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The Washington herald., 1909-06-06

loses HIS patience. Sister Sue IS deter
mined 10 have her say And the whole
family goes up In the air. The entire
meal Is spoiled-and there you are.
The meal hour Is surely the time when
Cheerfulness and pleasant subjects should
be the watchword % the family Each
member or fl should Try 10 speak Of the
very pleaSantest things that have hap
peaed 70 him during the day. Laughter
and smiles should be In order. Let every
one come to the table smiling and it viii
take q mighty diSagUeeable topic 10 turn
all OF those smiles into scowls and
frowns. X the table manners OF the chill
dren are not what they ought 20 be, do
not nag them so persistently that they
are half afraid 70 eat a mouthful OF food.
Correct them quietly and firmly and at
tend 20 punishmenfs and further instruc-
tons az some sthAs sisne.
Do not bury your husband IN a perfect
avalanche Of questions the moment he
sits down 10 the table and. on the other
hand. impress upon him that be must re-
serve the unpleasant financial affairs Of
the household FOR discussion with You II
smother time. BE cheerful yourself In
press upon each member Of the family
the value OF a smiling countenance.
cheerful topics. and the obligation rest
ing upon him 10 do al IN his power TO
make The meal 4 pleasant one. IL will
ray IN many ways-and tie benefit Is
mutual
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window the community had put IN the
week before. After church we hustled
home. hot and sleepy. and fixed up a din
ner. and then cleaned up the dishes.
Twenty minutes -ater Mrs John ap-
peared with the announcement that a walk
would Be Just Tbc thing for Us. We walked.
We gOt back about in the afternoon. aud
then started out 70 call on some friends
OF Mrs Johns, across TX road We
called When I lefr-an hour laIer-8IrS-
John was calmly planning moonlight
stroll and poor John was meekiy agreeing
10 enjoy f. 7 don't see Why women are
always on the git up an git Of q sunday
unless T. be that they rest all the other
days IN the week and start IN fresh and
strenuous on the seventh This sunday,
re. believe me, I'm going 70 ger up when
/ Set durn good and ready and read the
papers 'steen dozen hours without an in
terruption. II I please. and take my little
snOoze IN the afternoon and-and be
thankful every minute Of the day that /
haven't any woman behind me telling
ne how 70 get the most out Of the day
OF reStt'
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Furnishing the Child.

"a q factor is or more Importance IN
The bringing up Of a child than the
8 I method Of punishment employed.
Every child differs IN nature at some
particular point IN character. This pre-
cludes the possibility OF set cole Of
regulations for Furnishing children. and
makes Il necessary for each mother 20
decide the individual case from what she
knows OF the character OF her own
child. All should observe, however. one
fixed rule. and that is-never punish
when reasoning win bring about the same
results. Needless correction blunts the
sensitiveness Of every child and creates
a hardness Of character that no mother
wishes her child TO possess.
On general principles It IS better TO
try reasoning before Furnishing. II the
child commits the same ofrense a second
time after being reasoned With. then pun
ishment should be resOrted 20. The pun
ishment Of other days-the hard brutal
slap and similar things-are gone. There
are many ways to make a child under
stand be or she has done wrong, and
the principal method is TO deprive him
or her, Of some anticipated pleasure.
such as the attending OF a circus. a
church sociable or at this season Of the
year. no greater hardship or punishment
could devolve upon 4 boy than the refusal
10 allow him 70 Join the baseball gang
on the adjacent lot.
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8aJe5tuS q Mf5tof0J OtEb 1ROmnef'

