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The Washington times., 1904-09-07
GIVE YOUR SHOES REST
Is THE ADVICE OF AN EXpERT
He Says Leather and Kid Need 1t Especially, and
Tells How to Care for and Keep Properly

Give your shoes a rest, is the man
date issued by a man who has grown up
among shoes and knows them as he
does people. Shoes need a rest as the
wearers do. This may strike you as pc
culiar and you may imagine I am
stretching a point to make good
story, but it's a fact Shoes require
rest. In that way they viii last at least
twice as long and always look more than
twice as well. It enables them to air
QUITO dry out-and to regain their
shapeliness.
Everybody should have at least two
pairs of shoes. You should change your
shoes as you do your undergarments.
There should be a pair of shoes for
dress occasions, another for business or
shopping. others for sports. and II is
quite essential there should be storm
boots-kept for this special purpose
"A week Is plenty long enough for
pair OF shoes to be worn at one time:
day is better
Men for long have known the value
of shoe trees. 1t is quite recently that
women have taken 10 them. Fem
ininity Is gradually being educated to
the notion that the life Of a pair of
shoes is doubled by use OF shoe tree.
The latter IS TO pair Of shoes what a
tailor's goose is TO a mans clothes. 1t
restores the appearance OF newness.
Shoe trees are your exact last. or
should be, so as to retain almost iden-
tically the correct shape of the shoes.
If the shoes when taken from the feet
axe damp with persplration. the leather
in the lining dries out more rapidly. II
worn before IL IS thoroughly dried, the
/ lining will soon decay.
Enamel and patent feathers. because
of their alright characteristics. require
more care than ordinary leather in this
/ respect. II It so happen that your shoes
I become wet great care should be exer-
/ cised in drying them. Never dry them
| on a radiator or a stove or in the open
! Dry in a warm room or at an open win
/ dow.
In the old days our grandfathers
/ creased their boots TO keep the leather
in good condition. A much better quail
| ity Of leather is used today. and the
method Of preparing It is very different
| However, some dressing on a shoe is
| needed 70 keep 1t piiable and soft But
/ care should be taken TO get the best. No
/ shoe can do it's best work when burned
up daily with poor dressings frequently
used at shoe shining stands Plain vas
Z tLne IuDotu Oh Win d SiolH - Dettet
] than nothing. but the proper way is TO
procure a dressing at a reliable house
and then you can feel safe in using II.
| 1T IS poor economy to buy a cheap
shoe. The material is not there neither
IS the fit
iii fitting shoes wear out in about
! half the time that a perfect fitting pair
viii. II too tight, It causes the leather
/ to strain, and If too loose. there will be
/ wrinkles and eventually cracks.
! Always remove your shoes the mo-
ment you come in the house Walking
The Washington times., 1904-09-07
ROCK CREEK "ELAINE"
A DEAD WHITE BABY
Thrown Into Stream by Parents to
Save Funeral Expenses, Coro-
ner Decides.

Swaddled and tucked into a basket,
made of bullrushes like Moses, the
body Of n white infant apparently about
two days old floating on Rock Greek was
found yesterday by several boys who
We're playing on the bank Of the stream.
Coroner hewitt was informed and or
dered the BODY sent 10 the morgue.
After an investigation Or. hewitt came
TO the conclusion that the parents Of
the child employed the basket as a. COT
an and tossed II into the creek to avoid
paying funeral expenses.
Norman Draper, a boy living at 1922
TweHty-first Street northwest. said he
saw tall white man throw a basket
into the creek about g o'clock Monday
evening The police are looking for this
Individual
The Washington times., 1904-09-07
Babe Parents Good by.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

o, Richard Langley, q. and Lizzie Green.
j. X. Johnson. as. Mineral. Va. and
Agnes p. Eliason, 25. Orange county.Va
stuart G. Gordon. %. Saginaw, Mich.
ana Charlotte 9. SchoUdon, 81
Edward G. Evans, -26. District Of Co.
lumbia, and Elizabeth Lighthouse Wi
lis Y, st. Michael. Nd
=, william p: Ryon, p. and JOSEPH S.
BlaCkman IS. -
beth Whaley. p 81
son, 20. - 'Oiin-
Henry. A. Elliott %. and Bessie sbu-
mate. IS 'iie
esty. r. iiOi'-
George 7; Funiam, 80. and Annie X
Stahlam. p -''i'i'S ~
William Sherman. 81, and Ella Thomas
J: Robert Wilson. q. Cleveland Ohio
and Margaret Benedict. %. Round Nm
Va. MIL
Frederick Breeder. p. and Kate
Good. %. both Of Richmond. Va. a.
The Washington times., 1904-09-07

