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Evening star., 1928-01-10

This morning was hunting for my
cap. looking in the same places sew.
eral times and thinking about diffrent
things, and ma called down, Benny.
do you wunt to be late for skooi agen?
No nam. sed, and ma sed. Then
stop langwishing around and start
immeeditly.
Well gosh. ma G wizz,ckers, I cant
flnd my cap, I sed. Can 60 without
It? sed. and ma sed. My goodniss
should say not. are you looking for
a erly funeral In this weather?
No mann. sIm looking for my cap.
sed. Being Suppose to be joke. and
ma sed, Never mind trying to be
funny wen your almost late az Il is.
And she lifted UP the lid Of the hat.
rack thing and felt under something
and pulled out my cap, saying. For
land sakes wish you'd try to be a
little less helpliss, I don't know wat
you'd do II you dident have me to
call on, and that includes your father.
men are all alike even wen their boys,
apparently.
Giving me a ideer. and I quick hid
my cap agen, saying, g. ma your bet.
ter than a lot Of regular detecktivee. !
bet you could find enything no matter
ware 1t was, couldent you. ma?
impossible, I'm ony human. ma ssd.
and / sed. No you aint, ma, I bet you
can find enything, see II you can ind
my cap agen. ma, I Jest hid It.
Well Of all things. then you'll test
unhide it and hussle yourself ITO
skool, ] know you, your Jest itching
to be late SO III haff to give you an
ixcuse note, ma sed.
Proving she reely did know me. and
pulled my cap out from ware ] had
hid It, being in my back pockit. and
got to skool 80 neerly late was *.
actly on time.
Evening star., 1928-01-10
WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO
81 NEHRAN Il. THOMSON. Pin. ID.

A woman !eaves her family 20 visit
some relatives IN a distant town. The
husband and Children keep the house
looking sp.ck-and.span. thinking she
wiIl be delighted to come home and
fnd everything ship-shape. On the
contrary, she Is rather disappointed 70
think that the family can set along
50 well without her.
We like 10 be missed. II Is q great
compliment TO be told. I'VE missed
YOU" We fatter ourselves into t-e-
lieying that the world needs Us. that
We are necessary 20 the club. 20 the
town. TO The boss, to every activity
In which we take part
Nodesty. ana horse sense prsven.
most OF US from going TO extremes.
But now and then you VIII ind Per
son who feels that hs Is Indispensable.
I am reminded Of = a'certain manager
for a large manufacturing concern
who was cock-sure that the company
could rot spare his services he be-
gan 70 make extravagaEt salary de-
mands ana TO take unusual liberties.
The precedent Of the firm finally called
hin, into the Office and said: This
company does not intend TO so out OF
business the moment you die. When
that time comes. We shall have 20 SeS
along the best we CAN As matter
OF fact, you ara already dead. SO far
an We ara concerned. Here's your
pay. You're through"
We al realize thai. 10 matter low
valuable O man may Be. there Is 81
'ways some one 20 step in his shoes.
Nevertheless. we Ike 10 feel that 10
other person can quite take our place.
Whatever concerns Us personally Is
likely TO be overe,rphaSsred. The good
points are unconscicusiy exaggerated
and the weaker ocas overlooked c,2.
Evening star., 1928-01-10
KEEPING MENTALLY FIT
BY PROF. JOSEPH JAsTROg.
Which is

