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Evening star., 1926-06-15
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES Z. TRACENELL.

''Oh. you must take some. " VIII D.
good for you! l used to enjoy " sf
much when ! was sick."
Thank you. but honest---
"Just q spoonful, IT. will rev've you
wonderfully. Just .. taste. now.
"Wsll, just a taste -
Club. Club.
Glowing with tho success Of her
good deed. tho dear old lady left us
alone with our plate Of calfsfoo'
jelly, which we promptly threw ont
Of the window.
All. II she had just thought her
kind deed, not done II!
What are we to say. too, Of Simple
ton Jones and his kindly intention 70
NOW his sick neighbor's back yaro!
We submit the proposition that II
Simp Jones had given In to his kindly
impulse, and whirred his grass cutter
up and down that yard, ne wonio
have walked a. most precious psDy
and matters would have stood fai
worse than before.
Jones has confided to us that ne
got q warm glow In the inner recessss
Of his heart when ne conceived the
neighboriy project Of moving MS
neis shDOrs . lawn.
The grass had not been cut foI
several weeks, and was rather lons.
IL believe ] will 60 over and cut
old Bills grass for him. thoesh'
Simpleton Jones. That would be 8
neighborly thing to do-by George
III Just do It."
Jones started TO drax his moving
ma chine across the alley, when q stu
small voice whiSUered:
Suppose YOU wake the b0by?
Jones shook of the thought, but
again the voice whispered:
Suppose it worries old Biii? He IL
sick, YOU know
Jones came to an abrupt halt
Maybe he had better not cut thai
grass, after all. Maybe he had better
leave well enough alone. Maybe M
had better mind his own business
after ala very good thing to az
when in doubt indeed.
The upshot was that SimpletoI
Jones stayed home. The kind deed M
thought Of, he never did. The gOot
impulse he had ne never yielded TO
the cream he drea med he never MADE
come true.
| We hold that Simpleton Jones de
served credit for his good impulse
snd there Is not the slightest dOub
| In our mind that the Power that see'
| the spairows fall also saw Jones
| bs cking out OF his good deed. and viii
chalk up 4 mark to his credit In TIT
eternal register.
Shy little dreams Of tinid souls -
| the roses he wanted TO send you. bu
was afraid to--the books dea
friend bought you but never got al
enough nerve to send-the visits L
! the hospital that were planned bI
never carried out-those advance
ments in your work that the ofilcisl
| admitted you deserved, but never gaV'
| you--the thousand and one dreams o
kindly deeds never put into execi
! ton
! Shall we not be forced To say tina,
| these are better than nothing at ell
| Is II not true that 1t IA better TO nav
dres med and lost than never to hsv'
| dreamed at all?
God knows IL is.
Evening star., 1926-06-15

the horses at a walk, without iarrinE
IL. The first street cars to 20 over that
bridge seem toys beside those that
cross 1t today. 1t has been found nee
esssry to limit the load Of vehicles
crossing IL, and the hour for a new
bridge over klingie Run has struck.
The Engineer Department makes an
estimate Of $l7S,00O for renooring
Highway Bridge, probably putting
down an oak floor and laying an
asphalt pavement on 1t. Complaint
against 1.-The condition Of the roadway
has been una nimous. 1t is one Of the
very important viaducts Of the Dis
trict, carries a great trafic Of antos,
auto busses. trucks and electric cars,
and there should be no hesitation
about repairing the roadway.
Evening star., 1926-06-15