up and down stairs ruins a pair of
shoes quicker than walking miles on the
pavement. Slippers are all right for the
privacy Of ones own apartment. but
they are bad for the feet II worn too
constantly. Particularly is this so If
one happens to have weak ankles Bet
ter a soft kid boot with a hand-turned
sole. As 70 rubbers. It is bette to wear
them. and necessary often. though they
are bad on shoes. drawing them out Of
shape ard permanently softening the
leather But while some women can
wear heavy storm shoes. others can
not. so each case viii have 10 be judged
separately.
"UnIacinS the ties or shoes at night
very wide is good. 1t changes the lace
and prevents unshapeliness. These are
the main shoe 'donts,' and although
III ere are many others. IL a woman Will
follow the rules laid down here She viii
have the satisfaction of keeping her
shoes twice as long They will look
fresh longer and last longer than with
out the care. IT will be found not only
to be an economical method, but viii do
more TO give her trim appearance than
anything else.
The Washington times., 1904-09-07
JAPANESE SOLDIERS
WRITE NO LETTERS
They Are Only Allowed to Send Formal Communication
Announcing That They Are Alive and Well

This card will let you know 1 am
well and actively engaged in the war.
1t is impossible to tell you where ! am,
or where l am going Yours, lovingly,
TOGO TAKITA."
These few printed words, signed by
means OF a rubber stamp, DO not make
n fascinating love letter. but Japanese
soldiers in the field are allowed TO send
nothing more.
Loving letters 10 sweethearts. walls to
parents, and appeals 10 members Of
Congress which were written by Amer
lean volunteers from Montauk Point
and jacksonville at the time Of the war
with Spain are not possible in the Jap
anese armies.
No letters abusing the army admin
istratiOn. telling how bad the camp
The Washington times., 1904-09-07
Gizls, Wafch Youc Speech.

What olo-fashioned folk called
tricks of speech or manner are de-
plorably easy TO assume and extremely
difficult to break of. Several to which
girls are more or less prone are these:
repetition Of sentence or the point
OF story, telling II over again almost
in the same breath: the usage Of you
know or don't you known" for en-
phasis; and beginning a laugh with such
haste that It entangles itself in the
speech, and the final words are delivered
in gigglc. All these and similar man
nerisms nay be more readily dropped
in youth than later in life. and every
girl would be wise TO watch herself
lest she fall into them or their like
The Washington times., 1904-09-07

arrangements are. and critcising the
commissary and the medical officers
leave the Japanese camps for publica-
ton IN newspapers in the Mikado's
kingdom. Machinc-made letters, which
can be of no value 10 the enemy if cap
tured. and upon which the soldiers are
not allowed TO write line, form the
only communication between soldiers
and their homes.
Japanese soldiers have no time for
letter writing. and the government has
made complete provision for their COM
municatiOn with friends and relatives.
Each man Is supplied with a rubber
stamp of his name. This does away
completely with the use of pen and ink
soldiers to let their relatives know how
they are whenever there IS an OppOr-
tunity TO send mail.
The Washington times., 1904-09-07
LEAP YEAR CLUB
KEPT TAB ON MEN
Each Girl Had List of
Eligible Bachelors.
AID EACH OTHER TO MARRY
Some indianapolis and Cincinnati Trav-
cling Men Were HoPelessly Black
listed-Secret Betrayed.

