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The Washington herald., 1908-05-17
WORLDLY WISDOM.

The more a man doesn't know the less
he doubts
Many a wlse-looking man IS unable to
deliver the goods.
Lots of people lock easy until you try
to do them.
You never have to dun man who owes
you a grudge-
Sooner or later the chronic kicker gets
his foot in it.
Some of the charity that begins at home
makes hasty getaway.
You can't always judge a mans worth
by the size of his bank balance.
When misery IS AT hand there -isn't
much pleasure in remembering former
joys
A boon companion IS seldom looked
upon as a boon By the family OF the man
he associates with.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-17
SAYINGS OF A CYNIC

A vain man always makes a great hit
with himself
The less a man has to say the more he
Is inclined to talk.
A girl seldom wants 10 marry a man
unless there are numerous good reasons
why she shouldn't.
There are several different brands OF
love. The kind of love OF a eannibal for
his fellow-naan Is one kind.
When a man marries girl for her
beautiful face and graceful form the joke
is apt to be on him later.
Girls who make 1t their business to look
for husbands are apt to find them. but
they seldom boast Of their finds in after
wears
The Washington herald., 1908-05-17

tragedies. The average husband takes hts
wife from SUI coundings full Of inter
est; and plants her in a home or
"A clearinghouse with many restric-
tions and a vast amount Of loneliness
Home duties help out somewhat, but IN
places where there is nothing but idle
ness there is not much that adds to
wholesomeness Of heart
There are thousands Of devoted couples
and eontented wives; there are thousands
more OF careless husbands and discon-
tented wives, and the two classes are 50
evenly divided as to give material for
serious thought Business men have to
be away from home good deal, but
there are many times when they might
have the company of their wives If they
wished IT, It Is not a good plan to leave
women unprotected, for there are hosts
ef men who enjoy the role Of comforter
Ia attractive womankind. The degree Of
attraction. ii may be incidentally re-
marked. is a matter OF personal belief;
so pretty women are not the only ones in
danger.
The worst possible life for a woman is
one without responsibility. Housekeeping
is not popular save with the humble
classes. and the idlness of boarding is the
source of foolish desires. which would
have found no root in real home. With
day filled with wholesome tasks and
an evening in the society OF the man for
whom the woman cut ioose<from the
pleasant associations Of her girlhood. no
reasonable woman can find fault, but she
is justified in complaining at the demands
of club life, which leave her alone In the
evening.
used to know a couple where the SINS
Of the husband came home to him late IN
life. He married a pretty, unsophisticated
girl without the slightest intention of Civ
ing up his bachelor privileges, and, after
two babies came TO tie her down rather
closely he took so much liberty that the
relations between the pair were seriously
strained. Tears and protests were vain
so both ceased after awhile, and the wom-
an planned for the day Of reckoning.
It came when the husband tired Of HIS
gay life and began to find pleasure in his
The Washington herald., 1908-05-17
TO FREsHEN a CARPET.

If your carpet is not dusty enough to
come up, but needs cleaning this sprlngs
cut an ounce of yellow soap into small
squares. and make into 8 iather with a
pint of boiling water. Add TO this a
quart Of water and one ounce OF b0rax.
Place the mixture on the range and
bring 1t to the boil; then remove it. and
when quite cold add an ounce each OF
alcohol and ammonia and max an ouncs
Of glycerine-
Wipe over quite a small portion of the
carpet at a time, ard rub vigorously with
clean flannel. which should be repeat
edly turned as it gets soiled. dipped in
the mixture until all spots are removed
and the color revived
The Washington herald., 1908-05-17
Pomade TO Reduce Fat.

Reader-The following recipe for a
pomade has helped many 10 reduce flesh:
Iodide Of potassium. forty-six grains;
vaseline, one and three-quaTter ounces;
lsnolin, one and three-quarter ounces; ;
tincture Of benzoin, twenty drops.
Make into pomade and rub over the
fatty parts twice a day You should alb
stain from food that Is especially fat
forming-eereals, potatoes, corn, beans,
sc You should avoid sweets Of all
kinds.
Probably the reason the recipe for su-
perfiuous hair did not help you Is that
the hairs have had time to get a good
root. If this is the case, nothing but
the electric needle win remove them.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-17
Not Satisfied.

