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Evening star., 1923-08-14
The Young Chuck Profits by
His Lesson.
Who profits not by what he learns
Sure trouble and misfortune earns.
old Mother Nature

The runaway young Chuck, who had
had such a narrow escape from Red
tail the Hawk, had had the first real
fright of his life, and it had been
terrible fright. He was SO frightened
as he Law fiat down on the ground under
a thick bush that for moment or two
he didn't dare open his eyes. The last
thing ne saw before he closed them was
a terrible creature which seemed to be
all claws. fierce eyes. hooked bill and
great, Tapping wings. To that ter
rificd little Chuck Redtail had looked
many times as big as he really was.
When he did open his eyes again the
little Chuck at first saw nothing of his
terribly enemy. Then he chanced to look
up through the bush under which he
was hiding, and there he saw Redtail
already high up in the sky. Had it
not been that as he watched he saw
Redtaii grow smaller and smaller as he
got farther and farther away, that little
Chuck would have had hard work to
believe that that could be the terrible
creature who had so nearly caught him.
Now there is this much about the
little people OF the Green Forest and
the Green Meadows: They get just as
terrible friGhts as boys and girls ever
get. but they get over them a great deal
quicker. The young Chuck got over his
fright almost as soon as Redtail the
Hawk was out of sight. He got over
the fright, but he did lot of thinking.
MY mother was right,after ALL" said
he to himself. N"She knew what she
was talking about, and she wasn't so
silly as / thought she was when she
made US go into the house whenever
that dreadful fellow came around. He
didn't look dreadful then, but 1 guess
that was because he was so high up in
the sky l guess the trouble with me
was that I wasn't watching up in the
sky If l had been l would have seen
him and he wouldn't have had a chance
to give me such a fright" He shivered
Evening star., 1923-08-14

ter And you would realize. evea,
more poignantly, that you are quite
as bad as he. in streaks, and perhaps
good deal worse.
That's the great object of fairness
to make us realize our kinship to the
other chap.
The brotherhood of man isn't based
on righteous condescension. It's
based on a natural fact. We are
brothers, whether we like it or not.
We're all of a piece. Very few of us
diverge much from the original pat
tern. and then only in spurtS. Nine
tenths of our lives is spent in desir-
ing the same things and working for
the same things and making the same
mistakes while we work. Fairness
simply consists in an understanding
of this fundamental fact.
When this is once understood,
you're much more humble about judg-
ing or furnishing other folks, or of
fering to forgive them.
Evening star., 1923-08-14
BY II. A. EMMONS.

Inhabitants of the north, the shin
ing willows in Washington are a bit
south of their range, which is from
Newfoundland west to the Rocky
mountains, south to Pennsylvania and
Nebraska. There are not many in the
District. the only ones known to the
author growing in the Soldiers Home
grounds around the two ponds and
along the water course north of the
ponds The tree here shown is one of
these.
1t is a small. bushy tree. not over
twenty feet in height. with short
trunk and erect branches which form
ound-topped. symmetrical head.
The bark is a light olive brown. the
twigs yellowish green. and leaves
lustrous. dark olive. shining green,
quite distinctive. These leaves are
two to five inches long. slightly
lighter green beneath. finely toothed.
in shape somewhat similar to the leaf
of the wild black cherry. though
slightly more slender in proportion.
Evening star., 1923-08-14

This willow receives considerable
favor from landscape gardeners, and
it we'll deserves it. owing to the beau
tiful sheen of the dark green leaves
and TO the luster Of it's twigs. Take a
ramble near Soldbrs' Home and see
II. Around the pond where it is grow
ing it easily stands out from all the
other trees
This is one of l:trge family. Salica-
ceae. the willows and poplars. there
being $50 recorde d species in the
world, with many varieties and hy-
brids The diTerthlt species vary
greatly in habit OF growth, and in
size from trailing shrubs to giant
trees. Practically AZ are lovers Of
damp situations. Some species of will
low may be found il every hemi-
sphere OF the globe, and it and the
birch grow nearer the worth pole than
any other woody plant.
The species under consideration may
he well chosen to represent the will
lows and certainly is sas beautiful as
any. though not as well. known as the
pussy willow and the weeping will
low.
Evening star., 1923-08-14

So the young Chuck started on. but
he kept in among the bushes be side
the Long Lane. Whenever there wa 5 a
chance he would look up through them
to the sky He was profiting by the
lesson his terrible fright had given D im
He was taking care not to give Redtail
another chance, and he knew right down
in his heart that he never would foraget
that lesson. All the rest of his life
he would remember that the first law of
life is safety.
Copyright. 1923, by T. W. Burgess
Evening star., 1923-08-14
title BennyS
Note. Book