OSGOOD, Ind, Sept. THE existence
OF the Ripley County Leap Year Club
has been discovered. All tho marriage
able young women Of the county belong
TO this society and are intensely indig-
nant that its secrets have been violated
and its purpOse-and theirs-discoYered.
This town boasts the headquarters of
the organization; there arc branch
lodges at Versailles. Milan. Sunmans.
Dillsboro, and BatesviIle, and, IL IS
strongly suspected, in every village
where unmarried men dwell or visit
The clubs seal represents Minerva
leading Cupid by the hand: Wisdom
guiding Love. The clubs name and its
seal IN themselves sufficiently reveal the
object OF its charming nnennbers-each
one yearns 20 be married. but each is
equally anxious TO make a wise choice
OF a husband.
Swap Experiences.
Mutually aiding each other to gain
enduring happiness, the clubwomea ex-
changed their opinions of every eligible
man in Ripley and related their expert
ences. Of some Of them. with these
men.
Assisted by the condolences, the sec
every bachelor in the county. Opposite
his name and number is orief but com
prehensive statement OF his character
istics when viewed as a possible partner
for life and purchaser Of dresses and
bonnets.
Each member possesses a copy Of the
list. The names are omitted here. for
most Of the men must be very bashful
else there would be no need Of tho list
nor. indeed. OF the club
Keep Eligible List
No. Towns fine farm; rather old
No. 2-Good looking; knows it too well.
No. s-Very rich; hard 20 land.
No 4-Belongs 10 six lodges: each
meets on different night; 20 slow
No. 5-"The lips that touch liquor
shall never touch mine"
No. easy mark; not very desira BILE.
no. WAS born IN Canada and never
goes 70. bed az the hotel until daybreak
No. S-Nice boy: worth raising.
No 9-Falls in love with every girl he
No lO-Ugly but very anectionate.
No. Hills wife must have a strong
No. 12-Bets on horses and rarely win.
but IS very generous when he does win
in Love With No. 70.
No l5-BeSpOken.
CThe young woman who betrayed the
clubs secret fell in love with No. %.
who. Il turned out. has been engaged 10
marry the president Of the club Tor a
year,
80. 1t-stout and Jolly: good dinner
will win him.
No. l5-Young, handsome. drives his
team with one hand
No. l6-Is deaf and dumb: very desir-
able.
No. I7-Rich but dyspeptic.
And SO on. AZ its last meeting here
the club decided TO prepare . second
list OF travelling men from IndianaDolfz
and Cincinnati But the young women
had scarcely begun 10 give data for the
list when q very pretty blonde moved
carried unanimously ""S
The Washington times., 1904-09-07
HARD TINES
The Strongest Tests Of Character Bring
Out the True ami False.


Times Of commercial adversely bring
out the true or false ring of charaH-
ter. When necessities force curtailment
OF expenditures on sUperhuities men and
women reveal the true state of their
minds by what they consider super
huities.
The virtue that lies in keeping up ap-
pearance depends entirely on the sort OF
appearance we aim 70 keep up.
1t is right that everything that minis
tiers To the higher needs of our nature
should be preserved. that we should
cling to the honorable social position;
that neither our present homes nor es-
sential comforts nor those things which
involve the welfare Of persons dependent
on us should be early or lightly sacri-
feed.
But it is not indicative Of good hearts
or sound judgment TO substitute falsc
outward show for real self-reliance, and
to pretend to be able To keep hold Of
things which cost Us our LIES blood.
If the world approves winning quail
ties and the desire to please, it despIses
those who cringe.
When we have set ourselves a hign
standard Il matters little in the long
run whether IL be the popular stand
ard or not
The keeping up Of a brave appear
ance implies that behind It is a stancn
heart and enterprising spirit, which not
easflv Yields before ANTIQUITIES, and
whether the object be 20 preserve ones
business credit, to maintain social pO-
sitiOn. or 10 live up 20 a reputation Tor
character the wOrthiness Of the effort
Is appreciated by the good public.
Ia this way sympathy and ccnsldeTa-
ton are gained, and victory IS Wrested
from defeat.
The Washington times., 1904-09-07
SMALL GIRLS scHooL ERocK.