one or the other party. Which is
yours?
So nothing IL settled. and the poils
are still open. II these results appiy
TO actual criminals, you might expec-
to find that States relying more on
severity of punishment would attract
the desperate and chance-taking Grim :
inals, who are likely to commit more
serious offenses; and the States rely
ing more on certainty OF punishment
would have more tinid criminals like
~ TO commit lighter offeuses. This We
differ widely enough, and too man.
other circumstances enter.
But il seems cafe to assume tnat
the great majority OF the normal a.
OF the criminal population approac..
moro tC the cautious, hssitant, thar.
to the bold. venturesoTne group. Fc -
light offenders and children, csrtatnt>'
of punishment Is the better raeasure
quite apart from the far more !rporr
ant consideration that our purpose
and methods in everyday discipiirs
are framed in love and mercy. az PEI
| haps official punishment should b.
It's more important 70 make the
punishment fit the criminal than the
| crime. Our whole system oc t-eattr ::
| the criminal IS crude, because only r.
| Gently have we permitted q study q
| the mind OF the criminal to guide or
| practice. This is one oS the mar =
cases in which as We become NOR
scientific We also become r.4c-e r -
fCopyrish.. 1s.s1
Evening star., 1928-01-10
SUB ROSA.
BY MIMI.
BY MIMI.
Business of Laughing.

Take it from me, a laugh is nc
laughing matter. 1t can be as seri'
GUS drawback to a girl as q mis-.
placed mole. or an extra long nose.
Have you ever gazed in admiration
at an exquisite young thing whose
slim white Lands and slender waist
made her look like q nice little angel
made Of frosting? And have you then
observed. with horror. her lips slowly
widen into q large, fat smile. and
! heard q below as from a great fur
! mace issuing from those exquisite red
| lips? OF course you have.
People are always disappointing us
with their laughs. The big, manly
| fellow with the deep voice attracts
us terribly. We get quite sentimental
| about him. gazing at that straight
strong profile. 1t must be so nice
to he loved by big he.man like
| that. we reflect.
But even as we gaze entranced the
spell is broken. He laughs. The joke
is too much for him. He rocks with
met riment. That rich, low voice
| cracks and shoots up to high T.
| Your idol Is gigglin foolishly, like a
|
He has q silly feminine cackle In
stead Of a rich, hearty chuckle. What
a guy. What q disappointment
What good thing you found out
before it was too late.
| That. my dears, shows you how
easy it is to blight a beautiful ro'
nance with laugh in the wrong
key.
Now you know you must laugh.
If you're going to feed the boy friend
with the grand idea that you think
I he's a perfect riot. you've got TO be
right there with the convincing. rich,
| hearty laugh.
It's hard. I'll admit, to do anything
| about that laugh of yours, but it
must be done. Don't let any one tell
YOU that you can't train a natural
laugh. 1t will show the effects of
| training just as much as your voice
| or your mind.
At first you'll sound awfully affected
/ to yourself when you try to keep the
Shrek, the cackle, the below out of
your voice.
1t will irk you to have to discipline
yourself when you just want to let
yourself go and enjoy a real guffaw.
But just pass up a few real laughs and
give your voice q chance to be more
attractive.
Men, in particular. fuss and fume
| about noisy laughs. They say: Lord,
I can't stand that woman. She gets
| on my nerves. That cackle of hers.
wonder how her husband puts up
| with it,"
A charming laugh is a great gift.
| It's one of those little personality
| tricks which sound so trivial and play
such a big part in this thing we call
popularity.
I'm not saying that by training your
i chuckle to n lower. more attractive
note you're going to walk Off with the
sheik of the town.
But l say that everything should be
done to make ones self attractive to
both men and women. No detail should
be passed up just because it's not usu.
ally considered important.
SuDdue the noisy cackie and you
will subdue one Of your own worst
enemies.
tCopyright. 1g2Sl
Mimi viii he glad to answer airy induivies
directed to this paper. provided stamped
addressed envelop Is inclosed
Evening star., 1928-01-10
You Were q Criminal.