Edythe-I would not advise you 20 try
to get rid Of your feshy cheeks, for a
plump face gives the appearance of
youthfulness 10 a person. You say your
body is too slender TO be in proportion
70 the size Of your face. It would be
much better, then, 20 acquire flesh. There
are numerous directions for increasing
the bust, hips. ana limbs given in these
columns which viii prove helpful II you
wnnid give them q trial
The Washington herald., 1908-05-17
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For Pimnles.

Brunette-Your blood IS in a very bad
condition. and before you can. get rid Of
the pimples you must take medicine 10
clear the blood. Meanwhile apply this
mixture TO the plmpIes: Betanaphthoi.
five grains. oil Of camomile, five drops;
ointment Of benzoinated oxide Of zines
one ounce.
Here is the formula for a rouge which
viii give the cheeks pink appearance;
Carmine. thirty grains; ammonia water.
one fluid ounce, rOseYater, four hala
ounces: spirit Of rose. one fluid ounce.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-17
Lotion for Oilv. Damn Hair.

Toots-For greasy, moist hair the fol-
lowing is an excellent dry lotion. II used
daily, Il tends to produce erispy eondl-
ton: Powdered bicarbonate of soda. one
fourth ounce: borate of soda. powdered.
one-fourth ounce. eau de cologne. one
fluid ounce; alcohol two fluid ounces
distilled water. sixteen fluid ounces.
Mix and agitate until solution Is COM
plete
The Washington herald., 1908-05-17
Not fhnt Kind.

From HsrpeT's Weekly
A young woman in Philadelphia recent
ly married was enjoying the delightful
novelty OF marketing one morning shortly
after the termination Of the honeymoon.
I wish to get some butter, please, -
said she 10 the dealer
"Ron butter, mum?" asked the man.
NO" promptly replied his customer;
we wish ID eat it on toast. Ny husband
doesn't care for rolls.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-17
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Mrs Q. Stub q little olive oil into
the eyebrows to loosen the scales, then
wash them with soap and water, after
which rub the following lotion in with
the tips OF the fingers. being careful.
however, that the lotion does not get
into the eyes:
Ammonia muTiate, ten grains; giyceTin,
one ounce; rosewater. five ounces
The Washington herald., 1908-05-17
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Hips Are Too Small.

Unknown Friend-The following exer-
else is excellent for developing the hips:
stand alternately on each foot. swing
the free limb pendulum fashion from
the hips each time allowing it to go as
far forward and backward as possible.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-17
Egg. a Ia Benedict.

After toasting English mullins place
on them thin circular pieces Of cold
boiled ham which have been sauted in a
little butter. Arrange on each a nicely
poaohed egg and pour over a rich white
sauce. Serve Immediately.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-17
BETTYS TWILIGHT CHAT

In these days of small economies IL
behooves US TO increase our store of
knowledge and lay the foundation OF
habits that viii tend, TO keep US steady
during another period Of prosperity. Good
times are bound to come again, and if
we have pronted by your past experience
we can meet them with a determination
to make the most Of our opportunities.
That is the reasoning OF one woman who
Is going 70 serve as a warning for those
who are in the habit of needing danger
signals.
The husband Of this woman was
happy go-lucky bachelor. spending his
money as he earned it Ill marriage
Iooned in the horizon Then he tried to
be thrifty. but without conspicuous sue
cess, because he had never learned the
trick He was wise. however. in select
ing a wife who had been trained by a
prudent mother, and although they had
little on which to start their new life,
they married with full faith in the fu-
ture They passed their first year in
cooperative home, sharing comforts and
expenses with an Older and experienced
couple with furniture for a good-sized
dwelling.
Their account books show that they
lived more than comfortably for the price
of s15 a week. which was the cost of or
binary board at that time. There we're
eight rooms, in perfect condition; each
couple had two rooms, and the rest were
used In common. There was a competent
maid and janitor service. and some
money was saved by the bridegroom.
Sickness put an end to the cooperative
plan. and the young couple took a small
suite In a first-class neighborhood, and
lived no better than before, but the week
" expenses averaged $50
The Washington herald., 1908-05-17

