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The Washington times., 1906-07-01

Altizer's three-bagFer was on the first
ball Wadden threw over.
Well. maybe that wasn't a gift to the
visitors And our giIt-edged shortstop
had to be one of those TO help 'em along
Cheer up, Atty. mistakes happen In the
best regulated families
Not satisfied with the record Lave
Cross and Hickman made In the SEN
sational fielding line on Friday. SchIafly
did stunt himself yesterday that was
the equal. IL not a greater feat than
either of those pulled off Friday. wad-
dell pasted out n nasty one about ten
feet OF the ground and some distance
TO the right Of Schlafly. who stuck his
arm out and with a jump caught ~
underhhnded in time 20 double KaiSht
who was running to second.
Hick is again before the public eve
In the second when Cheerful Charles
came 10. the Quaker felders all hupred
the fences. but that buxom youth fooled
'em and b1nted. What's more. he beat
1t out to first
In the third Hughes pitched ten
straight balls. and allowed two hits all
Of which were 4 big help to the Ath-
letics.
Why Waddell got mad in the sixth.
when Stahl laid down a bunt which
Silk called dead. and what good It did
him to go wild for minute IS n nnvs-
tery-until you think that il was Rube
who did H.
Armbruster's first time at bat yester-
day made the third time he has been
sent up as a pinch batter during ths
series here and the third time he has
made good.
In the ninth inning Hughes had
thrown over but two balls when the
third batter faced him. Bender filed
to Jones and Hartsel 70 Cross.
The weather had its effect. and in
stead Of the big bunch who braved the
heat for Fridays double-header. there
were very few in the uncovered stands.
Connor got the hook when he went
down the first base line to umpire bases
The crowd was sure against him. but
after the way he did things yesterday
the fanatics should be lenient
That homer OF Armbruster's in the
seventh has caused a good bit of com
ment among the interested. In the first
place John had to run Ike mad TO get
close enough to Il to see Il. and when
he did it got away from him without
his ever touching IL. Now It's true that
had Andy waited for Il to come on the
bounce he could have held Armbrl1ster
on third, and the latter would have
died there a moment later on Murphy's
fly TO Hickman On the cTher hand. had
he caught it. 1t would have saved the
day. and the same ones who are now
knocking would be saying, "Yes It was
a chance. but then they ought to take
EN- once in while" Now they say.
WHY did tho sIOb taka the cba,co -,
The Washington times., 1906-07-01

In the postponed game War defeated
Postoffice in a close contest on the west
diamond by TO 8.
The game started slow, but ended in a
fast, interesting contest. Taylor's pitch
ing for War was of a high order. and
the timely batting of Shelor and Sabins
was a feature.
The score:
The Washington times., 1906-07-01
NOTES OF THE NoTABLES

Altizer's three-bagger was on the first
ball WaddeI threw over.
The Washington times., 1906-07-01

Connor got the hook when he went
down the first base line to umpire bases.
The crowd was sure against him. but
after the way he did things yesterday
the fanatics should be Ienient.
The Washington times., 1906-07-01

The weather had its effect, and IN.
stead OF the big bunch who braved the
heat for Fridays double-header. there
were very few in the uncovered stands
The Washington times., 1906-07-01
The score.

Ec-ned runs-Agriculture. g. First base
by errC rs-Agriculture. 5: Treasury. g. Left
on bas' s-Agriculture. 10; Treasury, s. First
base - bails-On Titus. l; or Sanders. l;
on FUlcher ?. Struck out-By Titus. I: by
Sanders, S; by Fulcher. >. Two-base hits
Fulcher, ?; Hoffman, 2; Spillane, Winston,
Titus Sacrifice hits-Weber Brown, Titus
Stolen baSes-Weber. 2: Taylor. Wiley. Smith
2; Bielaski. Lord. Graves. Hit by pitcher
By Sanders. l. Wild pitch-Sanders. Passed
balls-Weber. . Umpire-Venable. Time OF
game-l hour and 20 minutes.
The Washington times., 1906-07-01

