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The Washington times., 1907-01-16

5000 A MONTH
For nice 6-ro0m AID bath 2-story brick
residence. porcelain bath, in good section ne.
COLLINS-GUERRN CO. 62I 18Th 81 nv
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The Washington times., 1907-01-16

2. $. LEADBEATER. AleKandria. Va
The Washington times., 1907-01-16
Fer Rent--nousex
s22.so PER MONTH

Kent Tor new slz-rOom ana bath dwelling 500
block, Tennessee ave ne, between r ana s.
Concerted cellars and furnaces. Inquirs al
80 Tennessee ave. ne is1s-7f
The Washington times., 1907-01-16

FOR sALE-severaI pieces OF furniture. FIRE
proof safe. and bric-a-brac. ll2J sth 81. nv
fa1U-4t
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22
The "Thunderer.~

Judge Rentoul's reference ON the
bench to the Times as the Thunder.
er" reminds us how remarkably this
nickname has persisted. The Morn
ing Post is no longer "Jeames; the
Standard has not been Mrs. Camp
since the decease of the Morning Her.
ald-the Mrs. Harris" to whom II
would allude as an Independent au.
thority, and the two represented the
same proprietor. But the Times is still
the ''Thunderer." It owes that name
to Captain Edward Sterling, who is
said to have begun Times article
with the words: I'VE thundered forth
the other day an article on the subject
OF social and political reform" Lon
don Chronicle.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22

bring comfort or necessary improve
ments in the country places? Then
why should the farmer patronize
them? By actual test 1t has been
found that the same goods can be pro-
cured as cheaply, II not at more rea-
sonable prices, at home. Trade with
your neighbor, whose interests are
your interests. whose hand is always
ready to assist you In time of trouble.
Patronize those who patronize you.
Use the flashy catalogue of the mail
order house to help kindle the kitchen
fire. and keep your money at home
where 1t will benefit you and your
neighbors over and over again. The
farmers dollar, earned by honest toll
should not be added to the blood
money Of these great mail order cor.
porations. The farmer must Join the
local merchant and the country editor
In battling this great peril that Is
creeping. creeping onward with great
rapidity, and unless these forces are
combined and their efforts prove In.
creasing. the day is not far distant
when the chance will be gone forever
the power will be too great to con.
quer.
IVER H, SMITH
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22
BABY TORTURED BY ITCHING.
Rash Covered Face and Feet-Would
Cry Until Tired out-speedy
Cure by cutieura.

my baby was about nine months
old when she had rash on her face
and feet. Her feet seemed to irritate
her most, especially nights. They
would cause her to be broken in her
rest. and sometimes she would cry
until she was tired out. / had always
used Cuticura Soap myself. and had
heard Of SO many cures by the Cuti-
cura Remedies that / thought would
give them a trial. The Improvement
was noticeable in a few hours, and
before had used one box of the Gu
ticura Ointment her feet were well
and have never troubled her since. l
also used 1t to remove what is known
as cradle cap" from her head. and
1t worked like charm, as it
cleansed and healed the scalp at the
same time. Now I keep Cuticura
Ointment on hand in case Of any
little rash or insect bites. as it takes
out the Inflammation at once. Per-
haps this may be the means of help
ing other suffering babies. Mrs. Hat
tie Currier. Thomaston, Me-, June 9.
1906"
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22
GAnLv NORTHWEST vovAaes.
oems Account of the Arctic Trips
That Have Been Made.

Beginning with the American dis
coveries Of John Cabot in 1897, the
search for the northwest passage was
Tor many years the object Of rival ex-
peditions from Denmark, England.
France and Portugal. says A. W..
Greedy. in the Century. It was Frobish-
er. however, who in 1676-7s frst gave
Q distinct national character to the
quest. John Davis Of Davis strait,
followed in three voyages. 1865. and
then. in 1912. came the illustrious and
hapless Henry Hudson. whose motto
was that explorers should achieve
what they had undertaken or else give
reasons wherefore it will not be-"
The search for the Atlantic side
closed for two centuries with the voy.
age of q great seaman. William Baf.
IN. who. Ia tiny boat Of IS tons, with
Q miserable equipment. but an un-
daunted heart. attained. in 1916. the
highest north in the western hemis.
phers. II degrees Is minutes N. and
discovered three radiating sounds.
Jones. Smith and Lancaster, the last
being the eastern entrance to the long
sought passage.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22
CARE OF THE HOME.
USEFUL INFORMATION ron MIS-
TREss OR MAID.
Best Preparation to Clean Kitchen
Walis-eosrd That Will BE Found
Handy In Many Respects
Table oiicloth.

