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Evening star., 1925-07-28
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEHELL.

ing to his subject, while Titus shrank
into his toga.
did you communicate your affairs
on certain terms, that you should in
return hear mine?
"If you are a babbler and think that
all who meet you are friends, do you
wish me also to be like you?
1T is just the same as if l had a
cask which is watertight and you one
with a hole in it, and you should
come and deposit with me your wine
that / might put it into my cask and
then should complain that | also did
not intrust my wine to you, for you
have a cask with a hole in it..
How is there any equality here|'
you intrusted your affairs to a
man who is faithful and modest, to a
man who thinks that his own acts
alone are injurious or useful, and that
nothing external is.
would you have me intrust mine
to you, a man who has dishonored
his own faculty of will, and who
wishes 20 gain some small bit OF
money or some office or promotion in
the court?
Where is this equality?
But show yourself to me to be
faithful, modest and steady; show me
that you have friendly opinions; show
me that your casS has no hole in it;
and you will see how / shall not wait
for you to trust me with your own
affairs, but 1 myself shall come to you
and ask you to hear minei
For who does not choose to make
use of good vessel?' asked the
teacher, more mildly. "Who does not
value a benevolent and faithful adj
wiser?
who will not willingly receive a
man who is ready to bear a share,
as we may say, Of the difficulty of his
circumstances, and by this very act
to ease the burden, by taking a part
of it,"
There was silence on the mottled
marble porch for a time; then one
SimpliCious spoke up.
Tell us some wise things at ran
dom, O Epictetus," he said.
Epictetus, although a philosopher.
was pleased with this craving for
knowledge from his lips. He an
swered:
Seek not that the things which
happen should happen as you wish,
but wish the things which happen to
be as they are, and you will have a
tranquil flow of life"
Epictetus paused a moment, then
went on:
"Never say about anything, 4 have
lost it, but say, 1 have restored it
rs your child dead?
1T has been restored.
rs your wife deadp
she has been restored
HAS your estate been taken away
from you?
at has been restored"
but he who has taken it from me
is bad man." protested Titus Men
| Lus.
What is that TO you from whose
hand the Giver demands it back?''
barked Epictetus.
so long as he may allow you, take
care of it as a thing which belongs
| to another, as travellers do with their
| inn"
A raven croaked from a pillar; some
| shrank back, as at an i'll omen
When raven has croaked inauspi-
| ciously," cried Epictetus, 'let not the
| appearance hurry you away with it.
| but straightway make a distinction in
your mind, and say, None of these
things it signified TO me, but TO my
/ poor body, or to my small property
or to my reputation.
''ro me all Specifications are auspi-
cious if l choose,
And remember-you can be invinc-
! ible, if you enter into no contest in
which it is not in your power to
conquer.
Evening star., 1925-07-28

binding lights at a high rate of speed
and gave no passage room on the side.
The driver sped on after brushing the
wrecked car into the ditch, leaving
only crushed hub cap as a possible
means of identification.
The drivef of that car had no right
to a license. Under a properly rigid
system of examinations he might have
been eliminated from the road. He
might have been barred from the high
ways by failing to meet the tests
which alone can determine the fitness
of persons to operate motor cars.
OF course, there is always the pos
sibility that under whatever system
of licensing tests unfit persons will
get drivers cards. But sooner or
later these people break rules in CIR
cumstances that reveal their unfit
ness. The licenses should then be can
celed. Whenever a driver proves him
self to be Indifferent to regulations
and rules of safety and to the rights
of others he should be deprived. GER
tainly for period, of the privilege Of
operating car.
No matter how careful a driver may
be, he and his passengers are at the
mercy of the speeder, the habitual
rule breaker, the road hog, the bright
light burner. 1t should be the en-
deavor of traffic forces to catch these
menaces, and by the most drastic ac-
ton that the law permits to keep
them off the road. Furthermore, the
less driver should continue to operate
car after an accident disclosing his
disqualification to imperil the lives of
others.
Evening star., 1925-07-28

