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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24
DOCTOR ADVISED
USE Of CUTICURA
After Other Treatment Failed
Eczema in Raw Spot on Baby
Boys Face Lasted for Months
Cried with Pain when Washed.
ECZEMA WAS CURED AND
HAS NEVER REAPPEARED

'Our baby boy broke out with
eczema on his face Whsn one month
old. One place on the side Of his facs
the size Of nickel was raw ike beef
steak for three months, ard he would
cry out when 1 bsthed the parts that
were sore and broken out. gave him
three months treatment from a good
doctor, but at the end Of that time the
child was no better. Then my doctor
recommended CutiCura. After using
3 cake Of Cuticura Soap, a third Of q
box Of Cuticura Ointment, and half q
bottle Of Cuticura Resolvent he was well
and his face was as smooth as any
baby's. He Is now two years and a
half old and no ecze ma has reappeRred.
[ am still using the Cuticura Soap; I
think it Is the fnest toilet soap ever
used. I keep my little girls hair and
face cleansed with it too. ] am so
thankful for what Cuticura has done
for US. Mrs. II. l. Harris. r. F. D. !,
Alton, Kan, May IA and June u, or"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24

In these days when Il is the thing
either 10 use hat-topped writing tables
or to keep the lid OF the desk down
most Of the time. il behOoyes the care
ful housekeeper to answer her letters
promptly. Otherwise a Uttered desk Is
unavoidable.
System IN correspondence IS the only
way this can be managed. As soon as
a letter arrives open It carefully
torn envelope is far from sightly-and
II IL is OF no particular importance and
does not require a reply, destroy IT at
once.
Separate your business letters, invi-
tatiOns. and correspondence into three
piles and have a pigeonhcle for each.
Keep them there until answered; then
il you wish 10 save them file them IN
der the name OF the sender IN one o.
the alphab eted boxes that come for the
purpose.
II this is not done 1t is senseless to
keep letters as they never can be found
when wanted and make the drawers OF
a desk cluttry. Keep the file in a
closet in the same room ds the desk,
or II there is none. stow It away IN the
lowest drawer. out OF the road.
Letters that require an answer the
same day should be put under a weight
In a conspicuous spot where they viii
mot slip from the memory. Safer yet is
1t 70 answer them at once, even when
you think you have no Ume. You can
usually manage IT somehow. and Il
means much for the busy woman not
to have her mind burdened with trifing
duties.
Writing paper and envelopes should
have their special place. on a fiat
topped desk this should be IN one OF
the racks that come for the purpose I'm
leather, burnt wood, or brass. They
may be bought rather reasonably and
are q big factor IN neat desk.
In compartment desks have special
places 1Or the paper and others for the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24
SINS AGAINST THE EYES.

Summer is the time when more harm
Is done 10 the vision than at any other
season OF the year.
The glare is 80 strong and the twi-
lights so long that both lead us into
unconscious abuse Of our eyes.
Then, too, as we travel more in
summer than in winter we are more
apt 10 read with our books at any Old
angle, which g constantly changing
under jolting car wheels
Here are some OF the ways we can
sin grlevOusiy from an eye-standDofnf
in the next few weeks.
Reading on the porch long after the
sun has set
Finishing the latest novel in a 3og-
Cling hammock
Sitting on the beach with the sun
shining on our book
Staring al the water when the sun
is at its brightest.
Sitting so the shifting light and the
shadow OF leaves from the porch or
arbor play irregularly on the page.
Letting the eyes get sunburned
Doing fine neediewOrk In the dim light
Of a house shaded for coolnAss
Yachting or canoeing without a broad
brimmed hat or veil as a protection
from the glare.
Not protecting the eyes with glasses
or thick veil when motoring on a dusty
road or when taveling with open win
dows
These may seem TRIES not worth
minding, but they often lay up a store
Of eye strain that give trouble for
years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24
GIRL FEEDS CAKES
TO WILD BEAR CUB
Little Miss Thinks Beast a Dog.
Cries When II Is Driven
AWAY.

