Evening star., 1917-11-11

Did you ever see picture Of the
kaiser laughing?
Come to think of it. all those at the
head of the German government take
themselves pretty seriously. What they
need is a laugh now and then to take
the stress off their minds. and get
themselves out of the habit Of think
ing the world revolves around them.
Imagine the kaiser spending forty
years collecting jokes and awarding
an iron cross to the individual who
would make him laugh. What diff
ferent world this would be. Laugh
ing men never would have precipitated
the present world crisis. If the kaiser
had formed the habit of the great up
lift-of the corners of his mouth-Bel-
sium would have been a happy nation
today.
Laughing men never strewed Eu-
rope with dead wrecks of men and ca
thedrals. The causes Of the war have
been discussed pro and cont re-
a lover of mirth and happiness. to
suggest another cause.-the lack of
laughter.
THE kaiser is world example of the
old adage-don't take yourself too
seriously. said my friend. Some place
a great writer has declared that God
must look down upon the actions of
human beings much as We look upon
puppies playing upon the hearth rug.
IT don't know whether God can look
upon the antics of the kaiser in that
light or not" continued this resident.
But II He does. surely He regards the
kaiser much as mother l used to
know out west looked upon her little
daughter one day.
THE child was lively youngster. The
family was visiting at country place:
There was deep pool in one corner OF
the garden, and the child Immediately
made for it. She started. to chase but
terfiies with all her might.
1.-THE pool had no rail around it. and it
was a pretty deep pool. too. Around and
around the pool the child raced on her
mad chase after the heeting butterflies
1.-The mother regarded her child with
great anxiety.
But she said nothing.
1.-THE child, however, realized deep In
her heart that her mother was not pleased
with her actions. Nevertheless. she kept
on running around the pool.
"'Oh, mother she cried. as she sped
around the pool, am 1 not a reckless little
thing?"
Washington is famous for two. things.
among the many noteworthy features
which distinguish the National Capital
among the cities
No. mo meeting or banquet ever be-
girs on time.
No. 2-very few speakers at same know
when to quit.
Every one who Is to attend the meet
ing sort O. takes it for granted that it
will not start" until about $3.50 o'clock,
and of course it never does.
This feature of Washington public
life will linger with US until the end of
time. perhaps, unless some hero appears
who will not be afraid of using a
watch. Among the many fine fellows
brought to Washington recently by the
war none as Yet has loomed up as
hero In this regard. however.
But AZ to that second distinguishing
feature, now, there 10 light In the
Carter Keene. ono of the men who
helped put the second liberty loan
"over" In Washington, through his
genial, personal talks day after day in
first gun in what many people hope is
campaign for shorter talks at meetings,
dinners and all sorts of affairs where
innocent and kind-hearted people po-
litely put themselves at the mercy OF
those who seem never to know when to
quit.
q little advice recently, and this Is what
he said;
weaver. you're going out to make
Vomo speeches from now on" he said.