Did you say those flowers are for Mr..
JustwedT' she asked.
"Yas'm," the lad responded, and then,
With an understanding nod in Mrs. Us
direction. What time is de funeral7 7
hope I amt lare for"
But MIS- J. had fown-into the apsrt-
ment. Up the stairs and iato her own
door
'Aiommer" toiled up after her Iabori-
ously-and the flower bearer trotted
along beside ber. trying 70 get an answer
10 @lS Guestion as 10 the exact hour OF
the ObseQuie.-
When they reached the top they be
heid-Mrs- Justwed clasped tight IN her
husbands arnS right IN the open doorway
10 their apartment.
'Mommer" walked IN almost unnoticed-
and the flower bearer deposited his bur.
den and left
greetings bad quieted down. and they
had all adjourned 20 the living room,
'Aommer' bethoEght herself 10 state.
1T strikes me. Homer. you're a mighty
well man for a sick mang'
Homer was just about 70 hem and haw
some sort OF an answer when Mrs. J.
Interrupted:
But ne's wei now. Mommer dear. ard
he says he's entirely recovered from bis
sickness. and
HumPh-'' snOrted Momme-, assuming
her most mother-in-lawly expression.
might I ask what was the trouhleT'
%
hghtedly, 'he was 5ust sick for me. be
was, I'M title dearie, dearie dear, and
now he's all well, you see, because I'm
back again and-snd-and be had these
flowers sent up and this be-eautiful box
Of candy and-and hes 50 glad to see
his little"
~HumphI" snorted Mommer again,
-'humph! I might have known you'd do
some such utterly absurd thing as that
Homer You ought 70 be ashamed OF
yourself Here Blossom has beea almost
crazy az night with worry over you-and
you've dragged me down here 70 nurse
Excuse me. MOmmer," put IN Nv. J..
excuse mel didn't drag you down
here-'
Mommer wss on her feet IN an instant.
'-Oh. you didn't, didut you. Well. III
drag myself away from here Just as soon
I
opinion that you'd been drinking again
when you sent that telegram last night
But. Blossom here Is such a little ninDy
7 over you that it's 10 use uy talking
Let me tel you. young man. the men n
my day wouldn't have done such q de-
ceitful. selfish, unwarTanted thing as
that and-and-"
And Monmer ranbled on for precisely
20 minutes IL precisely the same strain
After which she took Up her hat and
/ things and started for The door. With
| difficulty she was coaXed and Wheedled
/ into staying until after luncheon But
not one minute longer would she remain.
I She departed IN wrath supreme and sc0rn
I Infinite. though Blossom was IN tears and
I Homer dear servilely polite and insiSIenI
1 that she TeuSil.
Well remarked Homer 70 himself.
I as she departed. Its an 81 wind that
I blows nobody good and-and ans Eel
/ that ends well.'
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Take Care of Your Teeth.

~ He average man goes throagh life
with q most optimistic disregard for
- the state Of preservation Of his teeth.
until a general, expensive and painful
overhauling drives him 70 the dentists
chair. Perhaps X is because he is so
busy. or he fears the necessary pain. OF.
maybe. because his wife's dentist bills
are SO large and eternal that he considers
her fully capable Of upholding the family
honor in that respect. Be that as it may.
the fact remains that woman is more
careful Of her teeth than man.
Surely the old adage 10 the elect that
one stitch made in the proper season
will save nine in the end is impressiyely
applicable TO the care OF the teeth II
your mOlars ache, or IL they have cavities
In them-go ia the dentists Immediately
II you must pick your teeth, never do so
with a pin or anything made Of metal.
Use both sides OF your jaws In eating.
working them In relays so TO speak: ike
everything else, the Ieeth should be given
a rest Avoid poisonous remedies such
as creOsote. cloves. etc, Il your tooth
aches; 20 TO 6 dentist and let him do
the rest. You may not know IL. but
dieting and warm baths are good for the
teeth as well as for reducing superfiuous
flesh. II ali Of your teeth ache, when
they are -on edge" to be more exact.
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try holding nttie seltzer water in your
mouth II Will relieve the pain. Tooth
ache IS frequently caused by the acidity
OF the saliva; rinse the mouth with a
strong solution Of blcarbonate Of soda
and rub a little Of the soda on the teeth
and gums Tooth powders should be
most carefully chosen. especial care being
taken to ascertain that they contain no
cream Of tartar nor calcareous salts. II
you smoke, have your teeth cleaned by
a dentist frequently TO remove the stain.
and by all means clean the teeth before
going to bed. rs they decay quicker dur
Ing the night than at any other time.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-06
Borrowing Money is a Bad Habit

w ORROWING money is bad business
EA "a mighty bad business. II is
easy TO borrOw-and so hard 20 re-
Is pay. The man who is saddIed With
debt is always up against it and a
slave 10 an obligation that hangs over him
Ike the sword OF DamOcies-
For the man on salary the incurrlnE
CT an obligation Of this sort is almost
suicidal, even though it be a small amount
not. perhaps, because he will be unable
10 repay the loan. but because from the
broader view, he is laying the fOunda-
tious OF a habit that Will eventually un-
dermine his whole financial structure.
There are times when a saiaried man
simply has 10 go into debt-unless he has
followed the Old adage Of putting some
thing aside for q rainy day. And that Is
the keystone Of the arch Of living without
being IN debt. A man on salary who has
worked only one year has 10 excuse for
not having saved sufficient 10 tide him
over an emergency. The trouble with
most men is that they borrow money for
utterly superduous and foolish purposes.
There's the chap who reaches his vaca-
tiOn time without having prepared for ii.
lie knew an along that time would come
and he would not have sufficient funds 70
get the most out Of IL. But he put on
The evil day, I'm his minds eye. with
sort Of vague belief that something would
turn mp before then. At the eleventh
hour he realizes he is up against II.
There is but one way out Of IL he can
see and that is TO borrow the money.
And right here is an interesting point
that generally shows the calibre Of The
man. Having no security TO Offer the
borrowing Of the money from the loan
companies is very nearly impossible So
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A Cure for Gossip.