the Icelandic "Edda'' Carvings of
older times show crude skates. Prob
ably the first objects used to assist
men in propelling themselves over the
ice were smooth animal bones tied to
the foot coverings. {
@. Does the Erie Canal handle
much freight?-D. f. NJ.
A. The traffic on the Erie Canal
last year amounted to 1882, 900 tons.
Q. What kind of Sheffield plate is
considered most valuable?-H. f.
A. The fat-chased salvers and
trays dating from 1915 to 1880 are
probably the most priced, if they are
in good condition.
Q. Was Paul Revere this patriots
real name?-A. NJ. r.
a. Paul was the third child Of
Apollos Rivoire, who came to Boston
from Germany. The family name was
changed to Revere.
@. How much do rehearsals of
great orchestras cost?-F. NJ.
A. 1t has been estimated that they
cost $40 a minute.
Q. Did California ever have
tropical climate?-R. r. b.
A. In the Pleistocene period Cali
fornia was a tropical jungle roamed
by the largest land mammals. The
skeletons of at least so species Of
mammals and so of birds have been
eXhumed near Los Angeles.
Q. How did Shakespeare spell his
own name?-G. A. A.
A. He lived in time when spelling
had not become uniform and is said
TO have spelled it in at least 30 diff
ferent ways. DIR. Johnson's Dictionary,
published in 1855, marked the begin
ming of the era Of uniformity.
Q. Have glaciers ever been found
in volcanoes?-H, G.. B.
A After the eruption of Mount
Katmai, Alaska, in 1912, a glacier
which was blown in two by the force
of the eruption formed part of the
crater wall for several years, the in
tense heat being insufficient to melt
the palisade of ice.
Q. When was the two-thirds rule
first used?-G. NJ.
A It was unknown in the as
senblies of Greece and Rome, and has
| no place in the history of British
Parliaments. 1t is considered AIneri-
! can in origin. The Constitution Of
the United States provides for its use
! in certain cases. In the Democratic
party it was adopted at it's first ma
| tional convention in 1882.
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Evening star., 1925-07-28

ready to catch him in net, but jump
ing 1000 feet with only parachute to
hold to makes no stirring popular ap
peal. AS aviation becomes habit and
men use airplanes instead of tram cars
and busses, they may get used to
jumping 1000 feet and in time come to
enjoy the sport.
Evening star., 1925-07-28

Why is it, when a friend confides in
us. we have an almost irresistible inn
pulse to confide in him?
When some one looSens up with a
bit of gossip, invariably we like to re-
taliate in kind. For his morsel we
trade a few morsels of our own.
Many man has regretted, too, this
human propensity to be confidential
with another just because the other
has first been confidential with him.
The trait is as old as humanity.
1t gives one pause to know that
Epictetus, Roman philosopher, dis
cussed this matter at length in his
"Discourses, the particular section
being entitled, ITO Those Who Readily
Tell Their own Affairs"
Imagine Epictetus. lame, old, sit
ting in the shade of a Roman porch,
or portico, surrounded by his pupils.
all in white robes. This took place
1000 years ago. He begins:
When man has seemed to us to
have talked with simplicity about his
own affairs, how is it that at last we
are ourselves also induced TO dis
cover to him our own secrets, and we
think this to be candid behavior"
No pupil replied, but all waited for
the master to continue Epictetus
looked TO the arena, showing large in
the distance
I'm the first place" he continued,
because 1t seems unfair for a man to
have listened to the affairs of his
neighbor and not to communicate to
him also in turn our own affairs.
Next, because we think that we
snail not present to them the appear
ance OF candid men when we are silent
about our own affairs.
Indeed, men are often accustomed
to say, 1 have told you all my affairs,
will you tell me nothing Of your
OWN"
A chariot rumbled by. Epictetus
waited for the clatter of hoofs and
roll OF wheels to die out, then began
again:
Besides, we have also the opinion
that we can safely trust him who has
already told us his own affairs; for the
notion rises in our mind that this man
could never divulge our affairs be-
cause he would be cautious that we
also should not divulge his!
In this way the incautious are
caught by the soldiers. A soldier sits
by you in common dress and begins
TO speak i'll of Caesar
Then you, as if you had received
a pledge of his fidelity by his having
begun TO abuse, utter yourself also
what YOU think-and are carried off
in chains.
Something of this kind happens to
us also generally.
LAS this man has confidently in
trusted his affairs TO me, shall / also
do so to any man whom l meet?
mo,
when / have heard, I keep silence,
but when he goes forth, he tells all
men what he has heard
Then, if 1 hear what has been
done. 1 resolve to be revenged, l
divulge what he has told me. I both
disturb others and am disturbed my
self
But, if L remember that one man
does not injure another and that
every mans own acts injure and
profit him, l do not act as he does;
or, if l do. / suffer what 1 do suffer
through my own silly talk"
AT this juncture, one Titus Men
lius popped up with a remark.
True" he said, bobbing his thin face
apologetically, but it is unfair when
you have heard the secrets of your
neighbor for you in your turn to
communicate nothing to him.
did l ask you for your secrets, my
MANI" snapped back Epictetus, warm
Evening star., 1925-07-28
The Deadly Road Hog.