In the ninth inning Hughes had
thrown over but two balls when the
third batter faced him. Bender flied
to Jones and Hartsel 70 Cross.
The Washington times., 1906-07-01

Hick is again before the public eve
In the second when Cheerful Charles
came no. the Quaker flelders all bupred
the fences. but that buxom youth fooled
'em and bJnted. What's more he beat
It out to first
The Washington times., 1906-07-01

Armbruster's first time at bat yester-
DAY made the third time he has been
sent up as pinch batter during thu
series here and the third time he has
made good.
The Washington times., 1906-07-01

In the third Hughes pitched ten
straight balls, and allowed two hits. all
Of which were big help to the Ath-
letics.
The Washington times., 1906-07-01

Why Waddell got mad in the sixth.
when Stahl laid down a bunt which
SILK called dead. and what good It did
him to go wild for a minute. is a u1ys-
tery-until you think that il was Rube
who did H.
The Washington times., 1906-07-01

"eil' maybe that wasn't n gift to the
visitors And our gilt-edsed shortstoP
had to be one of those TO help 'em along
Cheer up. Atty. mistakes happen In the
best regulated families.
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the bride presents her husband TO those of
her friends whom he does not know, re-
eeiving from him a like service on the ar
rival of his friends. She remarks. "You
have not met my husband. L think, Miss
Pretty? Preston. wish to introduce YOU"
1t is mistake for a bride to detain any
one in even brief conversation so long as
guests are pressing forward for recognition.
Throughout the reception the brides moth
er must not leave her place in the drawing
room.
There is no special obligation for the host
of the occasion to remain at his wife's side
throughout the reception Ordinarily he re-
ceives with her for half an hour or more
and then devotes himself to bestowing
friendly attention and talk where they are
most needed, and he gives especial atten-
ton to the mother or the nearest woman
relative of the groom present.
If the bride enters the dining room at all
she does so on the arm of her husband
Frequently she prefers to keep her position
in the drawing room until the time draws
near for her departure. Then she quietly
disappears with sister or bridemaid and
returns In her travelling gown to find her
husband awaiting her at the foot of the
stairs, along with the ushers, trademarks,
her family and those friends who Iinger to
see her departure. or these she takes leave,
last of all embracing her mother. and drives
off with her husband amid showers of rice
and satin slippers.
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windows with best sharp vinegar. Flower
pot stains are removed from window sills
by rubbing them with fine wood ashes and
rinsing with clean water. II you have a
pane of glass to put In and wish to remove
the old putty, heat your poker red hot and
apply quickly to the putty, being careful
rot to hit the woodwork or you will scorch
1t and thus discelor the paint. When the
putty is thoroughly heated slip knife be-
tween 1t and the wood and the putty will
come off easily, leaving the wood smooth
and clean.
Sickness
In families frequently can be traced to the
cellar, for the cellar not unusually opens
into the kitchen. The kitchen Is heated and
the cellar is not. Following natural laws.
the colder air Of the cellar will rush to
take the place OF the warmer and there
fore lighter air OF the kitchen. This would
be well enough II the cellar air was pure.
but often 1t is not; partly decayed vegeta-
bies may be there, or rotten wood, etc. A
day should be taken to throw out and carry
away all dirt. rotten wood. decayed vege-
tables. and other accumulat ions which have
gathered there. Then brush down the cob
webs and with q bucket OF Hme give the
walls and ceiling good coat OF whitewash.
II whitewash brush ID not at hand take
an old broom that Is partly worn out and
spread the wnitRwash on thick and strong.
It will sweeten up the air OF the cellar. the
parlor and the bedrooms and II may save
the family from many Affections.
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Evils of Shoe Backing.