.Yf. you were a criminal. would you
choose to operate in a State where
punishment was certain but light. Or
where punishment. was severe. but
whore very few are caught and con.
victed? .if caught. and you could
choose the fudge for your trial. would
yot1 select one that almost always
sentenced, but gave light sentences
or one who sentenced few, but gave
them severe sentences! NOW tnal
isn't an Idle question. because laws
are supposed to be made not ohly 70
punish offenders but to keep people
from violation. Shall We arrange hgnt
sentences and put all our efforts on
letting few escape. or rely on heavy
sentences for the major effect? Sever
ity or certainty Of punishment which
would do more to keep you from
committing a crime, supposing tnat
YOU were under strong temptation 10
do 50? -.
z5 women were put through this i'm.
aginary situation. In the one case II
was assumed that in 10 States the
punishment for the crime graded down
from ''fife," to sixteen. TO eight. 70
four, to two, to one 10 one'haif: 20
ons.third, to one-twelfth year and 70
10 days; but the 10 days were oead
certain and the "life" sentence was
given. only once In q hundred cases:
while In between, as the severity OF
punishment went down. the certainty
Of punishment went UP.
The results show first, and 1t ts the
same for men and women. that It De.
pends upon your sporting nature. IL
you are much Of a gambler and IN
cl,ned to take chances. you'll cnoose
a State with severe laws laxly en-
forced; and IL your sporting blood is
thin. you'll choose State with Ignt
penalties rigidly enforced. AT least
that's the way you'll vote on an
imagined Situation. The attempts 10
poll the votes OF actual criminals mas
its difficuIties,- but Il would be worth
getting. The life and long.tern sem
tences on tEe:whoie- are most dreaded.
but the short but certain. sentences
form a close second; the least effec'
tive plan f. in the $3.50 group OF mild
sentences with fair chance to escape
them. And quite the same Is true IN
terms Of the Judges. On the whole,
the severe Judges are most feared;
but the ones that let few on. even
though the sentences are light. are
almost as much avoided by these I'M
| 'aginary criminals. But. to repeat. II
ali depends upon your gambling na
ture. There are two major parties
the gamblers and the nongamolers
| and most OF Cs belong definitely tc
Evening star., 1928-01-10
fBili Nye, whose real name was Edgsr
Wilson Nye. 1S50-isa6, was mn Anferi-
can humorist of the early school One
of his volumes OF prose was character
isticalIy entitled Bales! Hay

/ had n very thrilling experience
the other evening. ] had just filled
an engagement in a strange city and
retired TO my cozy room at the hotel.
The thunders OK applause had died
away and the opera house had been
locked up to await the arrival of an
"Tncle Toms Cabin" company. The
last loiterer had returned to his home
and the lights in the palace OF the
pork packer were cxtinguished.
No sound was heard, save the low.
tre-nulous swash of the sleet outside.
or the death-rattle in the throat OF
the bathtuh. Then all was still as
the bosom OF a fried chicken when
the spirit has departed.
The swallow.tail coat hung limp
and weary In the wardrobe, and the
gross receipts Of the evening were
under my pillow. needed sleep. for
I was worn out with travel and
anxiety. but the fear OF being robbed
kept me from repose. I know how
desperate a man becomes when he
yearns for another's gold. ! know
how cupidity drives a wicked man TO
mangie his victim that he may win
precarious posperity. and how he
will often take a short cut to wealth
by means OF murder. when. IL he
would enter politics. he might accom-
plish his purpose as surely and much
more safely.
/ Anon, however. tired nature sue
eumbed. / know l had succumbed.
for the bell boy afterward testified
that he heard me do So.
The gentle warmth OF the steam.
heated room, and the comforting as
surance Of duty well done and the ap.
proval Of friends at last lulled me into
n gentle repose.
Any one who might have looked
upon me. rs I lay there In that limo.
cent slumber. with the winsome mouth
slightly atar and the playful limbs
cast wildly about. while a merry smile
now and then fitted across the regu.
lar features, would have said that no
heart could be so hard AS TO harbor Ill
for one SO guileless and so simple.
/ do not know what II was that
.aused me 10 wake. Some slight sound
or other, no doubt. broke my slumher
and / opened my eyes wildly. The
room was In semi.darkness.
Hark!
A slight movement I'm the corner.
and the low. regular breathing OF
human being, | was now wide awake.
Possibly could have opened my eyes
wider. but not without spilling them
out of their sockets.
Regularly came that soft. low
breathing. Each time II seemed like Il
sigh of relief, hut Ii did not relieve me.
Evidently II was not done for that
purpose. II sounded like sigh OF
blessed relief. such as u woman might
heave, after she has returned from
church and transferred herself from
the embrace of her new Russian iron.
black silk dress into u friendly wrap.
per.
Regularly. like the rise and fall Of a
wave on 4 summer sea. II rose and
Evening star., 1928-01-10
DEDTTNTE CT0DTC BY THORNTON
DILL l. l1V1L O1O101LO ". BURGESS