PORT JERVIS. n. Y. Aug. 24.-Not
needing a warning not TO wander far.
ten-year-0ld Maggie Tanning. or Chi
cagO. who. with her mother, Is visiting
relatives near Farnwood. Sullivan coun-
ty, was lost I'm the woods several days
ago. when found she was sitting on q
log feeding a half-grown bear with
cakes from "a paper bag.
At the approach Of the searching par
- the bear fed. and the child cried
because they had scared 1t away. The
little girl said she had walked a long
way. picking and eating huckleberries.
and at last became tired and sat down
on a log TO cat her cakes. when the
bear. which she thought was a dos,
came out of the brush. and she handed
81 a cake. This was followed by other
cakes until the whole dozen had disap-
peaTed. Then she said she was about
TO follow her doggie 10 his home, where
she knew there would be people who
would take her home.
The child had been gone five hours.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24
WOMAN
ENDS LIFE IN PARIS
New York Society Woman
Found With Bullet
in Head.

PARIS, Aug. 24.-Miss Winlfred Par
sons. the daughter OF the late Charles
Parsons. president of the Rome, Water
town and Ogdensburg railroad, New
York who died in 1904. was found dead
with a bullet wound in her head today
IN her apartments In the Avenue Jena.
The police say that the case is one OF
suicide. while friends Of the dead girl
declare tina the shooting was an acct
dent
II was learned that the girl had been
suffering from melancholia since the
death Of her fiance. a young Frenchman,
Emile Mas, who died four months ago
from consumption. Miss Parsons vas
found dead I'm bed at noon TODAY py a
maid who entered the room with her
breakfast. The girl was lying on her
right side and her right hand half
clutched a revolver, a bullet from which
had penetrated the brain.
Lived in Apartment House.
Miss Parsons had occupied an apart
ment on the fifth floor IN an apartment
house at y Jena avenue. in a fashion
able district surrounding the Place del
Etoile, for several months, attended by
a AAatA anu a. GUM DtFFTdl weeks ago
the young womans aunt. Mrs Harriet
Blodgett, OF New York, arrived here.
and took up lodging with her niece.
About year ago Miss Parsons, who
was very vivaciOus and possessed OF a
wide circle Of friends f. America and
France, met and fell In love with Emile
Mas. It was not long before they were
engaged to be married. but Mas. who
was suffering from tuberculosis. died
suddenly IN Paris. He was rich. a proni-
nent clubman, much interested in auto
mobiles and was a member Of the
French Automobile. Aero, and Yacht
clubs. He lived with his brother, Eu-
gene Mas, at . Due de Mours
frances Brother Talks.
Eugene Mas, in discussing the case
tonight, said:
We are unable to account for this
dreadful accident Several months ago
Miss Parsons bought revolver, which
she usually kept beside her bed. We be-
lieve that she accidentally shot herself
Although deeply grieved, and at times
melancholy on account OF the death OF
Emile, she had appeared OF late to i
in better spirits. She had even arranged
TO 80 out 10 a Inner party tonight, and
had invited several Of her American
friends TO dinner al her home tomOr-
row.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24
MEN PLEASED TO IMAGINE THEIR
WOMEN FRIENDS ARE LOST
WITHOUT THEM.

obscure corner weeping for the woman
friend / had not.
this.
anne After two or three months or
straightway conversation / should Ike
TO tank again. One converses with a
nan-she talks with a woman
Men Are Mistaken.
Men say that women do not like the
companionship OF their own kind. They
we're never more mistaken in their life.
Most Of them would rather talk 10 their
enemies among their sisters than not
talk 30 a woman at all. Conversation is
only really delightful among people who
have the same point Of view. and when
did man and a woman ever look at
things from the same standpoint?
There is a piquancy in talking to a
man; there Is comfort IN talking 10 a
woman.
Bettina says that never does she shine
IN conversation a when the lights are
lowered kimonos donned, and hair
brushes piled. then she says, 10 her
rage and despair. the epigram which all
evening has eluded her tongue Is caught
and uttered; then she says she is witty.
brilliant, humorous, and caustic- If she
said the thing in the drawing room
which she utteFs in this clustered spot.
she declares she would be known as a
second Nine. de Stael.
But II pnOstrates her with grief TO re-
member that her Wit and humor are
born not so much Of the hour as Of the
conditions. Her audience and she are
thoroughly en- rapport She knows that
whatever the good thing she says, II
VIII be met with a burst Of silvery
laughter, and not. as il might down
stairs with a Perhaps. Miss Bettina,
you do not exactly understand the con
ditions; alloy me to explain"
Men. she says take themselves seri-
ouSly, and women. except those in a
few professions, never do.
But when you tell a man that as a
steady thing you had rather talk 10
women. don't expect him 10 believe YOU,
II you are q woman, for he, being a
man, believes that every member of our
sex lives merely for the few minutes a
day that the lords of creation lavish
upon US. LEONORE CALVERT.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24