IL all the kind deeds We think of
but never do were piled one on top Of
the other, after the manner Of the
building blocks Of our childhood. they
would reach, no doubt, to that heaven
which they merit.
People do deserve credit for the
good impulses they never yield to
tho kindly deeds they dream OF but
never carry out. We have little sym
pathy with those who hold too fs st
70 the old saw, Soft words butter nc
psrsnips."
Kind words and good intentions
were never intended to be applied "a
dressing TO parsnips. Most persons
do not like parsnips, anyway.
Good intentions and kind words
serve their purpose an this world
where most Of us are by no means
models, either Of conduct, department
or any other matter.
Good intentions. in particular, De
serve a fer higher rating. It seems to
| US. than they generally receive. The
J rea son for this must be sought In the
great clutter of bunk with which
humanity has delighted to surround
itself ever since 1t realized that II
| was humanity.
Hell. they tell us, Is paved with
gOO0 intentions.
Well, Heaven. then, is literally
built up OF them.
In the great human reservoir OF
! bunk" which may be defined al
faulty mass thinking. q favorite one
is this concerning the paving ma
| terials OF the so-called hot place
According to the advocates OF the
truth of this neat saying I'VE gra nj
II nesU, one must never have gooG
intention unless he instantly carries
1t into effect.
An Of which We call the veries'
| sort Of bunk"
Il 4 -
Take the dear old lady, for instance
who insisted on feeding us cafs'foo'
jelly when we we're Ill.
Now, II there is any innocuous sub
stanc In the world, 1t Ia calf foot
jelly.
And if the kind woma n had not
| yielded TO her impuise-if, in other
words. she had merely thought Of ths
deed but hadS not given in TO 1.-THE
recording angel would have engraved
| suoth her large star in her crown.
As ii VAS she made the mistake o.
carving out her plea 81 Mt dream o.
bringing us in d saucer Of jelly.
Kind soul, how wss she TO know
| that our stomach had rebeiled even a
| the thought Of calf g foot Jelly?
| She could not.
They never can.
She had calf's.fUot on the brain
nd she wanted to foist II OFF onto us
| or at ieas that was the way 1t STRUCK
! our disordered lima gine ton al the
time.
| Her bea ming face looked iRexpres
| stbiv simpie-to our sight-as sh<
! wended her way TO the bedside. bear
ing enough ca II foot Jelly for regi
ment.
| A plate OF lava would have looked
| refreshing in comparison.
Heroically. however. we restrained
our shudders.
"Have some OF this nice calf 5 fOo'
| Jelly she soOthed.
We refused 10 sootbe worth cent
Than you very much. / don't be
iieve | care for any just now.
Evening star., 1926-06-15
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

y. What other hardy towering
plants can he added to a rustic corner
quite well shaded by trees 20 keep a
succession Of bloom throughout each
Summer. where wild Sweet williams
thrive and bloom In profusion?-".
G. M.
A. The Bureau Of Plant Industry
suggests the following pls nts which
will flower in succession during the
Summer: Delphinium tcut back we'll
after blooming). Sna pGraSons. Pent-
stemons. Marghn1allows. Wild Asters,
Midsummer Lobelia. August Furkia
and Chryss nthemums.
Q. What Is a club fghter?-E. NJ.
A. A club fighter is a. hoxer who be-
longs to the club under whose auspices
bouts are arranged.
Q. Where is the M.dim School OF
Iourna lism?-W. r. N.
A. 1t is part Of Northwestern
University at Evanston, H.
Q. Please describe the Southern
Cross-N F.
A. 1t II the popular name for a
Southern constellation situated near
the Antarctic Circle and therefore
never visible In Northern ATTITUDES. "
consists of four bright stars, TO which
fancy, aided by Christian associations,
gives the cruciform sha pc. The TWO
brilliant stars which mark the sum
mft and foot of the Southern Cross
have nearly the anne right ascension.
The constellation. therefore, is almost
vertical when passing the merida n
and these two stars act as pointers
10 the Antarctic Pole.
q. Who said Neither a borrower
nor lender he" w. G. G.
a, Shakespeare uses the line in
"Hs inlet
q. Where is Sumatrs -. b.
A. Sumatra Is an islsn in the
Indian Sea immediat teiy under the
Equator. Its greatest length is about
] 900 miiss and its greatest breadth h
about $50 miles, It's area is about
16l 500 square miles. II ranks in
magnitude as the second Of the AsiatiC
isls nds, Borneo being the first. The
population Is about 1000, ,00o.
O. What wss the origin Of NAV dsy
flower gsthering?-M r. A.
A. As far back as the Nedieval
Period in England. Chsucer saws II
was customary TO go Oht early on the
| morning Of the lst Of MAY to fetch
| the noWers fresh. Hawthorn
branches were carried home about
| sunset amid much merry ma king. The
| name "The Nav" was given 10 the
! ha wthOrn. and the ceremony was
! called the bringing home the May
| A relic Of the Roma custom when
! on May day the goddess Flora was
, especially honored Is seen in the Sc
l rf hao mi vii Z
! be crowned az Queen of the NAV.
! q. Why are cofees blended
W. F.. s.
| A. Coffee blending is done by coffee
dealers to produce various desired
Evening star., 1926-06-15
THINK 1T OVER
Listen, SchOOlh0y.
BY v iiiiom Nather Lemis.
President George Washington Tnivers,,y

