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The Washington times., 1909-06-09
But Two Days in Which to Solve
The Times Mystic Menu Contest

The Mystic Menu Contest is at its
zenith. AS vet there have been no two
answers exactly alike. What Caesar
died of" Toms girl getting burnt on
the tongue" and What money cannot
purchase" are three items on the menu
that are creating the most discussion,
although every one has come in for It's
share OF argument. Here is what Miss
I. w. Collins. 1857 Rhode Island avenue
northwest. has to say about the matter:
What Julius Caesar died Objects.
A cold letter in the Alphabetical tea.
An Intersection and the plural OF life
Olives.
Round articles up in the air-Cur-
rants.
Toms girl. getting burnt on the
tongue-Brandied peaches.
A Latin word and progeny-Sa-lads.
A vegetable and a paFt of pig
An ornament on womans coat
Frogs.
The plural of a letter-Fs dce).
A sad age for poor people-Cabbage-
An article of great strength-F'orce.
A very rare morsel-Rarebit
The death OF art-ArtichOke.
Two words in English grammar-Pars-
ley tparse; Iay).
A briny hotel-Saltine (Salt Inn);
Part of fowl, and an hero-CauL-
An e6sine necessitv-Hor
Tom, who was real cannibal-Toma-
toes.
A mash-Squash.
What money cannot purchase-tt5Irsaalllh
A hypochondriac's ailment-W Ch)lne-
A famous poet-Bacon.
One Solution
Has Many Changes.
But Mrs J. r. Mitchell, 1oS Seventh
street northwest. agrees with Miss Col
Inns in but few instances. This Is MIS-
AIitcheIrs solution;
WHAT Julius Caesar died of-Grief.
A cold letter of the alphabet-C.
Round articles up in the air-Cherries
A Latin word and progeny-Venison
Nf ToIn's - girl getting burnt on the
tcngrle-Hot Brown Betty.
A vegetable and part Of a pig-Pork
An ornament or woman's coat
The plural Of a letter-Pears.
A sad age for poor pecple-Old age
An article of great strength-Creen
peppers ,-,.,-
Tire death Of art-ArtichOke-
Two words in English grammar
Rare meat.
a
An equine necessity-Straw.
Tom. who was a real cannibai-Io-
mRtoes-
A mash-Mush-
What money cannot purchase-Hap-
piness.
Hvpochrondriac' acknowledgements
A famous pOet-Poe.
Some Things
Are Not Eatables.
You will recognize in some of Mrs.
Mitchelrs solutions things that are not
in the list Of eatables, It Is certain
that Caesar died following the treachery
of a friend, and in grief, but the direct
cause OF his death was stab IN the
hack. and the particular fatal malady
caused by this stab is something ire
ouently seen upon menus II is true
that money cannot buy happiness, 81
HAPPINESS is not an eatabie. There Is
also an eatable that money cannot buy.
am offering these suggestions that you
NAV not be misguided. Every name on
fhe menu is an eatable- Mrs. Arthur
Armstrong. rs Third street, sent this
solution Of the mystic menu:
What julius Caesar died of-Stuffed
heart.
The Washington times., 1909-06-09
An IDEAL Luncheon.

DR.. Schindler's Peanut oil Butter can
not be equaled for picnics, parties
Iuncheons, and all occasions. Al
grocers. I0c and Zoe
The Washington times., 1909-06-09
Spring STOCK.

Caverly's plumbing. 1891 G St. N. W.
The Washington times., 1909-06-09

Evaporated Milk, Family Size, SC
per can. J. 7. D. Pyles' IS stores.
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OH Cookers--ssas Hsnges-WaterH Heaters.
SIC u ~. c. A. Muddiman & Co. 120a G 81.
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New York-WAsHINGTON-Pari&

Store win Close at $50 P M Daily Until Further Notice
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-02-10
SCARED THE ROBBERS.