II pleases the members Of the mascu-
line sex TO imasSne that women cannot
get on without thsm: that the lives OK
their feminine friends would be as the
great Desert of Sahara, II it were not
for the interest which man inJects into
them. They don't always say this IN
so many words, having some remnants
Of modesty left. but they believe n
As a matter OF fact. 1 am sure II a
woman had to choose for constant COM
partnership between the two sexes. she
would choose woman.
Feminine friends are TO a woman as
the plain diet on which she can live
Indefinitely; men friends as the highly
spiced food. which L. agreeable Occa-
sionally-say Sunday evenings and twice
during the week.
Single and married women alike are
agreed az TO this. Talking to a man -
as il one had put or a ball gown ma
a pair OF pointed-tOed slippers, had
dressed cne's hair in the latest fashion
and gone 10 a function.
Talking 10 a congenial woman brings
20 another woman the sort Of comfort
given By wearing a kimOnO and pair
Of easy shoes Ia the first case ono -
on parade, in the second It is as If she
had relaxed in the secrecy Of her own
boudoir.
] have known young women TO send
their fancees home because they were
too dead tired" 70 talk longer, and
then go upstairs. put on a kimonO. lake
down their hair, and brush IN hand,
saunter into the room Of another woman
for a few rIinutcs' conversation, and
there remain talking until / or a. m.
Cannot Talk To a Man.
But, then, one cannot talk to a man
about the same things as she can to a
woman. She cannot expect a masculine
creature to be interested in idle gossip
about bis best friends; she knows that
II she tells him the last tid-bit of gossip.
however much he may relish it in his
soul. he win rebuke her for being
little cat and a lover Of scandal
The average man considers it his duty
sternly TO discourage personalities; the
average woman loves them and does not
affect 10 DO otherwise.
Anne, talking the other day. declared
that II she were cast upon q desert
Island with only men for company she
would die Of the desire for feminine
guHde. philosopher. and friend.
4 couldn't consult with the men about
the pest way 10 make a hat Of leaves
nor how 10 trim my gowns OF deerskfn,'
she said.
No other man would be interested in
hearing that one OF his fellows liked
his 'possum cooked rare and his rabbit
OVyi lone. There would be no one 10
tax over the small happenings IN camp.
and, consequently, ! should die of loneh-
ness
" lille the men were gathered around
The ire discussing the probability OF
Roosevelt having entered unon bis
fourth term and Of the high tariff on
the old masters and rare book having
been removed L would be seated in some
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24
STRAW BATHING HAT.

A charming workbasket is made OF a
big old-fashioned straw bathing hat
The brim is turned down, mushroom
style, and six rings are sewn to the
very edge, through which some pink
ribbon is run The crown Is lined with
pink ribbon and a pocket is made in
each side, while a pink cushion and
needle book are sewn to the inside of
the brim, which is not lined To he
rings are attached. by ribbons. the
CessaTi65-sCissorst energy, thi-nble
case, stiletto-anything that MAJ be
hung on ribbon and TIED to a ring.
The finished basket is CapaCious, end
when carried on the arm it is most
attractive
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24
SERWCEABLE GOWN OF PONGEE
BY MAY MANT0N.

