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The Washington herald., 1909-06-27
To Keep M1k IN Summer.

n Ne Of the things FOR the housekeep-
Ter TO consider. especially the mother.
" Is the importance OF being particular
with milk IN the summer To secure pure
milk one must sterillze OF use the Pas
teur method Either process IS necessary.
although the child may have arrived at
the stage when he CT she can take
the milk fun strength The sterilizing or
pasteurizing Kills the germs and reduces
the hCutd 10 q state similar 70 that which
the baby has been having. or. az least.
lessons the danger of its disagreelng-
The actual process OF steriliEing Is not
dimcult, and simply means that II be
brought 20 q temperature that kills germs
There are some steFlllzers that have only
70 be placed on q stove. bot with a keI-
lie one may accomplish the same purpose
The kettle should contain enough cold
weter 70 come G tribe above the ule OF
milk after the bottles have been placed
a. it. cloth folded aud placed over the
bottom lessons the danger Of breakage
The kettle is placed on TIE stove 20 cone
70 the boiling point. and as soon as this
occurs Il IS removed from the heat The
bottles must stay IN the water half an
hour They are then taken out and a.
lowed TO cool quickly. after which they
are kept cold until used II the child Is
so young that IL requires It's food heated
the bottles can again be placed n the
bath and the milk warmed Many serious
cases OF illness have been prevented By
this method Another essential Is 10 sec
that the bottles are clean Rubber nipples
should always De turned wrong side out
and washed in sospy water, rinsed cold
and placed IN b0racic acid Untu required
FOR use
The Washington herald., 1909-06-27
An ExpensIve Fan.

~ ECAUsE Sir Martin fell In the Eng
Es hsh Derby race at Epson Downs a
~ few weeks ago three million dollars
were lost by Americans who backed the
horse. This Is, perhaps, the most ex-
pensiye fall on record. The animal was
bred in America. and for that reason
was gre2- favorite with the sporting
people in this country. The famous horse
was born nea- Lexington, KY, three
years ago, and big things were predicted
for him He vas taken 70 England and
there sold to an Englishman named
Winans
Just after the horse had started in the
famous race, with jockeys Martin Ia the
saddle, he fell at one q the turns The
rider was hurled from his back, but was
uninjured- THIS allowed King Edwards
horse. Min0ru, to 20 to the front and
win the classic.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-27
The Hom ne = se1dit33ni}tre0

gloss when dipped into the thInnest Of
starch water. rolled up hard. beaten
hastily with the fst, and then iroued
until the desired degree OF polish Is at
tanned. The Ike rules obtain In the man
agement of muslin piliowslips and sheets.
Wan coverings play a large part in
making the home beautiful and many
homes are spoiled by going into the e1-
treme with frescoes which are TOO eIab-
crate. The proper kind of wall paper for
a home is q hard thing 20 choose and
many housewives make the mistake OF
hurTyiug through this task. The colors
and design should be attractive as we'll
as the arrangement The paper should
be in keeping with the draperies. furni-
ture and rugs.
The easiest way 20 make sure that one
is selecting the right kind OF wall cover
ing is 10 take home q roll OF the paper
and compare II with the other decorations
in the room. Walls are now decorated
with cretounes and madras. and one can
often get pleasing effects 40 these ma
terials- A new wall covering IS jaspe.
which looks quite similar 20 wall paper.
Il is very durable and can be washed
easily With soap and water. One OF the
pTettiest patterns of wall paper Is a
golden brown.
Curtains adjusted 20 drag half yard
on the carpet or lop over above have
long been out Ok favor with the greater
number 81 housewives. but they are SIN
sold iu three and three-and-a-half-yard
lengths IN this way they are generally
cut OF, being allowed 70 drop only a few
inches below the edge OF the window
Brussels net curtains are considered the
most durable
The Washington herald., 1909-06-27