they developed expensive tastes and
sighed for larger home and two maids.
more pleasure, and better clothes. and
gradually yielded to their desires. Then
came the panic whose effects we are
now enduring, and prompt retrenehment
was necessary Their struggles would
make a long story. for in eight years
they had forgotten all the economies of
their early home life, and money was
wasted, a good bit OF II, before the ex-
penses were shaved down to the required
point.
The wife told me that she is now be-
ginning to understand that housekeeping.
like kitchen utensils, spring numberless
little leaks and need constant watching
and repairing. She finds mistakes in her
weekly bills, dishonesty IN an occasional
tradesman, an inclination to Overcharge
for services, and waste in the kitchen
When she announced that the family
soap would be made in the house, from
her mothers recipe, there was rebellion.
but she shut her eyes TO It, watched the
grease pot and carried the day.
She discharged one maid who would not
help her TO cut down the purchase OF
supplies because a portion was being car
ried to a married sister within easy
reaching distance Of the house. She Is
finding a growing pleasure in making
the most of everything and getting the
worth Of every dollar she spends, and
when better times come she VIII not
branch out in any direction, because she
and her husband are getting a deal of
pleasure out Of life in ways formerly
unknown to them. She says that she in
tends to prepare against future hard
times by saving during prosperity. and
I believe that she viii do it, for she has
more than average good sense. One les
son is enough for such women.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-17
hItH Iq1AL A/GZpHf az
.B0Zh E6aE

IA VERY mother breads the awkward
age" and especially the mother
-AS of girls, for. for some inexplicable
reason. an uncouth girl is more out
Of harmony than an uncouth boy
think it is because Of tie girl-as well
as OF the woman-we expect more, we
exact more The prevalence OF this fal-
lacy is noticeable through life.
II mothers did but know it. proper
training III physical exercise and in de-
pertinent will DO much to rob the awk-
ward age Of its terrors.
Children at an early age should be
taught simple gymnsstic exercises, but
unless these exercises unconsciously in
Auenee the child 30 perform better the
everyday acts of sitting. standing, and
walking. they fail of their purpose.
What use to take a fve-minute exercise
TO expand the chest and keep the shout
ders straight and the hips level, IT, for
the rest OF the day, the child drops into
the positions Of the little girl in the
three pictures. who is doing all these
things the wrong way?
The first thing to accomplish is to make
the gymnasuc exercises a pleasure-make
them play instead Of work. Take FIVE or
ten minutes day and practice these ex-
ercises with your little daughter-it viii
be good for you, toe. know mothers
and fathers who make this a practice.
and the ten minutes thus employed each
morning Is the greatest frolie OF the day
for the children. There is the spirit Of
competition. too. which always adds in
terest
Next do not fail to apply the exercises
learned to practical uses. Have the child
walk, stand. and sit properly-as a part
Of the exercise-and very soon she will
unconsciously do all these things the
right way.
Cultivation blots out self-consclousness.
which seizes upon growing children and
is too often the cause Of awkwardness.
The overgrown girl is painfully conscious
Of her newly-acquired length and width
and have we not felt pity for the grow
ing girl or boy who hopeiessly struggles
to dispose of hands and feet?
Hand-in-hand with physical culture
should go training in department
There is nothing more deplorable than
a rude child, and grace and charm could
no more attach 10 a rude child than
TO an awkward one.
Physical weakness. such as defect in
eyesight. viii frequently cause a child to
assume an ungraceful position. Delicate
health and nervousness are responsible
for cramped muscles The art of relax
alton should be cultivated
marveled the other day when my
tailor told me that twenty-nine women
out OF thirty had uneven hips; now
have ceased to be surprised. for 1 have
not found one woman in fifty who stands
On both feetl
Walking is ideal exercise. Hold the
head erect. with chin slightly lifted.
which will throw the muscles of the
back and Of the shoulders into proper
line; expand the chest with deep breaths.
and do not swing the arms. but let them
hang with muscles relaxed.
Owing to the great amount Of mail re-
eeived and the limited space given this
department, it is absolutely impossible
TO answer letters in the Sunday issue fol-
The Washington herald., 1908-05-17

When men come to the realization Of
the fact that married women need at
tention quite as much as their unattached
sisters, there win be fewer domestic
The Washington herald., 1908-05-17

Owing to the great amount Of mail re-
eeived and the limited space given this
department, 1t is absolutely impossible
TO answer letters in the Sunday issue fol-
lowing their receipt. The letters must be
answered in turn, and this ofttirnes re-
qures three or four weeks.
All correspondents who desire an imme-
date answer must inclose a self-addressed
stamped envelope for reply, This rule
must also be complied with in regard TO
personal letters.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-17

The husbands business prospects were
growing better all the time. and II the
two had been contented with modest
comfort. eu would have been we'll But
The Washington herald., 1908-05-17

It came when the husband tired Of his
-ay life and began to find pleasure in his
The National tribune., 1908-12-31
THE NEXT ExcAMpMENT.

