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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-04
THE GERMAN WAY.
Why Not Settle Our servant Prob
lem This Fashion,

In Germany the Government takes n
hand in the servant girl problem, as it
does in almost everything else, and it has
succeeded in partially solving at least
one phase of the difficulty. 1t has re-
duced the servant girls 'tiightiness" to
a minimum she cannot change places
once a week the year around. For. when
she moves, the Government, represented
by the police, must know all about 1t,
and If there is any difficulty or dispute,
disagreeable questions may be asked, says
an exchange
Indeed, the process of employing ser
want girl is a good deal of a business
transaction, with decidedly official
tinge. The girl comes to your kitchen
and you agree with her about the wages
and she says she will stay. Then you
must go to the police station and pur-
chase for pfennigs (about l cent? a
white card, or blank, which has spaces
for all sorts of Information about the rev
girl" You must write down her full
name. where she came from, whether
married or single, her trade, whether
cook, chambermaid or waitress; her
birthday and year, her nationality. her
religion: her own home, and il married
how many minor children she has, where
Government always looks cut well for tn,
children and sees that they are provided
for comfortably, this being the more
necessary because many, perhaps most.
servants are married women with typi
cally large families. At the same time
that this blank goes in the girl must
also send blank. reporting her change
of place. Having done all this, you must
see that the girl pays her regular fees TO
the insurance or death fund, 80 that she
may not become a public charge in case
of her death or disablement.
All this ceremony tends to make 1t diff
ficult for girl to move about. or for the
master 20 discharge her with small cause.
Should 1t be necessary at any time for the
girl to leave there must be more dealings
with the police. The householder now
buys green blank or card, on which he
reports with the same completeness of
description the departure of his servant
And there must be no delay in any of
these ceremonies, else the police, who
have their fingers on every man, woman,
and child In Germany, and know just
where each individual should be at any
given time. will begin making enquiries.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-04
A WONDERFUL FRoCK.
An operate Carmen Wore It to the
bull Fight.

Garments songs were not the important
feature of the opera in New York on
Tuesday evening, but her frock in the last
act was about the most dazzling shroud
that was ever seen on cigarette girl of
toreador's sweetheart. The skirt was
shorter than ankle length, and permitted
small, white diamond embroidered slip
pers and white. spangled stockings to be
seen The skirt was of lustrous gleam-
ing, snow white satin. with a fiounce of
lace spangled with diamonds. The top of
the fiounce was defined by band of silver
sequins. shawl of white crepe de chine
was draped like an overskirt over the
right hip, its point reaching to the top of
the lace flounce. 1t was caught up on the
left side, Just below the waist, with a
bunch of pink roses and a diamond dagger.
The shawl was painted with sprays of
roses. which tapered down the right side,
and sown with silver spangles, which
sparkled like myriads of tiny stars.
The edge was fringed with long strings
OF white chenille, ending in chenille balls.
This trimming gave Spanish effect, which
the costume otherwise failed to suggest.
The bodice was of white satin, pointed in
front and very short at the sides. The waist
was defined by narrow ceinture OF dia-
mOndS. A very abbreviated DOlerO, Drald-
ed heavily in gold, finished the top OF the
bodice. which was cut low and sleeveless.
Garments mantilla was of white gauze, al
most covered with silver and diamond Sc
quins, and the great golden comb which
held it In place was studded thickly with
diamonds 1t is said that this costume
cost $1,000.
The famous silk petticoat about which
Calve and the critics almost came to blows
was in evidence in the first act But it
was rot red. 1t was pirk-a pale imita-
ton Of the original. just as its wearer was
a diluted version of Bizet's gypsy.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-04
FACTS ABOUT FEET.
Cinderella. in the Country. Wears
the Smallest Shoe.