Let no one tell you that II is the
activities outside Of the classroom,
which count for most
Let no one tell YOU that IL does not
mean anything to do good work IN
your classes. The old contention
that the student who ranks high IN
college is never heard from thereafte,
has been exploded by modern stats
tics. The students whose ideal 10.
az the sla nE phrase puts il. 10 gel
by in school will have in the ma.
1ority OF cases the same attitude
toward their life work. and unfortu-
nately the vast ma jority of the people
in active life are merely "gettinG by"
You should enjoy the various Sc-
rivities of the school Your human
rels tions with your fellows in Soc.si
life. In athletics. In debate and dra-
mstics. all these things are part Of
Your educa ton. But they do not
hold the unique opportunity which an
institution Of learning and no other
organization can offer you.
Having gained an idea of what YOU
are in school for. II then becomes
easy to chart your course. The first
thing to do is to budget your time.
You know the number of hours a day
that are TO be taken up by recitations.
Above that YOU should set aside the
requisite number of hours for study
q Ind the number for athletic participa
ton and other recreation. IL you
follow a.schedule you will find that
yoH can accomplish much more and
can enjoy many opportunities which
will not be yours il you live on hit
or miss plan
A prospective university student
once said to a wise man. II am afraid
l cannot get through four years"
and the man replied to him. THAT is
not the question. Can you get
through - hours? That Is all you
AavA u ltve AZ . time"
. ~ frocv1rht t1ae ss&.-'ses-@s
Evening star., 1926-06-15
BACKGROUND OF EVENTS
BY PAU y. COLLINS.

the pound sterling IL at par; the
| French fra nc, instead of being worth
| 20 cents par, is quoted at 36.6 francs
| to the dollar, and government after
| government is oVerthrOwn by no
OF constituents opposed TO higher
! taxation.
| Whether the high taxes Oh personal
| income in EnEa nd now controvert the
adaee Of so wears ago may be Ques-
! toned: TO punish the purse Is bad
enough but to punish the person Is
worse" English taxes consist chiefly
| In income taxes. and nobody ~ ex-
empt who earns as much as $l2.66
week wages il he is bachelor. or
SoIeV IL married The income tax in
iSI6.l7.is was S shiiIinss on the
pound. Ia l923.2425 1t was slightly
reduced and again last year reduced
to 4 shiliings t97 cents) pound. A
married man earning $3.50 week
paws now about 81 a week tax-which
| IL sum deemed exorbitant income
| tax bv manH an American with a real
| income.
| In addition. there are special taxes
on large incomes, together with
| supertsx and death duties. Whether
| to live or die i'm t;ngia nd is expensite e
! u
runs $3.50 a pound. not to mention
! OF her excise taxes such az lava hiding
| America ns are almost forgetting, un-
! der certain provisions Of the tOnstttu-
| ton.
Englands revenues are summed up
| as follows:
| Income and supertax.. 81 .6o' ,o@O'ooo
Excise ts1e. on drinks and .a
Estate duties treai estate
hSesl ~~S='o-ooV"
Total 81 2994 81 &. 900
Not less than quarter of the
| total incomes Of the English people
must he paid to the government in
taxes.
The, budget for the cnrrent year
! provides for an expenditure of $4,-
| 0lO. .40S 900, inclusive OF the New
| Sinking Fund to cover installments
on the war debt. OF this great sum.
| taxes must provide 50. 1868, ,0s7 900
about &70,OOO.0 more than they
| provided last year: the rest will come
| from interest due from the allies
which may not all be paid.
The expenditures are to be as fol-
| lows:
interest aud debt reduction 81 ~ .5SS 900
rthtins service. '''A.,a
NIooi' .....-.. -. oo0'7"0'VVV
In spite Of the heavy taxation, the
individual English are saving an
| nuafly more than $4,000 900 900. even
| now. Yet the English have not been
noted rs leading the nations in thrift.
In view of the slump in her ex.
port trade due to world conditions,
English statesmen are turning more
serious consideration to rebuilding
home industries through protective
tariffs. and especially through en-
aging food production In agricul
ture and animal industry. where mil
lions of acres have lain in idle hunt
ing parks. Her foreign trade balance
continues in Engla nd's favor. in spite
Of the postwar slump. The we'll
settled prejudice against protective
tariffs, especially those favorable to
agriculture. makes progress slow in
that direction. The chancellor of the
exchequer in his last budget tended
| to extend English tariffs and put the
schedules on O. 1O-year basis, to give
their benefits stability, but both opp0-
sition parties are f1Shting the pro-
pOsals. No party fights the prompt
payment Of her funded debts, regard
less OF strikes. doles and general
tribula tons.
lCeDyrisht. 1925. by Paul v. Coitns)
Evening star., 1926-06-15

