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Show j timelYTopics LAUGHTER 8omehore la ona of the lately wrlttra American enort atorlea la the tela or a man -down In Maine" who waa ao atlncjrt that, when taken to a theatre onca by-a aohemln (rlend, ha refrained from laua-h-Inr at the hllarloua comedy until he had returned home. Then ha laughed uproartoualy la private. He ezplanod that he would not (Ive hla boat tha aatlafaetlon of aeelnir him enloy the play. John Chamberlain of Peteraburg, Ind., had no uoh ecru plea. lie laughed unetlntedly at a khow. a movie ahow. It waa called "Out of Luck." and It proved to ba a title of alnlaier elgnlflcance for him, for ha literally laughed hlmeelf to death, falling over from apoplexy In a buret of uproarioua hilarity. Hera ara two extremea. tha man who refuaea to laugh In public became he la too mean, and the man wha laughe tha Ufa out of hlmaelf at an entertainment. enter-tainment. Of the two there la no queatlon that the Utter la tha mora admirable figure. There la eome-tblng eome-tblng contaioua about a hearty laugh. Corned lank on the apeaklng atage pre alwaya grateful for the preeenca of auch a laugher. One reeoundlnf guffaw will Hart the whole houae rearing. "Laugh and tha world laughe with you." wrote eomeone, once upon a time It would be taking ohanceg to aay whether It were Ella Wheeler Wilcox or John A. Joyce, or whether both of them drew the thought of It from Thackeray. There le no- doubt of tha truth of that, although there la eerloue quea-tlon quea-tlon whether the accompanying Una, "Weep and you weep alone." la true. WaahUigton Star. A TO AIONA What tha carda aay, what tha atara tell how long will humana look for control of eventa la eigne? A convicted murdereea confidently facea tha future, becauaa tha "pepee" hava a pel led another trial and acquittal. A propheteaa Juet arrived from Europe la urging her followera to art their affaire in order agalnet dire happenlnga foreboded by "lanterna" that nightly light the eklea. IH any rational belnea for an Inatant believe that their lot la aubjert to the myaterlea of aatro, the card deck or of aetrologyr Annamnllv unii ma tinM n.. . n , . wherefore? Haan't experience often enough made It plain that every peraon'a bad Is a they make It that ovary man and woman la truly the architect of their fortunea and mlafortunce? What hava rarda to do with a raaa at law or what hava atara to do with human affairs that are controlled by Humana? Nothing. Waehlngton Poet. MANNERS SHOW THE MAN. To pereone of the older generation It will be aur-priklng aur-priklng and a bit knocking to learn that tha reapect-ful reapect-ful "Sir" and -Ma'am" hava been put under a taboo or even neglected among achool children by the teanhere and the achool authorttlea of tha city. It la aald that It haa been considered tbat thsrs was something servile In "Sir" that waa out of keeping keep-ing with the spirit of democracy, other old-fashioned old-fashioned notlona of the respect duo by children or young persons to those In authority over them or to their elders hsva also been banished, something being be-ing said about substituting "respect for the rights of others" among the puplla for mannera. If memory eervee. principles somewhat akin to theea have been eetabllahed In tha schools of Russia by tha soviet govsrnmsnt. , Sines msn emerged from ths boorish neks of hlk cae-dwejllng daya. mannera hava been accounted of Importance in Iha daily association of human beings Experience dating back a great many centurlea had aeemed to prove tha Importance of children being respsctful. Children are all more or leea little savages, sav-ages, and there la nothing In their young Uvea which haa a mora civilised Influence than learning that mannera and reapect for their eldera are nece. aary If they would be fit for aaeoclstlon with their kind. A bed mannered child la an Unlovely little ' creature, and mannera ara not Inborn: they muet be taught. "Sir" and "Madam" or "Ma'am" ara not , even wasted words In tha anhool or In the home, and they atlll have current value la the walka of life. : Preaent day boyhood and girlhood ara apt to have ' too little of theaa Intangible valuea of Ufa. Phil- ! adelphla Bulletin. J |