For the
One simple
a
stitched black silk
The Washington times., 1904-09-07
GIRL DIES FROM EATING
AP0IS0NED BANANA

MINONK, H., Sept ELSIE Swan.
twenty-one years old. died IN convul-
siOns after eating a part of a banana.
Local physicians assert the banana was
poisoned by a centipcde. The fruit came
from Chicago. A telegram TO the whole
sale dealer brought the reply that CEN
tpedes often come as passengers In
punches OF bananas. The portion Of the
fruit not eaten viii be analysed.
The Washington times., 1904-09-07
TORNADO SAWS HOUSE
IN HALVES; WRECKS BARNS

RICHMOND. Va. Sept. IA tornado
struck the Kempersville section OF Prin-
cess Anne county Monday evening. A
church filled with negro worshipers
was badly damaged. and a panic en-
sued, but no one was Injured
Several barns were wrecked a resi-
dence was broken in halves and a hem
merry blown half a mile.
The Washington times., 1904-09-07
JOINS HIS LOVE IN
HER OCEAN GRAVE
Five Years Savings for
Dramatic Purpose.
JUMPS OVERHEARD ON TRIP
Drowned Over Exact Spot Where She
Killed Herself When Trav-
cling to Him.

NEW YORK. Sept. 7-Sincerely be-
heviEg he would join his sweetheart be-
yond the grave Matthias Siedmund. a
Storage passenger on the Kaiser VIII
helm der Crosse, which has arrived here.
jumped overheard and was drowned on
August 80. 300 miles from Cherbourg, in
almost the exact spot where his sweet
heart had committed suicide nearly FIVE
years before
A Pathetic Story.
When Siedmund committed suicide
the ships officers thought it YVES an or
binary case Of inconsistencies overcom-
ing desire TO live. but inquiry among
his fellow-passengers brought out pa
thetic story. Five years ago the young
man came 70 this country. filled with
ambition and spurred on by love for a
tair-haired girl in the Fatherland A
rev months Of absence from her lover
was all the girl could endure. and.
gathering together a little money, she
started 10 Join him
A few hundred miles from Cherbourg
she became bitterly homesick. and in a
NJ OF dependency cast herself into
tho sea. When Siedmund heard Of his
sWeethearts death he was Frustrated
year after year he worked. saving and
scraping In order 70 carry out his dra-
matte plan Of joining his lost sweetheart
IN her watery grave.
Babe Parents Good-by.
Last June he started back for Ger
many. where he spent the summer, and
bade gOod-by 10 hts aged parents.
While he did not disclose his plan Of
suicide. he told them he was tired Of
living and the parting was a sad one.
He bought a steerage passage back
TO America and during the first hours
OF the trip disclosed 70 some Of his
To- frTru 1rf
ne reached what he thought was the
exact spot where his sweetheart had
committed suicide nearly five years
before, he solemnly bade good-by to
the friends he had made. and. going 70
the stern, jumped overheard. His body
was not recovered.
The Washington times., 1904-09-07
Ne00 Work for Women.

A new business for women is the illu-
mining Of books. for the finest editions
OF which hand painting Is. emploved.
RMS marking back TO the old DAYS when
creamy old vellum was employed for
books. beautifully Illuminated by hand.
is welcome fad Of TODAY. The daiDf,,
touch of women is specially adapfed -
this work. and those who have taken
up the illumination of books find II both
profitable and fascinating.
The Washington times., 1904-09-07
QueHchIng Thi1Sk.

Every child should be taught that
quenching does not depend so much on
the quantity Of fluid that is swallowed
as on the length Of time during which
the liquid is kept in contact with the
tissues Of the mouth and throat.
small quantity OF water used as a
mouth and throat wash will relieve
thirst more than a pint swallowed
hastily.
The Washington times., 1904-09-07
Bis of FenlninIty.

Sandalwood fans have come into favor
again.
One black taffeta gown with two bod
ices is a saving investment.
Stoles Of shirred chiffon in light End
dark colOrings have replaced the boa.
Undersleeves have taken a pretty
strong hold, and few really dress-up
frocks are seen without some species Of
the cOQuetry.
Pale gray suede shoes embroidered in
steel and ornamented with either a sill
Yer or steel buckle are much in de-
mand, says the Detroit Free Press >
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-12
Hobbies Good for Health.
the Detroit News-Tribune.