Odd Incident in England in the
Eighteenth Century.
For a time during the eighteenth
century in England there was a lull
in the robbery industry owing to an
odd incident. Shortly after the execu-
ton of an English burglar named Ellis
ton a curious communication purport-
ing to have been written by him was
put into circulation. "Now, as / am
dying man." it ran, II have done some
thing which may be of good use to
the public. / have left with an honest
mantle only honest man 1 was ever
acquainted with--the names Of all my
abode, with a short account of the
chief crimes they have committed, In
many Of which 1 have been the accom-
plice and heard the rest from their
own mouths. have likewise set down
the names Of those we call our settlers,
Of the houses we frequent and all of
those who receive and buy our stolen
goods. I have solemnly charged this
honest man and have received his
promise upon oath that whenever he
hears of any rogue to be tried for rob-
berry or HOUSEKEEPING he will look
into his list and If he finds there the
name Of the thief concerned to send
the whole paper to the government OF
this 1 here give my companions fair
and public warning and hope they will
take It." 1t is said the hint was SO
effectual that for a long time pick
pockets and burglars in that part of
England went into panic stricken re-
tirement. And, this being so, it is just
as well they did not know that the let
ter was a clever forgery, the work of
that prince Of wits and humorists,
Dean Swift.-New York Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-02-10

! $500, ALICIA, uISLEdCL8Q1Y,
"and thirteen cents for the one you
checked in the middle"
She arranged the money with list
less hand, and
~Ah-h-h!" she sighed, again. II saw
the loveliest hat at the milliner's to-
day II was nine dollars. And here
it is all but twelve cents !"
Whereat l Rugged myself In secret,
but outwardly maintained that gravity
Of demeanor which seemed appropriate
to Alicia's sad state Of mind.
She rearranged the money IN neat
little piles, while Fido lay down at
his ease and smiled at the company,
and Peter, springing up on his chair
and tucking his paws beneath his
breast, closed his eyes and started his
evening song.
~ don't know what to dow whisper
ed Alicia.
And as for me, 1 said nothing In a
grand manner.
could resign" And musing still, she
breathed, ut was an awfully pretty
hail"
And as for me, crossed my slip
pered feet.
George" exclaimed Alicia, taking
my movement as suggestion, ave a
good mind to resign! Shall l, Georgel
George, shall TT
Resign from whatw I asked, all
innocence.
From the Society for the Suppress
sion Of Slang" confessed Alicia, sud-
denly looking guilty.
And there we were; and the louder
1 laughed, the guiltier Alicia looked !;
and the guiltier Alicia looked, the loud
er laughed and the louder laughed,
the more contentedly did Fido smile at
the company and the tighter did Peter
close, his eyes as he sang his evening
song; until Alicia, seeking to stifle my
mirth, brought one Of her heels down
accidentally upon my foot. Whereat 1
cried, although in the most gentle Of
voices:
"Ouch!"
did 1 step on your foot, George?"
asked Alicia. Ibid Ig'
And hiding her rosy little face again
she murmured:
"Of course, George-If you want to
check another one in the middle
Youths Companion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-02-10
She did SO, and sighing at the silence

she did so, and signing at the silence
that ensued.
That night 1 hit my elbow against
the hall rack, Immediately giving ut
terance to the penalized woodland
beaming in the darkness as 1 did so.
A glad, answering cry responded from
the kitchen, and the next moment
Alicia came running forward with her
bank in her hand. 1 dropped the quar-
ter in 1t, and as she made merry over
my discomfiture-her dear little face
all rosy and eager-I gave her the first
good one that we had enjoyed for many
day, and soon after marched upon
the dining room like giant refreshed.
1 grew even more indulgent, spurred
on to greater efforts by the sight of
Alicia's rosy little face as she waited
for the word to drop, and by Alicia's
joyful cry whenever she came running
forward with the bank. All the time
ened, until one night / came home and
found her in her fullest d:ess, with
her hair done as Alicia knows how to
do it, and in such state OF distraction
that only after dinner was over, and
when Alicia was feeding the pets. did
l notice, with a blinking Of my eyes,
that Peter had come home again. He
was eating off the same plate with
Fido, and looking like repentant cat
who would never more irritate dogs
by stealing their meat and then wash
ing himself behind the ears.
"Ah-h-h!" sighed Alicia.
The pets, still at their plate, dropped
their tails degree or two in sympathy,
but went on with their dinner.
"ClLb day tomorrow" said Alicia.
With a motion of despair, she took
her bank from the shelf, emptied 1t on
the cloth, and counted eight dollars
and eighty-eight cents.
''Thirty-hvs words at q quarter
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-02-10

