wasn't
Sammy Jay at all, but their friend MI.
Mocker, they would all have a great
laugh at the way they had been fooled.
You see it never entered his head that
there could be any harm in it-that Chat
terer the Red Squirrel was all the time
planning to take that chance to steal
from Drummer the Woodpecker.
But that Is just what Chatterer was
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palace be searched. happy man be
found and his shirt brought. But no
happy man could be discovered In the
palace.
Then they sought through the city
and then throughout the length and
breadth of the kingdom, but no man
could they lay hands upon who would
declare. without reservation or secret
evasion of mind whatever, that he was
entirely happy.
A little group of kings courtiers were
returning home disconsolate and as they
rode along the highway they espied a
beggar sitting under tree. playing with
the autumn leaves and smiling to him
self.
'Holar they shouted. Are you
happy?"
Surely replied the beggarman-
why, you're nothing but a beggar!
You don't know where you are going to
get your dinner, do your
"Oh, no. But it isn't dinner time yet
1 had good breakfast
They they told him of the kings
plight, and besought him to give them
his shirt forthwith. adding that 1T
gold pieces.
At that the ragged map lay. back on
the grass and laughed as if he would
expire.
Come" said the royal attendants, I'VE
have no time for triffiing. Off with
Hold hard, gentlemen" said the beg
gar. striving to control his mirth. THAT
is just what / am laughing at. j amt
got no shirt
So they went and told the king that
but one happy man could be unearthed
in all his realm, and that one was
shirtIess
And the king had sense enough to
pend on the shirt you sleep in. nor the
bed on which you lie. nor the house
that covers you-r1O nor any external
thing, but comes from the heart within
you.
Thus was he cured, and arose and went
about his business, and thus also may
you be cured, If SO be tina. there is still
left unparalleled in you the power to
think.
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noticed her particularly. Nobody steps
to admire a daisy when there are red
roses all about. Especially a daisy ~ a
had hat Hats were of immense signiii-
canoe al the store but Walter Reese
seemed not to have learned that fact yet.
In consequence he was quite nice to
HuIda in her old hat. But when the store
dance was held he took Maud Simpson.
Hul5a had not gone at all. She could not
dance. and. moreover she had nothing
nice enough to wear. There was. she
knew. 10 possible chance of her ever
winning more than a friendly look from
Walter Reese. But even friendly look
X better than nothing. just as amy sort
of food is acceptable when one is starving
to death Hulda felt that look following
her now. half in pity, half in wonderment
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angry looks. Then Drummer the Wood
pecker darted at him f1ercely and tweak-
ed feather from Mstah Mockers coat.
so you're friend of Sammy Jay, are
your he snapped You will try to fool
US while he sneaks around and robs our
nests, will you? Take that and THAR!
and with each that" his sharp bill struck
poor Mistah Mocker Then without wait
ing for Mistah Mocker to explain Drum
mer and Mrs. Drummer hurried back to
their home, for they suspected that Sam
my Jay had taken this chance while they
were away to rob them of the beautiful
, white egg they had left in the bottom of
their nest They were sure of it when
they reached home and found the egg
gone. and straightway they told their
neighbors.
When the other birds saw Drummer
the Woodpecker dart at poor Mistah
| Mocker they all did the same thing, and
| they screamed SO loudly that Mistah
Mocker couldn't make himself heard at
all. Now he isn't coward. Oh, my.
no, Mistah Mocker isn't coward, But
| what could he do against so many? Moth
| ing, just nothing at all, but turn tail and
| fly away. And this wasn't so easy,
| either. At last he reached the Green
Forest. and one by one the other birds
returned to their homes in the old or
! chard until he was quite alone.
| Dear me. dear me, what looking sight
Mistah Mocker- was! His coat was all
| rumpled UP and torn, and he was hurt,
| too. for some of those bills were very
sharp But his feelings were hurt even
| more. He couldn't understand it at all.
1T was all a joke" he kept saying
| over and over to himself. cit was all q
joke Then. as he thought it all over,
| he remembered a saying he had once
heard long. long time before:
| The thing that seems joke to you
To others may not seem so.
| A prank you harmless mean to be
Your friends may fail to deem so.
And all the time, safe IN his hollow
| tree. Chatterer the Red Squirrel was
| smacking his lips over the fresh egg he
had stolen from Drummer the Wood
pecker and chuckling wickedly over the
i trouble that he had gotten Sammy Jay
and Mistah Mockor info
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THE MIRTH CURE.
ny DIR. FRANK CRANE.
(Copyfight, 1918, by Frank Crane.l

