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The Washington times., 1906-01-12

OF orris root, one and one-half ounces
Of triple essence of rose and one-half
pint of white wine vinegar Mix and
strain This viii be better If the mixture
is allowed 10 stand fOr three days tight
ly corked before straining-
A careful woman who wishes her hair
10 retain its beauty puts on a little tonic
each night, or certainly every other
night. A simple but excellent one is
made OF an ounce OF tincJure OF nux
Vomica, one ounce OF spirits Of rosemary
and two ounces OF alcohol. Noisten the
scalp.
A toilet table equipped with these things
may be considered well stocked with
essentials TO aid woman in looking her
best.
The Washington times., 1906-01-12
Lip Salve.

A delicious lip salve that may be put
on before going into the street is made
of one-half ounce of spermaceti o!nt-
ment, seven and one-half grains of bal
sam Of Peru, seven and one-half grains
of alkanet and two drops of oil of cloves
Put the alkanet into the ointment IN a
bottle or dish and let stand over gentle
heat until the liquid is rose-colored.
Then put through a strainer When
cool stir in the balsam and let it settle.
When IL is clear pour off the liquid,
leaving the sediment and add the Glove
When cold il should be hard, but will
not If it has been subjected to too great
heat. It must simply get warm.
To use on the hands there is nothing
better than one-half ounce of benzoated
zine ointment. two and one-half grains
II camphOr. one-quarter OF a dram of
subnltrate OF bismuth and one-quarter
ounce of orange flower ointment Mix
thoroughly, after the manner of the cold
cream. Apply to the hands night and
morning It will whiten as well as soften
the skin.
II woman wishes TO use rouge she
would do we'll TO make her own. TO be
sure there is no mercury in it. simple
one is made OF one-half dram Of car
mine. one dram of oil OF almonds and
two ounces OF French chalk Mix thor
oughly. and II viii be found that the
chalk absOrbs the oil. making an adhe-
sive powder. A face powder one may be
sure OF is composed Of three ounces of
rice -four. three ounces OF rice starch,
one and one-half ounces OF carbonake of
masnesia, three-quarters OF an ounce of
boric acid pulverized, three-quarters of
a dram of powdered orris, seven drops
OF essence of citron and seven of essence
or bergamot. Mix the essences. with the
magnesia and then combine with the
powder Strain before using
The Washington times., 1906-01-12
The southern's Palm Limited

to Florida. also Aiken and Augusta,
leaves Washington daily except Sunday,
6:55 .. m. Electric lighted throughout.
Other high-class trains to Florida and
all other resorts for winter outings. L. S.
Brown, G. A. Southern Railway, 705
18th st. NV.
The Washington times., 1906-01-12

To Editor Womans Inquiry Column:
win you kindly obIige me by telling
me which it is proper TO use IN ad-
dressing a letter 10 a married woman,
her husbands first name or her FIRST
name? c r.
1t is the proper thing to address a
letter to a married woman as Mrs
John X Smith. using her husband ;
first name.
To Editor woman's Inquiry Column;
Please tell me what can put on my
hair to keep it in curl and how to wave
IL, and Oblige, c. A l.
Why don't YOU try loosely braiding
the front half OF the hair at night in
two or three small braids and dampen-
ing them with bay rum or even cold
water. This you will find will give the
hair a beautiful, thick. wayy appearance
which Will last all through the day ana
evening even of "a damp rainy day.
To Editor Woman's Inquiry Column:
l. Is it proper for young lady TO
receive flowers from a young man after
he has given her up?
> Is il right TO live with a husband
vino comes home every night under the
influence of liquor? r. q. r.
I. The flowers would indicate 10 me
that he hadn't given me up. If l liked
him / would be delighted. II not, I
would not accept the flowers.
, 1t must be mighty unpleasant 10
live with such a man, and if ! were
YOU / most certainly would not think
II right nor would i do so
To Editor Woman's Inquiry Column:
]. Tell ME how 10 dress for an after
noon tea
?. What is good for chapped hands?
r. :
/. Wear your best tailored gown. a
Pretty, light waist, white gloves, and
the prettiest hat you have.
2 j find the best lotion for my hands
rose water This ] get from the drug
gist pure and mix myself. rubbing on
the hands Immediately after washing,
II Is absorbed IN a very short time and
keeps the hands soft and white in the
severest weather.
To Editor Womans Inquiry Column.
Please give me recipe for 2erspir-
ing feet. l. j. w
I cannot recommend proprietary aTti-
cles in the column. but IL you VIII send
me stamped self-addTessed envelope
shall be glad TO help you.
To Editor Woman's Inquiry Column:
a young man has been calling on me
The Washington times., 1906-01-12
ALL WHITE FOR CHILDREN.