An unidentified road hog is blamed
for collision on Maryland road the
other night which caused the death of
a young Washington woman and the
serious injury of the driver of the car
in which she was a passenger. The
collidins car was being driven with
Evening star., 1925-07-28

School books Of the future may be
required to make some passing refer
ence to the Bryan-Darrow controversy
as one of the influences on civilization.
1t will be advantageous if debates in
stead Of wars can decide the course of
human progress.
Evening star., 1925-07-28

Time. ameliorates asperities Nobody
speaks seriously any more of hang
ing the ex-Kaiser." On the contrary,
it seems possible that before long his
press agents will have all the bands
in Germany ready TO salute him with
For He Is Jolly Good Fellow"
Evening star., 1925-07-28

Psychoanalysis has provided many
interesting tests of intellectually. For
practical purposes the ability to re-
spond promptly to the words "stop"
and "go" remains the most important
to mot orists.
Evening star., 1925-07-28

mo bathing beaches for Washing
ton, d. c." is a slogan that Congress
will find resented even by the under
takers, who are in position to derive
profit from the present situation.
Evening star., 1925-07-28
Stresemann Counters.

In effect Stresemann answers one
set of questions by another, but, quite
incidentally, but no less convincinSly,
inserts words which indicate that he
is ready and even eager for a confer
ence. He stands his ground on the
essential points in the present view of
Germany, but he manages to employ
a tone which avoids offense and en-
courages those who favor the pact in
all countries.
Nevertheless, if one scans the note
carefully, it is clear that the German
foreign minister has raised issues
which will take some debating before
they can be settled. These issues, too,
are precisely those on which Germany
not merely feels strongest, but is
most likely to succeed in enlisting for
eign support, notably in Britain,
against a certain French opposition.
Germany raises three points of pri-
mary Importance, concerning the ex-
listing treaties, the proposed arbitra-
ton treaties and the entrance of Ger
many into the league as an essential
detail of the whole scheme.
AS to the first point, Germany con-
cedes that there is now no question
of the revision of existing treaties, of
which that of Versailles is the most
important On the surface this meets
the fTenCn QeHldIlu. DuI DIT the same
time Stresemann delicately insinuates
that no treaty can be immortal and
that the pact would produce a new
situation. If Germany guarantees the
security of France and Belgium, there
can be no further need Of the occu-
patton of the Rhineland.
Would Rush Evacuation.
Here we touch the first form of COM
pensation which Germany is going to
demand for the surrender Of her own
claims to Alsace-Lorraine, which lies
at the base of the whole pact proposal.
Stresemann means to insist that once
the pact is a fact, then the evacuation
of the CoblenZ and Mayence sectors,
which would not be completed under
the treaty until 1890 for the former
and 1885 for the latter, shall be ma
teriaIly hastened.
The second point is equally plauS-
ible Germany has offered to make
arbitration treaties with her eastern
neighbors which would operate to
estop her from seeking to change east
ern frontiers by violence. France has
asked the right to be the guarantor
of these treaties, which would entitle
her to intervene If Germany violated
the treaties. But since France is the
ally of Poland and Czechosloval1ia
she would be at one time the judge
and the associate of those parties in
interest.
As a consequence, Germany insists
that the decision as to violation be
left to some impartial body. Germany
also asks that the coercion under the
Evening star., 1925-07-28
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
DiSagreements.


