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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-12-19

when the chances for such reelection
were largely in HIS favor-his record
is unique and, we think, unparalleled
in the history of the United States
Senate.
1T Is no over.Statement of senator
! Mallory's strength, nor disparagcmcnt
of the strength of any OF the candi.
dates for his office, when We say that
he has been easily the strongest man
in the field and his chances vi re-.
election have been more than ordiuar.
| lily bright. Possessing the physical
vigor which characterized his earlier
years there is no man in the State
now who would care to measure lauCcs
with him. He could easily RNe been
elected to third term, and the State
would have been the gamer thereby
But circumstances have decreed
otherwise. and many a Florida Demo
crat will now have TO readjust his
political chart and seek new compass
for his guidance. Many loyal follow.
er will have to choose a new leader,
and many a strong heart of earlier
days will lack the ardor of contest
which the leadership of this strong
man inspired in those about him.
But while Senator Mallory will not
be a candidate for reelection, he still
has more than two years to serve in
office, and his friends will wish for
him an early and complete recovery
from his present illness and a full
rounding out of his distinguished serv.
fee to his State and country. He
should yet have many years to live,
ami The Journal but expresses the
hope of FlOridans everywhere when
it wishes him long lease on life
and good health and happy resi-.
dence for his future years among the
people he loves and who love him"
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-12-19
PUBLISH 1T.

The SIN Is reliably informed that
a. rorn.-,, elected by the last
,.r.a,.-y Co investigate the Internal
hro,pm,u, Fund has made up its
,oo-r AM! that the same has been
sn,i p. the chairman and members
ID The committee.
Their j, absolutely no doubt that
.he administration objected to the re-
m ,ha, would have been made to
.ae la, LEGISLATURE by the committee
hOyn as the 'Buckman Committee, y
ppoin.yd for this same purpose, but
We cannot see why Governor Broward
md hi, comembers should object to
DE- publication Of the report now in
hlt
The EDITOR Of The Sun knows full
vel '.a' III" report is to be made Ito
b. legislature. but the people of
Horil Vt0r To see that report before
b. lrV primary and if Governor
BNVa.i do", not exercise his power
% have '.. report made public the
hcon b, iIrpurtS 10 represent In
EOrlG4 A.. 5r required TO make some
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-12-19

The National Funeral Directors As
ISOLATION seems 70 be editing The cur
rent comic Weeklies
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-12-19

An Iowa exchange SAYS; next to
a million dollars, a hearty laugh is
about as pleasant a thing as one can
have.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-12-19

According to The Louisville Courier.
Journal the Democratic party is com
posed OF a lot of sinners and Col Wat.
tersOn.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-12-19

.' seem 10 be I'm any
FOB adopt the Presi.
n.' paving the ex.
""ua. campaign. Per.
80 might make them
motto" 10y suggesting
u' pay the expenses
Ndlgus
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-12-19

home but t.-
re vUd
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-12-19

Gorge Cortrlfou
people Wifh
Yak ~
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-12-19

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17


Is the time when that arch enemy Of deli
cate feminine skins. the frolicsome March
wind lies in weight at every street corner,
apparently all eagerness to wreak his ven
geance upon any and all who may possess
the temerity to venture out. And a terri
BILE vengeance 1t is, from the feminine point
of view for it includes redeemed noses,
chapped lips, roughened cheeks and eyes
half blinded with minute particles of gritty
March dust. A veil WILL of course, serve in
a measure to safeguard one against these
undesired and undesirable acquisitions. 1t
is a good plan, however, not to depend too
entirely upon the wells kindly offices, but
to take at least some further precautionary
measures for the preservation of the COM
pleXion. A simple eXpedient Is that of an
Ointng the face with some good cold cream
Immediately before exposing it to the air.
afterward busting it over smoothly with a
little fine powder If the cream is we'll rub
bed into the skin and then wiped off with
bit of soft clean linen before applying the
powder there will be none of the greasiness
which so often proves an effective argu-
ment against the use of cold cream and
similar preparations; while, on the other
hand. there can be nothing Objectionable
in the use of the face powder if it be APP
piled properly, since in that case it will be
quite invisible. Chapped lips, too. may be
avoided Indefinitely simply by applying a
little glycerin and rosewater each night at
bedtime and again before going out, the su-
perfluous moisture being wiped off with a
bit of linen. The same useful mixture If
rubbed well into the hands Immediately
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after washing and before drying, will serve
to keep those much exposed members in
good condition in the severeSt weather, pre-
venting chapping and keeping the skin al
ways smooth and white. To achieve the
best results there should be less of the
glycerin than the rosewater.
For the Girl
Or woman who is too stout. and who is
eager to get rid of few pounds of flesh, l
would advise what is known regular
pacing" which has kept the flesh of sew
eral people to the right tip of the scale.
This treatment is. of course, somewhat
expensive one, for. unless a girl can teach
herself. a PAGER must be engaged. Taking
a walk into the country or one OF the parks,
she Is dressed comfortably, not too finely,
she literally follows her leader. He is just
and he increases the length of his step
or the uuickness. she follows suit, bearing
in mind that he always Is walking, and, no
matter how quick the pace may be, he is
never running. Neither physicians nor ath-
letes advise running to any great extent
that is, for women. since they have an in
heritance from generations of delicate
mothers to fight against before they can
gain good constitutions. Then there are
many delicate girls who would profit by a
pleasant walk. but who would be injured
searchers after the gem called health that
If it at first tires them to walk a quarter
of a mile. to persevere until a mile seems
as nothing. and two miles becomes a pleas
ure at three miles it is just as well to think
of turning back toward your home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17

