Evening star., 1922-09-24

I n the Caritol's hall Of fame there
,s bronze statue of a priest
The ecclesiastic robe so diners
from the uniforms. togas anu
dress suits Of surrounding heroes thae
occasional tourists OF tho h1plhs
type. who do not understand, "rlee
gusty little protests to their nome pa
ne-s that such an incongruous ngure
should be keeping company WIN eA-
aired men who have made the history
of this country. Which Is all right.
seeinp that each of US is entitled to
his opinion, good or bad. But
If YOUR summer vacation has given
YOU 6 "westward. ho' glimpse OIL
Michigan, with it's miles OF cars
freight and passenger-of the "Pere
Marquette line: taken you to city
Of teeming progress that calls itseit
, ..Narouette"; familiarized you with an
endless chain Of charities. corpora
,ions hotels. resorts and the like, all
named in honor of the states great
founder, who was both missionary
and pioneer, you probably came nome
with the realization that IT IS only
notoriety that fusseS about dress
styles.
Fame is too great to bother over
fashions
nOLITENESS has its variations OF
/ expression, one of which was new
to \ woman in a car the other day.
II had been raining and a youngster
in the window seat in front OF her
iii 1rrif n
Of his hand. The woman, noticing
newspaper on the floor at her rect.
picked it up, passed 1t to the boy and
told him to rub the sill. He did. He
rubbed it so carefully that the out
spread pages became Wad or pot"
black wet. Then he leaned back and
passed the mess 70 the woman. with a
smile Of appreciative thanks. She
motioned him to throw the thing out
of the window, but he couldn't. he
explained why:
MY teacher says it isn't good citi-
zenship to throw trash on the streets"
The woman had on brand-new white
silk gloves. so you will have to guess
for yourself how the incident ended.
X X X
MOTHER car on another 0ay:
n He was an oldish gentleman
whose dignity Of dress and manner
rather suggested that he might have
stepped out of a colonial novel into
side seat On packed and 1ammed
trolley.
A woman passenger got aboard and
suuirmed her way to a strap in front
Of the oldish gentleman Scenically.
she wasn't much to look at. But what
she lacked in beauty she entirely made
I'D in weight. And when the gentle
man arose and offered his place with
the chivalry to be expected of colo
NAL novel she smiled with the ex-
pansiveness Of one who revels in the
possession of a white and fawless
set" But, instead of taking the seat.
she looked back at a half-grown girl.
as hearty as an apple, who was stand
ing close by.
"Sit down. joe" she said.
Joe promptly proceeded to avail
herself Of the invitation, but-you
know about that slip between cup and
lip.
The chivalrous gentleman beat her
to it, He was honor bound to make
way for the ladies', but when 1t came
to sturdy youngster who was
greedily eager to get all that was
coming to her-not for Joe.
1.-TWO women were locking up for
L the night. Both were old enough
to he their own mothers. the differ
enrc being that one was the efficient
owner of the good, old-fashioned
house and the other mere resider.
Having finished with the kitchen door,
the owner one came to oversee the
others performance in the front base
ment. The proceedings were not sue
cessful.
That's not the way to lock a doori
If you leave the key loop perpendiou-
lar like that a burglar can shove 1t
right out. Always turn your key with
the loop forizontal-this way-and it
can't be moved. See? A little boy
named Billy Moreland told me that at
school when T was eleven years old.
I've never forgotten it,
And if boy who used to be little
Billy Moreland has lived through the
decades between that time and this
he would undoubtedly have something
Interesting to say about the value Of
good advice.
X II
a PULLMAN porter was juggling
"A pillows into slips and sheeting
mattresses with a sleight-of-hand that
smacked Of white magic.
woman who was watching his
swift efficiency also got psychologi-
cal slant on tip values as conveyed
by luggage. A straw suit case, repre-
senting an owner who must count
his pennies. and therefore to be dis
regarded, was of upper berth unim-
portance, while a nickel plated cow
hide bag entitled it's possessor to his
sleeping section at the first symptom
of wanting to turn in. Also, 1t was
revealed unto her that Pullman Dor
ter runs his schedule on the basis of
men first"-for why? A woman tips
In dimes. but the average travelling
man is prodigal In his fiingings OF SILL
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