To clean the kitchen walls, FIRST
pour some kerosene In a basin. then
take a soft cloth and dip 1t in the ker-
osene and wash a part of the wall
with 1t, then wiring another cloth out
of nice hot water and go over the spot
Just cleaned with kerosene and lastly
wipe with clean, dry CLOTH You will
be surprised at the results. 1t II the
easiest and most satisfactory way of
washing painted kitchen or bathroom
walls.
Sandpaper will clean suede leather.
undressed or "ooze" calfskin bags.
Rubbing the sandpaper lightly over
these feathers makes the article equal
TO new. :
Many housekeepers will be interest
ed in a little board they can have
made expressly for their use. 1t is'
nothing more. than the ordinary bread
board secured from the 10-cent store.
nicely covered several times with
newspaper and then q covering of
canton flannel or a piece Of outing;
edges. When this is finished make a
case. as you would for pillow. as
large as the board and put three but
tons on closing end, also three button
holes. When in a hurry to press a
seam or tab collar or shirtwaist. slip
your case on the board and press to-
your hearts content in the dining
room, away from the kitchen heat.
Makers of fancy work may not know
the possibilities Of plain black or white
oilcloth of the kind known as table
oilcloth. 1t takes paints as well as
celluloid, and calendars, photo frames,
splashers, toilet mats may be made
from 1t. Where 1t Is necessary to
bind with ribbon this can be sewed
On with the machine.
Hot milk Is much more effective
than hot water to take out stains.
Oilcloth and linoleum may be
washed with damp cloth and then
rubbed with little linseed oil. This
will give a slight polish and will be
found particularly useful when, for
the sake OF the old people or children.
1t is not wise to use that excellent
material, beeswax and turpentine.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22

where our laws are made, and unless
a check Is administered the passage
of the parcels post bill will mark one
Of its greatest triumphs.
But let us look at few OF the
simple reasons why the farmer should
patronize the home dealer. In the
first place their interests are Gen.
tered in each other. Every season of
plenty on the farm means a prosper
ous year to the country merchant. So
in the prosperity Of the farmer does
the country merchant expect to gain.
The farmer finds. therefore, in the
country dealer. staunch and loyal
friend and defender of his rights
They pay taxes together, live side by
side, their children play and go to
school together. When the crops are
poor or misfortune comes, to. whom
does the farmer look? Not to the
mail order magnate, but to his neigh
Dor. the country merchant. How
often does the mail order concern
take any interest In the political ques-
tions or legal measures beneficial to
the farmer? Yet with their bright
hued catalogue Of pictured bargains"
they reach out an open hand for the
farmers hard earned dollar. And
does he get value received? Not
often. The first order he may, but
that is only bait. The business is
not founded on principles. 1t is not
builded on honorable methods, its
mighty walA ete erected on graft.
The goods are shop-worn or shoddy,
or perhaps many kinds of goods have
defects SO cunningly concealed that
the naked eye can scarcely see diff
ference between these articles and
those of much higher grade. You
are expected to send cash with the
order or have 1t ready when the
goods arrive with the big C. o. D.
mark on the package. Your crop fail
ufe, or shortage OF money doesn't in
terest the mail order house. your
credit with them is good only 20 long
as your pocket book is filed. Your
order is made out and you pay for
goods you never saw, put up and Sc
lected by men you do not know. II
these goods do not prove to be worth
the money, II the shoes do not wear
well. or the suit Is shoddy goods. will
the mail order firm make them good?
Not often. Yet the local dealer will
do this. He knows his honesty Is his
best drawing card. So much for the
advantage Of dealing with honest men
and not with grafters.
still other issues present them
ness sub-statlons or branch houses
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22
AROUND THE CIRCLE
KEEP Thg DoLLARs MOVING ~
YOUR OWN COMMUNITY.
IT MAKES WEALTH FOR ALL
Buy Of the Man Who Will Buy
Of You and Your Dollar
Will Come Back
Again.
Copyright by Alfred C ciark.)

