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The Washington times., 1906-12-25

tan stick to get out the sand and saw
dust.
Following this beating the fur should
be placed Ia a pan filled with corn
starch or plaster OF paris. which must
be rubbed thoroughly into IT,
After either whitener has been worked
well into the pieces the furs must again
he put out Of doors HId whipped with n
stick TO get out the white dust for If not
shaken o. beaten the plaster OF paris
or c1rnst1rCh will rub of on the cloth
ing, which is unpleasant
Ni.E ohjIchula IttIe can be done to-
ward cleansing except a gentle beating
With "a rattan stick.
And this whipping must De lightly
lone for the skin is So fine and tears so
easily that n woman cannot be- too care
fUl in the beating, and the best plan IA
90 have them cleaned by furrler.
Beaver mink and many Of TIE furs
- tn heavy skins are cleaned exactly As
are the ermiue and other white pieces
with the exception OF the uUal rubbing
on Of ConsJarCh or plaster Of paris.
The fTsI beating to get out Jnc dust.
lie airing and bath Of white sand and
aawdust must Be given these fuTs TO
properly cleanse them Pony coats may
be successfully cleaned IN the same way.
WIN the heavy, long fuTs, Such as
Alaska sable rlCCoOn and Opossum. the
airing and pounding With a heavy rat
IAN stick are essential. but the hot saw
duct and sand are omitted for tho use OF
a comb with short teeth, known as a
''furrier's comb.
Sable5. like chinchiIlas. must be care
fully treated. and the safest plan is TO
send them TO an expert when they need
cleaning.
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GoSSpsYs?

Honestly. one hardly thinks so. We
women are always being accused OF be-
Ing terrible gpssips, ard perhaps we do
like 10 chat over our Tselghbors' affairs
This is no proof. however, that We are
worse than our men folk in this regard.
As II matter Of fact they would appear
20 be quite as human aIs ourselves Does
not the husband know quite a lot about
the private anairs OF All the other men
IN the ONCE Can we not find a sympa-
thetic listener in faths' OF brother when
we would fain discourse about mutual
fr!end2 OF course we can. for the simple
reason that 10 take an interest IN the
ways and doings Of others is human.
How else could We learn the best
method OF ordering our own lives. for
our years would hanlly be sufficient to
enable Us 20 buy all our wisdom by eX-
Derience. We must watch a little and
learn. Yet one ~voIld fancy there is
little difference between the gossip OF
the stronger sex anc our own, and here
We may learn 20 improve our ways For
the comments Of a man are usually die
tated BY A some what broader mind than
We have cultivated. 60 show a little
more forebearauce and are little more
kind. After all there Is no real ObJec-
ton to gossip. and 80 long as We ap-
mind and stick 10 truth. we can do
little harm. says Home Notes. It is
when We add a little. however. and al
low ourselves TO become spiteiul that
III follows. wherefore We do well TO re-
member that 10 talk IS human, but to
allow an unRind tongue 10 run away
With Us is anything but good or wise.
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Care Of Ears.

Keeping white furs clean is like keep
ing linens looking fresh. for both need
much attention and frequent cleansings.
OF course. If women can afford TO have
furTfers do this work they need not be
so particular about preventing their
mUns. collarettes or capes from getting
soiled but when the cleansing must be
done at home too much care cannot be
taken 20 keep them clean, for the pro-
cess of cleaning ermine, cOncy. angOra
or any of the white furs, real or imiJa-
tion. Is a long. tedious one, that takes
much strength
To begin with. they must be put out
on a line and well summed and aired for
a day or two, then they must be whip
Ped gently yet firmly with a rattan
stick until no dust flies when they are
pounded.
When the loose dirt is out the furs
may again be hung Of line IN The sun
shine. while a bath Of White sand and
furrier's sawdust. mixed half and half
is heated in an oven.
When hot the pieces must be put in
20 this cleanser and the sand and saw
dust rubbed well into the fur
The sand when hot loOsens the grease
and dirt from the fur and the saWdust
absorbs IT, If after one such rubbing
the fur does not look as clean as is de-
sired the process should be repeated.
When the dirt is out the garment or
mum must again be pounded with a rat
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part of the youngsters it could be ex-
plained in advance that anyone guilty
of pushing. pulling or discourteous haste
would be obliged 10 forfeit the bOnbOns
in his or her possession
Blindfold hpily.-Again. put a twig of
holly in a vase and place the latter on a
chair or low table at one end of the
room
BlindfOld one child at a time. the OBJ
iecJ being To see who can. thus band
aged make his way 10 the holly and re-
move il from the vase.
If gathered by any child the spray
is returned TO the vase To await the ef-
forts OF the next contestant and the
successful player is given a green or
red ticket which entities him or her 10
draw for the general prize.
Any Christmas gift with a spray Of
holly drawn through the wrapper will
make an appropriate prize.
Holly drawing.-A blackboard game
could consist in drawing a tWig OF holly
with eyes open. a reward being in store
for the best sketch. Or failing the
blackboard. distribute cards and pencils
and allow twenty minutes for the
sketches Give a drawing book as a
prize.
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Gaze Of SHQez.

