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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-17
The Searchli6ht
How Weather Affects Sound.

Almost every one has noticed that
sounds seem to be audible at a greater
distance at night than during the day
and this is almost universally ascribed
to the fact that there is less noise at
night. Tests show that, as a matter
of fact, sound carries farther at night
because the consistency of the aemos-
phere is more uniform. During the
day there is a steady decrease In the
heat of the atmosphere from its upper
limit down to the earth. This has the
effect of detecting sound upward, while
the lack of a uniform temperature also
tends to dispense sound.
The upper limit of the air and the
upper limit of blanket of fog or
mist both tend to defect sound down
ward, and this detection of sound
waves often accounts for the hearing
of heavy sounds, such as artillery fire,
at very great distances. The defiec-
ton of sound by the upper limit of a
fog bank has a dangerous effect, for
it tends to create silent areas. where
no warming of an approaching vessel
at sea can penetrate.
Wind does not carry sound in the
direction in which it is blowing, as is
generally believed. The sound waves
travel quite independently of the We
locity of the wind. SO far as speed is
concerned. But sound is bent up
ward by a wind blowing against Its di-
rection and downward by wind in the
{ same direction, SO that shout in the
direction the wind is blowing will re-
main near the earth longer and be
more apt to reach human ears.
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if he had to. But he didn't believe he
would have to. Buster was fat with
good eating, and too lazy to do any
thing so foolish as to try to catch any
one so lively on his feet as Peter
Rabbit
Peter had quite hunt to find Buster
Bear. but at last he found him prowl-
ing along the edge of the pond made
by Paddy the Beaver deep in the Green
Forest.
Good evening, Mr.. Bear" said Peter.
making a grand bow in his most polite
manner.
Buster Bear sat up, with his hands on
his hips. and orinned down at Peter,
who WIS also sitting up. Mistress
Noon looking down on both of them,
also smiled
Hello. Peter Rabbit. What are you
doing away off here? You must be
Peter shook his head: II came to
call on you he replied. ITS fine
night, isn't it?'
1T certainly is" returned Buster
Bear, gravelv. though his eyes twin
killed.. Il certainly feel very much fat
tered by this call. l hope you are feel
ing your very best Peter"
Peter sighed. I'm feeling very we'll.
thank you. very well indeed, every
where but in my mind
Buster Bear looked puzzled. What
! the matter with your mind. Peter?" he
| demanded.
| Peter sighed again. Then he told
Buster about the hunter who had been
the little people in the Green Forest
and on the Green Meadows.
| And now I've come way up here to
ask you to help u.s." Peter concluded.
| A scared look came into Buster Bears
/ eyes and chased out all the wrinkles.
I'm very sorry" said he; but
couldn't possibly be of the least bit OF
help in such matter"
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O. them fool notions them suffrag ettes
is got" Then Malindy called him in,
and as he ate he discussed politics with
his hired man and forgot his worries
regarding his wife. -
That evening. after John had taken
his usual round of the barns before
turning in," he sat down to finish his
pipe under the grape arbor. I'VE got
a mighty fine place here, me en- Ma
Indy. Ef anything's to happen to me
she'll be fixed real comfortable
But his musing was interrupted by
voices that were drawing nearer. He
heard Paul. his hired man, pleading
earnestly with Emmie Larry. who
sometimes came over during rush
season to help out" Malindy. The pair
sat down near the entrance to the ar
Dor. cutting off Johns retreat.
"Emmie, jest listen to reason" John
overheard. EFF you n mes to get
married now we could get farm en-
run it on shares fer a while, then we
could buy one O. our own, jest as John
Sleigh ell Malindy done"
EFF / thought I'd ever be like Ma
Indy Sleigh. or you'd be like John. l
wouldn't marry you eff you's the last
man on EARTH" Emmie answered. de-
cidedly.
why. what's the matter with them 20
Paul asked in surprised tone. They
got everythin' fine - children all did
well. en- there amt better farm in
the country"
I'D rather be like Hun Carter. En-
mie declared.
why, Emmie" Paul cried, and John
half rose from his hiding place in his
amaZement.
II sure would" Emma answered. DO
you know the difference between them
families?" she demanded.
Course 1 do. Carter's a shiftless no
'count-helps out on other folks farms
or in town: goes f1shen en- whites.
They got bout five acres O. ground en-
Hun keeps their two-roomed hut;
cooks whatever he kin get: tends a
sick-looken garden, en- he has a couple
O. cats en- dogs. They got one COW en-
two pigs en- half dozen chickens. en-
that's all the Carriers got; en- they ben
married fore my folks was. Sleighs
es got 400 acres, fenced, bout thirty
fine cows, hundreds o. chickens-why
they got everything, en- money in the
bank" Paul stopped for breath.
Yes. en- Huns got husband that
still loves her. Eff she amt feelin
wen he gets up en- makes coffee. He
takes her with him sometimes when
! he goes fishin'; ne brings her flowers
from the woods; en- lots O. times O en-
evening they go down to the picture
show. It's three miles. but he takes
her arm, en- once when was there he
brought her a pin from the village. 1t
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came. Lord. how proud he'd been OF
her then, Why. he was still proud OF
her. There wasn't another woman IL
the country could get up better meal,
She always had first-class luck with
her chickens. was famous for her
cheese, en- had handsomer homemade
Quilts Here John stopped. All
Emmie was right He never had taken
her to a show He'd gone himself
sometimes when he'd been in the viii
lage. but he hadn't thought OF Ma
Indy havin' time.
John Sleigh gave the keeper of the
general store the surprise of his bust
! ness career by asking Tor the ia.est
copy of the Farmers Wife's Masazine
| another with pictures of some little
| elves on the cover. Guess III buy a
shawl. too," he said. selecting pretty
| white one. The storekeeper wondered
| if Malindy was sick. but kept dis
! Greet silence.
What you got in them boxes with
the ribbon fixins?" John asked. Candy
I'll take the big one with the pink
bow" He gathered up his packages
and started for home. forgetting the
| tobacco he had come for.
| Malindy could only gurgle surprised
oh" when she saw the shawl and
John folded 1t over her shoulders. He
put his arm about her as she opened
John" she cried. happily. and he
kissed her.
when Paul came in they were still,
sitting there. Men Malindy's goin' 10
have a pickup supper en- go in to town
| to a show tonight You nights well
eat over to Larry's. En-. Paul, men
Malindy's kinda decided we'd like to go
down to Washington en- see the Capitol
| en- do some visitin' 'roun-how bout
you'n Emmie takin' the place en- run
min e. on shares?" John asked.
| TIL ask Emmie." was ali the hired
man could find voice to say.
| EN-, Paul" John stopped for an
| instant. and then plunged on. There
amt no real happiness In workin' all
the time"
| SO Emmie saws" Paul admitted. and
hurried of. leaving John and Mrlindy
| eating sweets and laughing happily at
the rogufsh little faces that peeped out
at them from behind the trees and
flowers on the cover of the magazine
fTHE END.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-17
THE EVENING STORY.
EMMIE'S DECLARATION.
Copyright. 1914. by ". Werner,