There are all manner of cures, from
mud baths and Perkins patent porous
plasters up to thought vibrations, but
the grandest of all is the mirth cure.
It keeps well in any climate. is guar
anteed under the pure food and drug
law, don't cost a cent, and has helped
others. Why not you?
The formula is found in the writings
Of the wisest man. who was Jewish
king and philosopher. He said:
"A merry heart doeth good like a
medicine"
Note-He did not say a merry wife,
though she certainly does good. per
haps he had too many wives and was
afraid he would be asked which one.)
He did not say q merry husband,
though he helps some.
Nor did he say merry children, nor a
merry house, nor a merry occupation,
nor any such thing.
For his wise old eyes saw too deeply
into life to make the mistake of sup
of joy. He knew that the real foun-
tain of mirth is the heart.
If you have merry heart 1t makes
no difference what may be your posi-
ton, whether YOU be a tramp on the
road. scrubwoman in an office build
ing, a brakeman, street car conductor,
a merchant man, or even a college presi-
dent. You are an electric light in the
fog Of human dependency, sunshine
breaking through earth-sorrow clouds,
water to parched souls.
Did you ever hear the story of 'The
Happy Mans Shirt" 1t Is an old one.
but one Of those that ought constantly
be retOld.
There was once a king who was smit-
ten with sadness and disgust of life.
He had gorged at all human pleasures,
he q
like to die.
They called in the soOthsayers and
medicine men, but none could suggest IA
remedy. At last they sent to an old
hermit who lived in the wood who said
''The case is simple. Let the king sleep
all night in happy mans shirt. and he
will be healed"
Whereupon the king ordered that the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
japanese Movies"
From Popular Mechanics.

Even the remotest towns in Japan
have their moving picture shows and
in large cities they seem to be nearly
as plentiful as on this side of the
Pacific. In Yokohama there is a whole
street of them. and as the program Of
each is endless and each picture is an
nounced in huge symbols on a separate
variegated banner flying from tall
bamboo pole. the aspect of Theater
lures illustrating the sensational points
of the programs above the entrances
and at the sides have a certain quaint
ness about them, which is accentuated
by the fact that they are all originals,
not mere stereotyped advertisements
printed In raw colors. The "getas'' or
wooden sandals OF the spectators are
deposited on a rack before the entrance
to a motion picture show. for where
other people take or their hats, the
Japanese leave their shoes.
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oven. the change which the bread under
goes is practically the same. 1t goes to
the oven a moist mass uniform through
out. 1t comes out with a crsp, dry crust,
dark in exterior. with soft, spongy
interior known as the crumb of the loaf.
The relative quantity of crust and crumb
to each loaf depends chiefly upon its
size and shape. A round loaf VIII have
large. full center of crumb and the
small. nat cake will be chiefly crust, with
thin layer Of crumb in the middle.
When first put into the oven the yeast
continues to expand. which enlarges the
loaf and causes the
Yeast Expands sponsy appearance
For this reason the
GHldISWS LVdi' heat of the oven
should not be too
great at first. or the crust caused D! the
stiffening of the gluten in the hour VIII
be formed too quickly The interior Is
not vet sufficiently expanded. and the
gas. being unable to escape. will hft UP
the crust. leaving large holes peneath IL.
Bakers sometimes moisten the tops OF
their loaves to prevent the crust from
hardening too quickly. An arrangement
is also provided in some ovens Tor lntro-
ducing steam for this purpose The steam
changes some of the starch into a sort
of a gum which gives the shiny effect
noticed on a loaf of Vienna bread. The
same shine can be secured by moistenins
the loaf as soon as 1t is taken from the
oven.
The cooling of the bread adds or mars
the result of the baking. Inc Dreau
should he placed upon stats or screens
when first taken from the oven, in order
that the air may circulate about It While
II Is being cooled. This gives the gas
and steam a chance to escape before the
bread is put away the hoaseRee a3ers
cloth not only lessen its digestibility and
flavor, but make it damp, clammy and
stagnant, and therefore more likely 10
mold.
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Arist0cratic Glassmaker.
nm the London Chronicle.