No material of the
summer is more fash
ionable or more service
able than pongee. 1t can
be worn upon a great
many occasions, and It
is durable at the same
time that 1t IS smart.
This model suits 1t ad-
mirably well. and in the
illustration Is trimmed
with bands OF Liberty
satin, While the guimpe
is made Of embroidered
net with the cuffs Of
pongee, the color being
reseda. If a still sim
pier dress is wanted lin
en- would be charming
treated in this same
way. with a guimpe Of
lingerie material, and IL
silk is preferred TO pom
gee, taffeta or foulard
either could be utilized
after just this manner.
the bands being plain on
figured or figured on
plain, or of contrasting
color, as liked. The skirt
is one Of the very latest,
and is cut ia nine cores.
with underlying plaits at
the two front seams
which extend TO the
depth OF the trimming.
so giving fare, while tie
upper portion is perfect
ly smooth and tight mt
ting.
For the medium size
Will be required. for over
blouse "a yards OF ma
terial p. pa yards q. or
la yards a inches wide.
with one yard Of silk for
the trimming; for the
guimpe 3 yards is or p,
ia yards So inches wide;
the skirt will require 8
yards q or =, or 4ss
yards A inches wide for
: pongee or other material
without figure or nap,
but II the material must
be cut one way u yards
q, i1s4 yards q, 6 yards
a inches wide will be
needed with Ia yards OF
silk for banding,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24
~
| THa.@sH
| NkPhTHAYJ
Comparisons Are
OdiOuS!
And yet it seems necessary
for US to make them.

How can we induce-you TO
try P. & @. Naphtha Soap
unless we can make you real
ize that it is better than the
soap you are now using?
And how can We do that
unless we make comparisons?
And so, whether we like il
or not, we must say and We
must keep on saying:
P. & @. Naphtha Soap is
better than any other naph-
tina soap.
1t is better than ANY
laundry soap.
It saves time, trouble, fuel
and money.
1t makes clothes cleaner,
sweeter, brighter, whittier than
any other soap, no matter
"where It's hame or what its
name. IS
5 cents a cake;
worth more.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24
CARAMEL ICE CREAM.

For those who wish a change from the
regular run OF ice cream favorings
there Is this recipe:
Three tablespoonfuIs OF sugar are add
Cd to the usual cup. and this is Drowned
in q saucepan, then mixed with a little
boiling water. enough to dissolve the
sugar.
This Is added TO the cream mixture
and all Is iced.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24
A GIFT FROM LIE SEASIDE.

The girl who is spending the summer
at-the seashOre, where digging for clans
is one Of the sports, can get her hand
IN for Christmas gIrIs.
The big clam shells make delicious
individual dishes for baked msn ana
creamed and scalloped oysters. Collect
two or three dozen of he shells, as
they soon crack and discclor, scrub
them carefully and send them 10 a
hOusekeeper friend, tied together in sets
of a dozen. and packed in a molly trim
med box
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24
WORKS BOTH WAYS

They bore one. these society calls
don't you know" declared the young
lady. They bore one"
Sometimes they bore two" respond
ed the young man. taking the hint and
likewise his departure. - Louisville
Courier-JournaI
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24
The Most Delicious Pies

YOU ever tasted: fresh. seasouabIe fr,,its
used. Delivered direct, 2oc. Hemennads
MIX Bread. &c. Holmes Bakery Isf and
L is. Linen. 1910 and 1871.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24
NONE FOR HER.

Pop
yes, my son"
when a person saws wood IT means
they say nothing. don't it2'
Yes, my boy"
And do women ever saw wood %
mo, women believe that saving wood
is mans work. ''-Yonkers Statesman.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24
THE GENTLE CYNIC.

Sugar or vinegar Is a woman.
The way to wealth Is to save what
you spend
Some words are like jewels and some
like paste.
Christianity is conduct: performance.
not profession
Great passions do not make great
n en-; they unmake them.
FTetting at fortune is a fault.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24

Chicago Jewel Gas Ranges Are tina
bsst G. ~ Muddiman & Co.. sic eth nw.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24

LIB. soc Tea Any Kind, for aac:
Sc Coffee, nc: EveFybody's Coffee. fsiLr-
Wilbur's Cocoa, 19c. J. T. d. Pvles
stores.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24
LOCAL MENTION.
You Must Ask For More

Than bread II you want the best-vou
must gttpulate Schneider's Ms In
BREAD Uniformly supeFioF-perL e. II
mixed and baked. Fresh daily. At an
grocers'. s..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24

Big Vaudeville Bill, Talking Pictures
Majestic Theater, I0e. Tell your friends.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24

Fretting at fortune is a fault
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-12
Official Orders Issued.