If you and I cannot agree,
There is no cause to fret.
Life's worth lies in the thought that's
free
From hatred or regret.
So, when our difference is strong,
Well try, before we fight,
To learn which one of US is wrong
And which of us is right.
Evening star., 1925-07-28

than the people of any other country.
England, should she corner the rubber
market, will be at a peculiar advan-
tage. The United States motorist
is devoted to his fiivver, and could
never be persuaded to join in a boy
colt.
Evening star., 1925-07-28

Every other year brings a coal con
troversy which stimulates the wish
that scientists would make haste in
finding some direct method Of storing
and utilizing the heat of the sun.
Evening star., 1925-07-28

In view Of the controversies a drug
store may develop, each soda fountain
should be equipped, in addition to it's
list Of drinks, with a large Silence"
sign.
Evening star., 1925-07-28
Real War for Scientists.

From the New York Herald Tribune
The United States Government has
fiealess dog. 1t now only
remains necessary to discover q mos.
QuitoIesS Summer
Evening star., 1925-07-28
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Evening star., 1925-07-28

A moonshine still exploded in Mary
land. 1t may prove possible to reach
illicit rum sellers under the statutes
forbidding concealed weapons.
Evening star., 1925-07-28

The Vice President Of the L. s. A.
may have quiet life, but the pre-
siding officer of the Senate can, if he
chooses, treat himself to a few thrills.
Evening star., 1925-07-28

A pillar of cloud led the children of
Israel by day. The smoke screen has
been sadly perverted in modern use.
Evening star., 1925-07-28

News Of a coal strike is circulated
nearly every year. The general regret
is that it can never be classified as
idle Summer fiction.
Evening star., 1925-07-28
BY FRANK III. SIMONDS.

~ AREFULLY studied, the Ger
man note on the security pact
shows itself to be strategical
~ rather than Illuminating. The
single salient fact is that the
German foreign minister, after a tre-
mendous fight at home, has been able
to get his government to agree with
him that the discussion of a pact shall
continue. but he is obliged TO avoid
in his reply to France any surrender
of ground which might lead to disas-
ter on the home front.
There never was better example of
the underlying weakness of the prin-
ciple of "open covenants openly ar
rived at" than the present. Chamber
lain, BRAND and Stresemann all want
some sort of agreement, and they rep
resent the mass of their fellow coun-
trymen. But all three are placed in
delicate positions by the opposition of
powerful elements in the public life
and press of their nations. As con-
sequence they dare not give away any
thing until they get something in re-
turn.
Evening star., 1925-07-28

Effort is being made to convince
Old John Barleycorn that however
rich he may become he will never be
considered respectable.
Evening star., 1925-07-28
Distinct.

'Do you think politics ought to in
terfere with religion?"
mo-" said Senator Sorghum. '"They
are distinct. A prayer is one thing
and a political grafton is another"
Evening star., 1925-07-28

our interest and concern. A beau
tiful book of sound study, that is cal
culated to enlarge the understanding
of it's readers at the same time that
it gives them keen pleasure
Evening star., 1925-07-28

A man who says he is an atheist is
usually, first Of all, an egoist.
Evening star., 1925-07-28

Disputation has never been able to
define the boundary where politics
ceases and religion begins.
Evening star., 1925-07-28
I irn,nirnnntf 20