He fell clear to the ground before he
could get his balance. Then such a
screech IS he let out. You see, he
didn't even yet know what had hap
pened to him. He Just got away from
there as fast as his wings could take
him.
Whitefoot poked his head on: the
little round doorway. What's all that
fuss about?" he asked in the most
innocent way.
Tia. ha! ha" laughed Tommy Tit
the Chickadee. dancing up and down
In his excitement. "If YOU don't
know, I guess no one can tell you.
Whitefoot. That fellow needed n les.
son. He's got the meanest disposition
OF anybody around here, unless 1t Is
Bully the English Sparrow. When It
comes TO @ matter Of disposition. those
TWO are pair. guess you gave hin,
the scare OF his life and IL served him
right. / wouldn't have believed I: OF
you. Whitefoot. No, sir, / wouldn't
have believed Il OF you. Tia, ha. ha
To think Of tinid little whitefoot civ.
ing that speckled rascal such q
fright
or course. the news Of what had
happened soon spread all through the
Oid Orchard. and everywhere that
speckles the Startling went he was
laugned al. Even Bully the English
sparrow laughed at him.
tCopgr4ght. 1g2s.}
Evening star., 1928-01-10

scald two cupfuis OF rich milk In a
double boiler, pour IL over half a cup.
fui Of sugar mixed with three table.
spoonfuis of cornstarch and one
fourth teaHpoonfni OF salt. Add one
cupfui Of strong coffee infusion. re.
turn 10 tho double boiler. and cook
until thickened. or for about 20 min.
utes. Then add one egg beaten slight.
~ with one-fourth cupfui Of sugar.
Cook for minutes longer. add 6ne.
ard pour the mixture into previously
10 ksd pis Shells about eight OF them.
ana scatter few nut meats over
..a eu tIa
Evening star., 1928-01-10

Speckles Ibc Startling has a mean
disposition. Yes, sir. he has 4 mean
disposition. lie does delight TO tor.
1aent others He likes to put other
people out Of their homes. He Is
Cua-Telsolne and he seems TO think
that anything in the way Of a hole
belongs 10 him.
Nov. Speckles wasn't satisfied with
having given Whiiefoot the Wood
Mouse onE-e4et Every once in q
while, when he hadn't anything else
10 90. be would Fly over 20 the little
wren house. sn which. you know. White
foot the Wood Mouse was living, and
oaken little Whitefoot out Of a sound
sieep and frighten him half 10 death
bE pretending 10 try 10 get into that
louise. All he could get in was his
bill. but that bin is long and sharp,
and. although Whitefoot could keep
sat OF the way Of it, he couldn't help
being afraid Of IL. It got to he q
regular thing for Speckles the Star.
Ing 10 go over there and torment
Whitesoot. For long time Whitefoot
cid nothing about 1t. The fact lis he
al1n't think there IVES anything he
could do about IL.
And then one day lie had a happy
idea. He would turn the tables or
eDccl.les the next time i.e came over
Evening star., 1928-01-10
Date Pudding.