but be brought to understand that fact.
1t isn't the details that count. 1t is
her carriage, her manner, her voice,
her expression; in short, herself-that
makes or unmakes her charm.
1t is the woman, then, who has the
courage to be herself who attracts.
Originals are much more desirable than
copies, no matter how accurate the
copy may be. If it be natural to wear
ones hair in carless fashion, by all
means do Signature is never mistaken.
But let the admiring sister whom that
same autocrat intended to be a tailor
made girl beware of disorder; in her it
would cease to be artistic, it would
simply be untidy.
Let every woman dare to be herself,
develop her own individuality, not
blindly copy some other woman, whom,
it may be, her husband happens to adj
mire. Let her think for herself, act
for herself and express her own hon
est opinions. Individuality, when COM
bined with that nameless something
called manner, is the most potent wea-
pom in the possession Of the sex. 1t is
this which has given many homely
woman a reputation for beauty which
a bona fide beauty, with faultless face
and figure has sighed in vain to at
tain.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-02-10

A hot bath taken at night affords re-
freshing sleep.
Persons subject to rheumatism or
weak heart should not take baths that
are ice-cold.
When the eyebrows are too heavy
and inclined to be coarse, a stick po-
made that holds the hairs in place is
an excellent lotion to apply.
For the baggy appearance under the
ewes. rub gently with the tips of the
fingers dipped in alcohol. Afterward
massage in the same way with cold
cream.
When shampooing, never rub the
SOAP directly on the hair, as it gums
and is almost impossible to rub or
rinse off. Always have the soap in
some liquid form.
Olive oil, taken internally, is excel
lent foi hiliousness, and will do much
to improve a yellow, pimpled skin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-02-10
The Resignation of Alicia

''Why, George!" said Alicia one
night, pausing at the bank to shake it.
"YOu haven't put single quarter in 1t
yeti"
NO." l answered proudly, mot one u
Whereupon Alicia, looking somewhat
dubious, ratified the empty bank again,
while went out into the night and rat
tied knife against a plate, repeating
Peters name in fond and coaxing &C
cents. Returning into the house, I
caught my foot in the door mat, and
exclaimed:
ooh, that matt"
What was that, George?" asked
Alicia, Unexpectedly putting her dear
face, all rosy and expectant, round our
sitting room door. What was that
you said?"
81 said, oh, that mat y"
"Oh;" said Alicia, looking openly
disappointed.
She went back into the sitting room,
while stayed in the kitchen and treat
ed myself to long and happy smile.
IF there's one thing like" said
Alicia, the next morning, "it's a man
who speaks his mind!"
So saying, she busted her windmill
bank with spirit and put it back upon
it's shelf. shaking it surreptitiously as
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-02-10


Rev. Henry G. Rose has given to the
world a discovery which cannot fail
to be a great boon to all downtrodden
wives. He calls it 1.-THE sleep cure"
and it consists in sneaking in when
hubby is asleep and talking to his sub
conscious self. In this way, Rev. MI
Rose declares, a woman of his ac-
uuaintance cured her husband of bad
case of going to the club, says Sue
cess.
Tomorrow night" this neglected
wife whispered into his subconscious
ear, ''you will not go to the club to
drink and carouse, but you will spend
the evening with me-" The head of
the family thus taken advantage Of has
completely forgotten his club and its
annual dues, and now they have to
send for a blacksmith to pry him loose
from his home. According to the New
ark gentleman, this is only one of nu-
merous cases where people have been
reformed against the better judg-
ment.
It's all very well for the wife, but
what of the rent-payer and provider
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-02-10
OCEAN LINERS CARGO.