1t is the finest training school for civil serv-
ice positions that can possibly be imagined.
ANY hello girl who has had a reasonable
amount of experience can pass any kind of
a civil service examina ton. hands down and
eaSed up at the finish
Sure" said hello girl to a Star reporter
the other day. you're dead right. | can
just eat the exams l took one of them the
other day just to keep my hand in. Not
that wanted the job. because I'm going to
get married next year. He's got a lot of
money. and / won't have to work If [ cont
want to.
But about the exams. You see. the men
that get EN- up sit down and think IF all
the queer questions that anybody could
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17
ME Mz0az4zz2N' Q26a470R5 At NE mn QEzG

ask But we got em beat We hear queerer
questions than they ever could imagine.
And every day at that. Why, Name, who
was second board from me for two years.
took one of the exams last year. There was
only one question she fell down on, and it's
a wonder to me she didn't know that. 1t
was something like telling the distance from
Paterson, New Jersey, to the tropic of
Capricorn. by way of Vienna, Illinois. 1
told her she ought to be ashamed of herself.
because I'll bet she's answered the same
question half a dozen times"
Service at the switchboard evidently has
its compensations, for it would seem from
the above that any time a hello girl hap
pens to feel in the humor she can drift
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17

from the business end Of a bunch of live
wires to the quietude and secluson of the
classified service, pestered not even a little
bit by the cunning queries prepared by the
experts of the civil service commission.
Now, there is no particular reason why
the telephone company should expect its
employees to be encyclopaedia in their men,
tai attainments. But there is a hard and
fast rule concerning the necessity of cblig
ing the companys patrons, and this rule is
flexible enough to permit of almost any
thing being asked and answered over the
wire. The regular operator isn't expected
to spend much time discussing abstract
questions. however. and consequently in
formation operators are provided who en-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17
avenue? p

avenue?"
The above afford a few samples of the
questions asked over the phone by sup
posedly sane people whose names are in the
telephone directory. 1t has been demon
strated many and many time that lots of
folks who have fairly intelligent grasp of
things mundane under ordinary circum-
stances get Eighty and lightheaded when in
the immediate vicinity of telephone That
must have been the case with the matron
who. just the other day. lifted the receiver
off the hook in her home long enough to say
to central:
Il am going out this afternoon; If Mrs.
So-and-So calls, tell her l am visiting my
aunt"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17
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should run easily however. as otherwise
access to the books is difficult.
To Clean Oil Paintings
Remove each painting from it's frame and
wipe off all dust with a soft damp cloth.
Examine the canvas for fly specks. and
moisten all such with a few drops of clear
water. They likely will soften in a few
minutes, but, If not, wet them again.
Should they remain obdurate, apply stale
beer in the same way. Before attempting
a renovation, find out what is the matter
with the picture. If colors are faded and it
is desired to freshen them. proceed thus:
Having removed all fly specks. take soft
sponge moisten 1t I'm tepid water, and
holding the painting at an angle. wash it's
face. If you find during this operation that
the surface becomes at all Shiny or sticky,
you will have solved the secret of the pic
lures dull appearance. and will know that
1t has been coated with sugar, white Of
eggs, gum arabic, or isnglass-processes
common among artists before vanishing.
This glaze must be removed by spongng
with water and the painting then allowed
to dry thoroughly, after which it will be
ready for vanishing. This is done with a
clean, soft. fiat bristle brush and French
retouching varnish, both of which may be
obtained from a first-class dealer in ar
lists supplies Do not use a stiff, coarse
brush, as it will leave lines. and do not ex-
pertinent with furniture varnish. Place the
canvas fiat upon a table between yourself
ana the light and draw the brush straight
across its face from side to side taking
care neither to leave any unvarnished spots
nor to go over the same place more than
once, as the double layer of varnish would
show when dry. The canvas should now be
kept free from dust until the varnish is
hard. when 1t may be returned to the
frame II the frame is gilded 1t may be
fresherAd with coat of retouching var
nish
Soft Cheese Cloth
Wrapped loosely about a long handled
broom, passed over the wall paper once or
twice a month, absorbs the dust. Thick
crusts of stale bread rubbed downward will
remove soil.
To extract grease stains from wall paper
mix powdered pipe clay with water to the
consistency of cream, spread 1t on the
spots, and allow it to remain over night
when it easily may be removed with a
knife Or brush.
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If It is Inconvenient-