From the New York Press.
"A fortune awaits the man who invents
odorless shoe backing" declared the man
about town. "Well-polished shoes always
make their presence known, and they leave
a trail of backing perfume behind them In
parlor, hall and dining room. One pair Of
newly BACKED shoes is sufficient to scent up
an entire room. and In a crowd II is the
odor of shoe backing which arises above
that of all others. At the theater the
sachet-perfumed garments of the women
are smothered by the shoe backing scent,
and violet. lily of the valley, carnation.
white rose, all go down before the shoe
polish.
BE a man ever so shy, modest and IN
obtrusive his presence will be felt In a
roomful OF company If he happens TO be the
only man in the room who has had his
shoes freshly shined. He gets conscious OF
his feet and knows that every one Is
certain he has just come from the boot
black He knows that those shoes VIII
keep on smelling for twenty-four hours. and
wishes feryently that he was wearing boots
of rusty black-anything but those with that
shining odoriferous polshi
eff some one does arise to invent odor-
less backing he may go a step further and
manufacture perfumed backing, and the
bootblack will ask Violet, white rose. car
nation or muskg before he begins work on
customers shoes.
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After the Ceremony
The bride, arriving from church with the
groom, goes at once to the drawing room.
AS her maids and nearest relatives appear
she throws back her veil to receive the
kisses and expressions of congratulation;
and then the bride and groom stand to-
gether under group of floral wedding
bells-or before screen Of flowers, the
bridesmaids forming line or group to the
left of the bride. The parents of the bride
stand together near the door by which the
guests enter, and the father and mother OF
the groom are conspicuously present at
some other point In the room. Guests are
not announced at q wedding reception, put
are allowed to join at once the line rapidly
passins In review before the bride and
groom, the ushers taking care to see that
all strangers to the bride are properly In
troduced The bride greets every one with
extended hand and cordial thanks for his
kind speeches. To those who but brf ~
address her she need only say, How do
YOU do: thank you so much, or MY dear
Mrs. Guest. it is so good of you to say SO
many kind and f1attering things" or i
thank YOU Mr.. Spectator, II l look as
happy as / feel, then l must be the picture
of content.
While guests still are arriving the bride
and groom remain in their places. When no
ushers are at hand to make introduetions
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and attractive designs. On the tray are
ranged the coffee pot, teapot, hot-water
jug. cream jug and sugar basin. the cup
and saucer, the egg cup, the deep porridge
saucer the muffin dish with perforated top
and the plate for the breakfast. If the
bacon lover could crave for dish on which
the delectable relish might be served 1t
probably only IS mark of unreason. There
are sets for nearly everything noVa6ays. l
have spoken of almond and cress and salad
sets. The fish sets and game sets are moth
Ing new, but q novelty is a cake set-a
round platter, with a set of plates to match
which to serve cake at afternoon tea.
The casserole daily is growing in favor on
this side of the water. and there Is large
variety of these dishes to be purchased just
now. Some round. some are oval. some
shallow. some deep. Some of the casseroles
have two handles, rather ears, one on
each side; others have no handles at all;
a long handle running out at tangent on
one side.
One could go on indefinitely with a recital
OF the asparagus plates and dishes. the
charming squat cracker jars the novel and
quantity shaped sugar bowls that are al
most yaselike In form with their turned-up
ends and curving sides, and numberless
other pretty and fancifui pieces. One after
dinner set especially is pleasing with its
two cups and saucers. Its tiny cream and
sugar and its pretty pot, that can hold not
more than three cups.
II the china makers cannot invent new
articles, they can a. least modify and adapt
old forms and secure results that are bound
TO coax the money from the pockets of the
china lover.
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haps the greater part of them should be
perennials which come up of themselves
every spring and which are hardy and re-
liable. Wild flowers particularly are effect
i've. Every one knows that many of the
native herbs of woods and gfades are more
attractive than some of the most priced
flowers.
The greater part of these native flowers
grow readily in cultivation, sometimes even
In places which. in soil and exposure are
much unlike their native haunts.
Many of them make thiekened roots, and
they may safely be transplanted at any
time after the flowers have passed
One of the advantages of these borders Is
that they always are ready to receive more
plants unless they are full Their sym
metry is not marred IL some plants are
pulled out and others are put in. And IL
the weeds now and then get start little
harm is done. Plants may be put in every
month in the year when the frost is out of
the ground. Plants may be dug from the
woods or fields whenever you find one that
you fancy even in July. The tops are cut
off, the roots kept moist, and even though
the soil be unkindly, most of the plants are
certain to grow.
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FurS-
THAT have begun to look marked, soiled, or
dtnev. especially about the neck, can De
.a,isfactorily renovated at home with COM
11a "a lively little trouble and expense, wnich
Is a grateful relief from the cost or send
ing them to the professional cleaners FHst,
shake them well in the open air; then nang
them on the clothes lines and Deat gehuy
with a rattan furniture heater.
These prelinninaries over, use ABOUT ~
cents worth of veneerilg sawduse from
reliable furrier; dampen 1t slightly with the
best quality of gasoiene and rub thoroughly
into the fur with the hands, first placing