Perhaps it will not be believed. but it is
fact that the feet Of women reared in n
city average from one to three sizes larger
than the feet of country women of equal
station in life. Let country born and
bred woman who wears No. 3 p shoe
come to the city to live said leading
shoe merchant recently to writer in the
Chicago Chronicle" and I'll bet a l.air
of French heeled opera slippers against
pair of hrogans that inside of six N nths
she will be wearing a No. 3 - C. and
that before the end of two years. or say
three years. she will be glad to be able
to get into a No. B.
IF you don't believe this Just interview
all your country bred women friends who
have become city residents and you Will
discover that this is true.
Asphalt and cut stone pavements are
responsible for this popularity, just as
they are responsible for the increased
sensitiveness and enlarged growth of a
horses feet. The feet of the thorough
bred that has never cantered over any
thing save the yielding SGD of stock
farm CT the soil of race course show a
marked difference after the same horse
has been driven several years over the
hard city streets. Were it not for the
skill Of the veterinarians and the adjust
ment Of rubber pads about the tender por-
lions CT the hoofs they would often be
obliged TO suffer.
AS the soft yielding earth is the only
natural thing for man and beast to tread
upon beth man and beast must suffer more
or less when an artificial substance is sub
sti:uted. Mems feet are just as much
affected by the transition from country to
city life as women's, only they don't no.
tice il, as very few men know or care
what size of shoe they wear.
IN the feet of a woman who has always
lived in the country the muscles are soft
and supple. while the same muscles in the
feet of the city woman are firm and hard.
The reason of this is that when the city
weman walks those muscles are brought
into what you might call gymnastic ex-
ercises with the hard pavement as each
step is taken. With the hardening of the
muscles there is gradual enlargement of
the entire foot.
Much of the evil effect of city pave
ments upon the human foot can be neu-
traliZed by care and attention. The wo-
man who has just moved to town wants
TO bear in mind that she must in time
wear a larger shoe and that it is well to
attain to No. or 5 gradually and not
cling 10 the old number until her feet are
almost ruined
The woman who would have small,
neat foot or wish her children to have
such a foot viii always choose a shoe
whose sole is very thick, but at the same
time soft"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-04
MAKING HER WILL.
Tint is Something Most Women Dis.
liz, n

Tint is Something Most Women Dis.
like to Do.
1t has been said that women object to
making wills. says Home Notes.
A lawyer recently declared that in this
country comparatively few women make
their wills, and the result is that when
they die complications and disputes are
apt to arise.
lady of our acquaintance said:
Il made my will long ago just to get it
off my mind. No doubt there are some
women who object to making their wills
from superstitious motives. A friend once
said to me:
oh, do not let US speak of death.
You know there is a proverb. IF you talk
Of the dead visitor he always appears"
But it seems to me the easing of ones
mind by attending to this duty rather
wards off his approach.
Certainly woman should make 4 will.
1t should be made, too. just as soon as
there IS anything to will away. Business
women, and there are many of them, Tn
derstand, as rule, the full value of at
tending promptly to such papers. 1t is
generally the society woman. the wealthy
the value of money, forgets to divide her
belongings according to their usefulness
among the different members Of her fam
lily, and thereby at her death brings sor
row upon the ones she loved most. ] con.
slider il the duty of every woman who may
be fortunate enough to possess property
or money that may last longer than she
may to see that through the instrument
of a will it shall be wisely distributed at
her death"
81 am sure it is not from any supersti-
ton that women neglect to make wills
said another lady whom We consulted;
for women want their money and prop
erty to go to certain people, and they
simply neglect it-keep putting i: off. You
will probably find there are just as many
men as women who do not make their
wills. Personally, l think it is the duty
of every woman to make WILL"
1t really does make one feel happier,
and relieves the mind The way to make
a will is, first, to make list or inven-
tory of everything you haye-all the lit
tie knickknacks, besides the larges pieces
of property, and then think to whom you
would like TO give each thing TO in life if
you could duplicate it. Take your time.
1t does not have to be done all in one day.
Then think by whom you would like to be
and those to whom you wish
to give pleasure.
II is advisable that a lawyer should be
consulted when drawing uD a viii. as
home made Wills are frequently disputed
after death. a prominent lawyer declared
that home made wills were a source of
more profit 10 him than those which he
superintends himself
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-04
A "Jumpy" Room.

