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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-25

The cheapest kind is mixed with
burnt bread and this can he feun
out Ia the grounds. A little strong
coffee IS miNeo .,-,h Ih1 spAss is -----
10 give flavor. ACorHs are used also.
The woman who gives righteous
price Tor her tea and coffee never
gets served with stun like this Meth
will she get it in a respectable shop
The cheap shops fhat eise away pres
ents with pounds of goods are some
OF the sinners The Jackets are
cunnIngly marked SO that they ac-
count for mixtures And Il is the
very poor, who can least afford to be
imposed upon. who ran the Teadiest
victims. albeit many poor women are
yeritabie adopts i'm marketing and
bargaining
sanGy sugar may be rare. but dirty
sugar IS not; this the cheap stuff
again All sugar sweepings are
gatGerat together and sold al a price
below ;he market FTice for ordinary
sugar. it IS moi good policy To buy ii,
either ft- CcckiHs or tor any rther
Flour instead of being an wheaton.
may he mixed with TIE much ches per
corn -four. or with other cereals some
times 20 is keol % a damp place. ard
then e weighs heavily.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-25
Why Flirting Is Often Cause of Lovers Quarrels

Der that you possess one another, that
you are constantly before one another
in word, you just love one another.
Perhaps the most troublesome period
in the lives Of sweethearts is when one
has to go TO a dance or bazaar with
out the other. Now, take a dance, for
instance. / have known an engaged
girl convert herself into a positive
wal Tower because she thought IL
would not be right for her 10 dance
too lauch with other young men.
Surely, had her lover been there. shs
would not have danced the whole
evening with him; and, surely, X her
sweetheart really loved her. and trust
ed her. he would not have denied her
the happiness of fully entering into
the JOYS and pleasures OF the evening.
IL is not Irritation. DO not think IL is,
young men To become engaged does
rot mean that one should deny oneself
all the small enjoyments OF life, and
lead the life of a recluse.
/ venture to believe that when a Eirl
who possesses lover dances with ans
other feiiOW-hO WeVer well he may
trip the light fantastic toe-she Is all
the time thinking Of her absent one,
and longing that t was he she was
dancing with, and that he vas taktna
her out TO supper
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-25

BY WOMAN OF EXPERIENCE
T is the case with many lovers aft
er a quarrel 10 take the first OPP
/ porunity to rush into tremen-
dous 'fiirt." Now. could anything
be more unwise, more insineere2 Fir
tstions are more productive Of heart
felt pain than anything known of. and
/ strongly advise my readers not 10
fan back on this very. very question
able form of paying back an old
score
have before now remarked that
sweethearts are prone TO expect too
mucn or one another; now, I would
suggest that lovers are too often led
10 mislnterpret' that is. they mag
Nifty very simple actions into 'hirta-
ton"
I am acquainted with young men and
womea who positively grOwl and
grumble inWaTdly If one or the other
passes the time Of day with a member
OF their respective opposite sex. How
very foolish. how very mistrustfuii
Whoever YOU speak TO. the one you
love and who loves you should remem-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-25

Butter may contain so much water
that an unwary marketer may pay a
quarter of its price for water itself,
Fancy paying butter-price for water.
Again, when an interruptions traces
man is sure OF his customer he may
mix margarine with the salt butter
and sell this an the higher rate
Eggs may be new-laid fresh. store,
or crate Each Of these terms in
.iicates different degree Of freshness
and of price. stale eggs float on water
and fresh ones sink. In 4 reaking shop
eggs, 1t Is wise 10 crac. each into
cup for fear OF a bad ole, or a whole
batch of good materih may have 10
be thrown away.
Ginger IL sometimes mixed with pea
flour of ground rice, the latter usually.
Fine starch is mixed with pepper. and
flour is put in mustard which is artI-
dciaIly col0red
The color ia green bottled vegetables
especially peas. is sometimes due 10 a
salt of copper. Jams. especially when
no brand or makers name appears
on the pot. may be half vegetable
Dplp. Fruit jellies may be haf glue:
col5red. favored, acidulated chemical
u.s. with no trace of real fruit juice in
them
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-25
Some Things for the Housewife to Remember When She Goes to Market