Four Hundred Husky LOngshOremen
to Load One Ship.
Down on the wharf the rush was at
It's height. Under the sputtering blush
arc lights, amid endless clang and rum
bic, the produce Of America came in.
From the prairies, the mines and the
mills, from the forests, the cotton plan
tations, tobacco fields, orchards and
vineyards, from the oil fields and meat
packing houses, from the grimy fac
tories, large and small, ponderous en-
gines Of steel, harvesters, reapers, au-
tomobiles, bars Of silver and yellow
bricks of gold, bales of cotton and wool
of -four and boxes of fruit, hogsheads
of oil and casks of wine-tens of thou
sands of things and machines to make
things piled up on the wharf by the
acre. And still all night the teams
clattered in and the tugs puffed up
with the barges, and from hundreds of
niles away the trans were rushing
htther, bringing more boxes and barrels
and bags to be packed in at the last
moment.
In gangs at every hatchway the 400
men were trundling, heaving, straining
a rough crowd, cursing and joking at
the hoarse shouts of the foremen,
while from the darkness outside heavy
black rope nets dropped down to gath
er gigantic handfuls of cargo, swing
them back up to the deck Of the ship
and then down into her hold. So ali
through the night and right up to the
hour Of sailing the rush went on, for
the great ocean liners work is worth
hundreds of thousands Of dollars a
month. And the ship must sail on
time.-EVerybody's
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-02-10

Commence by taking a spoonful before
breakfast and one at bedtime.
Bushy, irregular eyebrows should be
brushed lightly with a camel's-hair
brush dipped in olive oil. The same
treatment is good for stiff and harsh
eyebrows and is said to make them
grow.
To help keep hands smooth for sew
ing, make mittens of canton flannel,
heeced side next to hands. A half yard
Will make two pairs. If you cannot
cut them, buy pair of mems and
haste them to fit. Then rip one and
use for pattern.
An excellent hair wash is to take
one ounce of borax and one ounce of
powdered camphor and dissolve in
pint Of boiling water added to cold
water in a bowl. The camphor will
form into Jumps, but a sufficient
amount will dissolve. This will
strengthen the hair and preserve the
color.
Attraction.
The charm of woman lies not in
beauty, but individuality she could
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-02-10

clearly expressed tendency toward pic
turesque, artistic effects noticeable in
them all.
The idea of making the crown and
brim of a hat Of contrasting material,
but in the same color, is new and has
evoked great admiration.
Newly imported beaver hats are
small, cooked straight up on the left
side, with a. high roll Of brim that
gives them the semblance Of dashing
riding hats.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-02-10
to attain the third purpose of Il

to attain the third purpose of life
personal happiness.
Would you possess the magic secret
Of the alchemist which transforms all
things to gold? 1t is unselfshness-
to use a better word, selfshness. He
who goes forth bent upon being al
ways kind, always helpful, in the lit
tie daily events Of life, will find all
skies tinted with gold, all his nights
set with stars and unexpected flowers
of pleasure springing up in his path
way. And all his tears shall turn into
smiles.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-02-10

Hats are all trimmed on the right,
and the favored way is to have the
flowers or ribbon tossed on hazardous
~ near the edge, as if just about to
fall overheard. This jaunty, irrespon-
sible device is supposed to lend care
less grace to the millinery master
piece.
AS variegated as the crowns and the
brims of the new hats are, there is a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-02-10
Ornament for GRIPS Couture.

There is quite fashion for wearing
a wide bow Of soft satin or silver or
gilt gauze in the hair. This sketch
shows just how this is adjusted The
double fillet is Of thin silver and goes
half way round the head bringing the
triple bow of silver gauze at the side
of the head back Of the ear. This is a
very pretty ornament, and is usually
most becoming to any girlish face.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-02-10

of material blessings? Has he no
rights which his own family is bound
to respect? Somewhere a judge has
decreed that a wife is justified in
rifling her husbands pockets for small
change. Is she also to be allowed to
take away his inalienable right to make
q fool of himself?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-02-10

They do wrong who say
When knock and fail to find you ini
For every day 1 stand outside your door
And bid you wake and rise and fight and win
Wall not for precious chances passed away,
Weep not for golden ages the wane!
Each night the records of the day
At sunrise every soul is born againI
Dost thou behold thy lost youth all aghastf
Dost reel from righteous Retributions blow1
Then turn from botted archives of the past
And find the futures pages white
Art thou a moumer? Rouse thee from thy spellI
Art thou sinner? Sins may be forgiven
Each morning gives thee wings to fee from hell,
Each night star to guide thy feet to heaven.
laugh like boy at splendors that have sped,
To vanished joys be blind deaf and dumb
Ny judgments seal the dead past with its dead
But never bind a moment yet to
Though deep in mire wiring not hands and weepI
1 lend my to all who say 81 CAMP
No shamefaced outcast sank deep
But yet might rise and be again a mani
er Malone.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-02-10
rhe secret Of Happiness.