If It is Inconvenfent-
To put the clothes to soak the night be-
FORE they at least should be put to soak a
couple of hours previous to the time OF
washing. The more soiled articles should De
rubbed over well with a piece of wet soap
before being put in the water. When the
clothes have been we'll soaked, let the water
run out from the tub, wiring out the articles
lightly, place them in tubs half filled with
not water, and proceed to use washboard
and soap. The clothes then are put through
the wringer into a second tub and washed
again. Then put once more through the
wrihger and place. In a boilerful of cold
water over the fire. Soapy water made
from shaved soap, or some of the washing
prepa ra lions dissolved in water, may be
placed in the boiler before the clothes are
put in, each article may be rubbed over
with soap as it comes from the wringer
to be placed in the boiler. Let the clothes
come up to good boil, pressing them down
into place with wooden clothes stick. The
first boiler always should contain the table
linen, and, while these are coming up to the
the second installment. Always empty the
boiler and refill with cold water when the
rest of the clothes ready to be placed
therein. On taking the clothes from the
boiler place them in a tubful of clear, cold
water, and rinse thoroughly in at least two
waters to remove all possibility of yellow
tinge produced by the soap. The articles
next are put in bluing water and well I'M
mersed Wiring out dry as possible, roll
up in bundles and place in the clothes bas-
ket. The clothes now are ready to be hung
on the line in the sun.
A Simple
Way of shrinking heavy cloth is to hang
1t on the clothesline with the fold on the
line and sprinkle it with the garden hose.
This method is not good for light or loosely
woven cloth. as the weight of the water
will make 1t sag and lose its shape, but 1t
Is safe and rapid treatment for Scotch
tweeds, suitings or heavy broadcloths.
Pongee Curtains
Are used effectively with oak booksheves.
II the curtains are shirred on two rods. one
Mt the top and the other at the bottom, the
protection to the books is quite as efficient
as IL glass doors are used. The curtains
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17

deavor to keep the great American public,
or rather that portion of it residing within
the confines of the District of Columbia,
satisfied by answering, as intelligently as
may be possible, such questions as are
asked.
Where does the President go to church,
What is the quickest way to get to Rock
Creek cemetery"
What is the distance from Washington
to Philadelphia"
SIS there one q or two in travel?"
will you kindly give me the table of
linear measurements"
(which is the best baggage eXpress?'
WAS the Potomac river frozen in 1872"
"What is the widest part of Pennsylvania
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17

Let 1t not be thought for a moment that
the hello girl never makes a mstake-not
that anybody is liable to have that idea
But 1t really is remarkable in view of
the fact that quarter of a million teie-
phone connections are established daily by
the companys 230 regular operators i'm
addition to the unrecorded connections
made by the 40 private branch exchange
operators, that the mistakes are not vastly
more numerous
1t wouldn't do any harm to remember
this when you try to get the National
Theater and wind up by talking to the
proprietor of coal yard in Anacostia or
the next time the hello girl says They
don't answer when you are morally GER
tain that your better half is fuctuating
between the fast cooling dinner and the
telephone desk, with her temperature ris-
ing with each passing unjingled moment.
For it may be the hello girls fault and
it may not. She may be 'steen calls be-
hind and working seven ways for Sunday
to catch up. But you'll never know it
from her tone when she answers. And
she won't tell you. either Why an ex-
perienced operator, after nine long busy
nerve-racking hours, will hand you In the
tenth hour OF her day of labor number
please" that will make you think OF long.
cool drink of milk in the shade of the old
apple tree.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17
Y IN DOUBT JUST ASK THE CONFORMATION" TELEPHONE GIRL
A PATIENT SOLVER OF ALL KINDS OF VEXED PROB El

