Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-11
HEARD AND SEEN

Legislators and others who deal
with largo and weighty problems
should stop to contemplate for a mo-
ment the problem which is confront
ing Rita and Helen. Perhaps they
might gain confidence for their tasks
by 30 doing. and even come to real
ize that their problems, large as they
may be. are not the only difficulties
confronting tho human race.
Helen and Rita can claim four years
so1ourn on this earth between them.
the two dividing that number of years
equally. From the enunciation of the
words mamma" and papa they have
advanced to the second step in their
education
They are learning to count ten"
There you have q problem, indeed!
The league Of nations presents some
difficult angles and represents some
strenuous mental endeavor, but it is
a question whether the league Of ma
lions offers a more difficult problem
to a man of mature years than learn
ing to count ten" does to a baby two
think the babies win.
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This IL BE Kind to Animals" week.
But I don't imagine there will be
any ''be kind to mice" day observed.
Some one will have to ask President
James p. Briggs of the Humane Edu-
cation Society about this. Certainly
one shouldn't 60 out Of his way to
harm mice, or be needlessly cruel to
them, but 1t will take q great deal Of
humane education. indeed, to convince
the average useholder-especially
housewife-that mice serve any good
purpose in this world.
That this view is shared by good
and humane people the following
stories will testify:
THE Mysterious Starch Eater" Is
the title of the first story. One care
full housewife of this city purchased
herself a box Of laundry starch. used
some. and put the box in the pantry.
practically all the starch was gone.
She bought another box-and it suf-
fered the same fate. So the house.
wife set a trap. The next morning
she found It held tremendously tat
"The Mouse That Committed
Suicide" is our next offering. Two
young women were seated on q
third-story porch, when a very small
mouse crept out. The women and the
mouse all seemed paralyzed until the
women shrieked loudly. The poor
mouse ran across the porch and
hurled himself into space.
"The Ordeal by Fire" has to do with
q colored man who tends a furnace.
He is by no means cruel man. but
he told the following With II a.. smile anG
I shovels 'em into the furnace"
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Judge Mcmahon recently made a de-
cision in Police Court that got into the
paper inadvertently as a decision hand
ed down by Judge Hardison.
case was speaking in defense Of his
client in the court next day. Judge
Mcmahon was on the bench again.
Your honor" began the lawyer.
there was handed down In this court
yesterday decision by Judge Hardi.
son. But I know. your honor. that
this case will be decided upon its
merits, and that you will not be in
fiuenced by that decision"
Curtain.
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A minister could draw q pretty
moral from tho raindrops to be seen
running along outside the tops Of car
windows any rainy day.
Watching the progress of the drops
the starts and stops Of the car, but
ever going forward. has become a ia
forite street car amusement with
many who have been introduced to
this diverting rainy-day pastime.
The bright drops will run along the
every inch or two and sinking down
across the pane to be lost. But here
and there goes q particularly husky
drop, that not only gets clear across
the pane. but slides on to the next
Move forward. please" says the
conductor.
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I take my hat or to q red-headed
young man who has the nerve to ride
around in street cars without any hat
on. The man who can deliberately
leave his hat at home and seem per-
fectly unconcerned about II is a won
der. and deserves the praise Of all In
terested In doing what one wishes SO
long as 1t does not hurt anybody else.
There probably would be a great
world II tho male portion Of humanity
would follow the lead Of the hatless
young man. Women have more free
dom In the matter of going barehead-
ed. With the coming of springtime
and summer hundreds of girls and
young women go without hats. espe-
cialfy in the evenings.
But woe bettde the average man
who dares to walk around town with
out a hat! Look at that nut" isl
sure to be the male comment that
follows him. But those who have
enough nerve to make UP for their
nAAd6AAP tn hA IL.
mented: They are gaining health for
themselves ana setting q good exam
pie for others.
CHARLES E. TEACEwELL.t