IA vOrs in keeping with the cost "f
the product. The flavor NJ coffee is
cha racferistic OF the type. being more
or less affected hy the place of pro
duction. method Of collecting. curing.
shipping and sorting the crude prod
uct. and Furthermore by the extent
Of the roa sting Of the heans and meth
DDS OF preparation Of the beverage.
Blending can be done in almost Al
Q. What causes the finishing coat
Of pla ster TO crack before il becomes
hard?-J. n. 3.
A. The Bureau Of Sta ndsrds "a Hs
the checking o! The finish coat of
plaster may be due 10 several causes.
among which may be mentioned re-
moval Of the moisture necessary tor
the setting OF the gypsum in the Hnisr
coat by the suction OF the brown coat.
by drafts or excessive heat which tard
TO eva porate the moisture from the
finish coat. or by an excessive aynoDrt
Of lime which upon drying ont con-
tracts. with the formation NJ checks.
Z. How "a one Judge the power "f
a telescope?-G. f.
A. To determine the power of
telescope. focus il on brick wall.
With a little practice one car keep
both eyes open. in which ease ore
sees the wall directly with one eye.
and sees the wall through the instrU
ment with the other. II the magnif1ed
brick ia az large as 10 nnma gnifed
the power Of the telescope IL 10. The
telescope should ne At Ieas, 100 fee'
from the wall
Q. Does boxins cha mpionship
have to he won nv knock"r''
l.. s. s.
A. II can he won ny decision a.
well as a knockout. In winning the
championship man ran do So hv
outpointins his opponent.
Q. Are cedar trees harmful to
apples:-W. g.
A. The Bureau Of Plant INDUSTRY
says that the native cedar tree should
not be pla nted in IN orchard. as 49,
native cedar carries over one stage
of life Of cedar rust on apples. Other
eversreens do not harm an orchard.
q. What towns are there in tho
Princips iity Of Monaco. F.. g.
A. II includes the towns NJ Mon
sco Conda mine q nd Monte carlo.
AnV reoder ca" get the onsrer >"
ony question BY 9rTitino The EUen'no
| Star Information Bureau. Frederic y.
Haskif. director. Washington. D. =.
This offer applies strictly 10 informo-
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on legal medical aud financial mat
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mestic troubles. nor undertake or
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Write your question plainly and
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Evening star., 1926-06-15

which they hold the gallant aud
gracious sentlemsn.
Some men used Ia be referred To
as extraordinary in their ability 10
carry liquor" says the Springfield
Republican. hut Gen. Burnside WAS
extra ordinary in his hility 10 carry
whiskers. He excited aGhiration.
continues the Republican. never de-
rision. among his cotempora "ies and
this notwithstan nding that he was.
perhaps. the worst licked Union gen-
ersl in the Civil war.
Tine okla homa CITY Daiiv okais'
homan. however. pays this tribute
to Burnside: This twentieth century
legal proceeding will call 10 mind one
of the most valian and unfortunate
soldiers OF the Northern armies in the
War Between the States. Because of
the disa strous defeat he encountered
at Frederick sbure. Gen. Burnside
lost the confidence OF the country and
the command Of the Army Of the
Potomac. Forgotten was his success
AT Roanoke Island and his gallantry
at the Antietam bridge head. when the
country learned tina, la0N0 of his
veterans had fallen on single
December day beside the Rapps
ndnnOck. ne DoCa me one Of the MON
generals who were discredited becau use
they could not conquer Lee and Jack
son. Yet Grant alone drew blood from
Lee and death was the only victor
over Jackson"
After his retirement from the com
mand of the Army of the Potomac" IL
is recalled by the Butte Daily Post
he continued to serve at the front
and he did it TO the flush with distin-
guished credit. The remnant. among
living Americans, Of citizensf whose
memory goes hack to the time when
Burnside was summoned TO the con,
mand by Lincoln never suspected. in
those memorable days. that they
would live to see Burnside's ns me
used for advertising purposes in
jocular way" The Schenectady Ga
zette also objects to the sdvertis-
ing. and refers to the 4o.year uphill
fight TO introduce measure of beauty
and proportion into the art of adver-
tising,' while the Nashville Banner de-
clares 1T does seem as though every
desirable end could he ACCOMPLISHED
without the use in advertising matter
of the names. pictures or memories of
men prominent in the countrys his
tory.
Evening star., 1926-06-15
SHOOTING STARS.
By PHILANDER JOHNSON.
A Futile Quest,