- NFORCEHtENT of the pure food
l. law is now a very great pro-
lection for housekeepers against
dishonest practices by trades
men, Still il is best for every one who
has occasion 10 20 To market TO be
able to further minimize the chance
Of being imposed upon.
1t is the woman who beats down
prices and wants everything as cheap
as possible who gets adulterated goods
az times. And serve her right. If she
wants things cheap and bad. it is right
she should have them. Only. as a
rule. she wants things cheap, but at
the same time. good.
Many things are both cheap and
good. But other things are not If
one wants good tea it is right TO pay
a fair price that is. if the article is OF
fine quality enough. The woman who
wants cheap tea gets IT, But the tea
in the gaudily-arranged packet is apt
10 be very small in amount She may
get willow leaves. rose leaves. many
common leaves OF all kinds, so long as
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-25

~ OW much longer, wonder. viii
- skirts be the all-absorbing
topic they now are
Since the frst directoire skirt
burst upon our astonIshed eyes many
moons ago. the garbing Of our lower
limbs has been the ever-burning ques-
ton Of the hour
If you happen TO be near group OF
half a dozen idle women you are very
sure to overhear scraps Of converse
ton that assure you that the skirt
question is on the taDis
'Dread.ully skinny, but my tailor
simply wouldn't let me -" she just
wound and wound herself up in it un-
til finally she sat right down on the
floor of the car" g. petticosts? Ny
dear no one wears petticoats." Two
yards and half around, Why. that's
quite wide Mine only measures -"
And Of course, can't sit down in H.
But then, standings so thinning!"
After all, why shouldn't women dis
cuss skirts2 Better skirts than scan
dals and I.a sure there is nothing
more essentially feminine-of course,
I mean the skirts. That they viii pro-
vide food for discussion for some time
TO come seems very probable from the
present fashion outlook.
There is no lack of adjectives when
one comes 10 describe skirts. Beautiful
bizarre. artistic, eccentric graceful.
hideous-oh, one could go on indef-
nitely and yet ind there was more TO
say. For undoubtedly just now. the
skirts the thing. In it we find most
markedly the rapid changing of the
Kaleidoscope modes.
From France have come to US this
season some amazing things. II would
seem that the designers had turned
and twisted their poor brains as they
later turned and twisted the fabrics
OF their models 20 evolve the extraoT-
binary garments which they have sent
across To us labeled correct and
with great dressmakers' names at
tached. And on skirts has most OF
their attention been fixed.
For each succeeding importation
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-25

uE. In chis ease the frock was msde
az a silky cashmere. bur siik wolfe.
messaline or chiffon ciotI could be
USED to equal advantage. Long sleeves
of the same material and 8 guimpe Of
fine lace COMPLETED simple but in
divldual frock
Satin ribbon, like an satin fabrics.
Is playing a larg, part in up-to-datc
fashions. Run through la-ge, embroid
cred eyelets II is useG 10 lace together
the skirt shown ir the sketch Iettered
a" Wei Tor the syearer of this
model II she be Slender and fashion
ably iipless for this form Of trim
mag has an unfortunately widening
fleet
Aud speaking 7f wider ing effects.
have YOU seen some OF thc dear fat
ladies iu the new eabit back skirts
I'm quite awarc that Fat" Is the most
insulting IF epithets. but fat they
obV i0usly area sight % make one
weep. DO let me implOre YOU, Il Ma
cure has been 0veT-saneFOus in the
matter Of hips and YOUR physical cul-
fare teacher las not vet been success
ui in subduine hem, 10 escl.aW the
nabit back skirt. On a slim. up-and-
down figure nothing IS more charuIiug,
3ut or any one inclining 20 stoutness-
vou see how deiicately J put IL. don't
QUIT is. ia say the least, not be
coming
American woupn l0rE ago decided
never to be parted FROM their COM
E5rtable walking skirts, cot n clear
the ground ana sure that this wear
their resolutions were shS ken. 81 they
were ever going 20 be. -oT the French
designers peEEisteutly sent cut models.
-,-called street suits. With gracefully
railing skirts. Then dld the adspters
aI fashions or this side hrd IL wise a.
get busy and chop or those graceful
trains. for the American w,msli would
have none cf them But 81 took more
.rau one struggle 70 stick 90 the reS-
alusian FOR graceful beyond question
10 THESE long skirts. and absolutely
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-25

shows the skirt climbing smbiriOusly
higher and Overwhelmingly to put the
bodice" as our English friends call
il, out OF commission entirely. In
deed. some Of the fashionable bali
gowns consist OF little else than
long, tightly swathed skirt. a couple of
shoulder straps and a few folds OF
fiash-colored tulle laid across where
the waist ought 10 be,
Long ago we discovered that THIS
year-and how much longer heaven
only knows-suCh a thing as a waist
line would be unknown, and as for
waist-belt! Oh, back to the woods for
daring 10 suggest anything so com
pletely out 81 date, or course. there
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-25