Copyright by Alfred C Clark.)
As on the western prairies In
pioneer days. the trapper's camp fire,
kindled to prepare his frugal meal or
to warm him from the biting wind,
famed into renewed vigor. spread.
first on the tiny blade OF grass to
neighboring blades. and thence to the
tangled masses all around until the
broad plains were one vast sea OF
seathing flame destroying all before
It, so the mail order business, started
In the eastern cities on q small scale.
famed by the breeze Of judicious ad-
vertising. has spread until 1t now COW
ers the length and breadth of our land
and threatens disaster to the smaller
dealers everywhere. The note OF
warning has been sounded. the light
is visible in the sky. and yet. appar-
emily oblivious to 1t all, the ones
whose safety is being endangered.
heed not the alarm nor the signal Of
disaster. The country merchant and
the farmer. whose combined efforts
can stem the tide Of destruction that
threatens to engulf them, are alone
unconscious OF the approaching devas-
tation. that. like a great sea OF con-
suming flame. is threatening to engulf
them.
The country merchant and the farm
er-the simple. honest dwellers In the
rural districts. are the victims this
gigantic peril is reaching out for to
fill its rapacious nav. Each year its
grasp becomes firmer. its power
greater. Only few short years ago
the catalogue house was thing un-
heard Of. to-day 1t stands as one of
Americas greatest institutions. And
with great fortune comes great pow
er, 80 now the mail order business
may well be classed among the powers
of the nation. Its efforts are already
being felt at the national capital.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22
CLEANING Shell Combs.

1t is much better to send a hand
some tortoise-shell comb to experts
for repolishing. With the use of
wheels and brushes they can do the
work more satisfactorily than it can
be done at home. If. however, one
wishes to make the experiment for
ones self. here is the best method.
from good authority: Get some very
fine powdered pumice stone from a
druggist. Mix into a pretty stin paste
with sweet oil. Rub this paste on the
tortoise shell with a piece of an old
suede glove. When you have rubbed
very thoroughly. rinse quickly in
warm water and rub on little
warmed sweet oil. II that does not
give the required polish repeat the
process.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22

Sheer white goods. in fact, any hne
wash goods when new, owe much of
their attractiveness to the way they
are laundered, this being done in a
manner to enhance their textile beau
ty. Home laundering would be equal
ly satisfactory If proper attention was
given to starching, the first essential
being good Starch, which has sufiicient
strength to stiffen. without thickening
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will bepleasantly surprised at the
improved appearance of your work.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22

Nearly $3.50. 900 were expended
last year upon the railroads of the
United States in expansion and i'm
provement. One railroad company
alone il at work on improvements
which will cost 5000. 100000 when COM
pleted. Not many years ago, says the
Youths Companion. the total annual
yevenues of the government were less
than the amount expended on railroad
Improvement last year. 1t does not
look as II the capitalists think that
flying machines will take the place
Of freight and passenger cars in the
near future.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22
Preparing for Air eattIes.

II foreign power were to launch
an aerial feet against Great Britain
tomorrow. Great Britain would be
able to meet 1t in mid-air. For many
months past the government has been
making experiments with a view to q
possible aerial war. and arrangements
are already In progress for the forma-
tion of home and attacking fleet of
airships. Nearly 500 men are being
trained for service in Britain's future
aerial feet. This aerial force will con-
sist OF balloons. kites and aeroplanes.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22