You thinkin O. driving in to town
| today, john" Malindy Sleigh asked,
wistfully. as her husband pushed his
| chair back from the breakfast table.
| Nope, not fore the end o the week"
he told her. but he did not trouble to
| inquire why she had asked.
| Later, as she cleared the dishes, Ma
Indy wiped away tear with the cor
ner of her apron. Land" she whis-
pered, with a half sob, Il do wish
| Johns different. We've been married
thirty-five years now. The children's
all got homes o their own. Sometimes
| I Jest wish but she broke off
| guilty, then added, as though in her
own defense. STEELE Howe got a di-
| vorce en- didn't seem to think nothin
O it. I'd like real well to "a gone
/ down to the missionary meetin' al
| Sarah Rings this afternoon
Just then John opened the door
| Have dinner s early as you kin, Ma
Indy. I'm goin' to take some ma
| chinery down to Wright's."
! "Malindy's heart fiuttered hopefully
II could ride with you S fairs Rings
placer she said, eagerly.
Wont be no room. Paurs goin' long
| to hold the stuff steady. Hurry up with
dinner" And he shut the door again
| cry, but neither her husband nor the
| hired man noticed her red eyes when
she called them in to the early meal.
Left to herself again, Malindy RED
| up the house and prepared an attack
on an immense basket of darning and
| mending, but for the first time in heI
life sat idly looking out of the win
| dow, ignoring the sock in her hand
Suddenly she rose and put the baske'
resolutely back into the closet. I'm
Jest a-goin' to have one afternoon tha
l amt a-goin' to work. she declared
positively, and, hunting out the lates
copies of her husbands farm journal
settled herself to read of Ferdinand
Love-
Land, Malindy exclaimed. raptur
| ously, sit must be grand to have ;
| man act like that
That night, for the first time sine
John had married, he was kept waiting
for a meal
whats the natter" he asked. il
aggrieved tone.
"I didn't notice the time Malind.
answered, evasively.
Must "a been powerful busy. VIVA
was you doin'?'' he demanded.
| "Readin'," she answered, with just
trace of defiance in her voice.
! This answer was SO unexpected an
astonishing that John was struck quit
dumb and walked out into the var
with his hands deep in his pockets t
il try to adjust himself to his new con
\ dition. ''Women's queer he told him
self. Hope Malindy amt gettin' non
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-17
Peter Calls on Buster Bear.