separate to point,
high
The Washington times., 1906-01-12

] wish I knew what regular com
pany" meant. II the young man has
called on you steadily for several
months YOU may consider him "regu-
lar" / think | wouldn't consider him
serious If ] were you until re asks you
20 marry him.
The Washington times., 1906-01-12

To Editor WOman's Inquiry Column:
Should SOUP he eaten from the side
of a spoon or from the front2 G w.
From the side.
The Washington times., 1906-01-12

I for some time bat has never asked for
nv company. Would you consider him
my regular company? p G.
The Washington times., 1906-01-12

TO Editor Womans Inquiry Column;
Let me know how 10 remove super
auous hair from the back OF the neck.
H l.
The Washington times., 1906-01-12

The only permanent way 10 remove
superfiuoUs hair is by the use OF the
electric needle. This work should be
done by a specialist and is both pain
ft1I and extensive. The hair may be
made less noticeable by bleaching with
peroxide Of hydrogen.
The Washington times., 1906-01-12

To Editor Woman's Inquiry Column;
young man was duly introduced TO 3
young lady about two years ago and
though he kept I'D "a speaking acquatnt-
anCe with her ever since has never
called Not long ago he invited her 10
the theater by letter. She never an
swered the invitation. What do YOU
think OF the situation? D. C.
The Washington times., 1906-01-12

I think the young man should have
called before extending the invitation
but J also think the young woman was
discourteOus IN not replying 10 it.
The Washington times., 1906-01-12

To Editor Woman's Inquiry Column:
Please give me somthing for black
heads and pimples / L. L.
For blackheads and pimples. first be
careful In your diet. Take a teaspoon
fuI OF phosphate Of soda in hot water
every morning before breakfast and
drink a glassful of hot water every
night before retiring and as often as
possible just before meals. every night
before retiring rub on some good cold
cream. or you viii send me a stamped
addressed envelope ! viii give YOU the
name Of the cream / consider the best
for this purDOse) Let this stay on the
face for about ten minutes. Then rub
this OF with "A towel and note the ac-
cumulatiOn OF dirt that comes with IT,
Then wash the face in water as hot as
YOU can stand It, using some good pure
soap that suits your skin After this
apply dioXygen as lotion, rubbing IL
In well. This viii give 4 fresh, youth
ful glow 10 the complexion. and II
persisted IT,. will soon remove all sorts
Of erIptious from the skin. Then mas
sage for few minutes with cold cream
In the morning wash with warm water
and rinse with cold water and YOU will
md your complexion will soon show
marked Improvement
The Washington times., 1906-01-12

To Editor Woman's Inquiry Column:
Please tell me what | can put on my
hair to keep it in curl and how to wave
IL, and oblige, c. A l..
The Washington times., 1906-01-12

1t is the proper thing to address a
letter TO a married woman as Mrs
John X Smith. using her husband ;
first name
The Washington times., 1906-01-12
THE HOME ITS PROBLEMS AND ITS INTERESTS
@41aWONIAN1S $50
INQUIRY COLUMN

inquiry invited They should addressed
10 Inquiry umn Washington Times
Saturday 7 the following
The Washington times., 1906-01-12

To Editor Woman's Inquiry Column;
win you kindly oblige me by telling
me which it is proper TO use IN ad-
dressing a letter TO a married wrman'
her husbands first name or her first
name? & X.
The Washington times., 1906-01-12

Rubifoam for the teeth. .I7o
CuticuFa Soap. cakes for. soc
Mennen's Boratcd or Violet Tai
. o
Double breasted Chamois Skin Vests
all sizes. were $125 and $3.50.
now 1890 .bSc
The Washington times., 1906-01-12