~ ATELY there has been formed the
Alliance Against Accident Fraud,
II organized for the peculiar purpose o.
detecting frauds In Gamage suits against
big corporations For there IS a profes-
sion Of falling OF trolley cars, falling
from an elevator. striking ones self
against a bolt OF cloth IN a large de-
psTtmeut store and many ether kinds
Of accidents. And IL IS ibis profession
that the Alliance seeks 10 break up
In the past few years large corpora
lions have found themselves the victims
OF many swiud.e-s. who have alleged
serious injuries at the faux of the cor
porations. and have sued for large sums
in damages. In many cases the plaintiffs
have received substantial sums FOR thel-
injuries. some OF which amounted 70
nothing and were merely pretext for
the damage proceeding. The profession
ais. who receive the injuries. often act
with physicians and attorneys. the for
mer testifyiug 20 the extent Of the hurts
and the latter taking charge OF The dam
sge suit for 50 per cent Of the expected
verdict.
The new Alliance keeps track OF All
the damage suits in which its members
are defendants, and, In ease the plaintiff
in the action has ever sued anybody be-
fore. the defense has a good case. one
Of the fake schemes of the professional
Is 20 turn out the light I'm au elevator
or street car. and then feign some ser
The Washington herald., 1909-06-27

LLt AultAS-
Very well, Homer" Mrs. Justwed as
sented, quite frigidly, you may tell me
OF this perfectly insa- OF this plan
OF yours"
Mr. J. knocked the ash on his cigar and
regarded the burning end for a minute
thoughtfully, intensely. as one who Is
weighing well bis words before letting
them fail
You see. Blossom" he began. 'this
thing OF rushing OF 10 an expensive wa
tering place for a vacation. spending every
cent you can lay your hands on. being
on the go morning. noon and night. and
then coming back 20 the city tired and
tagged and worn out. isn't a rest and
vacation at all Half OF the people DO L
just because the other bali lead the way.
But I've made ND my mind that It Is all
tommyrot-and this year I'm going 10
stay at home and get real rest A stay
at-hOme vacation isn't q duh affair at
all and"
"Oh. it isn't. isn't IT." put in Mrs. J.,
real sarcasicaIly.
"On the contrary" continued Mr. Just
wed. ignoring the interruption, '1t can
be made most enjoyable Go away. and
you're packed in one little, txo-by-four
room and you i've In a trunk: stay at
home, and you have the whole fat 10
roam about In. Get tied up az q summer
resort, and there's always some fool plan
ming something for the crowd 20 get all
het up over and hike straightway after:
repose IN your own little home and You
can do just as you please without having
one eye open as 10 what the old gossips
on the veranda are going 20 cackie about
It. Take little trip out from the city
every evening, or every other day-and
there you are. Plenty Of out-of-doors. ex-
ereise. plenty Of sleep. plenty OF rest and
freedom, and al IN your own hOme-minus
that indescribable feeling Of dread You
have at resort hotel every time you ask
the clerk for your mail or the key 70
your room.
Won't you md It rather warm IN
town. Mrs. Justwed suggested. quite
mildly
mot at all. not at all.' Mr.. J. replied.
quickly, ''this business OF trying 70 run
away from the heat is all nonsense. anv-
way. II is hot everywhere in simmer.
And most people think one place is cooler
The Washington herald., 1909-06-27