the fur on clean paper ON fiat surface
After this has-been rubbed In wait few
hours and then beat and shake and hang
out to air and remove the gasolene odor.
Sometimes with white fur and rugs 1t Is
necessary to repeat the process, to insure
satisfaction.
There is not a particle of danger II care
be taken In the process. The whole UNDER
taking should be carried through out OF
doors or In q room devoid of artificial heat
or artificial light of any variety. since gas
olene Is infiammaible and explosive.
Clean Windows
With soft rag wet in kerosene, then polish
with clean cloth free from lint. Finger
marks may be removed from windows by
putting few drops OF ammonia on moist
CLOTH which should make quick work Of
them.
Mortar and paint may be removed from
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| FERROUS agony. not the less real because it
Vas too deep for us fully to fathom its
meaning. meekness triumphed From that
hour when his meek submission of faith tri-
umphed he moved serenely to the final sac
rifice.
The inner meaning. the heart of the
meekness of Jesus. is acquiescence with the
will of God, and Ii has quality of charac-
ter expressed throughout His career.
Always and everywhere He was acting in
the will of Him who appointed His varied
tasks, and therefore, meek alike when as
a lamb before her shearers is dumb, so he
opened not His mouth silence then fitting
the occasion; and when His lips became as
a flame of fire, consuming by the breath of
His mouth the enemies OF Righteousness.
What to Read.
How to read and what to read become per-
picking questions in this day of books with
out end And it is not the youthful alone
that ponder over these questions. Many
midde-aged and even older people are often
confronted by the fact that they are retro
grading; that they have done little toward
stimulating the activity of the mind since
their school days. They are out of touch
with the spirit of the times.
Social. family and household duties can
crowd systematic self-culture into the back
ground till suddenly we are confronted by
the fact that so much has been done that
know and far andt wandtuntdantrun
begin?
1t Is like trying to answer any of the other
complicated questions of life. for different
types of mind need different methods OF
study and different classes of books. And
il is not so much the amount of time given
to reading as the persistency of the effort
that makes what is termed well-read
person.
It has been estimated that so little
methodical effort Is made by people not ac-
tUally engaged in intellectual pursuits that
the employment OF two hours during each
week will make in few years well-stored
mind
Whatever you are most interested In will
make q good subject for systematic study.
Then reading will become both enjoyable
and profitable. A lady who began study on
these lines remarked thai it was marvellous
how everything that she picked up con-
tributed to the knowledge she was trying to
get as soon as she decided on a definite
subject. She began the study of the life
of Napoleon, and it seemed that the maya
zines and newspapers were vying with one
another to supply interesting little anec-
dotes that she would not get in the heavier
histories.
When she felt that she was ready for a
new subject. as some of the masters of lit
erature, she found the same thing true
again. Material was everywhere at hand
to help her in her study.
1t is not necessary that we should scatter
our fire and try to read everything in order
to be intelligent. 1t is better to know a few
authors well, and those who can contribute
than to read aimlessly a great number of
books and remember little When one has
read few historical works 1t Is easy Ito
find oneself" IN the field of history. and the
same is true in poetry, essay and fiction.
ADA MAY KRECKER.
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Hair Wisdom
In some things 1t Is we'll to go back to
first principles. and in nothing does this
seem to be nearer true than In the care OF
the hair. ALI of US have heard OF the
smooth, luxuriant tresses of our grand
mothers time, and some of US will admit
that we can remember when our mother
wore her hair parted and smoothed until
1t shone like piece of black satin We
also are told that there was little COM
plant about the hair being thin in those
days What has wrought the wonderful
change?
Few people in that era went to a profess
sional to have their hair treated. 1t was
all done at home and each person did 1t for
herself. In the first place, they kept their
hair clean without washing all the LIE ana
natural oil out of 1t. If the hair began to get
dry and harsh some pleasant oil was ap-
piled to the roots which can be done with
out getting enough on the hair itself to
make it unpleasant. But 1t was never al
lowed to get harsh and dry as hair often
does nowadays from the constant wash
ing.
Then the combing was done more ration
ally Some of the modern methods OF
dressing the hair have not been at all con-
ducive to shining. even tresses. The curl
ing. or rather the burning of the hair,
and the rough Juggling at the comb TO
get it ali in the required fluffy condition,
have developed an unconscious harsh
method OF handling 1t. not to speak CT
the uneven rough ends that are left in
consequence.
This brings US to the subject OF the
treatment of the ends of the hair. The
modern method of singing was not fol-
lowed by our grandmothers They would
have considered 1t a brutal way of treat
ing the hair. When the hair became I'M
even and the ends split it carefully was
trimmed with the scissors.
There also is another factor that often is
not thought of in modern treatment, and
that is the care of the hair during the night.
To be sure. we are told to comb it out care
fully and braid 1T, but our grandmothers
even were more painstaking than that.
They saw that the Dightcap was properly
adjusted before they laid their heads on the
pillow, and this protected the hair from
rough treatment during the sleeping hours
The wearing of the nightcap was considered
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Choosing Books