selves In this connection. With the
rapid growth OF the mail order busi
are being established. These large
firms are daily reaching out for new
sections OF trade. What will b the
result along this line?- With the
growth of the catalogue house comes
the death of the rural mercAutlle
trade. Let them once destroy the
country merchant and the markets
Of the world will be in the hands Of a
few wealthy capitalists. Their branch
houses will appear In all the country
towns and the farmer will NO longer
be independent. His friend, the coun.
try dealer, who through composition
was forced to pay the value Of the
butter, eggs. etc, will be q thing OF
the past. and in his place will appear
the fat. gloating face of the capitalist,
in whose benumbed conscience there
is no thought OF pity. whose breast
contains instead Of a heart . great
lump Of cold stony gold. whose one
ambition is to build up greater for
tune than the world has ever seen.
and who cares naught for the tears or
trials. woes or weeping Of his victims
SO long as he can squeeze a little more
OF the coveted glittering treasure from
him.
Again, the dollar spent with the
local dealer stays In the community
where 1t blesses the spender over and
over again. The merchant pays It to
the butcher for meat, the butcher gets
his bread Of the baker and therefore
drops the dollar into the bakers till,
the baker pays 1t to the miller for
flour, and the latter buys his grain
from the farmer. SO the dollar once
more jingles merrily In the farmers
trousers pocket. But spend It with
the mail order house and 1t Is gone
never to return. 1t goes to build up
the great commercial interests OF New
York or Chicago. Does 1t pay the
farmer to send his money to help
beautify and build up these great
cities? Has he not more interest in
beautifying and building up his own
section of the country? II not. he
should. II place is good enough for
man to live in and to make his
money In, 1t is good enough for hiin to
spend his money in. Who helps build
the churches. school houses. streets,
bridges, etc.? Does the mail order
house help? Will they give a dollar
to educate the farmers children. or
donate anything to support the farm
er's widow or orphans? Do they help
to pay the taxes, or add anything to
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22
Snakes Reared for Their Skim.

The idea that snakes are useless
creatures and should be exterminated
wherever found. will have to pass
away, says the Shoe Trade Journal,
as in Australia they are now being
Systematically reared for the sake of
their skins, which have a considera.
BILE commercial value in London.
Paris and New York. Snakeskin ia
the fashionable material for slippers
belts, bags, purses. jewel boxes, card
cases, dressing-table accessories. etc
Rabbit trappers supplement their
means considerably by catching young
snakes and extracting their poinson-
ous fangs. The blacks are also ex-
pert snake catchers. To them the
snake is an agreeable article of diet
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22
A Garden Number.

The March number Of The Century
II to be Garden Number with an &C
count OF "W0rkingmen's Gardens in
France" by William H. Tolman, word
and pen pictures "Of Persian Gardens"
BY Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue, de-
scnption and photographs by Miss
Zaida Ben-Yusuf OF the exquisite ar
rangement Of flowers common in ia
pan, and memories from recent so
journ among them of charming gar
6ens at Charleston by Frances Dun
can. The verse and fiction Of the num-
Der will help to carry out the garden
spirit
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22

Every year the statistician of Chi.
cago newspaper adds up all gifts and
bequests to charity in this country
for the preceding 12 months. Only
sums of q thousand dollars or more
are counted, and only those gifts that
have been announced in the newspa-
pers. The total for 1906 is hundred
and six million dollars. This is the
highest since 1901, when the total was
. hundred and twenty-three millions.
Companion, no reckoning is made OF
the humber gifts which those who
are not rich have been privileged to
make.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22

To the modern world Calendar
ls merely a harmless necessary re-
minder Of weeks and days. to be hung
hp on New Years day. and consulted
IN dating letters throughout the year.
II has no such mournful sound as
ecalendarium" had for the ancient
Romans. The original calendar" OF
their time was the money lenders &C.
count book. so-called because interest
was due from the debtor on the cal.
ends, or first day of each month.
That is why Seneca speaks Of "calen.
dar" as word invented outside the
course OF nature on account of hu.
man greed. 1t is a word which may
help to persuade us that the world
has grown kindlier
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22
The Fortune remnt.d

A well known British nobleman was
actually engaged to Miss Coutts. but
on her challenging him one day wheth.
er 1t was her personality or her great
fortune which appealed to him he
frankly acknowledged that although
he was much attached to her, her vast
property had been his special induce.
ment in betrothing himself.
Het reply Nas characteristic: LET
us then remain the best of friends In
stead Of being the poorest of loyern, !.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22
manufacturers

English manufacturers Of shoes
have begun to make larger sizes for
women, and now a number eight is
advertised. not by the vigorous ath-
Ietic young women who wear that
number, but by the merchants who
know that the girls feet are big
enough to fill such a shoe. Small feet.
N well as gentle voice. are admira-
BILE things in women. but more ad-
mirable thing is a shoe that does not
pinch.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22
In EaaIe Eyes.

where's the bahbah?" asked the
soft young chap from the east.
I'm the barber. sonny" drawled
the big man in the wide hat and red
shirt.
And do you know how to clip
haih?"
Il should say 80. Just stand about
ten PAGES. and II can't clip OF every
lock Ia 70 shots. I'll set up the lick
er."-Chicaso Daily News.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22
how,s This7

