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eombing or brushing them with little saaI
and water-more spap than water. This
gives them slightly darker shade, and Is
particularly good where the face seeWs 20
lie ok character and where there is a de-
c.ded disinclination to use dye AS re-
cards dyeing the eyebrows and eyelashee, ]
do not believe, personally, IN the use OF the
eyebrow pencil or any of the sn1udgy cos
netics which are sure to leave their traces
end to mark one as superficial and arti-
fictal but I do certainly believe that the
girl without eyelashes. or whose eyeiashes
are barely visible, should go and have them
stained or stain them herself at home. pro-
viding she has first tried to make them
grow. Often when the eyelashes ana eye
brows begin to grow longer they turn dark
of themselves. Sometimes little vaseline
rubbed in the eyebrow will prompt thu
growth. or little kerosene. But the latter
is so unpleasant that 1t is not to be recon-
mended-
In trying to promote the growth OF eye
lashes one must be extremely careful that
no grease enter into the eye proper. IL
may not actually harm the eye, but 1t will
cause 1t to smart severely. The best thing
to use on the lashes is the following.
Red vaseline. ounces: tincture of can
thardes. Il ounce; oil OF lavender, Is drops;
oil of rosemary 10 drops.
Mix thoroughly. Apply to the eyebrows
with tiny toothbrush once day until the
growth is sufficiently stimulated. Then less
often.
This ointment may be used for the eye
laSnes also. IN THIS case IL SnOuid pe very
carefully applied. 1t will infiame the eyes,
any oil will, IL 1t gets into them.
To make the eyelashes curl upward, brush
them with a tiny brush In the desired d.
rection-a little sweet OIL can be used on
the brush, which gives them glossy look
Very often the eyelashes seem filled with
q dandruffy or scaly substance. When this
is the case, an ointment composed of one
half red vaSeline and one-half boric acid,
will cure the condition.
1t Is a mistake 10 believe that cutting
the eyebrows of a child will promote their
growth and beauty. 1t certainly does pro-
mote the growth but alas. the beauty fees
when the coarse and bristly hairs come In
child's eyebrows should be left severely
alone, anyhow. If girl has reacned her
seventeenth year and despars OF having
visible eyebrows, 1t IS time for her to be-
gin promoting their growth by massage
and the of the foregoing formulas. For
the eyelashes however. the monthly clip
ping is to be indorsed, but only for chill
dren. In some cages where the eyebrows
of adults have been clipped. they have re-
fused to grow again; while In other cases
they grow splenddly. 1t Is best not to
experiment.
Dyeing Of eyelashes is permissible and
indeed often necessary when these are too
light. 1t Is very difficult to do 1t for ones
self, but with the use of little cardboard
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VAST POSSIBILITIES
OF GREE ALCOHOL F."

Copyright, 1905. By John Eifreth watkins1
OTATOES, beets. corn-the stalks
as well as tho grain-and the
waste products of our molasses
2 factories will run cur engines.
cook our meals. heat and light
our homes II the Senate passes-as the
House has just done--the bill removing the
internal revenue tax on alcohol made un-
fit to drink The present tax of s1.1o per
gallon on commercial alcohol renders It's
use for power, fuel and light absolutely
out oof the question. although for these
purposes 1t can be manufactured at
less than 10 cents a gallon. At
this rate it can supplant both gasoline and
kerosene. than which 1t Is also safer and
cleaner. The only opponents OF the bill are
the wood alcohol and Standard OIL inter
ests, which would be the losers Farmers,
especially. are clamoring for its passage.
The white potato can readily heat. light
and furnish power for our northern states;
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OF the brow itself these hairs should be
removed by the tweezers If there too
many OF them to be removed in this way
without loss of the line. they must be
clipped. and then treated to daily brush
ing and oiling
The eyebrow brush is TO be had at any
shop. and If this is not at hand, a small
toothbrush serves the purpose equally we'll
For ordinary cases. a drop of oil on the
brush is all that is necessary to bring the
hairs into submission When they very
stiff. however, take little mucilage made
of ounce seed dissolved IN rose water, brush
the eyebrows with this at night lightly
passing the brush over the hair, and wash
of in the morning with warm water. The
shape of the eyebrow, aside from the wild
hairs with which We will deal later. de-
ponds entirely upon the manner, in which
the eyebrow is brushed. When the eyebrow
is TOO near the eye. making the eye appear
too small brush the lower hairs of the
eyebrows upward. accentuating the extreme
upper edge of the eyebrows. The prettiest
eyebrows those where the hairs are
brushed or combed TO central point run
ming In the middle of the brow, the upper
hairs being brushed downward and the
lower ones brushed up. thus giving a dis
tinct line where the hairs meet.