To Editor Womans Inquiry Column.
Please give me recipe for perspir-
ing feet. l. j. w
The Washington times., 1906-01-12

I cannot recommend proprietary aTti-
cles in the column. but II you viii send
me a stamped self-addressed envelope
shall be glad TO help you.
To Editor Woman's Inquiry Column:
The Washington times., 1906-01-12

To Editor Womans Inquiry Column:
J. Tell ME how 10 dress for an after
noon tea
. What is good for chapped hands?
r. :
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-06-07
AN ORDINANCE

Providing for the levy, assessment,
and collection of taxes to defray
the current expenses of the city
government, for street and bridge
purposes, and for the erection,
construction, ETC., of permanent
improvements, within the city
limits of the city of Brownsville,
for the year A. D. 1906.
Be it ordained by the city council
of the city of Brownsville: that for
the year A. D. 1906, there is now
hereby levied, and shall be assessed
and collected, the following taxes
upon all property, real, personal,
and mixed, situated within the city
of Brownsville, Texas. as follows,
towit:
First. For the purpose of de
fraying the current expenses OF the
city government of the city of
Brownsville, for the year A. D.
1906, there is now hereby levied
an ad valorem tax of twenty-five
(25c) cents on the one hundred
(S100.00) dollars cash value there
of, estimated in lawful currency
of the United States, (Which said
cash value shall be estimated IN the
manner prescribed by the laws OF
this state and ordinances of this
city, on ali property, real, person
al, or mixed, situated in the said
city of Brownsville, county OF
Cameron, and State of Texas, not
specially exempted from taxation
by the laws of this state and ordi-
nances of this city, on the first Cd
day OF January, A. D. 1906. and
on all property sent out of said city
of Brownsville, Texas, prior to said
first day of January, 1906, for the
purpose of evading the payment OF
taxes thereon, and afterwards re-
turned to said city.
Second. For the purpose of i'm
proving and keeping in repair the
roads, streets, and bridges within
the city limits of the city OF Browns
vile, county of Cameron, State OF
Texas, there is now hereby levied
and ad valorem tax of fifteen 15c)
cents on the one hundred (Sl00. 00)
cash value thereof, estimated IN
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-06-07

lawful currency of the United
States, (Which said cash value shall
be estimated in the manner pres
cribed by the laws of this state and
ordinances Of this city, on all
property, real, personal, or mixed,
situated in the said city of Browns
vile, county of Cameron, State of
Texas, and not specially exempt
ed from taxation by the laws of
this state and ordinances of this
city, on the first day of January,
A. D. 1906, and on all property
sent out of said city of Brownsville
prior to the said first day of jan
uary, A. D. 1906, for the purpose
of evading the payment of taxes
thereon, and afterwards returned
to said city.
Third. For the purpose of the
ton and construction of public
buildings, streets, sewers, and
other public improvements within
the limits of the said city of Browns
vile, county of Cameron, State OF
Texas. there is now hereby levied
and ad valorem tax of twenty-five
(25c) cents on the one hundred
(S10O.00) cash value thereof, esti-
mated in lawful currency OF the
United States. (Which said cash
value shall be estimated in the
manner prescribed by the laws OF
this state and ordinances Of this
city } on all property, real, per-
sonal, or mixed, situated in the
said city of Brownsville, county OF
Cameron, and State of Texas, not
specially exempted from taxation
by the laws of this state and ordi-
nances of this city, on the first Cd
day of January. A. ID. 1906, and
on all property sent out of said
city Of Brownsville. Texas. prior
to said first day OF January, 1906,
for the purpose of evading the pay
ment OF taxes thereon, and after
wards returned to said city.
Fourth. All OF the aforesaid
taxes, so levied, shall be paid in
lawful currency Of the United
States only.
Fifth.-That all such taxes as
hereinbefore levied shall become
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-06-07