The Commander-in-Chief has re-
turned from his trip to Utah, where he
went to take into consideration the
holding of the 4sd National Encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Re-
public. He was accompanied by his
wife; Adjutant-General and wife: ].
Cory Winans. Chief of S;aE. and wife:
Mary I. Gilman, National President,
W. r. c.; Maria Going. her Secretary;
Mrs. Genevieve Lane. National Presi
dent, Ladies' of the G. a. r.; Comrades
Scott. Cheek and Armstrong. of the
Council of Administration. He was met
by large crowds of Grand Army men at
all points. There were receptions and
Campfres at Chicago. Dec. s: Kansas
City. Dec Q: Topeka, Dec. 10: Denver.
Dec IL. He arrived at Salt Lake City
Dec. IA, and left there the afternoon
of the 18th, and attended receptions
and Campfires at Ogden, Dec. II; Oma-
ha, Dec. 10, and st. Louis. Dec. 21
The Department Commanders of the
various Departments thru which he
passed had notified the comrades as to
the train the Commander-in-Chie was
on, and wherever he stopped he was
met by delegations, If only long enough
to shake hands. He found the people
of Utah, both Gentiies and Mormons.
holding an Encampment in August next
there.
The Commander-in-Ch was direct
ed by the 42d National Encampment
to hola the next Encampment at Salt
Lake City, provided suitable railroad
rates could be obtained. The best rate
offered from Chicago to Salt Lake ctsy
was $43. The er-in-Chief and
his Council felt that the feeling as ex-
pressed in the AID National Encamp
ment was that a one-cent-a-mile rate
was all that the Grand Army could pay.
This was the dilemma which confront
ed the ConIWander and his Council
The Council decided to leave the whole
matter in the hands of the Commander
in-Chief. If suitable rates could be OBJ
tained, to hold the Encampment in Salt
Lake City in August next; if suitable
rates cou't not be obtained, then the
Commandcr-in-Chief is empowered to
either cell a Delegate Encampment at
Salt Lake City or to remove the En-
campment to some other place east of
Chicago, believing that better rates
could be obtained. The Commander
Chief has informed the railroad
companies of the situation, and If they
agree to give him suitable rate, oarne-
ly, one cent a mile. the Encampment
will be called at Salt Lake City. If
they do not, the Commander-in-Chsef
taking all things into consideration, will
use his best judgment in the matter.
He is not committed to any place. He
had two other invitations.
The National tribune., 1908-12-31
THE ITALIAN EA.rHar.KE.

Again that treinor-cursetl country,
southern Italy. suffers from an earth
quake, and this time II appears to be-
the most appalling disaster for many
years. AS we go to press the extent
- not known. but the Italian papers
estimate that from 10000 TO 700
lives have been lost. and the ancient
city of Messina has been nearly, do
stroyed. Sicily has been the scene Of
more violent and destructive seismic
disturbances than any other portion of
the globe. This may be qualified. how
ever, by saying that Sicily has alzyays
been known to us and occupied by q
large population. so that we have
known more of its catastrophes. The
first terrible one of modern times was
in 1888, and since then there have been
periodical occurrences.
The city of Messina, which seems to
have been .the center OF the present
disturbances, is a town of great an
tiquity, and supposed to date from the
eighth century before Christ 1t is the
Capital of the Province of the same
name. and, next to Palermo. the most
important town in Sicily II is on the
extreme northeast corner of the island
of Sicily. and has harbor in the Strait
of Messina- 1t IS near where were To-
Gated the fabIed Scylla and Charybdfs-
IL was for centuries a very important
commercial position. and is still famed
for its fish. wines, silk, muslin, satins
and damasks. Its export of oranges
and lemons has been greatly diminished
by the competition with Florida and
California The town is very rich in
historical buildings and "reminiscences
and art treasures. 1t has a university,
and is the seat of an Archbishop. Few
towns in the world have had as many
masters in the long roll of centuries
as Messina. 1t was taken by Garabaldi
in 1869. and in 1861 became part of
United Italy. The catastrophe win stir
the world even worse than that of San
Francisco, since the loss of life is in
eomparably greater.
The National tribune., 1908-12-31
THE PRISONERS OF WAR BILL.