Blonde eyebrows can be made darker by
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change would not take place aftef the
transformation of an eyebrow. But 1t Is
just as well for those OF us whose gloomy
brows cast a shadow over the face to get
rio of the gloomy brows first. and then
turn our attention TO the temperamental
gloominess which was expressed in the low
beetling brow.
You may not want to have your eyebrows
a La Marlborough. But most eyebrows need
more care than they get. Our charming
American duchess, as you will remember,
has very high arched eyebrows, the lire Of
the hair being very fine and glossy. 1t is
considered a great mark of beauty to have
the eyebrow at some distance from the eye
ard where nature has mt done her duty
In this respect. art comes to her aid. Every
woman should give her eyebrows a min
ute's daily care. Instead of penciling and
dyeng them, It is amazing what results
can be obtained by brushing combing
strengthening and training them into shape.
When the eyebrows are bushy they are
nose unbecoming, giving a staring and ugly
look 10 the eye and a generally unkempt
appearance to the face. Bushy eyebrows
are sign OF elocutionary talents, and
great many of our fine public speakers have
this peculiar eyebrow. particularly as they
grow old When the line of the eyebrow
Is uneven and ugly. and this is due only
TO a few long struggling hairs in the middle
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Make It Apple Jack.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
An esteemed correspondent is in a guam
dairy He writes us as follows: Il noticed
IN Mr.. Bok's entertaining journal of the
coming month the following query. Can I
FOOD a child of years a raw apple. or
sho,,,d II still be cookedT OF course, I
realize the eminent Importance OF the ques-
tfon II was a raw apple that inssnua ted
a great deal of lasting misery into the hu
man midst That's the disposition of the
Jaw annie in certain stages of its develop
roapt from Adam time to Roosevelt's. But
there is so much ambiguity about the ques-
ton that | feel that | am excusable Ia
confessing my confusion. Which is it that
Ia TO be cooked-the chile or the apple?
IF II is the child why should the process
he an unremftting one the phrase still
he cooked would suggest? To let a child
gradually simmer before slow fire. as 1t
enable 1t TO resist the attacks of the
average apple but 1t can scarcely be con-
stdered humane Even a four-year-old child
might be better employed. On the other
hand If II Is the four-year-old applet
mean the raw apple-that Is TO be cooked.
why should the process be continuous
one SO to speak? To Still cook a raw
annie is debilitating to the fruit and ex-
b;.usting to the cook. OF course, my in
tesest in this matter is not a personal one
am not acquainted with the child. nor
have I the pleasure of knowing Editor Box
MY anxiety is entirely along humanitarian
lines and fortunately it is tempered by
my confidence in the advice that the worthy
editor always has on tap for these worried
questionera."
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- Il hard al this dan to realize that the
portion OF the city northwest OF the
executive grounds. say between loth
and 18th streets. especially along Con-
uecticut avenue, was, in ante-beilum
faVs abou, as slow OF development as any
portior Of the District the physical condl-
lion Of which did not preclude the erectloF
az human habitation. Indeed. there are
MANY not very old men who can recall the
rural aspects Of that locality. and. strange
TO say. when an old colonial frame mousse
the residence of Mrs. Feter CazenaVe
daughter Of one OF the original proprietGts
stood near the corner OF Vermont avenue
and II streets. the ground now occupied
by the Arlington. Much Of the property
was owned by people who were satisfied 10
let &c lay and pay taxes upon H. While near
the avenue there had been some building
"a thc early part OF the century north Of
Il street, so Little had been done in that
line, that in the forties scarcely half a doz-
en- homes could be counted.