~ Ne Of the most unpleasant things
with which the mistress has 70 con-
tend In the home is jealousy among
" the children In no instance should
one child be treated better than an
other. All should be given equal privileges
IN keeping with their ages, Of course. Chill
dren are very sensitive. and giving the
little daughter a privilege that Is denied
the brother often causes needless strife.
II child gets of the opinion that his
brother or sister Is being favored, bad
feeling often takes Its place IN his heart
and not even years can dlsiodge IL.
Plenty Of outdoor life in summer Is ad-
vocated by all physicians for children.
and more especially those who are In del
icate health and have spent the winter
months housed in schOOlrOom. Dirt IS
a friend Of the child. Allow him 70 play
with his mud pies and enjoy himself IN
every way out Of doors.
While the children are at an early age
the parents should begin TO instruct
them in proper behavior az the table. as
bad habits form quickly and are fre-
quently hard 10 break The little tots
should be taught 10 use the right hand
and not the left FOR handling the table
utensils. and as soon as they can gradu-
ate from the spoon 10 the fork the better
L viii be for them IN the future. While
their hands are small IL Is better Tor
them 20 drink from a mug or q heavy
cup. but II IS absurd 10 see large chill
dren drinking from these utensils.
They should be taught TO hold a glass,
how TO cut their food with q knife. do
ing away with the spoon IN as many in
stances as possible. and after they pass
the bib age should be taught 70 use
napkins at al meals. The children should
The Washington herald., 1909-06-27
p pmake@&" "NScntoaIlme

with these ventures. she found several
high school pupiis fl the hotel who had
examinations 70 face In the fail whea
they returned q school She ''eoaeheds
several OF them IN Latin, Algebra. geone-
Try and French three afternoons each
week et ore dollar an hour.
Stin another girl. who did not mind
doing the work. went 70 one OF the
hotels ard foand an abundance Of eusto-
mers FOR mauicuring and hair-drezsing.
She also Kept on hand a supply or popu-
lar toilet preparations and fancy soaps
A friend of hers obtained q position 20
the linen room Of the same hotel and in
addition made ghirtWaists-not the Ordi-
nary klnd, but elaborate. expensive ones
20 order for several OF the wealthy guests
and attended 20 the mendinz and darn
ing of many more women who wished
70 be entirely free from household cares
during their vacation She also found
a ready sale for articles OF fancy work.
etc. suitable FOR Christmas presents or
for personal use. Stfll another girl. al
the same hotel-a college girl serving
there as a Waitress-Was an excellent
amateur photographed. She made q spe-
ciairy Of children In between mealtina
she followed the children OF the guests
az play and caught striking snapshots
Of them. She found no difficulty in per-
suadiug their parents 70 by the photo
graphs. With her large camera she took
group photographs Of parties OF guests
on the veranda, along the beach, etc,
and disposed OF them at thoroughly salts
factory prices.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-27

than another Just because Il cost them
4 pretty penny to get there. have
luily made up my mind on the subject.
VI course. though, Blossom, II you care
10 go somewheres I an perfectly willing
20 remain here-and enjoy my rest"
on no, Homer / wouldn't think OF
doing that. II you want 20 stay here II
suits me all right. But I do wish you'd
look over just a few OF these booklets
ana see what remarkably reasonable rates
they offer"
No, Indeed. Blossom" Mr J. protest.
ed. no indeed II Will simply make you
dissatisfied. Besides. / must finish read
ing my paper"
An hour later Mrs. Justwed came into
the room carrying n thick envelope
am so sorry, Homer, dear" she ex-
plalned' this package came for you IN
the afternoon mail don't know how
overlooked it. 1t seems to be from one
OF the hotels IN Maine"
DIR. ], took the package and opened II
slowly.
"Hum-m-m," he mused. so It is. so
It Is From Bill Thompson. you know
or, rather. he wrote 10 several hostelries
In Maine, around MOosehesd Lake, and
told them to mail booklets to me. Hes
going 10 spend his vacation there and
wants US TO come along told him
what an absurd extravaganza Il IS and
declined with thanks. But he said he'd
have them sent, anyway, as he wants me
TO see what an ideal place Il Is"
But that IS so frightfully expensive,
Homer, Mrs. J. explained. surely you
wouldn't think Of going therei"
WeiL | should say not" Mr. Justwed
retorted instantly and determinedly. "Of
course not! I'm Just going TO take a
look at them, though, 10 see what they
offer.
TWO hours later, Mrs, JustweG called 70
MIN FOR the third time that it was after
u O'Clock and time 70 retire: but Mr.. J
was fairly buried IN booklets I'D 70 his
neck in the next room.
He had evidently found the scenery
most delightful-Or the colored sketches
most artistic.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-27
Carry a Beauty Box" With You.