A color-5 blind young wife who is not in
terested in interior decorations furnished
n room the other day. 1t was to be sur
prise for her artistic husband. 1t was.
When she had wept and confded to her
dearest friend that he was brute with
out tact or feeling (''only taste" she add
edD she looked dolefully around the de-
spised apartment and said. Il suppose it
is out OF proportion. The frieze does
seem a bit too deep and perhaps the car
pet is wrong in tone. and l had my doubts
about those spindly chairs with that great,
heavy table. | know | haven't an eye for
harmony in effects. But somehow 1
shouldn't have felt so badly II he had said.
it's ugly or it's gay or it's irariistic.'
But he didn't say anything | might have
expected He just came in. looked around
cnce and gasped. It's jumpy. very jumpy.'
Now did you ever hear such an express
sion?" And she wept again.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-04

and If you have not reported you are
taken before the magistrate and fined.
All this tends to prevent the rapid cir
culation of servant girls so familiar to
every American householder, in which the
Claras followed the Maggies and the
Katies followed the Claras in swift sue
cession. Nor do the German girls ex-
pect such Difference as these in America;
they are industrious and quiet; they are
willing to work for little or nothing and
to do any sort of disagreeabe task, but.
on the other hand, not so much is expect
ed of them as in America and their mis-
tresses are perhaps more tolerant. 1t may
be added, however, that the German
girl" has her regular Sunday soldier or
policeman as well as the American girl;
that is a problem which even the German
Government cannot solve.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-04
Read Your Nails.

Long nails never indicate such great
physical strength as short. bread cnes.
Very long finger nailed persons are apt
to have delicate chests and lungs.
Long nails very wide at the top and blu
ish in appearance denote bad circulation
Long nailed men and women are less crit
ical and more impressionable than those
with short nails.
Lcng nails indicate ideality and an artis-
tic temperament.
Long nailed people are very apt to be
visionary and hate to face disagreeable
facts.
They judge even themselves severely.
Short nailed women never give up an
argument.
A keen sense of humor accompanies
short nails.
Short nailed persons make good critics;
they are sharper and more logical than
long nailed individuals.
Short nails. thin and fiat at the base
indicate a weak action of the heart.
Short nails very fiat and sunken. as Il
were. into the flesh at the base are a
sign of diseased nerves.
Short nails. very fiat and inclined to
curve out or lift up at the edges are the
forerunners of paralysis.
Don't scoff at the idea that pressing
the ends of the fingers gently Will make
them assume the shape OF the nails, for
il is a fact.
Don't use nail bleaches too generously.
and don't fail to be stingy Of rouge and
powder. Let your nails be beautiful with
no visible signs of the manicuring that
keeps them pink and lovely.
Don't fancy that the tiny white specks
that come on the nails can be easily re-
moved. This is the advice Of New
York World writer. The improper use
of steel manicure instrument generally
causes them. although they are sometimes
the result Of an over supply of lime in
the system.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-04
Where Charity begins.

Mrs Hauskeep-Do you mean TO tell me
you are really a Galveston sufferer?
Hungry Asa Hawke-Yes. lady; yer see
folks has been sendin' so much grub down
aere dey've had ter neglect us deservin'
cases nearer Observation-Disclosures Press
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-04
They Forgot.

Cook said Mrs. Hostess solmenly at
the eleventh hour I'VE have forgotten all
about the entrees"
And cook. in her excitement, responded
with: "Lor'. mum, so we have. II we
amt couple OF blunder- headed idiots.
may | never"-Tit-Bits.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-04
THE LADY CANVASSER
A New Factor in English Parlia-
mentary Elections.

she Dons Pretty Toilets md Goes
From House to House Seeking by
Every Gracious Why to Capture
Votes for Her Candidate, and Very
Rarely Fnils-Pony Cart and Tiger.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-04
NOVELTIES OF NOVEMBER
The Inrincible BOler0 Has Taken
On New Charms.