A Futile Quest.
Tis common 'mongst us mortal men
This wish TO lead the clan:
And yet it happens, now and then,
The Office seeks the man.
1t seeks him high. IL seeks him low,
Then great reioicinss sound:
Tho public is relieved to know
At last the man is found!
But he remsr rks, 81 find the pay
Considerably less
Thsn what I'm making now. III stay
in private life, I guess"
Evening star., 1926-06-15

all Fra nee that opens out to these
two interesting women bent on seeing
the inside of the country from the,
advantage point Of the nosing motor.
An excellently arranged story of ac-
tual experience. one that IL calcu-
lated tn serve ~ purpose as useful a.
It is certainly 5nteresting.
Evening star., 1926-06-15

Salem and Cambridge are having a
merry fuss over which was the birth
place Of the United Ststes Navy. Is
not the witchcraft fame of the former
sufficient to content her?
Evening star., 1926-06-15

Gouverneur. n. T., man sla shed
his throat because both his wife and
da tighter bobbed their hair against
his orders. Well, perhaps such a
ms n is better off deed.
Evening star., 1926-06-15

Srockhsrt's election Ia "a i'd to show
thst poor ms still has cha nce
IN this country. The recent Penn
ey,vs mia prims ries demonstrate that
the ,1ch have a pretty good one also.
Evening star., 1926-06-15
Very Small Change.

From the Knox willie Sentinel.
We don't need to get 80 cocky over
the decline Of the franc and the
me- rk: OAR nickels wee,t 'huy anything.
eithsR.
Evening star., 1926-06-15

Harry Tbsw attempts to kiss EVELYN
Nesbit and Ia gently but firmly re-
pulsed. Absence makes the heart
brow fonder-of some people,
Evening star., 1926-06-15
A Busy Family,

"Whahs you all's father" asked
tho visitor.
''In the woods shootin' squirrels, -
answered Picka ninny Jim.
"Whahs yoh brother?"
Down town, shootin' craps"
"Whah'a yoh mOthor?''
''On the 'scursion, shootin' the
chutNs"
Evening star., 1926-06-15
Difficult.

From the I.UuisV lille Times.
The hardest ma n to "a tisfy must be
the MAJ who cannot find a ba rgain in
q USED automobile.
Evening star., 1926-06-15
Civic Virtue.

Four wears ago q statue by an
eminent American artist was unveiled
in The front ward of New York 8
city hail. 1t was entitled Civic
Virtue" When the swathing dra perry
fell from 1t New YOrk's represe ents-
tives there assembled gasped in
sstonishment. They saw a writhing
mass OF marble that suggested the
ella Ssic "i.aocoon" at Naples. The
name Of the sculptor was such as to
make many OF them wonder whether
they were deficient in artistic appre-
cia ton. From such a source ought
to come something rema rka BILE. some
thing very fine. But respectful as
they were, they could not quite get
the idea.
A controversy followed, sharp and
piUtracted. Civic Virtue was de-
fended and lsuded. 1t wss scorned
and derided. 1t was q ma masterpiece Of
modern art; II was u travesty and an
abomina ton. il was a sublimated
expression of the higher. fner spirit
OF American citine nship; 1t was q
grotesQue csricature Of Tammsny
ward heeier wearing less clothing
than the law requires.
But Civic Virtue" having been
formally accepted, unveiled and dedi-
Gated, rems ined in New York's front
ward and is there today. The joke
h.s some W hst lost it's SAVIOR. Occa-
sionsllv q guide points It out rs tho
subject Of q dispute OF few wears
ego. Now and then . curious visitor.
who has heard sbout the controversy,
goes out Of his way 10 look at 1t and
marvel Sensitive MaDhatta mites who
have business In that part OF town
try to avoid 1t or look the other way
when their path takes them past It..
From Greenwich Villa &c occasionally
comes d student of the arts to stand
in rapt sdoration of this officially
recognized example of modernism.
StiiI the feeling against it is active.
Ii has just been announced that an
orsa ninati known az the New York
Society OF the City Of New York is
about to petition the board OF alder
men TO remove the statue on the
ground that it is neither a work Of
art nor Of beauty. The Governor Of
the state is one Of the vice presidents >
Of the society, but it is expIained that
he was not ut the meeting al which
the resolution was adopted. The pc
tition will be presented and pressed
by those who feel. as expressed bv q
former president Of the orga MIA ion
that The idea OF civic virtue is not
Illustrated by a fellow with club
sta nding on a woman"