I was squerting the hose in frunt
of our house on account or 1t being
so hot. and pop and ma was setting
cool, and some man went past with
his shoes all shiny on account OF
jest being shined. and I happened to
squert a little waiter on them vile
1 was looking at them being 30 shiny.
and the man termed erround mad as
enything. saying. Wy don't you watch
ware you're going, look at these shoes.
And he kepp on going, and pop
started to laff. saying. Benny. if you
cant be careful Ill take that hose
away from you. my but that berd
had a funny face. and wen he got
! mad it made it all the funnier, ha,
ha, ha!
Now Willyum. that's no way to re-
prove the boy, he'll jest think 1t was
funny. ma sed. and pop sed, Well. SO
it was. III a way, wen q herds face
is funny wat can you do except laff,
, ha. ha,
Willyum. you're dredan. ma sed.
and pop sed. Not at all, I've got a
Sents of humor. that's all.
And pritty soon he got up saying,
Well | think Ill stroll erround the
corner and see who's playing BILL
yerds.
WITCH jest then 1 sed. Look out. pop.
and pop sed, Blast II to blazes, watts
the ideer of saying look out after
you've gone and don a thing. you've
got my socks socking wet. hereafter
if you wunt to tell me to look out
tell me vile there's still something
to look out for and not after the
axsident is all over. Put that hose
back in the yard, he sed.
WY Willyum. how about your sents
Of humor, you awt to see your own
| face, hee, hee, ma sed.
Very funny. look at these socks.
| pop sed.
Hce, hee. ma sed.
Proving no matter who 1t happens
| to, there's always somebody thinks its
| funny.
Evening star., 1923-08-14
The Old Gardener Says:

Bleeding hearts. which were
among the cherished flowers of
our grandmothers' gardens,
have been very scarce in late
years. If you happen to have
even one plant in your garden,
you can soon have a good stock
il you adopt the following sug-
gestions: Dig up the plant at
once. Cut off the roots to
within an inch or two of the
crowns. Then set the parent
plant back in its old position.
The severed roots are to be cut
into sections three inches long
and planted two inches deep in
a bed of good, soft earth. New
shoots will soon spring up and
make good plants to set in a
permanent border next spring.
Evening star., 1923-08-14
Minced CLANS Au Gratin.

Open forty-eight medium sized
fresh clans and place them in a
saucepan with their own liquid and
one pint of water, then boil for five
minutes. Drain in a sieve, then finely
slice them. Mix in a small saucepan
one ounce of butter with two ounces
of -four and heat half a minute, then
pour in two gills of hot milk, stir
until it comes to a boil, then boil five
minutes. Add the CLANS with a little
salt. cayenne and grated nutmeg.
Mix well and let cook for five min
utes. Pour the clans in a baking
dish. sprinkle a little grated Par
mesan cheese over, dot with butter,
then bake for ten minutes.
Evening star., 1923-08-14
VERSIFLACE
Wise Mems Talk.

One Friday night I went to dine
with friends of learning and of brain.
And there, another friend of mine
was holding. forth in solemn vein.
While I removed my coat and hat
1 heard two voices in debate. /
caught the words, at lies quite fiat"
and then some talk of price and
weight. I combed my hair. took off
the net, put powder on my shiny
nose, then went to join the other
set whose solemn voices fell and rose.
L sat me down prepared to hear from
those two men SO truly wise. remarks
of value and of cheer-but, Oh. l
had a great surprise. Instead of deep
philosophy as both their voices did
suggest, or European policy, or
"insulin," the latest test, this learned,
bookish highbrow pair were talking
of a collar stud! In high disgust. I
left my chair and watched my hostess
peel spud!
WILHELMINA STITCH.
Evening star., 1923-08-14
Falling Stars.

You know, l had the funniest idea
the other night. At least. it was
funny to me, upon first inception,
though I am free to admit that it
would doubtless not appeal as hu-
T0rnHS To those whom it most con-
Germs. l was standing on a high Hill
contemplating the Satisfactorily
bodies. | mean. All at once two
ar three OF them quivered, seemed
TO hang for the space of second.
suspended. then. shooting through
the air. disappeared into the earth.
Oblivion. Above. the heavens were
serene and unmoved. No mark gave
record of the small. fallen stars. 1t
was as if tncv had never been. And
yet, just I moment before. they had
Evening star., 1923-08-14
By Thornton
". Burgess.
BEDTIME STORIES

as he thought of those drea adful claws.
IN never he surprised that way
again. No. sir. l never will. Here
after I'll keep watch up in the sky
After a while the young Chuck ven
tured to move on. He started to go
back out in the middle of the Long Lane
where IL was open and clear and so
easy going. Then he heSitauad. 'Tf
hadn't been out there in the open that
fellow wouldn't have seen mer' thought
he. ''It is harder going in here, hut 90
long as ] keep under the bushes no o.
can see me from up in the sky, 7 guess
this is the thing for me to do
Evening star., 1923-08-14
Your Home and
You
Tidy Travellers.
BY HELEN KENDALL.