When you would a-calling go
You should look your best, you know.
Wash your hands and wash your face !;
See that every hairs in place;
Brush yourself from top to toe
When you would a-calling go.
That is just what Peter Rabbit did
before he started out to call on Buster
Bear. Little Mrs. Peter was very proud
OF him as she sat at the edge of the
dear Old Briar Patch and watched him
out of sight. She was very proud of
him, was Mrs. Peter. one was very
sure that there never was another rab-
bit half so handsome as her Peter. And
how brave he was to dare to go call on
Buster Bear! The very thought made
her SILVER. She didn't altogether ap-
prove of that visit. In fact, she wasn't
sure that she approved of it at all. But
Peter had made up his mind, and when
Peter does thar there is no changing
it. Besides. he wasn't making that call
for pleasure. He was doing IT to try to
help others. and what could be Drawer
OR more splendid than that?
Now, Peter himself didn't feel so very
brave as he hoped through the Green
Forest toward the darkest, deepest.
most lonesome part. where Buster Bear
had made his home. The truth is, he
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Carnelry.
From the London Chronicle.

From The london Chronicle.
Camels are, as might be expected, no
new feature of warfare in the east.
Basra, now occupied by our Indian
troops, was in the year 656 the scene
of fight known as the Battle of the
Camel. in which Ayeshah. the wife of
Mahomet, headed the charge mounted
upon one of these beasts. And down
through the centuries Arab hosts have
been led by girl riding on a blacken-
ed camel. singing songs of encourage
ment to her own side and insult TO
the other. According to the strict
rules of the game her capture or death
meant the flight of her tribe, while in
the event of victory she led the
triumphal march.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-17
The Hospital Train.
From Golfers.


1t is not the first whining bullet or
the first shattering roar OF a bursting
shell that brings home to you the real
tiles of war. but the first sight of a
wounded man. And in the experience
of thousands of the wounded war has
been but a. day or two of aching IA
tigue, day or two of exposure to
searching fire and long days and weeks
of pain and weakness. And what a
Journey II is back from death to life,
The ambulances drive up from the d.
rection of the thunderstorm that never
ceases thread their way through the
litter and confusion of the marshalinG
ward at railhead. and draw up beside
train a quarter OF a mile long-a train
| of ordinary cattle or goods vans. o.:
! each side of which are whitewashed
squares bearing a red cross
Here and there along the length or
! the train some rough designation is
/ chalked on the side of the van: Dis
pensary" Kitchen stores. and so
forth In some trains some OF the
vans are marked ''Offcers, in others a
| few second-class coaches have been IN =
! Guided. the seats of which form beds
for wounded officers. 1t looks terri
bly rough affair, and so ii Is
| II pays to read the want columns OF
The Star Hundreds. of situations are
l filed through them.
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Scotch Spelling.
From the London Chronicle.