H IL women travellers in the summer
discover the need OF beauty box
y q before their trip Is over. one viii
frequently forget the kind o. soap she
has been usiug, OF the cold cream viii
be misplaced. 10 be found missing when
the summers destination IS reached. Tbe
hard cake Of soap in the usual summer
hotel often takes the skin from ones
nose.
This beauty box must contain every
thing necessary Tor looks and comfort
at home, and 5ust q little more For AT
home one can purchase the things that
run out. but when eIiied in some mouu-
tain hotel you may Gnd q very dimeult
70 ind your needs. The wild woods are
slmost as secure from shops as The
mythical Crusoe's Island. You may 20
for weeks without the needed beauty
comfort, the bottle o. toilet water. q
thimb,eful % cold cream acd the cake
OF good soap left behind SO before
starting on your sumner vacation prepare
your beauty box with the utmost care
and you win ind II 3 great convenience.
10 matter where you 20. Here are some
OF the things IL should contain-
A comb with coarse teeth. q brush
with frm bristles. cold cream. powder.
rouge. black cosmetics and toilet waters:
a cake OF good soap. salt. boraI and
some soft, clean rags. There must be.
besides an the articles needed ia mani
curing, an ere cup. g pumice stone. a
bottle of peroxide. various sorts OF hair
pins and some ribbons for the night
''pigtail." IL IS best 70 buy FOR the re-
ceptacle a theatrical makeup or. Il this
IS not prOcurable in your town. take a.
old towel ard sew Up one end into four
or more pockets
Since che trunk does not always arrive
az the destination as quickly as tie
traveller. % Is best % carry the beauty
box in g hand bag. As soon as you ar
rive al your resort cleanse the face and
hands from all traces Of train CRIME with
water s0freued with borax. little
warm water with a small portion OF salt
in 10 viii relieve the eyes after they have
been badly lacerated with cinders- The
same remedy win relieve Inflammation Of
the membranes Of che nose, Q maiady
with which many travellers suffer. The
hair should De washed with warm water
The Washington herald., 1909-06-27
The Latest in Hoirdressiraa.

n BE latest fad in hair dressing. which.
by the way. threatens 10 do away
~ with the much favored pompadour. is
the bandeaux- Nothing makes a woman
look so much out OF style as 10 have her
hair dressed IN an old-fashiOned way, and
as a result much attention has been paid
10 the latest methods Of dressing.
The bandeaux effects are taking tie
place Of the Greek tiliets. and the shell
bandeauI now sell from 90 cents to the
same number OF dollars. The smartest
way 10 wear the bandeauI IS across the
head at the TOP. lust back OF the fore
head. often the exaggerated effect Of fat
ness being produced, the hair being pushed
down over the eyes and held there by
the curved bands Of the she'll This leaves
a little curly fringe at the edge OF the
forehead and temples. which makes q soft
The Washington herald., 1909-06-27
Mr.. GoodFellolU on a"Co-Ed" Picnic