Glass making, which occupied most of
the kings attention during his visit to
ST Helens. used at one time to be the
most artistic of all industries. 4 French
law passed under Louis IL. allowed none
but men of noble birth to set up glass
blowing establishments, or even to work
therein. For many centuries this vas the
only trade noblemen could venture to
work in without any danger of losing
caste. The art of glass-making reached
this country through France. and in its
early days in England those engaged in il
styled themselves gentlemen glass
blowers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
Jim's Dropsy.

From the oklahoma News.
Doctors gave up Jni Woodward OF
Cuba, ILL.,, he was so drcpsical. So Jim
shot himself, but the bullet Ter out the
fluid and Jim's getting well. Hereafter
James VIII likely call in an expert trap
shooter instead of doctor when allins.
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plannfn, and Just what he did do. And
all the time he chuckled to himself to
think how easily he had gotten Mistah
Mocker to help him. But Mistah Mock
or didn't know this. So when at last
he showed himself he didn't know what
to make Of 1t when no one laughed. No,
sir, he didn't know what to make of it.
He stopped laughing himself and stared
first at Drummer the Woodpecker. then
at Mrs.. Drummer and after that at each
Of the others in turn There wasn't even
q smile anywhere. Instead there were
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Why Jude Should Keep Silent.

From the Atchison Globe.
: Jude johnson is denouncing the admin
istration for saying that armed interven-
ton in Mexico is not a probability. How
ever. a man who is whipped by his wife
at least three times a week should keeI
still about Intervention In Mexico.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
Clocks Not Needed.

From The Boston transcript
When Mexican iaeoTiEg man mas
rolled his 265th cigarette he knocks on
and calls il haic day.
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OUR DAILY BREAD.
Walking and Handling
Processes.
3y Frederic J. Haskin.

While the processes of baking and han
ding raised breads differ materially, the
principles OF bread-mahing are the same.
for i'll every case the sponge must be
mixed. the mass must be allowed time
for the yeast germs 10 develop the re-
uuired liShtness. and the dough must be
cooked by baking In some sort of oven
These first principles OF raised bread
making have been recognized by every
baker since the time of the Pharaohs.
The improvement and development of
these first essentials constitute the i'm
provement of the modern raised bread
whether it is the produc; of a. regular
bakery o. of the home kitchen Two
systems of developing the yeast germs
are in common use. and each has its fol-
lowers There are also number OF
compromises between the two distinct
methods.
The results usually known 10 the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16

Next to sourness. the most dreaded inn
perfection in bread is to have it heavy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
One Common Fault
in Many Sections.

Try the really perfect loaf Of bread Is
unknown. These qualities may be caused
by cheap flour, poor in gluten, which will
not absorb the water, or by cheap, adul-
terated yeast, which will not secure the
proper degree Of porosity. It may come
from insufficient kneading, rising or bak-
ing. Heavy broad 10 the most indigesti-
be food to be obtained IN any civilized
country. When ch1wed IT rolls mp into
soG1d humps. which are difficult for the
saliva and gastric juices to penetrate.
Rfequmfy bread Is found which breaks
a0d Crumbae9 when cut under the knife.
AMI to a few people crumbay bread Is de-
s1ra6ae. Most persons prefer the loaf
which cuts into clean. smooth slices. The
dough hAs lost its tenacty by being over
vorrBd or that Q harsh. dry flour was
uDed without proper fermentation
sticky. slimy bread - the vexaxion Of
nsunacouS broad makerA Such bread
W0en three or four days old becomes
nghG brown In color and peculiar In
talne and odoe. Il u also stxlnGy and
tho crulnb part Of Q LOAF may be pulled
inEo strings several inches long. Expert
meuts made ~ tho Wisconsin expert
ment station Of he Department Of Agrf-
culture showed that this u due 70 q va
riety Of bAciln known a. the potato
bacillus Il - sometimes found IN nour
and has alDo been Known to have been
developed upon cakes Of compressed
Yeast which hsvo been kapt too long
upon the nnA<ke& These bacin survive
he heat Of baking.
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Methods Used
in Early Days.