In the first place. keep it bright
If never allowed 20 get into a de-
pIorable condition. its cleaning will be
no hardship.
Regularly once week wash II thor
oughIy in very hot soapsuds-
Remove one piece at a time from the
suds. polish 1t at once and drop into
very hot clean water
When ready 10 dry take ly one
piece aI time from the not wa,er, dry
at once. and polish with chamois skin
0l flannel
This method is much better than
Eeaping the wet silver on a tray, TO get
cold before dried
Silver not n general use should be
wrapped in white tissue paper and kept
IN a canton flannel bag
A special Kind Of tissue paper and
flannel for this purpose can be bought
at a reliable silyersmith's
Mark each bag plainly with its con-
tents
When wanted. silver kept this way
VIII always be found bright.
The Washington times., 1906-12-25
KEEP YOUNG LOOKING BY
BENG WELL OROON1ED

all facial Ills. / steam the faces of my
patrons very often, using plenty OF hot
cloths and taking care that ! do not
burn the skin
While the pores are open ! spread
quantities of good homemade soap jelly
upon the face And this / leave on for
a few minute. Then / wash the com
pleXiOn well putting boraX in the water.
In little while the skin is white and
clear / thentdash IL with spirits OF
cologne, which closes the pores so that
they do not hlt up with foreign sub
stances again.
Closing the pores is most important
when one is steaming the face, for IL
they are left open. they viii make the
skin rough. The wind VIII blow into
them. ana the face viii break out and,
as for the street dust and the tioat-
ing microbes. they viii settle freely Ia
these open pores. Always close the pores
Of the skin after you have treated the
face.
i have a trick of perfuming the skin.
1t is not at all difficult ] take the skin
when II is moist, and when all the pores
are open, and L wash u with the very
best Of cologne. taking care 10 get none
In the eyes. Sometimes / use tiny
cologne sponge. which l keep for the
purpose. II makes the complexion very
fragrant.
when l am grooming / also perfume
the hair by means of a little cap filled
with saChet powder. But the most i'm
pOrtanJ thing is TO groom the com
p!eXion, which must be perfect II one IS
going 20 smile 10 good effect
Beautiful eyes are almost necessary
In order 10 achieve a pretty smile But
unfortunately. nature did not gift her
children equally in this respect, and all
eyes are not beautiful But a great deal
can be done by artihce. The eyes must
smile when the face smiles. And this
is apt 10 bring wrinkles around the tenn
pies.
Temple wrinkles are smiling wrinkles.
and the pretty woman who wants 10
stay pretty must heat her temples with
hot water twice a week and rub good
wrinkle cream into them. These VIII
keep them away. Shiny temples must
be treated In the same manner.
Eyes that are inexpensive can be
improved by painting the eyebrows
every night with warm oil. The oil
should be heated until il is barely tepld,
not hot by any means. and then II
should be gently painted into the bTows.
The lashes will be improved by protect
ing the eyes from a bright light. ana
by bathing them once day In water
that Is not too hot. Never go out just
after bathing the eyes in hot water
as it will make them watery-
The smiling girl is societys latest
fad Away with the girl who troWnS
ing type of girl is the girl Of the pc
riOd. Sine must not be very. talkaIiye.
But she must be very smiling That
IS the way 20 pick out a popular girl
these days. Select the girl with a pleas
ant expression the girl who says moth
ing, but smiles sweetly.
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"A cosmetic dentist gave me the secret
Of a set of white teeth. You must
bleach your teeth once a week. said
he, and for this purpose L advise my
patients ~ use very finely powdered
pumice stone OF course ! don't tell
them to use much, but just enough not
TO take of the enamel Then ] tell them
TO bleach the teeth with peroxide Of
hydrogen, using the kind that comes for
medicinal purposes. This will make the
teeth as white as nature intended them
10 be
There is distinct art in smiling. The
eyes must smile and the whole face
must light up. 1 went one day TO groom
lady who is as Old as your grand
mother. Yet she holds her place as a
leader Of society. She is always spoken
Of as a handsome woman Please tell
me your secret. begged OF her How
do you keep your face so young-and
particularly your mouth. Your teeth and
your lips are perfect, and your mouth
has natural Cupids bow.
It's all practice. my dear said
the old beauty. My mouth was once or
the melancholy variety. The corners
bagged. and one side sagged lower than
the other. II was a very dejected-look-
ing mouth. Bat ] learned 10 train il.
Now. when L get up in the morn
ing ] take a look at my mouth. If the
corners sag / smile at myself and lift
them. / simply force my mouth 20
smile. and / make the corners turn up.
\ mouth that turns up at the corners
Is a pretty. saucy mouth. Then. 10 make
things perfect, l had q dimpie put in
my chin.
Il early learned the advantage of cos
metic dentistry, and 1 often go simply
TO have my teeth Strengthened and whit
ened- The teeth grow apart and. as
one gets older, there are ugly open
spaces. These i have remedied. And
also have my complexion groOmed.
Having the complexion groomed is
most important And there are few
women who appreciate il. II more
women knew the Importance of groom
ing the complexion, there would be more
professional beauties. Even in old age.
] find myself frequently complimented
upon having a lovely skin.
The old beauty had more 10 say. But
this is enough 10 show the trend of her
mind The skin grooming TO which she
referred consisted Of face steaming. The
skin was steamed until the pores all be
came very open. Open pores are an
excellent thing once in "A while. And
steaming the face Is most admirable for
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LUXURIOUS LIVING OF OUR TIME.