Kant. the scoto-German. began his
name with an alien ok" on the same
principle that caused Murdoch, the
Scottish coal gas discoverer. to bring
his to an end with tx" If you turn
to Murdoch's biographers you find
them explaining that Murdoch with a
"k" is the English form of Murdoch
with an III" But the great gas man
himself explained that he made chang
in spelling ito oblige the English
among whom he lived" He found that
they had difficulty in giving the
full cultural pronunciation" to the
last syllable-and SO he made things
easy.
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Hardly.

From London Tit-Rits.
An English colonel, at kit inspection
said to Private Flanagan:
"Ha. Yes, shirts, socks. fannels. all
very good. Now, you can assure me
that all the articles of your kit have
buttons on them?"
NO. sir said Private Flanagan, hest
tating.
"HoWs that, sir?"
"Ain't no buttons on the towels, sir"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-17

An ideal may be all right, but a
square deal is usually better.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-17

Nothing pleases woman more than
to be misunderstood by a man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-17

The man who is always roasting his
neighbors probably wouldn't do II II
he had to pay for the fuel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-17

1t might help some to levy war tax
on the aspirants for Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-17

You may think you are different from
others, but you bore a lot of peopl
Just the same.
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But the male of the species is never
too hoarse to sing his own praise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-17

OF course, there are more hold-ups
on a rainy day than other days. Some
are umbrellas and some are skirts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-17

Time is money when you are asked
to pay $3.50 for repairing "A 9S-cent
watch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-17

You can't always Judge mans worth
by the taxes he pays.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-17

No matter how big a man may be
the odds are that there's woman
somewhere in the world who Is capable
of making him feel small.
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wasn't much afraid of Buster Bear. He
was d great deal more afraid of old
Granny Fox and of Old Man Coyote
He could keep out of Busters way. He
could dodge him without any trouble
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-17
our MEAT SUPPLY.
lV.-PouItry.
Bv Frederic J. Haskin.

The chicken is the rising star OF the
American BARNARD. AS meat animal
IN he raised upon the farm. the chicken
reouires the smallest investment and
fbe least care and yields the quickes,
return Moreover. chicken-raising al
fords the one and only opportunity 1oi
the suburbanite and the dWeiier III
small towns to combat the high COST
of eating meat by raising it on his own
premises
With the prices of most meats al
most prohibitive, these facts are De-
ginning to be appre ciated. and the I'M
portance of the chicken is increasing
accordingly. Formerly. he was a as
solute loafer about country barnyafos
and doorsteps. creature OF hoi'oe
script breed and scrawny appearance,
fed on anything that came 10 hano
and rudely slaughtered with hatche1
for Sunday dinner. Now, Iarlh r. ~
over the country are beginning u az
Dreciate the advantages OF having wen
bred chickens and taking proper care
1T them The scrub chicken IS pc
coming more and more rare. ah1 Oh
farms are found the Plymouth ROCK
and Rhode Island red. and other oIeeas
which are noted for their comoineu al
vantages as egg layers ana taoie
fowls.
the number of chickens on American
farms, but 1t is believed that tnsS
have increased considerably IN the
last few years In 1910. when the ias'
reIiable estimate was made. the chick
ems on American farms were worm
s2oa5p6272 which isnearly one-tniiu
the value of the cotton crop IN inns
country, and about three times dne
value of the potato crop Bet"een isDo
and 1910, the average value OF chlck-
ems increased from 81 cents apiece 10
So cents
of chickens has been in those kept ny
a few as a side line, and by other per
:, few as sideline. and by other per.
sons living in the country or IN smaii
towns, who keep poultry for their own
use And it is in precisely TINS way
that poultry can be of greatest use ~
tine nation. o.
supported flock of from 80 to 100
chickens, which almost any farm
could do, very large item WouIu oe
added to the meat supply OF the coun-
try Every effort is being made by the
Department of Agriculture to encour-
age the raising of poultry upon "a SINAI II
scale. Chicken raising has ever had d
great fascination. because the ihNest-
ment is so small and the return APP
parently so prompt AID large AS a
matter of fact. it takts care and eX-
perience to raise chickens successfully.
and beginners are strongly uEeen "
operate only on a small scale until they
have learned something about the ousi
ness To any one who is wiling 10
give some time and thought to the
subject chicken raising undoubtedly
offers an attractive opportunity ootn
to supplement the home meat supply
and to make money.
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Slaughtering Now
on a Large Scale.