The moment we set about the task
of making every human being we come
in contact with better for knowing us
more cheerful, more courageous and
with greater faith in the kindness of
God and man-that moment we begin
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-02-10

Now the Engagement Is Broken.
Edna, stop fattering me, or I'll put
my hands over my ears.
Edward Crying to be compliment
ary). Your lovely hands are too small.
-Bystander.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-02-10

And it sometimes happens that q
man is married to his boss
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-19
ROCKEFELLER AT GOLF
TOLD OF ASSOCIATES END.
"A Great Personal Loss" Says
Worlds Richest Man.

HOT SPRINGS. "a. May III am
sorry. I was in hopes the report. which
had reached me on the inks. was not
rue was the comment OF John D.
Rockefeller today. when an Associated
Press correspondent handed him a dis
patch confirming the death of H. H.
Rogers II Is 50 unexpected. he
added.
When asked FOR an expression as TO
the effect Mr.. Rogerss death would
have upon the stock market and the
business world. Mr. Rockefeller re
piled.
Mr.. Rogers's death Is a great per-
sona loss 10 the business world. u it
is only a personal loss. l am not ia
miiiar with his business affairs. but
have every reason to believe they were
all In good shape"
Continuing, and plainly showing that
the news had greatly affected him. Mr..
Rockefeller said:
Il ave seen Mr.. Rogers but twice
during b past five years, and on both
OF these occasions. as we'll as often be-
fore. I urged him, with tears in my
eyes, not to work SO hard. But he was
so strong. SO powerful, that no one
could persuade him to cast aside his
burdens"
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-19
SIX REPR|MANDEO
FOR HAz|NG At
OVERLOOK HOME
Hospital Board Of Freeholders
Hears of Rough Treatment
Newcomer Got.

Six employees of the Overbrook Asy-
lum for the Insane were ordered repri-
manded for ''hazing'' by the hospital
board of the Board of F%reeholders last
night. After the subcommittee APP
pointed TO investigate the "hazing'' in
cident had reported they were told to
reprimand the offenders, o of whom
are women.
The latest victim of the jokers was
Donate Calconigno, who came to the in
stitution as a laborer. The man had no
sooner entered the grounds than four
women and two men, pretending to be
insane, fell upon him and threw him TO
the ground, holding a blanket over his
head.
When he managed to break the hold
of his ~tormentors calconigno did 9
Marathon c~ross-country home and did
not return. The four women to be rep
rimanded are employees in the laundry
They are Miss Rose Farley, Miss julia
Murray, Miss Nellie Osborne. and Miss
Katherine Brady. The engineers at the
asylum are William Quinn and JOSEPH
Fitzgerald.
The committee decided to employ two
retired fremen for duty at the Over
brook Asylum for the Insane to fill thu
vacancies caused by the suspension fol
incompetency of Thomas Mccormick
and Patrick Flannery, who constituted
the fire patrol Of the institution. Tit
new men will be given temporary ap'
poiptments pending the result of thu
trial on charges Of the suspended EN-
ployees
DIR. Daniel M. Dill, superintendent o
the institution, was empowered to Sc
leet the two fremen. He said he woul'
ask Chief Ashley. Of the Newark de
partment, to name two men. The reoen
grand jury. in its presentment. pointe'
out the danger of fire at the institution
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-19
ROGERS'S DEATH WILL NOT
AFFECT STANDARD OIL.

NEW YORK. May 1s.-Standard OIL
interests. interviewed today in relation
TO the probable effect of the death of
Henry II. Rogers, said that ever since
the stroke OF paralysis which Mr.. Rog-
ers suffered about two years ago he
had been retiring his engagements
and his associates had regarded his
health as extremely preearious. His
taking away would nave no effect
whatever in the affairs of the Standard
OIL Company. 1t would be found that
Mr.. Rogers's death would not involve
any sales of securities. His invest
nlents had always been of a most solid
character and represent ~gilt-edged Sc
eurities, which every investor would
prefer to hold. Regarding the Vir-
gilman railway notes. for which Mr.
Rogers gave his personal guarantee, il
Is said that the collateral furnished by
him. independent Of his notes, con-
sisted of Standard Oil. Consolidated
Gas, st. Paul. Great Northern and
: other gilt-edged issues.