AAaJ AAofSAS4o'
On a certain suburban railway line
which 1 used to patronize there was
one train a day which we always
used to call the banana train" 1t
was through train from some point
far beyond our pleasant suburbs IN
towns, and the floor of each car was
always strewn with banana skins, or
ange peels, candy wrappers, peanut
shells and other debris scattered by
the collarless tourists who, with their
wives and multitudinous youngsters.
infested the seats. Unless our errand
in the city happened to be of almost
Hfe-or-death Importance, nothing
could hire any of US to board the
banana train,
Last summer took trip up the
Hudson river on the great day boat
bound for Albany. 1t was glorious
summer day and the noble Palisades
rsse in a majestic line, as we left be-
Evening star., 1923-08-14
Baked Mashed Potatoes.

Peel, boil and mash six potatoes,
seasoning with butter and cream.
Add one tablespoonful each of
minced parsley and grated onion, and
two tablespoonfuls of minced ham.
Season with pepper and salt, put into
a buttered baking dish, cover with
crumbs, dot with butter, and brown
in the oven
Evening star., 1923-08-14
Sweet Potato Crouuettes.

Mix together two cupfuls of ho,
full each Of butter and milk or cream
and the we'll beaten yolks of two
eggs. Season with salt and pepper
cool. shape into croquettes, dip IL
egg and crumbs or in egg only, and
fry in deep fat, or use two table
spoonfuls of cream and table
spoonful each of butter and minced
parsley, seasoning with salt and
grated nutmeg.
Evening star., 1923-08-14
Jelly Roll.
A Chic Ribbon Trim.

Beat the yolks of three eggs until
light, add a cupful of sugar, two
tablespoonfuls of water, a pinch of
salt. a teaspoonful of vanilla and a
cupful of fiour sifted with a heapine
in the stiff1y beaten whites of the
eggs and bake in a long, shallow tin.
Turn out on damp towel. spread
with jelly, and roll up while warm
Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Evening star., 1923-08-14
One Mother says:

One MOtner says.
My four-year-old boy was confined
to the house with bad case of
mumps. He wanted so much to play
outdoors with his friends, so l helped
him amuse himself by putting a big
sponge and some clean pebbles in a
pretty blue bowl. half-filled with
water. / provided him with some
flax seeds and an assortment of
leaves and grasses brought in fresh
from outdoors He spent many after
Moons planting seeds and making
things grow in his own garden just
az he wished It,
Evening star., 1923-08-14
Listen,WorId!3 s
By C5le Robinson

1t has always seemed to me that the
highest duty laid upon a human in
regard to other humans was the duty
of being fair. All other reactions
are subordinate to this basic human
attitude.
Love withers quickly when it has
not an enduring groundwork of fair
ness. Nine times out of ten that is
Evening star., 1923-08-14

do bit of good to try to make your
self comfortable while you are bring
ing up children. You sold your com
fort and your contented mind when
you undertook to bring up a family.
That fact may as well be faced soon
as late.
When the youngsters manifest an
appetite for fun, the only recourse left
to you is that of guiding the racket
choosing your discomfort, as it were.
This way you can mitigate your suf-
fering and heighten their joy and
keep them with you.
But fun the children are bound to
have. 1t is for you to see that they
have it right.
Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1923-08-14

seemed very lofty and proud, very
bright and unwinking and sure of
themselves and of their place in the
heavens.
That gave me an idea. | thought
ct once of the screen: of the screen
stars. ] am more or less trained to
think of the screen and its stars.
] make II special astronomical study
Of these cinema bodies. And
thought, what if these stars should
fall from the slittering heights of
their especial heavens. Where would
they go? What would become of
them2 What would they do? After
Evening star., 1923-08-14

WHY love does wither, however SEN
sational the reasons given for sepa-
ration may be.
Charity is useless without it. In
deed, most charity could be dis
pensed with If humans once arranged
to be fair with each other and stuck
to it For then we would have little
poverty and few of those provoca-
tions which give rise to sin. And
forgiveness Is quite secondary mat
ter.
Forgiveness, unless you manage it
very generously and tactfully, is a
presumptuous thing at any rate. 1t
implies a superiority to the one for
given. If you were quite fair to him
you wouldn't feel half as superior, or
be in such haste to demand his re-
pentance- or thrust your forgiveness
upon him. For you would realize
that he is quite as good as you, In
streaks. and perhaps good bit bet
Evening star., 1923-08-14
Two Society Dogs.