The fact is, the labOrer of today has
Iuxuries that neither Queen Elizabeth
nor King George of our great-grand-
fathers :imc ever dreamed Of-daily
mail. telephone. street cars, electricity
for dOmetsic purposes. homes we'll light
ed, Well plumbed. and well heated. TO
say nothing OF the thousand and one
articles that we daily use and do not
regard as luSuries-for example, match
IS. Nowadays contagious diseases do
not deVaState our cities. because state
and municipal laws unite to enforce pro-
tective sanitation, Never were homes
so clean and well cared for as by the
hOusekeepeTs of today.
The Washington times., 1906-12-25
u HOLLY pARTY
FOR THE LITTLE ONES

The red and green Of the Christmas
holly furnishes a charming color scheme
for a Yuletide party for the little folks.
while the green leaves and scarlet ber-
ries can be utilized as subject matter for
games and contests.
In addition to the natural holly sprays
whcih figure in all Yuletide trimmings,
green tissue paper ribbon can be en-
plOyed 10 help out the necessary effect
Decorate the invitation note sheets
with wee sprays of holly which are
easy 10 do in water color: or. many
stationers can supply letter paper al
ready so decorated with stamped de-
signs of the Christmas green
Provide wreaths of artificial holly for
the girls and bOutOnnieres of il tied
with red ribbon for the 'oys Each re-
ceives his or her crown OF bouquet on
entering the room.
The first game on the program is
holly search. For this leaves shaped
like that of the holly are cut from green
paper and hidden around the room.
Each child receives a wee green basket
with handle tied with red ribbon and
twenty minutes time Is allowed for the
search. At the end OF this period a
bell is rung as a signal for the finish
The leaves in each basket are then
counted and the small boy or girl who
is found 10 have collected most receives
a box of candy, the cover OF which has
a pretty design OF holly
For another fTOlic, construct of four
ribs of wire and some scarlet tissue
paper a huge holly berry filled with
sugared almonds and other kinds Of
goodies
This is suspended from the ceiling in
the center Of the room and should have
clusters Of tissue paper leaves of ex-
aggeTated size, The children dance
around the holly berry
Ihen. one OF their number, walking
stick in hand, breaks the paper show
ering down the goodies. a merry
scramble for the scattering sweets fol-
lows and each child is allowed 10 re-
tain the candles collected
To prevent football tactics on the
The Washington times., 1906-12-25

