The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-04

facts OF Interest
.Ho1. the j7ousowl1o.
All communications addressed to this
department must be written in Ink and
accompanied by name and address
Both will be held confidential.
Correspondents will please write the
names of their places of residence in
full. Letters go astray daily because
the address is given merely as CITY"
There are forty-five of these United
States and many cities in each State.
AS one of your correspondents said in
witty letter a few weeks ago, It's
very seldom that I want to know any
thing, but this time want to know
several things"
L. Is there such word as "meats?"
2. Is there such a word as "brainy?'
3. Is it proper to say "along these
lines,'' Sin touch with" "as it were?'
4. Is it proper to say ga living wage,
or "a living wages?" Is not wages
singular?
s. Are not the words merger ana
Strenuous overworked?
Please let me add that IN response 20
an inquiry from correspondent IN yes
terday's paper / will, if she will write
to me, give her the English euulvalent
of all the French terms USED on OIL
of fare-that is, a. complete bill of fare
written IN French, with the English
names Of all the dishes to correspond.
1. 1t occurs eight times in the English
Scriptures. it is in constant use in bust
ness talk: there are so many KINDS OF
meat that the plural is{a necessity OF
daily speech.
9. Webster gives place to it, but quail
fas Ar as ."collouuial" which means that
it verges upon slang.
3. They are all grammatical. sensl-
Bile, and so useful we cannote do without
one of them. x It were, IS, ol c ooiee
in the subjuncrlve
eva ge" is good English word,
sanctioned by usage on the part OF the
hest authors. Now it is most frequently
employed adjectively, as 'wage-earner,
'wage-worker," etc. Still the best lex
icons give wages as the plural OF
wage" Wages1 is not a singular noun.
s. They have 9degenerated into slang
and pores!
Let me add, while conveying your
lind offer to the inquirer aforesaid, that
she will find useful handbook in a
oeat pocket volume published by T. -.
Parker and Company, Chicago, under
the title of Kitchen French: A Dlctlon-
1rv of Terms Used in Cookery. cor
daily commend 1t to those VINO must
read or get up menus 10 the traVeiei
or the sojourner in hotels 1t IS SIMPLY
| invaluable.
T am a girl nearly fifteen years
Sd and am five feet eight inches tai.
It is an embarrassing height. Can you
| suggest any way by which I may pc
| come shorter?
9, Let me say to "a. B., VINO is only
! sixteen, and thinks of getting mar
| ried that now IF she does not nave 70
| work. she ought to be IN the s ecotlu yea
| OF high school.
eYnect to enter high school next
fall and then go through college, after
have been graduated from high school.
"a RI" is foolish to think of giving up
| her education for the purpose OF getting
| married.
The one way-and villianous way it
,s.of lessening your apparent height Is
| - ruin YOUR figure and injure your health
~, stoonine Hold yourself straight,
carry your chin level and learn to walk
| gracefully. In popular parlance, carry,
I off your height well, and be thankful
| YOU are not dwarfsh. 1t was "a daugh-
/ ter Of the gods who was "dlytnely tall.
Q You are altogether right.
Will YOU kindly outline the proper form
/ for the acknowledgment of wedding
| gift? An early response is very much
vS'' A TowANDA SUBSCRIBER.
/ If from mere acquaintance:
"Mfss A. T. S. acknowledges with
/ thanks the reception Of Mrs. r. II IS
beautiful gift and accompanying caro-
| of congratulatory gooa WI.
! If from friend:
1 s..NIv Dear Mrs H: Accept my warm
thanks. for your most acceptable gift
anl, congra tulations, and believe me to be
always faithfully yours,
1 a. T.. S"
we moved to this place from the city
1 three weeks ago. I am very much wor-
ried over the appearance OF q tiny pug
! or spider. It Is not an ant i ,,' IS nov
i larger than the dot over an q, I first
j discovered 1t on piece Of white paper
i IN the pantry. and then, on looking at
!! the sash curtain, I saw thai 1t was
specked all over with these tiny insects,
4 They congregate around: Tie WlhdeWssol
Irthe stills, There must nave ueeh ,.,Llr'
i dreds of them on the parlor sllls. 2, hey
/ have only made their appearance within
i the last day. or two as IS do not see how oN
] 1 could help seeing. them before:
i sThis ia not the worst! w lille dustlng
rn,,nd thesparlor saw a. row Of white
marks extending for foot or e two Too alon g
| thae hoard in one corner or the room. VI
eYaminat ton L found they were tiny
holes, and the white MARKS were :, t i.'s
tiny shavingz y g l It "
] and put Insect powder ana eas,'s g
Thrive thrive on that Are these holes the work
|so Or the. bugs. and what can g do g. gel
4 rid of the pest? never heara or saw
i anything like IT before,
The floors are oak and Wen polished g
The bugs are not upstairs yet, that
can see; the wood ork there ~ .5eosg 81
q pine, Do they infest a certain kind OF
1 wood Any remedy viii be- gratefully
received. Is, e. - 1. ~
Are you sure the mites On the window 9
sill are not nnidgets. attracted by the
Hight within Il find such by the tnou-