To the whites OF four eggs 1sa.=:
stiff add one cupful Of chopped L-g-
Hsh walnuts. one-hait q teaspooIf =
Of baking powder, one-hale a cuptu'
OF sugar, and one cupful O. chopp'~i
dates. Put into a buttered pan an
bake in a moderate oven for abo1-
25 minutes until nicely Drowned. Af-s-
the eggs are beaten, the other M
terials should be added quickly az.
folded or beaten into the egg whit
Do not stir the mixture. To make q
custard for the pudding. heat or
quart Of milk until hot, but ro- boi-
ing. Add one cupful Of sugar. Str
this into the beaten yoIlzs Of four egg
then return TO the pan and cook unt-
IL thickens- Do not cook too fas-
Stirring occasionally while cooxi--
viii prevent a scum gathering On toy
II thicker than desired. a little cream
may be added. Flavor with nlapie
Serve by putting spoonful o. th@
pudding IN the custard instead o. pcE.
ting the custard over the pTddi-=
Il may be topped with whipped c-sau
and garnished Il desired
Evening star., 1928-01-10

| one is older and has perhaps met with
| failure. the same way Is open ana the
same end may be sighted.
! For instance, one should lack self.
! consciousness. To do this It is neces.
sary to lose ones self in the subjects
| that are absorbing the mind of the one
| person you are with or to be able to
| interest that person in n matter or
| subject about which you are con.
| yersant. The yNlng mother always
| finds listening ear when another young
mother talks about children in general,
! the other persons children in a kindly
, way, and. Incidentally, of her own, but
| she fails to hold the attention when
she diScourseS at length on the
superiority of her offspring,
Those interested in the same pursuit
or hobby also find themselves popular
when II new idea can he contributed.
and thereby become popular in the
eyes of the listener. Therefore follow
the road of congenial conversation and
shuu controversy and heated argu-
ments as You would poison. There is
nothing that dispels popularity more
than the reputation of getting into
heated discussions, unless it is taking
personal affront when none is in
tended.
Study the people you know who
are popular and discover what are
the avenues followed. One may be
4 remarkable raconteur, and gain
popularity by the fascinating way in
which the simplest stories and jokes
are told and the pat way in which
they are brought into a conversation.
Often such 4 person Is sought be.
cause, by such means. conversation
that might be too profound or heated
at q festive gathering is happily
turned into other channels. More
than one very popular person has
attained his reputation by just such
means, but 1t is not enough just to
tell 4 story. 1t must fit easily into
the conversation. Success in this re-
quires a certain amount of practice,
but popularity is not gained in q
moment.
Try always to look your best. BY
this is meant he suitably dressed for
the place and the occasion. whether
it be iii a simple house frock for the
home. or Il handsome evening gown
for brilliant function. But having
done this. never let the person with
whom you are feel for an instant that
you are thinking about it. ! was hav.
ing tea recently at one Of the hotels
where the teas are almost social func-
tions, and saw n young man so dis
comfited by the young girl he had
invited that his embarrassment was
evident. The girl. entirely disregard.
ing him. was making up" in q rather
elaborate way. You may be sure the
girl did not look good TO him even
after all her efforts. Her popularity
for him was dispelled.
One very popular young woman
always tries 10 bring smiles to the
face Of the one she is with. For"
She said to me once, "evry one has q
heartache underneath. and to tighten
and soothe that is my joy She is
a great wit and others would no, for
moment suspect her object, but
they count her among the favored
popular" people in whose company
il is q delight to be.
Evening star., 1928-01-10
WORLD FAMOUS STORIES
A THRILLING EXPERIENCE
BY BILL NYE