When the square is found on the
mount OF Venus, hand flexible; mount of
Mercury abnOrhal (c): head ana life
line separated. the Incarceration IS gen
orally due 70 some scheming on a more
colossal scale.
icide Gig. l0)-A grill or cross
on an exaggerated upper mount OF Mars
(a); quadrangle narrow (bJ; short heart
line and weak. a thumb (c) that is
heavy or club shaped ID.
The Washington times., 1906-12-25

of the Moon. and continuing in a direct
course 10 the mount OF Saturn ta)
Fortune due tC personal efforts. Gig
6i-fhe frst wrist line chained or irreS-
ular (a). the Fate line tied down with
the life line for some time %.
Honors and distinction Gig d
branches rising from the life line ca;
stra ght line from the wrist lines TO
the mount Of Sun o. Star in the quad
rangle (c).
The Washington times., 1906-12-25

Shattered hopes through life. Zig. A.
Many small lines shooting out from the
life line in the direction of the wrist (a);
a poor sate line %: many confused lines
on the mount OF tire Sun tC), the Sun
line ending in a series OF small Tines
" hen nearing the mount OF the sun (dl-
Fortune due TO the action OF others
dig. "a fate line rising on the mount
The Washington times., 1906-12-25

Honors and riches Orig. s)-Branches
rising from the life line and nearing the
center OF the head line IN the triangle
ta). These honors and riches are due
10 great personal efforts.
lrnEPisOnment Gig ga square near
the life line on the mount OF Venus {a);
hand hard; thumb set low; head line
short (b) mount Of Jupiter fat, as such
Imprisonment is usually due 70 petty Of
tense.
The Washington times., 1906-12-25
IN CARNCE-
By TfLLNT.

fate line that is clear and long. and ris-
ing from the mount Of Moon ta). a
star on the mount of Sun do: several
vertical lines on the mount of san (c);
which must be distinct and uncrOssed in
both hands. Fame gained by talent tFig
3l-Oue line from the mount of Venus
to the mount OF sun, and ending IN a
star (a); clear Sun line in both
hands tb).
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NToTIcEo OF JUDICIAL SALE


Pursuant 70 q decree q TIE Curcslit
Court Of Calhoun County, made and entered
on the sth day n July 1906. in the ebsnc-
cry cause Of d. W. oheuoweth 4 Son "
Serena Siers & Others, will on Tuesday
che 10Th, day Of October 1906, at the front
door Of the Court House Of Calhoun Coun-
y, Wea YirviUis, (tliat being the first
day Of the October term Of the said circuit
court }, offer for sale 20 tie highest bidder
20 public auction, the following described
resl estate; The sixty acres Of land situAt,
ia Washington District, on the vaters oil
che left hand fork OF the West Fork, in
said Calhoun county; But reserving and ex
cepting from tliis sale all che oil and ga
and coal in, on and under this said paroe
Of land with the right and privilege o
operating the same, being the same land
ADD reservation named m a deed Of convey
ance made by G. N Snodgrsss and Rober
Sharp 10 J Il. Siers dated November l6tl
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II. Fl. ROBEYN2z CO.

1903, and recorded in deed book No. "a
page 2a7, copy Of which Is filed With
tbe papers in this cause to which references
= here made.
Terms Of sale, One-third Of tho purchase
money cash in hand and the residue upon
q credit Of one and two years, tsking from
che purchaser notes or bonds with good
security, bearing interest from day Of salo
for the deferred installments Of purchase
money, aud retaining che legal title Of said
real estate ~ further security therefor, as
additional security until an deferred in
stallments of purchase money shall have
been paid.
r. r. KrpD, Special Comr.
], G. G. stsrcher, Clerk o. the circuit
court q Calhoun County, do hereby certify
that bond has been given BY che above
named commissioners, as Il required by the
decree in the shove stylee Cause.
G. G.. Starcher, Clerk,
rer s. T. Waldo, Deputy
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Undertaking Department.

Special Personal attention will given Undertaking
patment and will Garry good assortment MS
Robes Suits and Trimmings and will Equipped Casket Wag
and Licensed Embamer and will deliver
homes and do the Funeral Directing free of Charge
get Just what want at Arnodsburg
Mamoh Stock at Spencer and Deliver within after
get the order always
be on the Road in Thirty minutes after get your
We also give FREE the Gphouas
yOurpurchases amount to $40 90.
Hoping that associations with the people tf
country will be mutually agreeable aud assuring prices
right and Treatment first elass.we are,
SINCERELY YOURS
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tnckhOIders Meeting.

The Annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Bank of Grautsville
will be held at it's banking room in
the town Of Grantsville, County of
Calhoun, and State of West Virginia
on the Goth day of December, 1906.
at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. for
the election of q board of directors
for the en- suing year aud for the
transac ton Of any other bushes as
may properly come before the meet
ing
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1t will be remembered by our
our readers that at the Arnoldsb1rg
fair last fall "Dad"Bruce had fine
watch stolen from him and no trace
could be COTTON of it. The watch
was a present to Mr. Bruce from the
Lowther Oil Co; and was valued at
$500. Mr. Bruce gave several par
ties q description of the watch with
instructions t. watch for it, so on
last Wednesday. a teamster by the
name of Kirkpatrick discovered the
watch in the possession of Floyd
Mountz a rig builder, who was try
ing to pawn it to saloon keeper at
Spencer, for 81. 90. Kirkpatrick
called Mr. Bruce on the phone, who
ordered Mounts arrested and held
until he got there. He went over
and proved his watch, aud had a
warrant sworn out and placed in
Constable Eli Roberts hands, who
started with his prisoner for Grants
vile, all went we'll until they
reached the top Of the hill noai
Nowt CunninRham's on Pine creek
when Mount leaped from bis horse
and took to the woods. Mr. Roberts
chased him a short ways, but soor
gave mp the chase, and Mr. Mount
is still ct large.
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Congressman woodward Will do
everything in his power, we believe,
to have the Little Kauawha locked
and damned, at the coming session
of Congress, he will be unable to do
much with out the help of the PEG
pie along the river. let's get together
and send a man to Washington to
assist him in getting this much
needed improvement. 1t will pay
us a wonderful percentum on our
investment If our efforts are SUCCESS.
FIJI. With slack water to Glenville-
--or even to Grantsville- Calhoun
would soon ''blossm as the rose"
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Arthur G. Miller, Cashier


1t has been suggested to us that
alittle Kanawha improvement Go
be organized for the purpose Of
pushing the slack watar proposition
at the coming session Of Congress-
1t is good idea and should be
done at once. II every County
along the Kanawha from Gilmer to
Wood would get together and send
one or more good men to Washing,
ton to lobby for locks and dams, we
believe that Congress would take
the matter up, and appropriate
enough to lock the river, let's try it,
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NOTICE

There will be a special session Of
the County Court Of Calhoun County
held at the Court House Of said
County on Thursday Dec 20. 1906
for the iollowinS purposes. towii:
To take bond and qualify eli
County and District officers who
elected as such on Nov. g. 1906.
s. ". MeQIung. Clerk.
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a j.. Kenney was in New York
last week negotiating the sale Of gas
pr perry in which he is interested.
He succeeded in getting payment
on an option and returned with
$ll20. which lie this week being paid
out 10y him ia rentals and bonuses.
Hut thst would not prevent a con-
temptible cuss from saying, "Kenney
came up from Parkersburg last week
for few hours"
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The following now cbancery
cases have been recently instituted:
John w. Goldsmith vs Mary Gold
smith
b. G Mathews, admir-, vs. w. II.
Woods. ct ell
w. II. Smith Hardware Co., vs.
J NJ. Vease.
Lowther Kaufman Oil & Coal
Go. VS. Aleco Oil q Gas Co.
r. l. Jarvis, VS. w. A. and S A.
King.
l.. r Bell, rs Nelson Ricoards,
et el
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Russell, the eldest son of l.. p.
Bickel, of this town. received quite a
painful injury while coming home
from school last Wednesday. A boy
threw base ball which was not
caught by the person intended, and
in passing, struck Russell in the
face. His nose was broken and
other injuries were sustained. DIR.
Dye dressed the wounds and he ia
now better, but suffered excruci-
ating pain.
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Sweetheart

But instead, visit Chenoweths
store, whore you will find the incest
and most useful line Of Christmas
goods IN Grantsville. Our line of
furs, waists, skirts, gloves, ladies
collars, mems ties and suspendors
are elegant. A look viii convince
you that
o. i. Cbenoweth, sells it
for less.
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TIL ere has been q good deal of
talk recently as to who will be the
next Sheriff. Too early boys. Re-
member that "the best laid plans Of
mice and men aft gang aglee":
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Under recent act of Congress,
no gasoline boat is allowed to run
without at least one licensed man
on the boat. In consequence Sow
eral Of our local rivermen are max
ing application for licenses.
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Jim Huffman il having a new
boat built at Parkersburg. and Will
put the Edith HIS machinery on it,
using the old hull for a flat. He
expects to be able to make the
round trip in day.