HE modern hello girl is mighty
interesting type. Incidentally 1t
Is a good deal safer to use the
~ qualification modern" for every
day or 80 some learned person
with a bunch of capital letters after his
name and who labors under a grant from
a higher education fund. discovers that one
of the great latter-day inventions was
known and In general use thousands and
thousands of years ago.
This happens so frequently nowadays that
IT would probably cause very little surprise
If one of these interchangeable savants should
announce that Solomon a subscriber
to the inter Egyptian telephone system and
had his palace wired-branch exchange con-
Meeting all departments.
The hello girls of those days would prob
ably line up too. as classy and all right,
but this is to be about the modern hello
girl her trials and tribulations.
Mighty few patrons of the telephone COM
pauy appreciate just what kind of propo-
sition the hello girl is up against They
don't begin to realize how many things are
happening every half minute or so in the
exchange operating room. any single one of
them of nature calculated to make the
ordinarily "fusty' person turn mental
somersaut. They don't realize. either. that
when the hello girl says Number, please"
in a tone a mite sharper than usual, that
she is probably half dozen calls behind.
and has just been called upon to answer
questions as to the state of the weather.
the standing of the clubs in the American
Lea que and the probabilities of William
Jennings Bryan being the democratic NOM
in"e for the presidency in 1908.
Certainly ii seems as if a hello girl who
stand that sort of thing. hour after
hour. day after day and week after week,
md still have enough femininity left to do
her hair in a Marcel wave every day and
finally lead a male person up the main aisle
to where the minister is waiting is nothing
short of human wonder. But that's what
lots of them have done and are doing,
every day.
There's saying in the telephone ex-
changes that if a switchboard novice fin
iShes her first couple of months experience
with a disposition that can safely be left
in the immediate vicinity of sweet milk
there's the making of a good hello girl in
her. The first couple of months furnishes
the test. After that the poor creature be-
comes used TO things-sort of numb To sur
prjses. it werc-and can stand almost
anything in the line of duty.
There's one odd thing about the aeN
girls husiness-that is, it may seem odd to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17
The Passing Of Love.
from the Graphic.


Love is not so irresistible a factor as 1t
was, and there is a tendency for the MEM
bers of either sex to retire to opposite
camps and snarl at each other Circuni-
stances are removing the center of happi-
ness nom the heart to the pocket.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17

Some people have got a whole lot Of
nerve. said the hello girl who has AL
ready been quoted. There was a man
called me up couple of months ago-I
was doing the night trick then-and he
says, Central, my alarm clock is busted.
Please wake me up at O'clock
You know the company is not supposed
to be an anti-tardiness society. but I did
: 1t 10 oblige him. and the next night he
asked me the same thing D'you know.
I'm still waking that man UP at Z. and
the other day when I kicked he threatened
to report me to the manager for being
disobligfng and impertinent."
or course, the hello girl in question didn't
nave to perform that up with the lark
stunt every morning If she felt like rcfus-
ing. The telephone company isn't trying
to bear the alarm clock market and GER
tainly isn't looking for any jobs of the
kind in question. But it's afe to say that
II the obiging hello girl had been half an
hour late with her awakening ring
the clockless subscriber would have regis
tered genuine kick and considered himself
very much agrieved in the bargain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17

The information" girl who got that mes
sage must have been numb. Anyhow. IL Is
not OF record that she tainted or carried on
In any other unseemly manner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17

A Damp Towel
Thrown over stationary wash basin Is
said to prevent danger from sewer gas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17

There's one odd thing about the aello
girls husinesS-that is it may seem odd to
some folks though it really isn't after all.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-11
LOCAL
EVENTS

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. John Grigs-
Iby, of Garfield Place, daughter.
Ladies living in the West End
will meet at Wesley M. T.. church
at 80 o'clock, Friday afternoons
| for the purpose of organizing a
lW. C.. r. U. in that pant OF the
city. Members Of all churches will
attend.
The United Mission Study club
OF the First Presbyterian church
will meet in regular session in
the church parlols Friday evening
at 1870 o'clock. A special invita-
tion is extended to all persons in
terested.
While preparing to start for
school this noon, Alma, daughter
of Edward Fefter, of Forest street
fell down a flight of stairs break
ing her right arm between the
wrist and elbow. Dr.. j. w. Nc
Murray was called and reduced the
fracture.
Eldo Geyer, of Caledonia, who was
arrested Tuesday by Randolph Van
alta on the charge of violating the
state fish laws by using a seine, ap-
|peared before Mayor Gruber Wednes-
day and pleaded guilty to the
charge. The Mayor imposed a fine
|of $25 and costs, the latter aggregat-
ing $12.
Gus Hecke:, of Blaine avenue,
foreman Of the boiler shop at the
Marion Steam Shovel company's plant
had his right arm caught between a
car and a shovel dipper late
Wednesday afternoon. The arm was
badly crushed and required the at
tention Of surgeon.
! The reairrangement OF the clerical
force of the local postoffice, recent
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-11

William Hofstetter returned today
from Columbus, where he had been
as train express man on
la run out of Columbus. He re-
|sumed his duties as depot manager
'of the American office.