years a very important place in domes-
tic commerce. Chickens are no longer
shipped in crates, where they may I'VE
or die, but special cars have been con-
structed to transport them These are
divided into several floors. and pierced
by aisles. so that the caretakers can
reach every fowl with food and water
during transit.
tening. killing and packing of chick
ems, exactly like the great middle
western establishments that handle
beef. pork and mutton, has grown up
in Kansas and adjacent states, the
largest establishments being. at To-
peka and Winfield In these places the
chicken is treated with a degree OF
scientific consideration which was I'M
heard of few years ago.
Arriving in carloads of from four to
five thousand birds each. they are
transferred to feeding pens. which
stand in tiers and cover several ac-t s.
Here the chickens are scientifically fed
for from seven to fourteen days. They
are given condensed buttermilk to i'm
prove their comprehensive is, the
color of their flesh-and linseed oil to
Improve their dispositions SO that they
will not fight and worry themselves
thin All of their rations are the re-
suit of scientific study; When they
amount of fat they are slaughtered,
and this is no haphazard process.
either. The day when the chicken is
knocked off with a Ratchet is gone.
He is now hung upon an adjustable
frame. made for the purpose, his throat
is cut inside his mouth. and he is sci
entifically bled TO death
These great western chicken yards
have their own ice plants and storage
facilities. They are prepared to fatten
kill. store and distribute all of the
chickens they can get Under these
circumstances, it is seen that western
farmers. at least. need have no fea'
about being unable to find a market
for all the poultry they can raise.
1t is not the western farmers. that are
dilatory in supplying their share OF
the national chicken dinner. 1t is II
the south. and among smau-town dwell
ers In all parts of the country. that the
industry can be increased The aver
age farm In Iowa now has los poultry
while the average farm in North Caro-
lima and Alabama has but twenty. ant
the average farm in South Caroline
has but seventeen.
The principal means by which tn
Department of Agriculture is trying t
spread the gospel of chicken raising II
the south and other sections are b.
publishing information on the sub1ec'
and by the organization of poultr
clubs for country children, any cues >
tion that any poultry raiser, present o
prospective, wishes to ask about Tn
business of raising chickens VIII o
fully and freely answered by the De
partment of Agriculture in Washing
ton. That department employs a corp
Of enthusiastic experts on the suo1ec
of chicken raising, who will give 70
information upon every step IN IN
business from building the coop I
marketing the bird.
K 4
The poultry clubs. which are organ
lied exactly like the corn and pig club
under the super
poulfrv Climbs vision of gov
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-17
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

True friends seldom come in punches.
Mere talk is cheap, but some advice
is expensive.
Every time woman gets married
some mans troubles begin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-17

II pays to read the want columns OF
The Star. Hundreds of situations are
filed through them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-17

The poultry clubs, which are organ
lied exactly like the corn and pig clubs
under the super
Poultry Clubs vision Of gov
Proving Popular. have proved the
most successful and popular of any OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-17

Poultry has not only greatly in
creased In importance as farm and
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THERE THE THAT THIS
MARVEL HAPPENED. WHEN IN THE OLD. OLD
Plea 4 LOVE YoU-Do YOU LOVE ME?' AND PITT UP
BACK,
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had a real honest thrill of pleasure.
IN give away more, III give away
all I've got If | can always feel this way,
she thought.
She saw the eyes of the roomfui or
people upon her. Most of them she
had grown up with. Some of them
had been her neighbors when she lived
in the little house in Chestnut street.
Some of them were still her nighbors
now that she had an elegant apart
ment at the Woodford. Then she saw
herself in the great mirror opposite
an unassuming little shape in spotless,
plain white serge. the most conspicuous
figure in that gay assembly because
OF It. Franklin Furber was coming
toward her with something new and
marvellous in his smile.
You have achieved the unthinkable."
he whispered when he could. After
this you must always wear white
, for me-"
And even with heart forty-fi i've
years old and another woman wearing
her best beloved frock. Angelina Halt
was supremely happy
CTHE ENDa