Figured Effects Have Given Away
FTarinG skirt I'm Fnvor-Jeweled
GfrdIes and BeIts-Pointcrs Com
corning Collars and ToGues.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-04
III l was Louise I'd be ashamed.


She's n member of the Audubon Club.
and yet she has her bedroom fitted out in
bird's-eye maple. Chicago Record.
The Green Forest tribune., 1900-08-02


 John Campbell, a soldier who became noted in the Philippines for swimming a river in the face of a heavy fire with a raft rope in his teeth, an act which was at first credited to Fred Funston, of the Twentieth Kansas, was fatal lv shot by his wife in Pittsburg, Penn, last week. He got drunk and went home and assaulted his wife, who laid him low with a couple of bullets. Campbell is said to have been a very brave soldier, out had a vicious, re- vengefll nature.
The Green Forest tribune., 1900-08-02
FOR GCHsTIpATIOH.

"I have gone HA days at a3 without movement 0i
 bowels. Chronic constipat1a seven years placed ne in this teIl] conditions; i did everything aa of but never found any reliei uas| began using CASCARETS. inowl'] from one to three passagesa dayI if l was rich 1 would give SivlW,a each movement; it is such rehsi
 AYLMER L. HUNT, ul
 IG6a Hussal St.. Detroit A1
The Green Forest tribune., 1900-08-02

w. J. BRYAN has given out an interview on the Chinese situation in which he states that the best guarantee of safety the govern ment can give Americans in China is to convince the imper- ial government that the United States is not a party to the land grabbing scheme.
The Green Forest tribune., 1900-08-02
A DESPATCH from Pine Blu1

A DISPATCH from Pine Bluff says: The most eccentric name which ever appeared on the Jef- ferson county assessment books was registered here when J. T.. Ottebaubenfropeasthinerhauben becker listed his property. He has recently moved to Old River township and is quite a prosper OuS citizen.
The Green Forest tribune., 1900-08-02
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SUPERINTENDENT FRANK

SUPERINTENDENT RANk D: YATES. of the Deaf Mute lnsti- tute, makes the following an nouncement: "The next ses- sion of our school will begin on Wednesday, October 3, It is important that pupils return on that date in order that no time be lost in organizing the classes. Our quarters are so limited that we cannot receive so great a number of pupils as formerly, and we cannot hold room for late pupils. ;
The Green Forest tribune., 1900-08-02

PARTY bossisn is fatal to the production of great men in Amer ican politics. Look at Grover Cleveland and Tom Reed. Big as both were in their parties, dif- fering with the bosses of their respective parties drove both into private life; and there are others.
The Green Forest tribune., 1900-08-02

SECRETARY HAYS "On to Pe- kin." does not seem to have struck the allied powers as one suitable to the occasion. Per- haps because they haven't yet got an army big enough on Chi nese soil to carry out their plans after they get to Pekin.
The Green Forest tribune., 1900-08-02
FOB M0RMss

GA tape yvOrn1 eighteen , M long at least came on the sTs sespGrybssI Grbs my taking two CASCAREios. iii tSs' am sure has caused my bad healI1IIts.j esaiIIt.j the past three years. am s,mti sstnati ing Cascarets, the only esS3 ns0ay worthy Of notice by sensiDie ps pss'EbIi, bi,
 GEO. w. BoW-LES, Bai''"
The Green Forest tribune., 1900-08-02

A NEWSPAPER man has be- slowed the title, "Emperor of Epigrams" upon MT. Bryan, which seems to be a play upon imperialism.
The Green Forest tribune., 1900-08-02
GOOD FOR LITTLE FOLKS
FOR TKE FAMILY.

take pleasure ln praesing your valuable remedy CASCARETS. and my whole family received relief from the first small box we tried. certainly recommend dCASCARETSf for the cures they make and trust they will find 8 place in every home. Yours tor success PETER WEBB, Jr.,
 Palm Grove Ave-. McKeesport, Pa.
The Green Forest tribune., 1900-08-02
FOR PILES.