thin. I'm most OF the older countries
is type OF oven is stiIl in use. The
'cient Egyptians first baked upon a
culiar cone-shaped stone made OF pot
tery. Ii was portable and had openings
ieiow which gave a draft to the small
ire. which was built inside the base. The
bread made in small cakes, was stuck
against tho smooth slanting sides. and
baked first on one side and then on the
other. Ii Is hard 10 trace the evolution OF
tnis strange little stove to the great
deliberately constructed oven of today,
which can be heated or cooled to any de-
sired temperature by means OF the fur
Iaces and ventisting devices.
But whatever the construction Of tina
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16

The earliest broad w10 AaaDd ~ bury
ing the loaves IN hot aahes or placing h
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The results are usually known 10 the
baker as straight dough and sponge
The chronicle=news., 1913-02-22
WICKED COST OF CHEAP BEAUTY

a newspaper picture of music
hall dancer. accompany an article in
which she is supposed to tell how to
become beautiful. shows her wearing
n henddress of aigrettes and swathed
in white furs. other details OF her
costume being lost in the blur of ink.
In England. where aiprettes are
known rs tho white badge of cruel
ty." the sale of these plumcs is for
hidden by law, and similar statutes
have been enacted in several Ameri-
can s.at"s. The reason is that these
rlunes ~ the female heron can hc
taken most readily In the breeding
season. and when tho mother has
been slain for the sake OF this orna-
mont, the young perish from starva-
,ion. The destruction Of dozens of
mother hcrons aud the slow torture
of their broods must have been re-
quircd for this particular hcaddress.
and score of ermines would be
needed to mako n wrap of the gencr-
Gus proportions portrayed. Quite
aside from the market value OF the
rlumes of dead birds and the skins
of dead animals. the young woman
has paid n high price for her beauty
such as it is.--New York Evening
Post.
The chronicle=news., 1913-02-22
LOT As BIG As A HAT
TabMatlon In New York Die.
closes Odd Corner.
Has . Fesnsass On One street o. One
Feot -Four Inches. On Another o.
One Foot Two inehss and
Back of one Feet.

New York.-As . result OF the tabu
iAtion Of the city's most unusual p'sess
Of property. what 10 probably tho 'nos'
srsskish BIT OF real estats In the
world has just been discovered we're
10 the shape Of y cornsr plot ~ rue
lower part Of the city where cornsrs
ars generally sold at hundreds OF thou'
sands. II not millions. OF doalars'
The corner In question. however. 70
valued at only $50 The low >valaa'
tson u partly explained by its sne. or.
rather. lack OF si1s. since II u believes
to BE- the smallest corner lot IN Toe
world. and on this TO . great extent
depends its claim to frsskishness.
A derby hat would almost cover Tue y.
property In question. which 10 80 sm.''
that \ baby could not stand on Il Win
out eucroschiug on city properly.
would b. Impossible To erect any so''
Of 4 structure on II. and yet II 10
corner and IL taxed BY tho city as
such.
According TO the records OF the TAX
department. this tiny property ms
frontage Oh one street Of one loot xho
four inches. on the other OF one toot
and two inches and rear line OF 'us'
Que foot.
The mite Of land. which IL within
half n mile OF the center OF the wo''a
greatest financial district. Is what was
loft a. tho result OF street extehs'o"'
put through by the city
A search Of tho records OF tue VIZ
department has revealed the fact toa'
not far from this corner 10 anothss
which 10 probably tho second smallest
aud cheapest In the city. This eng
Of land 10 hardly noticsably I" 'hs
passer.by, but It 10 valued for TAX
purposes at 500. aud has the d's'
tinction Of being the only corner ~
that price In tho city.
Directly across from this corner
is another. on which is located what Is
probably tho smallest building IN the
city, built on u lot II by ~ feet and
capable of holding only tvs persons
The smallest house In the city. a
revealed BY recent research. Is three
feet six inches Wide. and twenty-five
feet long and two stories high. while
the uarrowest frontage 10 that OF =
downtown strip which. while !, Is -
feet deep. 10 only two inches wide.
The chronicle=news., 1913-02-22
WOMAN FA,HTs SAVING DOG
On Way to Hospital She cei'apsss
While 0ssoin0 That hsr Pet Ne
esive Kindly Attention.