n HAT women. despite their frantic
entrance into the political field. have
- not lost sight Of the little things
of life Is the opinion Of a minister in
New York state. who insists that many
OF them still continue 10 gossip The
minister IS the Rev. Henry McIlravy. OF
Little Falls, and he comes forward with
means Of curing those whose greatest
pleasure I'm life consists in rin-saWing
their neighbOrs Every Thursday even
ing he invites the women Of his town 10
meet together at the parsonage and dis
cuss general topics In this way he
wishes 70 educate the women into seeing
how much more entertaining the discussion
Of such topics IS. But Il would appear
thar the women have begun pointing
fingers at each Other-each declaring
that the other one is the particular Cos
sip for whom the pastors method IS in
tended OF course. the pastor, Ike a
wise man. IS not taking sides, but he
does say:
The only remedy for Infamous gossip
would be 20 corral the sossipers, investi-
gate the condition OF their brains. and
distribute them on appropriate corridors
in Institutions for the mentally weak %
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enters upon his horizon. He tries to be
a leader ia all the little social events Of
the little summer community. His fertile
brain Is always designing some new
means Of mskinG those around him feel
his social importance. All these things
arc done for the sake OF winning social
position, and II is only too often that he
succeeds in his purpose. Mothers and
chaperons fan easy victims 10 his danger
ous wiles and allow the young women in
their care 10 associate with him-often
to their great sorrow. wise woman.
who has been the object Of much social
Arbitration and who is reDuted 10 have
been very happy in all her life's assOcia-
tions. tells summer girls some few things:
Never wear anything but the simplest
clothing.
The wearing OF jewelry by a young
girl is always questionable. shows a ten
dency 70 forwardness and should never
be countenanced by people Of refinement.
II man becomes over-dttentive at the
hotel hop tonight shun him II he attempts
90 forward his advances tomorrow morn
ing. The girl who is over-anxious for ad-
miration usually gets the least Of II.
Lone boat rides with an enamored
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Iur even tweDty-four hours Bat that
seemed 20 be going 81 trlhe too strong
No. that wouldn't do II Il we're only
the first Of April be might explain It as
an April Fool joke. but since il vas the
fifth Of June. the little Joke would most
likely fan fat he might say this. OF be
might say that, or be might-he might
he might do any one OF a thousand and
one things-and stin not square himself
Il was long into the night before Mr.
Justwed's troubled brain found solace IN
deep sleep And while be slept a
strange thing happened He never had be
heved in dreams, but be rarely lad them
But. this time, be began 10 doubt the
wisdom Of his own doubts OF these
queer. nocturnal visitors
In the morning he aw0ke with a clear
head-and his knotty problem settled.
He had seen just how il would work
out and the plan of campaign bad been
youchsafed him in g dre2m- Without
the slightest hesitation. he walked
straight 10 the telephone and notified a
friend OF his az the bank 10 report him
ilL Then be called up a florist and
ordered q bountiful supply Of spring
flowers sent up Immediately by special
messenger. A two-pound b0z~of Mrs Us
favorite candy completed his prepara-
tions
Just as be was finishing his leisureIy
breakfast the boy with the candy arrived
And Mr. J. had scarcely donned his suit
OF fGnnels and HIS new spring tie-a COS
tune m for auyone but sick man-when
he beheld. turning into the entrance 70
the apartment house, bis own beloved
Blossom and her -MOmmer"
Mr J. stepped back a space and con
cealed himself in the curtain Both wo-
men were hurrying along rs fast as they
could walk. Mrs. Us face was anxious.
wOe-hegOne. almost tearstained. She was
making for her sick Homer-dear with all
her might and main ''Nommer" was
waddIing along beside her, putting and
blowing and doing her best 10 keep up.
Nthough Il was evident that she did not
relish her task ''Moumer's" face IN
fact was calculated % do anything but
cheer Up q sick person-f0F ''8l0mmer"
hated 20 be hustled along.
AT precisely the same moment the two
women turned into the apartment house
entrance the boy from the florist arrived
bearing the huge box OF flowers.
Say. lady. he asked. seeing that Mrs
J. and "MOmmer' were entering, kin
you'se tell me what's de number on de
fat OF a guy named JuStwedf'
Mrs JuStWed stopped short. tottered
q moment and all but fell She stIfed
8 scream with her handkerchief and near
" choked with her emotion.
calm yourself my dear calm your
self, cOnsoled ~Mommer." az the same
time turning 70 the puzzled messenger.
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Dress Hints.