1--WE should really charge you ex-
tra." boasted Billy Cut-out, who was
the guide at the dog show. Ito view
these two dogs, both imported" He
pointed to a dainty toy spaniel and a
French terrier that shared box cage
together. The cage was a grocery box,
gayly decorated with paper and paint.
The spaniel was sent to us for
this show by the Emperor of China
continued Billy. who had memorized
his speech and had been told what to
say by Sandy. please do not talk
to it, because it understands only
Chinese. The French terrier. too. is
a prize dog. 1t lives on peach ice
cream and chocolate eclairs. 1t
wears only French perfume on its
pink bow
Cut out the little society dogs and handle
them with care. Dol't crush the spaniel
blue bow.
Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1923-08-14

Portugal contains only two cities,
Lisbon and Oporto. with populations
In excess of $4,000.
, 1923-03-04
ON VERGE
Of COLLAPSE IS
PEk|NG REPORT
International Conference Is
Apt to Save Empire from Its
Own Leaders.
by RAY G. MARSHALL
United Press staff Correspondent

PEKING. by mail to United
Press)eAn international conference,
called solely TO save China from her
own leaders, IS one of the possibilities
Of the early spring.
Conditions have become such that
the choice Is between a conference
that will deliver an ultimatum to the
tuchuns. or a condition OF political
chaos that Will necessarily lead to
foreign Intervention.
Neither the Chinese nor the for.
eigners wan Intervention. but all
observers declare that something
must be done and hat quickly 10
prevent a complete breakdown of the
Central government. and a resulting
muddIe in which twenty or more
provinces will try TO establish
autonomy.
It is believed that a genuine threat
OF foreign Intervention might make
China right herself.
While the question OF foreign inter.
vention has not yet been discussed
by the diplomatic corps, Il Is known
that every diplomat in Picking real
ICES that before long he and his col
leagues must face the problem and
report to his government. Long ago
these diplomats reported to their gov
ernments that China's government
vas bankrupt. They must soon re-
port that there is nc government.
The whole country is IN a state OF
irritation. The people In some sec
tions have been taxed three years in
advance to keep the tuchuns and
their armies going. The provinces
have no respect for the Picking gov
eminent. refuse to obey Its orders or
to remit money due to it under the
law. The government in turf can
neither meet it's domestic and foreign
obligations nor guarantee safety to
its people and the foreigners.
, 1923-03-04
LADIES!D ARKEN
YOUR GRAY HAIR
Use Grandma's Sage Tea and
Sulphur Recipe and Nobody
Will Know.

The use OF Sage and Sulphur for
restoring faded. gray hair to its
natural color dates back to grand
mothers time. She used It to keep
her hair beautifully dark. glossy and
attractive. Whenever her hair took
on that dull. faded or streaked ap-
pearance. this simple mixture was
applied with wonderful effect.
But brewing at home is mussy and
out-of-date Nowadays. by asking at
any drug store for a bottle of
"Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pound" you viii get this famous old
preparation. improved by the addi-
ton of other ingredients. which can
be depended upon to restore natural
color and beauty to the hair.
A well-known downtown druggist
says IL darkens the hair 30 naturally
and evenly that nobody can tell 1t
has been applied. You simply dampen
a sponge or soft brush with 1t and
draw this through your hair, taking
n strand at n time. By morning
the gray hair disappears. and after
another application or two, It be-
beautifully dark and glossy
Advertisement.
, 1923-03-04
MRS. HIGGINS DIES
AT LOCAL HOSPITAL

Mrs G. r. Higgins. % years OF
age, died at a local hospital last night
following an operation. A husband
survives her. The remains are at
the Shaffer-Gay chapel pending fu-
eral arrangements.
, 1923-03-04
PRIZE OF DRESS IS TO
Be AWARDED MONDAY