New York.-Desplts the fact that
she Vas nearly starved and had to b
taken To q hospital. Mrs. Mary McEn'
roy ct lCO Jsrssy street. Paterson. n.
j., walked = mile 10 the dog pound
with her aged dog. 4 family pet for
years. aud asked that Il Ike given care.
a. sha no longer could provide for IL
Hardly had she made tho request
than she collapsed. The ambulance
was summoned and the aged woman.
before being tenderly lifted into the
vehicle. pleaded with tears that her
dog Mould not be destroyed.
Mrs. McEnroy was found TO be In
critical condition In the hospital. Her
principal worry WAS over the dog.
The chronicle=news., 1913-02-22
DISTRICT, COURT IN
HuERFhN0 COUNTY
From tho waiscnburs World.

From tho w1lscnhurg World.
The district court has now been
In secession nearly two weeks and In
that time has concluded 4 great deal
OF work. Three murder cases were
tried and q large number OF other
fclonicx.
Casimiro Abeyta and Amcdco Gal
leEos were found guilty by the jury
OF murder In the second degree. Two
other defendants who were tried at
tho Sa,ne time were acquitted. This
Offenso took place In December.
1910. and has therefore been on the
docket for over two years. The rs
sauit which resulted In the death of
tho attacked through blood poison
lining from the wounds received took
place nj the corner OF Albert aud
Eighth streets. Caslmiro Ahcyia
received "A sentence OF from is to 20
years In the pcnitcn;iary and Amc-
doo Gallcgos from ~ to 20 years.
Jose Romero. the Mexican who
Killed his wife with an nN Mt Rouse
recently. entered a plea OF guilty.
During the attack he was also stab
he'd with Il pair of shears. After
hearing tn" circumstances Of the
case tch Judge gave the defendant
a life sentence IN tho n'nti"ntiarS.
jeff Graham. who was accused OF
having Killed - BcNicnn near Tur-
key Creek. WAS acquitted by the
judge who ordered the jury to
bring IN verdict OF not guilty rs
soon as the prosecution rested their
ease.
Walter Eldgrwav ana James Me-
Guirc. who were implicated in tho
-
on Seventh street. entered plea
Of guilty. They have not yet been
sentenced. -
Jos Rivers. who was accused OF
the larceny OF u saddle was found
guilty of nctty larceny. and was
sentenced to - hours in the county
fail. lie had already been in -ths
county Jail for seven months await
ing TRIAL.
The chronicle=news., 1913-02-22

Artura Moila. charged with the
larceny OF n sack OF flour at la fc-
II, entered n plea of guilty to petty
larceny. and was given 30 days In the
county Jail.
Manuel Lucvan. the man who set
fire to tho hotel and depot as well
M tho pump housA nt Cucharas. en-
tered n plea OF guilty to all three
charges and was sentenced to from
s to 10 years in the pcnit.ntiary at
Canon City.
James Mcndcs. who VIZ accused OF
burslarizinE tho saloon OF r.. Matt
roll. and stealing a collection OF
coins from the show window. was
acquitted OF the charge by the Jury.
Manuel Casans was found guilty
OF petty larceny and sentenced to
30 days In tho county Jail.
Tony Lung!. charged with forS.
cry, pleaded guilty. lie has no. yet
been sentenced.
Jose Ramircs. charged with nm as
snuit ~ Rouse with in'cnt 80 COM
NIT robbery. was acquitted hy the
Jury.