OSNNNS
Books Lighthouses build on the sea of
timer' What more delightful pastime than
the collecting of books that are to be our
constant companions through life! We can
say of them as we say OF human compan-
ions, that they are indices by which we
may judge of ones character
The value of a library does not consist so
much In the number of volumes as in the
character of the books composing the col
lection. Then again, the presence of the
books themselves will mean little unless
they bear the impress of having been com
panions-of being read and reread. 1t Is
understood that book that Is worth read
ing once is worth reading several times. In
fact, We are told to read book until it has
nothing more to tell us. Then everything
in 1t has become part Of our permanent
knowledge-we are ready to read something
else.
There is little to recommend the style OF
collecting a library that has been many
times follOwed-the collecting or handsome
ly bound volumes in sets for the display
that they will make on the bookshelves.
One such a library, having been sold IN
portions the death of the owner. showed
inutImerable books that had never been
opened, since they were placed as an
RGornment in the room. Leaves were uncut
and the backs would hardly yield to those
VINO were trying 10 SlaHce through theh
pages.
II is not given to many to have the shap-
ing and selecting of an entire library.
great deal of this has been done for US
before we were old enough to do ii for our
selves And then again il is part of our
inheritance, just certain pieces of old
furniture have withstood the ravages of
time and remain to do service to US.
But We can do our part toward adding
to this collection. In one corner of the
library we can arrange those that are our
especial contribution. They may not num-
Der more than one or two each year, but
II they have been selected carefully and
Viii read they will remain permanent
monument
So much has been written by the great
ones of the earth about the wonderful in
fiuence of these silent mentors that it is
strange that every one does not take pride
In his Individual contribution to the family
storehouse of knowledge. For. From their
pages great souls look down in all their
granduer. undlmmed by the faults and fol-
lies OF earthly existence consecreated by
time"
The Meekness-
OF Jesus implies no nerveless element In his
character, no lack of virility, no defect of
force OF Will. on the contrary, it was be-
cause Of the energy of his will that he pre-
emineutly was meek. Will as the psychol-
ogists teach is the center of personality.
The entire career of Jesus bears witness
to an exceptionally strong will AS spe-
clal instance in proof his supreme struggle
IN Ciethsemane may be noted when ms
reekness Of submission was tested to the
uttermost Under the burden of that mys-