AS this is now the time of recess,
nothing is being done with regard to
the prisoners Of war bill. which is in
the hands of the Committee on Invalid
Pensions. It is understood that Chair
man SulIoway persists in his attitude
that the bill does rot belong 10 his
committee, but should be referred g,
that on War Claims. This viaw is
strongly combatted by Representatives
Calderhead. of Kansas. and Chauey, OF
Indiana. who are both excellent lawyers
as we'll as experienced in Congressional
laws and practices. They hold that
the bill is not at all in the nature of
claim, since it is not in consequence OF
a contract or any written obligation.
Therefore, it has no place in the Com
mittee on War Claims, which is a iu-
obligations of the United States in
Cured thru the direct operation of the
law.
The proposed allowance of So day
to the ex-prisoners of war. in view of
the extraordinary hardships and daH-
gers they incurred. the injuries to their
health they received and other consid-
erations, is in the nature of a ''gratui-
ty'' or "benevolence." which it is emf
nently proper that the Committee on
Invalid Pensions should consider. While
it is not, legally speaking, pension,
yet it is decidedly of the nature of a
pension, and comes under that classifi-
cation. 1t differs from other pensions
only in being paid in bulk at one time.
and 50 day will be but a small return
by the Government TO the men who
suffered everything in order to do what
was the best thing possible toward saw
ing the Government. We sincerely hope
that at the first meeting of the Com
mittee on Invalid Pensions in January
the bill will be taken from the table
and ordered reported to the House of
Representatives, where it is almost
certain to pass if an opportunity can
be had to vote for it,
The National tribune., 1908-12-31

One part of the tariff schedule that it
would seem necessary to have revised
upward has come to notice in the de-
cision of the New York Collector of
Customs that SO hounds imported from
Europe shall pay duty of 90 per cent
The owner of the hounds, Peter F. Col
lier, master Of the Monmouth County
Hunt Club, Eatontown, N. J., protests
against this, and has appealed from
the decision. If there is anything this
country does not want any more of it
is hounds. We have entirely too many
pups of all kinds and the meanest of
all pups is hound They are nui-
sance everywhere and a positive curse
to the South. Their beil-like baying
may be sweet music to some ears, but
the hound in general is an ill-smelling.
disease breeding, hea-infested aggrava-
ton to the neighborhood in which he
happens to be. :,
The National tribune., 1908-12-31

e. Bascom .Slemp, Republican Rep
resentative from Virginia, says that
the Republicans will have a better
chance this year than ever before to
elect a Governor. One thing that lie
desirable is change in the election
machinery, which is now in the hands
of three men in each Country, who are
appointed by the Circuit Judges on the
nomination of the Democratic rnanag-
ers. The Republicans are entitled to
one Judge on each of the County
Boards. but he is selected by the Demo
orats, and, Of course. they do not choose
a man that will give them any trouble.
The Republicans are now considering
candidates for Governor, with the old
er elements in the party favoring A. H.
Martin, of Norfolk, or L. p. Summers,
while the younger element incline to
R. e. Cable, of Richmond.
The National tribune., 1908-12-31


The size and value of our corn crop
is something so monumental as to be
beyond easy comprehension. The crep
port of the Department of Agriculture
makes out that there were nearly two
million acres more given to corn this
year than last, with the astounding
product of 2,66S,s51,000 bushels. The
average farm value was CO.'S cents Der
bushel, as against Sic cents bushel
in 1907, making the total farm value
of the crop s1.616,145,000, or more than
the entire wealth of some Kingdoms in
Europe. The value Of the wheat crop
was only 100000. or about one
third that Of the corn. The value OF
The hay crop, owing to the unprecedent-
ed drouth, fell off from s743.000.000 to
$685.. 100000, but still the hay crop was
worth more than the wheat.
The National tribune., 1908-12-31

We do not usually think of Vermont
as a mining State, but in 1907 the Yer
mont mines produced copper, gold and
silver to the value of s132,s43. which is
an increase of ss5,376 over the output
for the previous year. The gold pro-
duced was valued at $41, which is an
increase. The silver amounted TO ST.
SIT, an increase of 100 per cent, while
the copper production rose from a value
of ss3, ,7o4 to s1s0,0s5. These all came
from the weii-known copper mines in
Orange County.