From the Detroit News Tribune.
The best thing in the world for nerves
is sleep, the next proper food. the third
proper Dress But as good as any one
of these-is a hobby.
How often does one hear the expression.
"Oh, that is So-and-So's hobby" spoken
rather disparagingly 1t is the tendency of
the average mind to regard person who
has a pronounced enthusiasm as a species
of harmless lunatic, rather to be pitied.
The truth Of the matter is that any one
who has any especial fad is greatly to be
envied, as 1t probably provides more in
terest and amusement for it's possessor
than anything else. Any decided interest
in life, whether it is dignif1ed by the name
of an occupation or Is simply an enthusi-
asm, or even mentioned slightingly as a
fad, is eminently desirable.
81 have never seen genuine collector
that is not happy when he is allowed by
circumstances to crafty his tastes" re-
marked student of human nature, land
a bent in that direction should always be
encouraged. 1t Is curious phase Of our
humanity that we will work diligently to
make provision for our material needs
when we are old, and quite neglect to
store up mental resources that will inter-
est and aInuse US until we are called
hence"
Hobbies help one to forget sorrow and
give US pleasure in the present. They
are among the best things In Hfe-pro-
moters of health, peace and happiness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-12
AGED RESIDENT. DEAD
SAID TO HAVE BEEN OLDEST
TELEGRAPH CONSTRUCTOR.
Paul D. Connor Passes Away-Aided in
the Erection of First Tele-
graph Line.

Paul D. Conner, ST., said to have been the
Oldest living telegraph constructor, died at
his home. 1889 p street northwest at 6:45
o'clock this morning at the age of seventy
two years, after a short illness. Since he
was sixteen years of age Mr. Common made
his home in this city, in or near which all
Of his work has been performed.
In the early days young Conner aided
Professor Morse in putting up the first tele-
graph line, that between Baltimore and
Washington. Later he was actively en-
gagged in the construction of the famous
Cabin John bridge one of the aqueducts
which help to bring the city's water supply
from Great Falls. He was also employed
during the civil war in stringng wires in
the vicinity of the capital. and the govern
ment afterward recognized these services.
After the war he worked with(the South
ern Telegraph Company, conducting the
Washington construction work When the
Western Union Telegraph Company was or
ganiZed he was secured to Superintend this
end of its construction work. With George
c. Maynard Of this city he also helped to
put the first telephone wires in Washington.
Later he aided in drawing the plans and
building the Lafayette Square Theater
Mr.. Conner was born in Maryland, near
Annapolis Junction. He married Miss
Jane Harveycutter of that place in the fif-
ties, and she survives him. He also leaves
eight children-John F., James A, Paul D..
jr, and George w. Conner, all of this city,
and Mrs. James A. Archibald of Mobile,
Ala; Mrs. j. Edgar Walters of Bristol,
Tenn; Mrs. A. G. McChesney of this city,
and Miss Margaret Common, who lives at
home.
Funeral services will be held over Mr..
Connor's remains Wednesday afternoon at
2 o'clock at his late residence. Rev. DR..
j. G. Butler pastor of the Lutheran Me-
mortal Church, will oficiate. Interment
will be private and the body will be placed
temporarily in vault In G1enwood ceme-
terry.
Mr. Conner was a member of the Vet
eran Military Photographers Association
He was known for his kindness and char
liable disposition, and. it is said. was In
strumental in starting many boys in the
telegraph messenger service who now hold
responsible positions. either as operators
or constructors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-12
Women Agree Not to Kiss.
N the Los Angeles Times

From the Los Angeles Times
A little red button worn by some 800
women, old and young. married and indff-
ferent, among the leading social sets Of the
City of Mexico marks a new departure, or
rather a ,,ew step, I'm progress. This little.
round red button signifies membership in
what is known as the Kissing League.
Members of the league take solemn pledge
not TO kiss each other in public or private,
but put it the ground that kissing is
contagious, or. rather, the means of con-
veying contagious diseases from one fair
lip to another.
There is nothing visible to the naked eye
in the constitution of this league against
kissing other than members of the female
persuasion. and, in fact. the practice aside
from the supposed danger of infection. is
decidedly, to the male sense, not only de-
plorable, but unnecessary When one wo-
man takes two or three minutes of time in
a street car TO kiss three or four other
women before alighting from the car she
certainly violates the golden rule by MAX
ing all those passengers wait How far
this new league will conduct its offensive
and defensive campaign remains to be seen.