"Q suffered the tcrtu-es of the damned with protruding piles brought on by constipation with years. ran across your CASCARETS in the town ct Newell, la, and never found anything to equal them. To- day am entirely free from piles and feel like a new man." c. H. KEITz,
 All Jones St. Sioux City In
The Green Forest tribune., 1900-08-02
PILES CURED WITHOUT THE KNIFE. ],
Repaing promptly and neatly Dohe' GREEN FOREST, ARKANSAS.

PILES CURED WITHOUT THE KNIFE.
 All druggists are authorized by the manufactures of Pazo Ointment to refund the money where it fails to cure any case of piles, no matter of no" long standing. Cures ordinary cases in six days, the worst cases in fourteen, days. One application gives ease ana rest Relieves itching instantly
 This is new discovery and IS the only pile remedy sold on positive guarantee, no cure, no pay. Price DUG.
 If your druggist don keep itin stock send us 50 cents in postage stamps and we will forward same by mail. Manu factured by Paris Medicine Co.,, ot Louis, Mo.
The Green Forest tribune., 1900-08-02
FOR CHILDREN.

shall never be without GASCA ETs. My children are always delighted when give them They are the most pleasant medicine l have ever tried. They have found permanent place in my home"
 HRS. JOHN FLAGEL,
 Box 6S0, Michigan City, Ind.
The Green Forest tribune., 1900-08-02
FOR HEADACHE.

"Roth my wife and myself have been using CASCARETS, and they are the best medicine we have ever had in the house. Last week my wife was frantic with headache for two days; she tried some of your CASCARETS and they relieved the pain in her head almost immediately. We both recommend Cascarets."
 CHAS. STEDEFoRD,
 Pittsburgh Safe & Deposit Co.,,
 Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Green Forest tribune., 1900-08-02
.:.SOUTHERN HOTEL:

BERRYVILLE, ARKANSAS Good Cooks, Good Table, Sample Room, Brick Barn in Connection.
 We Strive to Please.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-05-12

Iir en- esta momia apoIilada in alitr
le vida. Y puts Ell pueblo Ia qmso,
os P0deres lo han debld" IueleT. Por
me el es ell solierano y ell anO.
TahtO peor para todos 81 les a fal
a 10 arte 6 decis On y Sc harr dormido
,l5"idamrntn sohe la costra tibia del
vo can, GREY & ldolo apagado para STEM
pre-. Porque el pals acaba de p obar
,ae esta lesuelto salvarse, no obs
rante cualquier clase de obstAculos.
Hemos queIido Greer en- ell POder, ce
rrando los ojos 4 multiplicadOs agra
vios de largOs amos; y el Poder, COL
n indteIencia, ha lhatad0 en- nOSOtros
imla t6, ohlig4pAoEOs 4 no esperar Sinr
lie nosotr mismos. Hemos mostrad'
atnpeilo lnir rnnSe1llir una IeCOncialia-
ION, que pod fa lIaher si'lo tan tecnn
pa. entire el Poder plblicO y el rstis
Iivorciaf0S de inmennrial; y FL Pnde
pfblico la orIeSpuhti,io vOlviendGlns
espa!dA y dtclinahdo toda la funci6r
IL. gnOerrtl., n Solo el miniStrO de Tia
ienda. M In Sido la historic para
,ueStrcs TPpnblic0S mueStrS dc la vida
NJ han querlin re,nrdar que los preli
niAares ,..e Ia ltt.vo'ucl0 trancesB in
tirtierun Il ~ IN -. ,!urante los chales
nbrfa sidu c,Sa facil deSarmaTla
lie nOSOtruS hemJs entIatlO en el >"
-5OlldO. .---..-..-.. ..---. .....--.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-05-12
Los S3mjn1riS taS
DE PUERTO RICO
{ N N U GV A YOR K