due and payable on the first CD
day of October, A. D. 1906.
Sixth.-That all such taxes as
hereinbefore levied and provided
for by this ordinances, if not paid
on or before the first day of Feb
ruary, A. D. 1907, shall thereafter
bear interest until paid at the rate
of six (696) per centum per annum.
Seventh. any person, of as
ISOLATION of persons, firm, or cor
poration shall fail or refuse to pay
the taxes imposed upon him or
them, or his or their property by
this ordinance. until the thirty
first SD hay of January a. d.
1907, a penalty of ten (109O per
centum shall accrue on the entire
amount of such taxes due by him
or them.
Eighth. 1t is hereby made the
duty of the tax collector of this
city to collect all such taxes, inter
est and penalties that may accrue,
as hereinbefore provided, and all
such interest and penalties shall be
fully collected by him at the same
time as such tax upon which such
interest or penalties may have ac-
crued. is collected by him.
Ninth. That all ordinances, or
parts of ordinances, in anywise in
conflict with this ordinance. are
now hereby repealed.
Tenth. THAT this ordinance
shall take effect and be in force
from and after ten (lO) days pub
licatios hereof as required By law
in such cases made and provided.
Approved May 21st, 1906.
FREDERICK J CoMBE.
Mayor.
Attest: +. CHAMPION,
City Secretary.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-06-07
Some More Real Howlers,

Every German goes to school at
ar early age, however old he is.
An axis is an imaginary line on
which the earth is supposed to take
its daily routine.
The Pharisees were people who
like to show off their goodness by
praying in synony ms.
A sower went forth to SOW and
as he sowed he fell by the wayside
and thieves sprarg up and choked
him..
And having Our loins girt about
with the helmet of salvation.
The larynx is the voice box and
shuts when we swallow it.
A line is the shortest distance
between two dots.
A surface is the very top which
you can not see.
A solid is that which hasn't any
space under the circumference.
A circle is the amount taken in
by the line which goes all round
Parallel straight lines even il
produced to eternity can not ex-
pect to meet each other.
An undergraduate is Cd a per
son not up to the mark; Cd low
er class of board school.
An optimist is person that at
tends to peoples eyes.
When a word gets out of date il
is termed dead" and so gradual
ly language is built up.
Charles I. was going to be mar
ried to the Infants of Spain; lie
went to see her and broke it off al
once.
The Pilgrim Fathers thought il
better to be out of this wicked
world and so colonized in Massa'
chusetts.
Rome is noted for its Catacombs
where skulls of great people are
kept. These are very long and
dismal.
Liquids expand when heated, e
g., if kettle is placed on the fire
with water in it and all means o.
ventilation stopped up the kettle
would bounce off the fire from the
great force which was made inside
which it wanted to let escape.
When a man says he is ambitious
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-06-07
A Boy on the Tree.

A schoolboy got up to read a
composition on The Tree" He
got as far as This subject has
many branches, when the teacher
said:
Stop! You have not made
your bough you
IF you interrupt me again, y
said the boy, I'll leave"
You give me any more impu-
dence and III take the sap out of
you. Do you understand" said
the teacher.
Il twig." said the boy, and then
the regular order of business pro-
ceeded.
When man has a yacht and
automobiles, it is sign lots of girls
think he is good-looking.
e.. =
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-06-07
WASTING STRENGTH

Women who suffer from unnecessary, disaTeeabe,
painful, weakening, female complaints, will find that
Wine of Cardui is a safe and pleasant remedy for all
their Ills 1t acts directly upon all the delicate nflamed
tissues purifying the blood, throwing off the clogging
matter and relieving female disorders such as irregular,
scany, profuse, painful catamenia, proapSe, etc.
Also relieves headache, backache, dizziness,
cramps dragging pains, nervousness, irrtablllty ETC.
If you need advice, write letter ,+tellng us all
your symptoms. We will send free advice Gin plain
sealed envelope). Address Ladies' Advisory Dept,
The Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Tenn.
ATv DpurC1crc cryT Tr IN q m ROTTTES
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-06-07

When man says he is ambitious
to go into business, he has prob
ably had notice that he is goin to
lose his job.-New Work Press.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-06-07

1t is a good policy to be afraid
of your wife. so she won't have to
bring her mother for you to be
afraid of.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-06-07

OFFICERS:
William Kelly, Pres S. [. Dwormdn, Ist vice Pres
WI MRatciiffe I'd Vice Pres. A. Ashheim. Cashier
James B. Wells. Attorney
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-01-17
sold = GcAEe.