in keeping with tie long lines Of the
fashionable coats.
ONLY IN the most strictly tailored
suits for morning wear viii the
woman with any rTetensiOns 10 smart
ness have a shortcut skirt. and then
81 must barely escape the ground
Ankle length skirts are now in the
worst possible taste. With suits Tor
every occasion but walking. for driY-
ing. testing, or calling, skirts sweep
ing the ground Will be the thing. In
long. scant lines they hang. ODvi-
ously without underskirts. Ia walk
ing length skirts the box cut" is the
latest and mosS Fashionable. il hugs
the figure tightly almost TO the knees,
and is extremely narrow around the
hem Plated skirts, although few
are stu being worn are fast going
out. And ], for one. breathe a sigh
of relief Pleats that stay IN are all
very well. but pleats that are
always coming out are an abomina-
tion.
The untrimmed gored skirt. PER
fectly cut aud hung, with perhaps
a bias fold OF the material directly AZ
the foot If q good model in z walk
ing skirt ana one you would be safe
10 choose. 1t may have the perfectly
rat back and open on a side seam in
front, or have an Inverted plat and
opening IN the back. But not an inch
OF unnecessary material must there
be.
The appalling split" skirt has done
the disappearing act with great sue
cess. and all that remains 10 remind
rs OF itz brief and meteoric career is
an occasional skirt buttoned up the
side. a few buttons left uudone to
ward he hem, Below this is a thick
and modest underskirt. which is. in
deed. part OF the skirt itself. Rarely
il Is Of a contrasting color.
Afternoon and evening gowns have
skirts of almost indescribable designs
50 quaint and fanciful are they. With
panels and overskirts. lOng, sweep
Ing drapeTies and stOle-like hsngings.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-25

women with ideas of their own, who
decline 10 follow slavishly the pace
that foreign fashion-makers set.
AS some one very pertIy remarked to
me the other day; III you haven't
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-25

AAenoOn Skirt with Novel Lacing CT Satin Ribbon the Overhrt
B-A Charming Model for Slight and Youthful Weafer.
C-The New Box Gut" Waking Skirt.
DSs Dped from Back Front Below the Hips Are Some of the
Late ImpoTtatons
E--Skrts Are Seen Cut Completely on the Bias
"A French Model Walking Skirt
Che Envelope SkOne of the Successes Of the
H-Dancng and Dinner Gowns Have Skirt Lifted at One Side
Show the Foot and Ankle
The newspaper., 1908-06-19
Cure Hams.

For two hams and shoulders of ordi-
nary size take one cupful salt. one
teaspoonful saltpetre. place on stove
until quite warm. 1t is better TO warm
meat before rubbing. although not ab-
solutely necessary. but the salt strikes
In quicker.
Now take a small amount OF the
mixture and rub the meat. Keep in a
warm place for a few hours. In three
to six days repeat this. In five days
1t is ready to smoke. which can be
done In a hogshead with hickory. sas-
safras or corncobs. Smoke slowly two
to three hours twice. which ought TO
be sufi cient to make 1t a good deep
color.
When treated in this way the meat
will be as fresh and sweet as a piece
of steak. VIII never cook tough and
hard. and will keep just as well as II
salt and smoke had been used without
limit
The newspaper., 1908-06-19
AGAIN DECLINED WITH THANKS.
Wouid-Be Contributor "Up Against
the Misanthropic Editor.

The editor looked up as the caller
came forward. says the Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Sir" said the latter. you OBJ
jected to the meter of the spring
poem submitted to you the other
day. Because of this have for the
present dropped poetry and turned
my attention to the art of the essay
list Here, sir, is a paper on Woman
and Her Defects which l trust you
will find to your liking"
The editor stared hard at the title
of the essay.
Woman and Her Defects. he
repeated. Are you a married man.
sir?"
NO" replied the caller. Il am not
married"
The editor laughed harshly.
You should choose subjects" he
said. with which you have had an
opportunity to become familiar"
And he handed back the essay on
Woman and Her Defects"
The newspaper., 1908-06-19
xeaetabIe Soup.

Get a good soup bone. cover with
cold water, and let boil for one hour.
Take one small head OF cabbage, one
onion, three potatoes. two carrots. and
a small stalk of celery. Put these
vegetables through food grinder and
add to the meat. with two tablespoon
fuls of rice. Season with pepper and
salt and let boil for another hour, then
add one-half can corn. one-half can
peas, and one-half cup tomatoes.
Let boil until thoroughly mixed and
thicken with one cup OF flour mixed
with one egg.
The newspaper., 1908-06-19
curIous Indian Custom.