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case OF Catsrrh that cannot be cured by HaTs
Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY CO., Toledo, O.
We. the undersigned, have known +. j. Cheney
for the last Is years. and believe him perfectly HON
orabie in all business transactions and nnancisly
able to carry out any obligations made by his nrm
WALDINo. KINHAN MARVIN
Wholesale Druggists Toledo O.
Hall's Cstarrh Cure 10 taken Internally acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surface OF the
eystem. Testimonials sent free. Price IS ceuts per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22

Starch, like everything else, is be-
ing constantly improved, the patent
Starches put on the market 25 years
ago are very different and inferior to
those Of the present day. In the lat
est Observation-Disclosures Starch-all in
furious chemicals are omitted, while
the addition of another ingredient, in
vented by us, gives to the Starch a
strength and smoothness never ap-
preached by other brands.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22
One of the great advantages of golf

One of the great advantages Of golf
II Its suitability as recreation for
the middle-aged and the old. A -four.
some" was played lately on an Eng
fish golf course in which the aggre-
gate age of the four players was 331
years. The competitors on one side
were So and so years old, and on the
other side "a and 81. The putting
green makes a green old age.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22
Natural WASHING Prep,ratIon.

Near Ashcroft, in British Columbia,
are number Of small lakes, whose
shores and bottoms are covered with
a crust containing borax and soda in
such quantities and proportions that
when cut 1t serves as washing COM
pound. The crust is cut into blocks
and handled In the same manner as ice.
and 1t is estimated that one of the
lakes contains 10000 tons of this ma.
terfal,
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22
Cement for Broken Glass.

Plaster Of paris, mixed into a paste
with white of egg, makes strong
cement for mending broken glass or
china; and another excellent cement
is made as follows: Into small bot
tie press as much isinglass as will
flll it, then pour in by degrees un-
sweetened gin. which will gradually
dissolve the isinglass If the bottle is
kent in a warm place.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22

A man in Brooklyn has applied to
have his marriage annulled on the
ground that he did not know at the
dime of the ceremony that he was get
ting married. Perhaps he thought 1t
some kind of an initiation hazing.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22

italian and Japanese coral are man.
ufactured in the provinces Of Genoa,
Leghorn and Naples. Italian coal is
found at Sciacca. in the province OF
0irgenu. Sicily and the Island Of Sar.
Ainia.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22

In the Lancashire (England) cot.
ton manufacturing district there were
n operation at the beginning Of the
current year 1922. .6S4 cotton spindles
md 6S4.s11 looms. This Is about 90
kef cent Of the total Of British
epindles and looms.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22

Nepotism is one Of the things that
China will not stand. It wants to
turn out a minister OF customs be.
cause he gave a nephew government
ONCE. The celestial kingdom is old.
fashioned. but still there are some
Of its ways that the United States
might advantageonsly initiate.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22

ANassachusetts A man says that pea
soup is the elixir OF life. We have
seen some pretty bad whisky. but
never any that resembled pea soup.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22

A Los Angeles woman carries the
ashes OF her husband around with her
in q bag, thus being always able tc
know where he is nights.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22

A London physician says people
would be healthier II they ate less.
Under the present schedule Of prices
they would also be much richer.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22
cold colnaue of the WORLD.

United States is coming annually
about $500, ,0oo. 900 in gold: Great Bri-
tain, ne1rly $60.000.000; Australasia,
little more than Great Britain;
France, about 335, 200. 900; Germany,
about $25.000.000. and Japan, more
than $50, ,000. 900.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22
Total Abstinenee Mine.

]. B. Martin Of Tacoma owns a mine
In Alaska, the proflts of which he has
sworn to devote to the cause of total
abstinence. even though these profits
should reach 100000 a year.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22

what's in a name? Down near
Warrington a woman named Bowie
shot a man. instead Of slashing him
with knife, as would be expected.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22

Ten million American women d.
their own Homework and the rest o.
them are looking for q girl.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22

The pity-spillers have had hard
time thus far in the Thaw trial. but
BY this time next week the country
will be knee-deep In sympathy.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-22

swettenham il pronounced "Swet-
num-" but 1t doesn't matter. You will
never have to pronounce II again.