The grave In which lies the body OF
the man she called husband was yes.
terday decided away by Mrs. V. j.
Dubois. of Des Moines, for $40 to Mrs.
Mary Dubois, of Denver, whose claim
as wife of the same man has been
substantiated by the courts. With
the transfer goes the DesmoiS wo-
mans claim to the body Of the promi-
uent and wealthy Des Moines contrac-
tor, e. T. Duoois, who was found to
have three wives, one in Des Moines,
one in Denve and one in New Orleans.
1t is said that Dubois also had family
connections in New York ard Phila-
delphia. 1t was only that the title
might rest with the legal wife that
the transfer was made. Mrs. v. J.
Dubois, firmly beliving that the 9th
er women we're imposters, had purch.
ased the lot in the cametary, and the
possession tf the grave remained d with
her until the courts decided that the
legal rights rested in Mrs. Mary Du-
bois of Denver, and she then parted
with the remains Of her supposed hus-
band for $40.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-01-17

and Investigating mind, an earnest
seeker after knowledge, and above
all. possessed of a wonderfully sympa-
thetic nature.
In 1s43 she married Isaac Pinkham,
builder and real estate operator, and
their early married life was marked by
prosperity and happiness. They. had
four children, three sons and q
daughter.
In those good old fashioned days it
was common for mothers to make
their own home medicines from roots
and herbs, natures own remedies
calling in q physician only N specially
urgent cases. By tradition and eX-
perience many of them gained WON
derful knowledge CT the curative prop
critics of the various roots and herbs.
Mrs. Pinkham took great interest
in the study Of roots and herbs, their
characteristics and power over disease.
She maintained that just as nature so
bountifully provides in the harvest
fields and orchards vegetable foods of
all kinds; so, if we but take the pains
to find them, in the roots and herbs
y tllC uclo dlC 4SAAASo1Co
pressly designed to cure the various
ills and weaknesses of the body, and
it was her pleasure to search these out,
and prepare simple and effective medi.
cines for her own family and friends.
Chief of these was a rare combina-
Gion of ,the choicest medicinal roots
and herbs found best adapted for the
cure of the ills and weaknesses pecu-
liar to the female sex, and Lydia E. Pink
hams friends and neighbors learned
that her compound relieved and cured
and it became quite popular among
them.
All this so far was done freely, with
ont money and without price, as a
labor of love.
But in 1873 the financial crisis struck
Lynn. Itslength and severity were too
much for the large real estate interests
of the Pinkham family, as this class
of business suffered most from
fearfuldepression, so when the Centen-
nial year dawned it found their prop
erty swept away. Some other source
of income had to be found.
At this point Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound was made known
to the world.
The three sons and the daughter.
with their mother. combined forces to
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-01-17
Sacrificed Her Life,

Three women were burned to death
and one was Injured Saturday In fire
thai destroyed a b ,arding house at
1911 Missouri avenue, st. Lcuis. The
building caught fire from the fur
mace. The dead: Mrs. Pauline Her
mann, Miss Jewell Reed, daughter OF
proprietor; Mrs. Pulvermacher: Mrs.
Hilger, aged 10 years, who was sick,
jumped from an uppor window break
ing q leg. Miss Jewell Reed lost her
life In trying to save others. She
rushed into the street and cried for
help. Then she dashed back into the
house to alarm tho occupants The
three bodies were found in the bath.
rrnrp
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-01-17
The DIAMOND Cure.

The latest news from Paris, is, that
they have discovered q diamond cure
for consumption. II you fear con-
sumption or pneumonia, 1t Will, how.
ever, be best for you to take that great
remedy mentioned by W. T. Nc tGee, OF
Vanleer, Tenn. Il had cl ugh, for
fourteen years. N thirg helped me,
until I took Dr.. Kings New Dlscov
cry for Consumption, Coughs ard
Colds. which gave instant relief, and
effected a permanent cure" Un' quail
led quick cure, fvr Throat and Lung
Troubles. at any drug slor' prics
SOC and s1.Oo, guaranteed. Trial bot.
LIE free.