The following curious custom 10 re-
corded by J. owen Dorsey in his
monograph on the sociology OF the
Omaha Indians.
I'm the spring when the grass comes
up there is a council or tribal assem-
bly, held TO which a feast Is given by
the head of the Hanga geno. After
they decide that planting time has
come and at command OF the Hanga
man a crier is sent through the vii
lagos. He wears robe with hair out
side and cries as he goes. They do.
indeed. say that you Will dig the
ground. Haliol' He carries sGcred
corn. which has been shelled and to
each household he gives two or three
grains. which are mixed with the seed
corn of the household"
After this II is lawful for the peo-
pie to dig up the soil and plant their
crops.
The newspaper., 1908-06-19
TORTURED SIX MONTHS
BY Terrible Itching Eczema-6aby's
Suffering Was Terrible - Soon
Entirely Cured by Cuticura.

Eczema appeared on my sons face.
We went TO a doctor who treated him
for three months. Then he was SO bad
that his face and head were nothing
but one sore and his ears looked as IL
they were going to fall OFF. SO we tried
another doctor for four months. the
baby never getting any better. His
hand and legs had big sores on them
and the poor little fellow suffered so
terribly that he could not sleep. After
he had suffered six months we tried
n set of the Cuticura Remedies and
the first treatment let him sleep and
rest well: in one week the sores were
gone and in two months he had clear
face. Now he is two years and has
never had eczema again. Mrs. Louis
beck. r. F. ID. 3. San Antonio. Tex.
Apr Is, 1907"
The newspaper., 1908-06-19
PROPER USE OF GASOLINE.
Sufficient Quantity for Washing Pur-
poses Is a Requisite.

Too many people tell of their fall
ure In gasoline washing.
In nine cases out OF ten. the reason
is that too little gasoline Is used. II
you wash with water. you usually take
a good basinful or pailful. but. when
you wash with gasoline. you are apt to
put a cupful into generous-sized
pail. This. OF course. is just enough
TO stir up the dirt and to distribute it
in a gray tone all over the lace. gloves
or what not to be cleaned. Take a
generous bowlful of gasoline and wash
your gloves, laces. wells, neckwear.
ribbons and sllken accessories: then
rinse them in plenty OF clean gasoline.
After using. IL you will let the gaso-
line stand for few moments. all the
dirt will settle. and you can carefully
pour off the clean gasoline to use at
another operation. To clean gloves.
put them on the hands and scrub with
a little brush. afterward rinsing them
like a pocket handkerchief.
silk washed in gasoline loses none
Of its dressing: feathers lose none of
their curl; pleatings stay pleated.
Never. of course. use gasoline in a
room where there Is burning stove or
where the gas is lighted.
The newspaper., 1908-06-19
MUST BE WELL COOKED.
Chief Point in Soup Declared to Be
in Preparation.

No matter how plain and simple
dinner may be soup adds to 1t. Poor
soup is often served because too little
attention is paid to it. First of all
there must be good material to start
with. Cold water should always be
used where meat is cooked in order TO
draw out the juice Salt must never
be added until the soup is done. soup
should simmer on the back OF the
stove instead of boiling rapidly. When
the meat is well cooked, strain. add
salt and set in cold place. Skim on
all grease from the surface the next
day and the stock is ready for use.
Clear soups are never considered as
wholesome as others. There are a
great variety of vegetable. meat and
cream soups which are appetizing.
Cream of tomato. celery and aspar-
agus, are particularly good.
A soup kettle where every bone or
scrap of meat left over is thrown is
considered very essential in many
households. especially where soup is
served every day. One or two table
spoonfuls of cold rice is an addition
to any ordinary soup. especially
chicken or mutton broth. Be careful
that the soup is never greasy. II the
stock stands over night all bits of
grease can be removed A cupful of
tomatoes flavors a soup made of stock.
In making good soup bay leaves, eel
cry. parsley, carrots. onions, whole
cloves and other herbs or vegetables
are excellent for fiavoring. An excel
lent stock for soup is made by cook
ing a knuckle of veal and a beef
bone in cold water with six potatoes.
five carrots and four tiny onions on
the back of the stove for a day or
longer, then strain and set away.
The newspaper., 1908-06-19