The ladies Of Casper, having failed
to identify the Mystery Woman Sat.
urday. principally for the reason that
the raging blizzard made 1t impossi-
bic for the Mystery Woman to stay on
the street and give the shoppers an
opportunity to identify her. Mr..
Fuchs OF the Fuchs Company has de-
creed that the dress wn:cn was to be
given away to the lucky person Sat
urday. will be awarded Monday. Tho
Mystery Woman will be on Second
street. between Center and Wolcott
streets. between the hours OF IL a. m.
and 8 p. m. and the same rules will
apply as on Friday. when Mrs. Hoop
er was the winner.
Mr.. Fuchs states that his dress sale
has been the biggest sale in the his
tory of that popular store. and humid
reds of customers have thronged the
store since the opening asst Friday.
The sale will run two more days,
Monday and Tuesday.
, 1923-03-04
BARS ON SCOTLAND YARD
WINDOWS GOOD To keep
UNARRESTED CROOKS OUT
BY LYLE G. WILSON.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
LoNDoN.-By mail to United
Press.Scrookdom is continuing its
fling at Scotland Yard.
The chief of police was poisoned
while sitting in his own office.
The lost property room in Scotland
Yard has been rifled in recent months.
Gen. Sir Nevil Macready, when COM
missioner of police, had the pleasure
of directing the hunt for the burglars
OF accessories from his car.
Hon. c. Bingham. a former director
of criminal investigation. had his
house looted while holding office.
Within the last two weeks a shop
opposite famous old Bow street police
station was robbed; an attempt was
made to enter government buildings
adjoining Scotland Yard, and a guam
tity of property and a royal decora-
ton were pilfered from the home Of
a police inspector.
Final and crushing was the blow de-
llvered at Superintendent Carlin, n
of the mighty big Four"
When a dark and really mysterious
crime needs solving, it is Superintend-
ent CarI!n and his three collaborators
in tho -Four who do the trick.
Superintendent Carlin has just been
visited by one Of the big Four" OF
second story men. The gifted burglar
got away with all a man can transport
in the space OF three hours high pres
sure work.
No clues. no tracks. nothing 10 hint
to superintendent carlin where most
OF his portable household parapher'
MALTA has gone.
Meantime the bars to the windows
in the famous Yard are taking on n
new significance. Formerly used to
restrain the exit OF criminals. the
sturdy bars are now charged with the
double duty of keeping h unarresi.
ed crooks out. as well as the arrested
In.
, 1923-03-04
JAPANESE ARE
ANXIOUS FOR
TRIP TO U. S.
BY CLARENCE DUBOIsE.
Omitted Press Staff Corresnondep

NcHitcu ffess btdiL COTreSpOndenC
TOKYO.-By mail to United Press.l
There is only one man in Japan
who doesn't confidently entertain an
ambition Of some day visiting Amer.
lea.
That n is Hirohito. crown prince,
regent and acting emperor OF Japan,
who. when his sick father dies, will
become emperor.
Hirohito wants TO visit the United
States-just as every single one of his
subjects does-but he knows now that
he a never do It. That is the pen
atty OF being an acting emperor and
an emperor-to-be-one must stay on
the job at home.
He had intended TO visit America.
and the prospect OF that trip had been
one OF his fondest dreams. After ais
trip to Europe and England a couple
OF years ago-the first foreign trip
ever made by a Japanese crown
prince-he had expected to remain In
Japan awhile and then make the trip
of trips. his eagerly anticipated tour
OF America. But meanwhile the
health of his father. tho emperor, bc-
came much worse, and Hlrohito was
made regent. He will continue to be
regent until the death OF his father
makes him emperor. And neither the
regent o the emperor can leave
Japan. Hirohito can never see the
land he has longed all his life to visit
still longs TO visit. however impos.
sible the hope may be.
The crown prince regent said as
much to American Ambassador
Charles B. Warren. in their farewell
talk at the imperial palace when War
rem was leaving for home. He talked
for several hours with Warren. With
frank wistfulness he confessed the one
drawback to being Emperor of Japan
that OF sightseeing trips to the
United States.
But ne other person IN Japan will
admit the impossibiiity OF his visiting
America some wonderful day. You
may ask anybody in the empire. from
the poorest coolie to the richest no.
bleman, the question, Have you been
to American" and the reply will never
, 1923-03-04

In a few moments you can trans
form even plain. dull. fiat hair. You
a have 1t abundant. soft. glossy
and full OF life. Just get a IS cent
bottle OF "Danderine" at any drug
store. Then moisten a soft cloth
with the "Danderine" and draw this
through your hair. taking one small
strand at a time. Instantly, yes.
Immediately, you have doubled the
beauty Of your hair. It will be q
mass, SO soft, lustrous and SO easy
to do UP. All dust and excessive oil
Is removed.
Lot "Danderine" put new life. vigor
and brightness In your hair. This
stimulating tonic will freshen your
scalp. check dandruff and falling hair
and help your hair TO grow long.
thick. strong and beautiful--Adv.