When It is remembered that up 90 that
period the general and municipal govern
ments had done little in the way OF public
improvements, the avenue being but little
more than a country road with brick pave
nent on the sides, and Lafayette square
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EARLY HISTORY OF SECTION
NORTH OF THE WHITE HOUSE

having cost in grading and fencing but a
few hundred dollars. little surprise may be
expressed that there was country scenery
al about. AS to buildings there was no
suggestion of the village prior to 1890 and
distances between houses were consider
able looking to the northwest
North OF X. near 18th street there was
frame house of some pretensions occupied
by William Simmons. built on ground which
IN the first quarter of the century was
held al cents per foot. Eastward could be
seen the home of Alfred Bouldin near 18th
and L streets.
On the square west of Farragut square
there were few houses when Gen Macomb
settled there over seventy years ago 1t
Is true that some of Washington's most in
iuential people owned land there in the
early part of the last century, but improve
ment was slow.
Among the land owners were Peter Gaze
nave. I. l. Skippon. Henry Carroll. William
Pierce and Jacob WEIGH. Samuel d. King,
in $500, owned the southeast corner of the
square. A subdivision was made, and IN
1926 he sold the corner to William VIII
hanson. a well-known treasury clerk This
property was assessed in 1890 at 5000 for
improvements Gen. Macomb In 1881 ac-
quired the property and made considerable
Improvement, converting the building Into
a fine mansion. laying off the front lots
into q garden and using the rear lots to X
street for fruits, vegetables and pasturage
purposes.
Gen. Macomb. whe had won fame at the
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a gallon. similar grade OF base molasses
is turned out as by-product by oar beet
sugar factories. Ten factories of Michigan
send their product 10 disiillery In that
state and produce from IL about a half
million gallons Of absolute alcohol But
this by-product of our beet sugar factories
generally goes TO waste in other states
Yet We sit by and .ernoan the decreasing
supply and increasing price OK COAL the
diminishing supply of wood, wonder where
we shall turn next for power. heat and
light-whether we shall harness the moon
with tide motors the sun with solar
enginesi Moreover, the production OF east
ern petroleum is falling of and practically
no gasoline Is being found in the petroleum
OF Texas and the west. And yet. accord
ing to DR.. Wiley. our farmers can grow
any amount of starch and sugar that may
be wanted for any purpose In the world and
not pound OF it would take one element
of fertility from the soil.
That the farmers In all corn growing sec
tions of the country should establish>, CO.
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cut the shape of the eye and placed be-
meath the eyelashes SO they rest on the
cardboard instead of the cheek any one
can do this for you The eyelashes have
nrst TO be washed with a preparatory fluid
or a mordant. Pure alcohol Is often used
for this purpose. After this is thoroughly
dried, the following should be applied :
Gelinuts. 70 grammes; sulphate OF iron, o
gallnuts for half an hour, strain through
muslin and add to the strained water the
hve grains of sulphate of iron Boil again
until reduced two-thirds. Apply with a
sable pencil to the eyebrows and to the
edge Of The eyelids at the roots az the
lashes. The operation should be reneated
three times. Keep the bottle tightly
corked, as the mixture is somewhat
In the shops where the eyebrows are
shaped, the customer IL first asked to
look at a series of pictures illustrat,ne
various Kinds of eyebrows. After she has
decided what eyebrow will suit her the
best, whether the Marlborough the gentf-
mental or the sprightly. she is put in the
hands OF an expert, who forms her eye
brows according to the desired pattern.
lance from the brow itself, OF across the
bridge OF the nose, are removed often
they are pulled out with the tweezers and
where the hair does not grow quickly, this
IS quite satisfactory. In other cases they
are removed by the electric needle Many
OF my correspondents have complained or
the work of the electric needle as not be-
ing satisfactory or permanent. The electric
needle Will be absolutely effective If the
needle strikes the center OF the hair fol-
licle. If 1t does not do this the first time.
the operator should be willing to do the
work over again.
After these struggling hairs have been re,
moved, the eyebrows are shaped with a
sharp penknife or razor, the hairs growing
too low are shaved off and the line desired
Is completed. II the customer desires to
have her eyebrows stained, this is done
by the aid of paint brush dipped In dye,
the same dye that l give for the eyeiashes.