the form of gas when they are cooled
t. ordinary temperatures. and 1t Is
some of these which make the gas
finally used for lighting and fuel. But
as it comes from the retorts, the gas
is like thick, yellowish-green smoke.
and could not be used at all for such
purposes. This gas escapes from the
retorts into series of large and cost
ly machines where the lighting gas
Is cleansed from its impurities. and
the different by-products are separated
fr1m each other First are great
'condensers." in which the gases are
cooled. The cooling condenses the
heavier compounds into thick liquids,
which are then left behind
One of the substances later re-
moved from the gas is ammonia. and
from this product is made the am
household.
The heavy. strong smelling, black
liquid which is collected in the cooling
of the gas is what we know as coal
tar. This is an exceedingly complex
mixture Of substances. From 1t are
obtained not only creosote oil, but
most of the dyes which sre used nova
days. perfumes, and even fayoring
extracts
To obtain creosote oil from coal tar
the tar is. in its turn. distilled. But
this distillation is like that used for
other liquids instead of that employed
for the coal The still is heated. and
as the heat increases the light oils"
first pass over Among these is the
familiar carbolic acid. This is pow
erfuI antiseptic, but 1t is not desirable
in wood preservative. for 1t evapo-
rates so readily that 1t soon becomes
lost from the wood When a tempera-
ture of abou. 400 degrees has been
reached, the distillate Is turned into
another receiver. and from this point
OF to 600 or 700 degrees creosote
oil is produced. One OF the substances
which is contained in this mixture is
"napthalene," from which common
moth balls are made. Coal tar creo-
sote, thus produced. is the great wood
preservative.
The residue remaining in the still
after the distillation is pitch" which
is chiefly used together with coal tar
saturated felt in the preparation Of
gravel or Stag roofing. In America
roofing pitch is the chief end for which
ia. is distilled. In Europe this is
not SO true. Now pitch for roofing
must be rather soft Therefore tar
distillation is not carried SO far In this
country as 1t is in Europe. For creo-
sote oil 1t would be better II 1t were
carried farther. since the substances
which distill at the higher tempera-
lures in most cases neit.:er evaporate
in the air nor dissolve in water as
readily as those which distill more
easily. Consequently they stay In the
wood for longer time. and protect 1t
correspondingly from decay.
Much study is being devoted by the
/ United States forest service to creo-
sote oil. to determine what its compo.
sition should be to give the best re-
suits in preserving timber, under diff.
ferent conditions, and how the most
desirable creosotes may be obtained
The reports Of these studies, together
with detailed description of the more
economical processes of applying the
preservatives to wood, have been
worked into circulars which the gov
ernment has placed at the disposal OF
all users of timber
Tho dauOor Of 1Itf1o kuowIad duo a
The newspaper., 1908-06-19
To Keen Meat Hot.

II your dinner is ready before you
wish to serve 1t, place the meat over a
large kettle OF boiling water. cover it
closely. and then spread a cloth over
the whole. In this way the gravy will
not be dried up.
The newspaper., 1908-06-19
In Pinch. use ALIENS FooT.eAss

A powder. II cures painful. smart.
ing. nervous feet and ingrowing nails
It's the greatest comfort discovery OF
the age. Makes new shoes easy. A
certain cure for sweating feet. Sold
by all Druggists. 25c. Accept no sub
stitute. Trial package. FREE. Ad-
dress A. s. Olmsted. lie Roy. N. Y.
The newspaper., 1908-06-19
To Clean silver.

To polish your silver knives, forks.
spoons or larger pieces. take COM
mon lead pencil eraser and rub on
tarnish and the result Is beautiful
polish.
The newspaper., 1908-06-19

Young man. don't express willing
ness to die for girl during court.
ship and then refuse to work for her
after marriage.
The newspaper., 1908-06-19
Unique.

81 have something novel In the way
of q melodrama."
State your case"
"The blacksmith is a rascal. while
the banker is about as honest as the
day Is long,"-Exchange.
The newspaper., 1908-06-19

Usually the man who believes Il
paying as he goes stays at home.
The newspaper., 1908-06-19

The danger of little knowledge
of things is diSputable; but beware
the little knowledge of ones SELF
The newspaper., 1908-06-19

Do not put on style at the expense
Of your friends.
The newspaper., 1908-06-19

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething. sofiens the gums, reduces in
lammatlon sliays pain. cures wind coc. 2c bottle.
The newspaper., 1908-06-19
For Any Disease or Injury to

the eye, use PETrIT'S EYE sALvE. al
~olutely harmless. acts quickly, 25c. al
druggists or Howard Bros. Buffalo, y. Y