IA EVER again for minei" exclaimed
Mr. a Good Fellow, as he came into
the Office late on a Monday morn
ing. "No more OF this picnic stunt
In ny family-at least not when It's
a coed affair! Talk about your lemons
and ounces, etc.-I certainly drew a
peach basket hat full OF them that timel
What was II? Oh. yes. TO be sure. you
dCnt know. You see, II happened this
way. Jones says 10 me last Saturday
morning says he. Come on. A. Good and
join Us in a merry little picnic into the
rustic wilds this afternoon. My family
and several Of my wife's sisters and
Smiths family and several OF his aunts
and the kids are all going 10 hike out into
the truly rural and browse around on the
greensward for a while. You're tired and
The gambo Will do you good No fixin's
snd no trimmin s-just a genuine. unadul-
teTated back-tO-natUTe excursion, with
nothing to do but mOsey around and eat
your Ill Of the good things in the full
lurch baskets.
well, I fell for It all right-co-ed end
and all. So I met the jolly picnickers at
the appointed place to board the trolley
car at precisely the correct hour. Jones
was there and his wife and the little
Joneses. Then two Of Jones wife's sis
tiers showed up-tugging away at another
big lunch basket. Then along came Smith
and his responsibilities. One OF his aunts
was on time and The other kept Us wait
ing fully 20 minutes. At the last minute.
II seems, Mrs. Smith had taken II upon
herself to ask Miss Brown 10 throw In
her lot with us-just TO keep me COM
pany, understand Now wasn't that kind
OF Mrs SMITH
We had finally managed to hypnotize
a motorman into stopping his car Cor the
formidable array and were almost all
aboard when Mrs. Jones suddenly called
out: Where's WillleT Where was WnHe7
Jones called forward 10 Mrs. Smith to ask
II she bad him with her brood. Nothing
doing. Mrs. Smith then besought one Of
the maiden ladies to produce the missing
kid. Miss Brown turned on me and de-
manded that I bring him forth. Every
bcdy looked for Willle-while the conduc-
tor stood on the running-board with his
hand on the bell-rope cussing and swear
ing under his breath. Sort % a button
t'itton-who 's-got-the-button affair. you see.
All aboard yelled the heartless con-
duetor, either get on or get OFF, Not
being able to find Willie we started TO
get on when suddenly the little er-er-a
cherub piped up from the rear platform
that be was on safe and sound. SO We
climbed aboard again and were Of
Take it from me. Bo, It was g full
mile from the place where We got of the
trolley car 10 the joyful picnic grounds
ana / lugged along two Of the heftiest
lunch baskets in the collection, while the
aforesaid Miss Brown tripped lightly be-
side me and insisted that woman's heavy
burden in life not only entities her TO the
ballot but 70 the cream on the milk. the
The Washington herald., 1909-06-27

odds-on end OF every bet and the pick and
choice OF every pie that lazy. worthless.
selfish man has a finger in. I wanted 70
tell her 10 swing on 10 one OF those blamed
baskets and earn a little OF the cdibles she
was going 70 eat therefrom, but my feet
got cold as fee every time I approached
the hurdle, though the rest Of me was an
imitation Turkish bath
But that was Just the beginning Of
the joyful occasion. BO This Miss Brown
seemed to have IL all fixed for me- Under
her martial-law directions / helped un-
pack the baskets and set the table on the
greensward. climbed up a 2O-foot embauk-
ment after wild flowers TO grace the
festive board, squeezed the lemons, toted
two buckets Of water from the crystal
spring across a sun-baked, sandy field and
then walked about 10000, 600 miles round
Ing up the kids when supper was ready.
/ couldn't smoke during all this because
I might drop some Of the ashes into the
lemonade. and couldn't take or nv coat.
and most the time l had both hands full
and couldn't even knock tantalizing flies
on the end OF my nose. Yeah Fine
party
After supper, was I allowed 70 SIT "a
peace for a few moments and enjoy my
cigar? Nix! I must tell stories and
answer every phool question every last
one OF these half-dOzen phool women
asked me. / was the guest Of the oc-
casiOn. you see, and l was forced into the
limelight, willy-nilly. The other men
were married-hence they didn't count.
Later, l had nv nose and my artistic eve
literally jammed into the end Of the set
ting sun and was inveigled into discours-
ing critically upon It's beauties. Well, 70
cut the unpleasant narrative short and
hit only the high places. when we finally
got into town I had to escort that blamed
Brown female right up 10 her sufragette
stronghold. Two others of her tribe fell
upon me there and tore me limb from limb.
/ escaped TO my own little bunk about
midnight. This Saturday In going 10
the baseball -
The Washington herald., 1909-06-27