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battle of Plattsburg in the war Of 1912,
had succeeded to the command of the
army on the death of Gen. Jacob Brown
In 1898, and. having married here q Miss
Wilson of Georgetown, he had already be-
come by his genial manners as much
fellow citizen" with the people of the Dis
trict as he was favorite In society circles
At his home. for about ten years, some
of the finest entertainments were given
The general made his last official appear
ance as the chief marshal at the funeral
OF Gen. Harrison, in April, 1S41 for he
died the following summer. His funeral
was one of the most imposing ever seen In
this part of the country. thousands of peo-
pie following the cortege to the Cor gres-
sional cemetery, where his remains rest.
X
The space east of Gen. Macombs resi-
dence embracing the present Farragut and
Mcpherson squares was In the gen.
erals day and afterward an open common
and when custom required artillery salutes
near the executive mansion, 1t was quite
as often they were fired there as on the
south grounds OF the White House.
One of the first improvements on this
square was that of John Broadbeck who.
In 1914, built on part of lot 10 N | street
near 18th street. Six years after his property
was assessed FOR 500. He subsequently
acquired the corner of 18th and K streets,
and In 1929 John c. Roemele appears there
as a grocer, paying taxes on $1,000 i'm
proyements. This family was there for
many years after.
The ground between 10th stree, and Far
ragut square north of H street. In which
Morris & Nicholson were interested prior
to 1900. was shortly after in the hands OF
William hardwood, Samuel Lewis. Wal
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commercial alcohol which Is making, tho
wheels go round In Germany and other FREQ
alcohol countries is only costing 1917 cents
per gallon. Experts questioned by the COM
mittees of Congress estimate the cost of
production in this country at less than 10
cents.
Alcohol stoves for cooking and heating
are also being adopted all over Germany.
At the recent exposition In Berlin there
was exhibited a large alcohol kitchen sup
piying public restaurant The Germans
are using In their houses novel alcohol
lamps, products Of the recent discovery that
aicohol Napor burned IN lamp hooded with
Walsbach mantel produces an incaudes-
cent light OF intense power. As a result OF
rms discovery alcohol for lighting has al
ready outdistanced petroleum In Germany
ana commenced to make rapid gains on
electricity. Lamps portable and hxed-in-
oeed: iiluminators fo.' all purposes-have
resulted from the discovery. There are
alcohol ceiling lamps very like oyt arc
hghts in appearance, quite as iTnpervious 20
Nlnd ana weather. and giving an eighty
tNe Cah'!e-power light at a cost OF three
i9urbnS OF a cent per hour. Our usual
electrc incandescent light. by the way
Is hut sixteen candle-power There are
a!sJ 5ao candle-power alcohol street lagnps
operated at CD per cent of the cost OF elec-
tricity. All OF these alcohol lamps give A
far better light than kerosene at a lower
cost for candle-power. They are free from
all disagreeable odors. require no cleaning
of lamp chmneys. trimming or renewing OF
wicks. They are smokeless, give out much
less heat than the kerosene lamps ana are
absolutely safe. there being no way by
which their flames can communicate with
the alcohol. Their light moreover IS brill
liant. white and steady and more restful 20
the eyes of the student than the yellow.
Pickering kerosene light Even with alco-
hol at twice the cost Of Kerosene the alCO-
hol lamp would be more economical After
trying everywhere in the United States TO
get an alcohol lamp to show the commit
tees OF Congress. DIR. Wiley has made enc
for himself by taking ordinary kero-
sene lamp and fitting II with a Welsbach
mantel. So well ls he pleased with # that
he uses 1t in his study when 1t IS not serv-
Ing an exhibit.
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soild alcohol. novelty which DR.. Vyue,.
mas imported from Belgium, is most con-
venient to carry in your waistcoat noc,,a+
ana to burn under portable pot or c,n
"hen you wish to make Gun OF taa ~,
coffee while out upon a iaunt Il -,
IN little cubes about the size of or5,,,.,...