En- el prri6lito The Catholi,
NirInI". qIr :" pnnlca en- Baltimore,
leemns 10 ~igniente :,
MaIiaua (29 tie Abril Il 'tim") lie
.aran 4 Nn-va York qninre .i6venrs
lie Puerto Rico, quienes, pr arreg'"
hecho eHtre Fl lteverendO doctor y l..
WaslIirn, PrrSiseute del ">el: ihaIi'
lie SAINT Nary, de erta ciudad. con e
Revrrendn j ,mes IL. Blemk, OhnSp, de
Puerto Rico, vienen a c1ntinuar su>
e nj liosf ....IeSiaStitA,> en- la iuStitne'0ll
de b ..tim"re. Los que ahn no h y
.ppncilidO Su> e~lull"S claSiaa'>, nan
prtmpIamenIe al : GOlegi0 de Sam
: tlharieS", eSralIrcid, en- la clu,lad Cir
Il hc0tt dpn.le ttrninaran Ia prcpdIa
c,'in lndS penSabie para entrar eh e
S-lnin3riO.
los eStu Iian'es, que embarcar0n Ell
Puerto Il ca pI 10 '!e Abril, seran ies'i
,idoS Ell NnrvA Y"k, pnr el Revrren
la Henry G"anjun, nmnhrado rrclrn5 :
inente Oni>pn d, Tucson, AIIz,ma
may familia,i>a,Ln con el idiuma spa
ilnl, el que ilahIan aauellos. El Pad e
iiranj6n les acolnp liza a hasta B4u
mole.
Al Seminarin de Saint Mary hat
l,.ldilo EN- dl.-reut.s m:aSi0ne r>in.
lianles lie varluS punttS del Canada,
ESlaio> Uniius y Cuba, au"qu~ nulca
prn~denteS do la peque1s A'hIlla
I4"s que lIeg,ran Ell meve serau los
hlnrI0s de lt menc'Onada cOlonl.s Ole
enLIen Cal - instilucl0n'.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-05-12
Z PRESGNTO P2ESIDENTg
De La SUPRt MA CORTe
DE PUERTO RICO

Un telegrama re'il'i'lO pn Washing
ton II 80 de Ahril 4 timn v que publ
e.. el peri0licO 4" The World !" dice que
- nhietn de lbs miS vivoS concentrates
al Minnesota Ia peSencia rn aquella
,lnlad dc Mr.. B.rLleGG Tnpp, Ire flS
rA,.iente nente 4 sun Ia "a ~ OUniSiD.
na.io del gobierno 'ie los Esla'lOs Uni
dos
La pnlicfa de Minnesota Sc drshace
en- c..njetu as sin lau-r r"llSr guii" ave,
rign4r Ia vida y III Iag''S d'- Mr.. Tripp-
ndO algnn',S que SRA envladO
como + l.haiad~r a Tnqua, en- eusti-
tu,l6n dc Mr.. S'trans v olrnS que sera
piesld.nte de la Cote Su-
,elna dc PGertO R,co.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-05-12
REVISION DE- TARIf1SEN CUBA
rabas al Ccmercio
Extranjero

Flo del corriente, como dijimOs &
los lectores Ell Ia seccidn de lrlrgramas,
ac0rd0 el Depaltameuto lie la Guerra
IL. lbs Estadn> UiiI"s rpviSar las tart
fdS de Cuba, las que Ipgiran el l5 de
IuniO pr6xilnn. La e ''Gaceta Official"
lvl la Habana rmpe ara a publican des.
lie. pl dia 10 del mes IN curNu los cam
bios hechOs I'll aQuellas.
Los nOtahlt-S oeieclos lie one adole-
20 la tarifa P'.litr VICENTE tn Cuba, v
ias pOcaS Tenta> que nlHluctm para ell
>O>tenimientO lie Il lila han drcididO
Il >rcI, talio ,Ie Ia Guerra a disponer
que sc modifiq' Ell.
Con la uneva revision Sc faciltara
Ia eptra,la Ell Cuba de lbs seneros
,mtficanoS, poniendoSe lrabas a los dc
OtrOS paises.