The Commissioners have issued the fol-
lowing orders:
That Capt Edward NJ. Markham. as
sistant to the Engineer Commissioner is
directed to proceed from Washington. d.
c.. to East Orange. n j.. via Newark
N j.. and return via New York city on
duty connected with the construction u:
roads. chargeable to the current appro-
priation for construction and repair of
county roads.
That d cement sidewalk Be laid and
curb be reset around public reservation
at the south approach to the Connecticut
Avenue bridge just north of kalorama
road. at an estimated cost of S640, charge
able to the appropriation for sidewalks
and Curbs around public reservations
That public hydrant be erected at the
intersection of q street and 18th street
southeast. at an eStima ted cost of SD,
That the following service sewer he con-
structed under the provisions of an act of
Congress approved April ID 1904. the
same being necessary in the Judgment of
the Commissioners for the public safety
health. comfort and convenience: Along
the north side of Ohio avenue northwest
between 18th and 18th streets. abutting
lots Z. and $ of square 294.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-12
SEVEN CASES OF SMALLPOX.
Discovery Made by Health Officials
in an Apartment House.

Health officials of the District discovered
yesterday that seven cases of smallpox
| had developed in the National flats. AL
n street northwest. This building is in
habited by colored families, and because
of this outbreak it has been placed under
quarantine. All of the seven persons
| found to have smallpox were colored and
are being treated at the District smallpox
hospital
| 1t was only by accident that this alarm
| ing prevalence of the disease In the house
was discovered by the health authorities,
| and 1t is feared by the latter that other
cases will follow, because of the number
| of persons living in the building and or
the fact that all of the patients removed
| to the hospital had been going in and out
of the building nearly every day. and had
been mingling with the other occupants
Early Yesterday morning Health Officer
Woodward received telephone message
to the effect that a colored man named
Milton Williams. living in the building,
possessed symptoms resembling smallpox
Two deputy health inspectors hurried to
the place. and on their way up the steps
found Samuel Baker. fOur-year-old boy.
with telltale blotches and eruptions on his
face He was examined and his case was
d .agnosed as smallpox. At the time the
officials found him he was playing with
other children.
When the officials entered the Williams
apartment he was suffering from severe
case of the disease. and his wife, Ida VIII
liams who was attending him. was also
infected. although she had practically re-
covered from the attack.
Finding these conditions existing. the
officials became suspicious, and made an
inspection. with the result that four ad-
Gitional cases were located. These We're
William Baker seventeen years old; Eu-
gene Baker. twenty-three years: Ransom
c. Baker seven years. and Ruth Spriggs.
two and one-half years old Each had
been afflicted with the disease for more
than two weeks. and all We're on the road
to recovery. None of them was confined
to bed.
Eugene Baker was the man who ran
into the second precinct police station yes
terdav morning as stated in The Star.
and caused a scare among the officials by
announcing he had smallpox and wanted
to be treated.
This visit on the part of Baker came
very nearly causing the station house to
he ouarantined The building has been
thoroughly fumigated. and the policemen
who were in the building at the time the
smallpox victim visited the station have
been vaccinated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-12
LAW SCHOOL DEBATE.
National University Students Meet
in Connective Discussion.

The National University Law School
Debating Society met last night and dis
cussed the question, which affirmed THAT
the death penalty for crime should be
abolished Speakers for the affirmative
were S. 3. Moriarty OF Connecticut. S. L..
Hunt of the state of Washington and d.
W. Grundy of Missouri; negative. c. r..
Colvin of Virginia. d. II. Hemming. Kan
sas and J. T. Frazier. Pennsylvania. The
Judges, G.. p. Brown f. 3. Springer and
w c. Wimsatt, decided that the affirma-
tive debaters put up the better argument
and awarded first honors to Messrs.
Gundy and Colvin.
The first semi-final debate of the society
will be held at the university April u at
SID o'clock and the subject set for argu-
ment at that time is as follows: Re
solved That the Postmaster General
should not be given the power to exclude
publications from the mail at his discre-
ton because they are anarchistic. c. G.
Redwood of Texas, d. nj. Hemming.
Kansas and P. ]. Hurley, Oklahoma will
uphold the affirmative. and f. A. Turner,
D. P. Hammer and j. P. ForbOx of South
Carolina the negative. The judges will
be Hannis Taylor. ex-minister to Spain;
c. A. Prouty of the interstate commerce
commission and Leverett T. Englesby of
the District bar. 1t is expected that
most of the faculty and many friends of
the students will be present on this occa-