d,ce, and, although gummy. is OK ner ranf
aIcohoi, the solid body being nitrate Of
ts T.oeh ana nttIe "amyl acetate" which
,ahes up large quantity OF alcohol and
Seps II ready for combustion II Is uer-
Iectly safe non-explosive and very, chean
~, ~ manufacture in a free alcohol country
Ihree pounds of gun cotton will mako a
hunared pounds of IL. and DR. Wiley 70
SaIds IL as very effective form into
wnlcn alcohol may be denatured for MANY
brown, and others green the coioring he
ing merely for show" Besides 6aino
burned IT Is used in Europe for cleaning
The cost of converting this donaturad
COT undrinkable) alcohol back into its
original condition would be much more
c nan Lot MAKING n pure alcohol anew. ac-
cordlng TO Dr. Wiley He thinks the best
method of making II undrinkabIe would
De the addition OF 10 per cent wood alec
hol and one per cent of .'pyridina A.
cording to the bill as II passed the House
the denaturing ingredients are left To the
discretion of the internal revenue officials
Ihey must be suitable to the use for
which the alcohol is withdrawn but must
destroy its character as a beverage and
render 1t unfit for liquid medicinal pur-
poses. II these substances are added in
the presence and under the direction OF an
authorized government officer" the alcohol
may be withdrawn from bond without the
payment of the internal revenue tax.
The only active opponents of the free
alcohol bill the wood alcohol interests
whose industry would greatly suffer Ac-
cording to medical evidence produced be-
fore the committee the fumes OF wood
alcohol are irritating and cause inflammation
of the mucous membrane; Inflammation of
the eyes and a tendency to deep-seated de-
generation of sight as well as catarrhal
conditions Of the nose, throat and bronchial
membranes and even tuberculosis. Organ
izations of laborers who must now work
in the fumes of wood alcohol because It
is CHEAPER than grain alcohol have pc
titloned for the passage Of the bill. There
has been slight opposition by certain al
legged temperance agitators who professed
10 believe that tine bill would lead to the
drinking of the denatured alcohol lnas-
much as the concoction would be poison
GUS however 1t could only affect the tenn
perance problem by the elimination OF a
few fool drunkards, which would be econ
omy to the race. 1t has been hilFted at
the hearings before the congressional com
mfttees that back OF these alleged temper
ance ueople are the Standard OIL interests,
which in the face of the popular clamor Tor
the hill have not dared to attack II In the
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Not Losing Opportunities.
From the Baltimore American.

From The Baltimore American.
Il am In favor of all women coming
to the 'front.'" cried the energetic advocate
OF women's rights.
We'll take my word for 1t, you'll never
get them all to come to the front" said
the mean, malicious man she was address
ing, mot while they can see so much more
Of their neighbors' affairs from the back
gate
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Unusual Pallor.

From the Cleveland Leader.
''Jimmy's got great scheme to get out
o. school on these nice days"
How does he work itr'
He goes out an washes his face at re-
cess, an the teacher thinks he's sick an
sends him home"
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THE GIRL YOU
WOULD LIKE TO BE

eT Kings have changed since the
days when Aaron said to Moses
Lets cut off our noses and
Il Moses told Aaron that 1t was
the fashion to wear en-. Now
adays dermatology and other fine arts have
come into existence and progressed so
apidly that they not only correct natural
lefects. but set artistic standards OF their
5wn which come to US as fashions in beau
v. a beautiful young English woman
vas telling me the other day that she has
been absolutely pestered by specialists TO
ave her eyebrows shaped a la Duchess
II Marlborough. "You see" she said. my
-yebrows grow rather low. and they are
not fashionable at present. 20 be in style.
he eyebrow must he very arched and far
rom the eye. /, IS odd to have fashion in
eyebrows. but you have no Idea how many
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Knows Him Well.

From the Detroit Free Press.
Friend-"Seens to me you weren't very
deferential to that millionaire"
Agent-"No. He has kicked me out of
his office many times that we are on real
intimate terms"
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cleaner and much safer than gasoline II
would probably be substituted for the lat
Ter In the 100000 gasoline stoves ana
heaters which are now in use IN This
country according to the national hoard
ple VINO now do not use lamps to make rhel,
yea on the table because the price of al
ionoI IS so high could. under the proposed
cordins to Dr. Wiley who added a.
mere Is nothing so nice in cooking as 70
MAKE MAKE your dish right before you on the
o'e, ana that would come into general
use If we had an agent which vv-o,71d 80
s shlen so badly and which would be