spent in putting thi: part OF the Army
In preparation TO fight, and equipplng it
81 that in that respect 1t win be on 4
par with the regular service. One OF the
things yet remaining 10 be done is to put
this great body OF men into one body IN
such way that they can be called. all
70 report at a certain time In this way
the movable body. OF fighting machine
will accomplish great results. Uncle sam
Is now az work on this plan. For one
thing. be has started the greatest CORE
spODdence school IN the world. All the
The Washington herald., 1909-06-27
NRslyTVED PLANS 4NAc4IoN

certainly Is q shame we can't afford
to go up TO Smart Set Beach this
summer. Homer" remarked Mrs.
Justwed- (And It shoald be noted
that her effusiOn was q remark, not
a complainant least Mrs J. meant it as
SUCH.
1T viii be the first summer I've missed
there in five years" she continued, in
the same tone Il know, though, we
can't afford it. so I've been looking
around for another place"
Humph!" was Mr.. Us noncommIttal
reply.
Yes. indeed" Mrs Justwed went on.
you have no idea how hard I have tried
70 fnd a place"
Aren't you a tribe previous, BlossomT'
inquired Mr.. J.
Not at al, Homer: not at al The
trouble with most people Is that they
put OF planning for their vacation, en-
gaging their board and rooms, etc, until
the last minute, when the rush is on and
the hotel proprietors have them at their
mercy. Now, I've been looking around
but everything Is so frightfully high. !
have one or two places in mind, though.
that think viii be within reach Of our
pOcketbook."
And forthwith Mrs. J. opened the
drawer IN her escritoire and drew forth
large bundle.
Mr.. J. laid aside his evening paper and
sat Up.
Mrs. J. united the package-and a per
feet stream Of summer hotel booklets
poured forth.
Mr.. J. smiied-quite a superior smile.
Where did you get all thoseT' he
IN. ha Arna h.A -,
be is amused at the antics Of a child.
81 saw the advertisements in the pa
pers," Mrs. ]. replied. quite seriously,
''and sent postals asking for booklets.
terms photos. etc"
Again Mr.. Justwed smiled-quite su-
perioriy.
Trash! Absolute trashF' he exclaimed.
''You might have saved your postage
stamps, Blossom
Mrs. J. looked up, creStfallen.
'Why. why-Homer-," she began
'T should think you'd know, Blossom"
be insisted 'that every hotel that puts
out a booklet Ike the ones you have Is
way beyond our means Their prices are
way mp and the extras would literally
swamp Us. Now I have a little plan for
the summer that VIII be Just about the
incest way Of spending a vacation you
ever heard of-nOthing more nCr less than
TO stay at home and have a good timer
stay at home and have a good time."
INTERRUPTED Mrs. J. Homer, are you
crazy? good time! I'd Ike TO know
what kind OF a good time you can have
in this stufy Old fat, with the mercury
fairly bubbling out the top Of the Their
mometerr
Now. there you got' exclaimed Mr..
Justwed. irritably. there you 60. Just
let me suggest anything at ALL and you
hang the kiu-joy sign on II instanterl
Honest TO goodness, Blossom, I don't see
how you can do it. You haven't even
heard my plan before you bring out your
little hammer and begin a regular anvil
chorus all over it. Suppose yOI let me
tell you about II hrst-it at least won't
be as great a waste Of time as looking
over those foolish booklets you got from
The Washington herald., 1909-06-27
Fashion Hints.

- RUITs are as popular as flowers Tor
the summer hats, grapes and plums
y being used. In some instances even
miniature oranges are placed on the hats
The cotton materials have been pushed
70 the background and new silks and
serges are taking their places.
The misses gowns are patterned after
their mothers. Embroidered tunics and
empire effects are favorites at the pres
Gnt time.