A book of criticism is not often cal
culated for general appeal. Its OBJ
ject is, as rule, quite otherwise Pat
rick Braybrooke's study of James Bar
rie, which he calls "A Study in Fairies
and Mortals," is an exception to this
rule. Almost any one, taking up this
little study, will hold to it through
out without pause. In the first place,
this anybody meets here the best-be
loved of play writer's. And he meets,
besides, a critic who talks to him in
a genial companionable way, one who
uses the plain currency of common
speech, and has not about him a sin
gle one of the repelling airs of the
professional. In a word, this is de-
lightful reading on a theme of wide
spread interest. Everybody knows
all of the Barrie plays. or the most
of them, having seen them over and
over again. And here Patrick Bray
brooke brings up these plays again,
one by one. He sketches the story of
each, merely sketches it, but in that
outline he combines not only the play
before which one has thrilled so
keenly, but he adds a touch here and
there to show, in the simplest possible
way, just what Barrie had in mind
as the thing he wanted to do when
he constructed that particular play.
And the reader begins to feel like a
discoverer, rather than like a mere
onlooker at some charming story set
to stage and actors. He finds that
each play has a big meaning under it's
bright and graceful action-even
Peter Pan and the other fairy plays
have each it's big meaning. And hav-
ing gone over them all in way that
of itself is like story, Mr.. Braybrooke
takes us apart with him to look at
this beloved artist through the glass
that these plays set before us. What
kind of an author is he? What kind
of man? Is Peter Pan just a make
believe, a fairy boy, or is not every
body a Peter Pan in streaks and
spots? And why does he write fairy
plays for grown folks? Just be-
cause he sees that everybody is two
bodies-rather one body and one
soul-and his plays are addressed to
the soul of man. Not to his soul in
the religious sense exactly, but to
the soul that dreams and builds more
stately mansions" to the soul that
stirs everybody to lovely acts and
beautiful visions. And later the author
leads us to speculate on how long
James Barrie will last as a joy to
US, when, perhaps, other men whom
lhe names. have slipped away from
Evening star., 1925-07-28
UnacQuaintance.

"Who is the girl in the one-piece
bathing suit?''
"I haven't the faintest idea"
But she is waving her hand at
you"
That's what embarrasses me. I'm
afraid maybe she's my wife"
Evening star., 1925-07-28
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No Competition Recognized.

The katydid is turning loose
six weeks till frosti''
But this, alack, doth not reduce
OF ice the cost.
Evening star., 1925-07-28
Non-Participant in Profits.

The farmer finds from year to year
His trouble never stops.
When wheat and corn and hay grow
dear,
It's cause he has no crops.
Evening star., 1925-07-28

Jud Tunkins says every man is en-
titled to his own opinion, but he may
as well admit that it's going to have
no influence on the way his wife
dresses.
Evening star., 1925-07-28

DE world is gettin' better" said
Uncle Ebens "but terrible talkatiye."
Evening star., 1925-07-28

@ How long have ice skates been
used?-O. :.
a. They were known as long ago
at least as the tenth or eleventh cen
tury, when they were mentioned in
Evening star., 1925-07-28

Q. Have glaciers ever been found
in volcanoes?-H, G.. B.
a. After the eruption of Mount
Katmai, Alaska, in 1912, a glacier
which was blown in two by the force
of the eruption formed part of the
crater wall for several years, the in
tense heat being insufficient to melt
the palisade of ice.
Evening star., 1925-07-28

Q. How did Shakespeare spell his
own name?-G. A. A.
A. He lived in a time when spelling
had not become uniform and is said
to have spelled it in at least 30 diff
ferent ways. DR.. Johnson's Dictionary,
published in 1855, marked the begin
ming of the era of uniformity.
Evening star., 1925-07-28
Germany Diplomatic But Firm
On Three issues I'm Pact Note

existing treaties in cases OF alleged
German failure to perform under the
treaty be similarly established by a
neutral tribunal
Evening star., 1925-07-28

@. Did California ever have a
tropical climate?-R. r. b.
A. In the Pleistocene period Cali
fornia was a tropical jungle roamed
by the largest land mammals. The
skeletons of at least so species Of
mammals and so of birds have been
eXhumed near Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1925-07-28

Q. Was Paul Revere this patriots
real name "A. NJ. r.
A. Paul was the third child Of
Apollos Rivoire, who came to Boston
from Germany. The family name was
changed to Revere.
Evening star., 1925-07-28

@. How much do rehearsaIs of
great orchestras cost?-F. NJ.
A. 1t has been estimated that they
cost $40 a minute