, fell. while my pale lambreQuin or hair
rose and fell fitfully with IL.
| I know that people who read this
will laugh at 1t. but there was nothing
to laugh at. Al first, feared that the
| sigh might be that OF a woman who
had entered the room through tran
som inorder to see me. as ! lay
wrapped in slufnber, and then carry
| the picture away TO gladden. her whole
, life.
| But no. That was hardly possible.
1t was cupidity that had driven some
cruel villain to enter my apartments
and to crouch In the gloom TIL the
| proper moment should come In which
| to spring upon me, throttle me. crowd
| hotel pillow into each lung. and
while I did the Desdemona act--who
was suffocated by her jealous husband.
! Othello. you will remember-rob me or
my hard-earned wealth.
| Regularly still rose the soft breath.
ing. as though the robber might be
/ trying to suppress Il. ] reached gently
under my pillow. and securing the
money put II in the pocket OF my
| "robo de nGit"-which Is to say. my
night robe. Then. with great care.
pulled out copy Of Smith & Wesson's
great work on How to ventilate the
Human Form" Smith & Wesson. you
will also remember. sell ammunition
and manufacture guns In which to
Use the powder and shot.
said to myself. indeed. that I would
sell my life as dearly as possible. SO
that whoever bought II would always
regret the trade.
Then l opened the volume at the
first chapter and addressed a SS-caliber
remark in the direction OF the breath
| I'm the corner.
| When the echoes had died away n
sigh of relief welied up from tho dark
corner. Also another Sigh OF relief
later on.
| then decided to light the gas and
fight II out. You have no doubt seen
n man scratch q match on the leg OF
| his pantaloons. Perhaps you have
also had the good fortune 90 see an
absent minded man undertake 10
scratch a match on the leg OF his pan.
falcons. meanwhile forgetting that his
pantaloons are hanging on q chair at
the other side OF the room.
| However. I lit tho gas with my left
| hand and kept my revolver pointed
| toward the dark corner where the
breath was still rising and falling.
| People who had heard my lecture
| came rushing In. hoping TO find that ]
| mad suicided. but they found out. that
instead OF humoring the public In that
way. l had merely shot the valve of
the steam radiator.
IL Is really humiliatirg to have 60
write the foregoing myself. but l would
rather do so than have the affair gar
bled by careless and unsympathetic
hands.
Evening star., 1928-01-10
Meat Substitute.

Asit two tablcspoonfuls Of butter
or substitute in q saucepan. add two
minced onions and one minced green
pepper, and when softened stir I'm two
taoiespoonfuls OF -four. ono and one.
half teaspoonfuis OF salt and one.
fourth teaspoonful OF pepper. Ada
one ana one-half pints OF mix slowly
ana when boiling stir in one quart OF
cooked diced potatoes. Reheaf ana
add one and ore-half cupfuls or
cosrsely chopped peanuts. reservinr a
iew 10 sprinkle over the top after II
aas been placed In a serving dish.
Evening star., 1928-01-10

tirely or their Importance great,
rainimiZed. /, Is difficult 10 appratS-
correctly our own qualifca tions, b.
cause we do not see ourselves as OH
ers see Us For the same reason xs
frequently underestimate ourselves.
We Ike 10 BE- missed because .,
proves our importance and value 20
others Il shows that they are think
ing OF as in our absence. that we cu-
some figure in the world. We Ike o.
be liked. This goes hack 20 the herr.
ing instinct and the parental impulS=
and the emotion 0f aiar:oa that =
kindiei by their exercise.
FCorx-i<As issSN
Evening star., 1928-01-10
Ny Neighhor SAYS:

In frying fish. rcsl In q M;:,e
-four 20 which . pinch % Sals Is
added 10 give the fish seasoning,
Fry In oil. which NAY Be heated
20 a higher degree than butter
o. fats without burning and
gives or less Gsagreeah,e fumes
Dainty sandwiches are never
made Of brad that is cut n
thick and uneven slices Buy
bread with which sandwiches
are 60 ee made the day before
is IS 20 be used Bread = day
old Is much easier 20 cut than
fresh bread.
whan using sour milk Or
cream, IN making cookies or
doughnu;s. fnsx them up the
night before and set them ~
he. They vii, rSNu out with less
four. Will be light and keep
moist much longer than BY the
usual methci.
pon't use soda fer washing
china with silt on ;t. II YOU dc
don't hs surprised it the gilt
gradually disappears