Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-17
HEARD AND SEEN

ter of fact this is much as in other
matters in life-you carry YOUR ha mi
ness with you, even on a street car.
People are always interesting and
amusing. and no place has more OF
them packed in per square foot than
street cars. Study the men and won en-
aboard the cars. if you want to take
up fascinating subject not taught
in the schools.
Watching the motorman is inter
esting. If you become bored with
yourself on a car. try to figure out
what you would do with the motor
mans levers and breaks if he should
suddenly have a fit and the running
of the car should devolve on the pas
sengers.
Keep an eye open for courteous
conductors. They exist, and their dis
covery leads to thrills that Columbus
must have experienced when he saw
land. 1t is surprising what fine fell
lows some OF them are if you try to
find good qualities in them.
| Hanging to a strap may be made a
splendid exercise by alternate sus-
pension by the right and left arms
| Balancing without manual support
develops the powers of equilibrium
as well as the muscles of the legs. II
}you are thrown up against a testy
passenger your capacity for good hui
NOR also is tested.
| Trying to elude the sneeZes of fell
+. low passengers offers lively "doinss
for those with well developed re-
| spect for germs. j saw man run out
! of a car last week by the hearty
/, sneezeS Of six men
| Those with statistical leanings are
| in paradise while riding on Wash
/ ington street car. How many men get
seats next windows? What per cent
! of the male population arises to give
what per cent of the female popula-
| give their seats to older women, and
what per cent get rebuffed? How
many women fail to thank others for
| seats offered tkem?-these and many
other ratios may be figured out by the
! ingenious.
And one may always read.
| ~
When prices come down materially
| on most articles in common use, per-
| haps the majority of people who have
been used to paying fancy prices will
| feel as II they are getting things for
nothing.
A government employe with taste
! for the artistic was struck by pic
ture exhibited in store window. He
stood in front of the show window
many minutes cycling the picture. 1t
was just the sort of thing he had been
wanting.
"rd be willing to give SO for that
picture" unused the clerk. Judging
from the appearance of the thing,
they won't hold it at cent less than
ten bucks, and maybe fifteen or more.
But $40 is all l can stand. III be
willing to pay that
After making up his mind to SO,
the man entered the shop and asked
| to be shown the picture. After ad-
| miring it at close range, he asked
the price When it came, it figura-
! lively knocked him off his feet.
Five dollars. -
You can't always tell.
~
She stood at the registering place.
what is your name, madam" ask
ed the clerk.
Mrs. Smith," she said.
Address,"
Main street-119 Main street"
"Oh, madam, you mean III Main
street." stated the clerk, in positive
fashion.
II guess 1 ought to know where 1
live" said the new voter, Indignantly.
But 1 know all about the block"
said the clerk, every bit as conf
IDENTIFY.
Il know where I live. and 1T is 119
Main street." returned the woman.
Just a peep at what some of the
countrys newest voters are meeting.
1t is hard to escape nicknames.
One Washington mother has found
that out. She was determined to
name her son so that no one could
onto him.
Accordingly, she named him Paige.
A fine sounding name. she thought
with sigh of satisfaction. one that
means something. and nobody can
make a nickname from it. So dis
tinguished, too.
and as he began that interesting proc
ess he tried to pronounce his own
name. The result he achieved has
led ali his friends and foes to call
him
Piggy"
X
She walked under the warm sun Of
Indian summer. but carried a large
umbrella over her head.
She might as well have sat in a
pantry and refused to eat as walk
Washington's bright streets that day
and refuse to allow the sun to shine
upon her.
She seemed symbol of past days
and ages, when the integrity of the
carpet on the front parlor floor was
deemed of more Importance than life
and health.
have done her great deal of good
but she shut it all out of her life
with that big umbrella
CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.
-Soss>--
WHY THEY LEAVE THE FARM.
From the Chicago Tribune.
when the inquiring reporter asked
men why they had left the farm they
replied that for years as hands they
had no consideration from the farmer
and they refused to stand the condi-
lions.
Domestic servants frequently give
the same reasons for dislike Of house
hold service. Long hours of duty
were added to a dependence in living
conditions which were distasteful
The servant lived as an ill-considered
ward of the household. The farm
hand regarded himself as an unfortu-
nate appendage to farmers house
hold, and employers accepted things
as God made conditions which were
natural to a certain estate.
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