H BEAUTIFUL silk dressing jacket for
H summer wear can be fashioned OF
, 3 two widths Of silk over the shoulders
and falling down the arms below the
elbows The strips are separated az the
neck, but come almost together AT the
bust, where they are tied with a loop OF
silk cord A bit Of braiding or a fancy
stitch, worked with heavy silk foss. joins
the backs of the silk strips. over the
shoulders there IS a two or three-inch
strip OF plain silk. ornamented with fancy
stitching: this strip runs down TIE front
and across the sides and bottom. & silk
fringe finishing the ends Of the two
widths
To look well dressed IN summer iS not
so much a question Of exquisite materials
and expensive dressmaking as u Is Of
Beatness and thorough cleanliness Of the
wearing apparel Even plain. simple wash
dresses. II thoroughly washed and starch
ed 10 just the right degree Of stiffness.
viii produce surprising effects even
though placed in contrast 10 expensive
waists and gowns that are not scrup1-
,OUSly neat and pressed.
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TO TELL A nRrNKARn-

TTH HILE there IS no sure method or
Distinguishing q drunkard when
w sober. there are certain signs or
StiEmata. according 10 q Well-k known
social pathOiOgist, that may be mani
tested II ones observation IS careful.
slight, staggering may be detected.
though the drunkard himself IS uneon-
scious Of IT, An economy OF movement
IS noticeable in most cases. as. for IN
stance, when the dTunkard hands his car
fare 10 the conductor he rarely looks up
at him, apparently striving 10 avoid ali
supernuous movements Of the body.
After drinking water, he frequently
smocks his lips uncouSciously, a reflex
action due 10 long-continued habit II
drinking stimulants- Though the pro-
verbal red nose Is not an onfaIling sign
OF inebriacy. a red neck IS frequently &
sure indication
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shouldn't lend you money! or course.
you repay him-at your convenience! But
ne feels that you have established a
precedent which you may follow again
al any time and 1t doesn't seem precisely
right 20 him that bis savings should be
subject at all times TO your desires.
Borrowing Is a bad business, whether
from friend or from anyone. Il means
double work for you 10 repay II and.
more than that, ii means that you are
allowing yourself 10 enjoy pleasures you
have not earned and to I've beyond your
income Unless you are a capitalist with
security 10 Ofrer and investments for your
borrowed money, you have no business
borrowing Your own money Is your own.
but your friends isn't
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3 fellow is surely justified In sleeping the
sleep Of the just-I heard someone NOV
ing around IN the next room The noise
Of blinds being opened with a bang.
door unlocked and something heavy be-
ing Knocked on onto the floor preceded
the sleepy. but imperative. command.
John. get up. Get up right away. It's
o'clock Then l heard my benedict
friend mutter sleepily: 'WhaJ's-that-
Hannah - can't - you - let IA fellow
sleep one day In the week. But the
answer came back good aHd strong: No.
set up We've got company today and
We must get an early start You'd better
knock on Mr., Good Fellows door and
wake him.
John Knocked alright. alright-adding
some cheerfully asinine remark about lis
being time for al sleepy heads 10 be
cut OF bed, etc. Ia about Eve shakes OF
a lambs tail ] heard John hustle down
stairs and pretty soon. through the open
indOw, ] saw him out in the yard
whackinS away al the wood pile With
hatchet-cutting kindling for the cook
stove, / found out afterwards. Coming
down stairs some - minutes later /
found Mrs John ordering him around
like a section boss and poor John peeilng
potatoes and making himself generally
useful In preparing breakfast.
That finished, we started Ga % clean
up the debris, John as cheerful as you
please all the while. and then we ad-
Journed 70 the front porch, where We
secured comfortable seats and got busy
Nlth the morning papers. ] had Just got
ten comfortably into the sporting page
when Mrs. John appeared and wanted 10
know Il I'd mind helping John tx an
other prop under the corner OF the
chicken r0Ost that was falling down. 1
Cidn't mind --of1cially-so We got busy.
with a sigh Of RELIEF he had just set
lied down IN his chair when Mrs. John
appeared and warned Us that we had but
IS minutes 70 tidy up a bit for church
Never asked me II ] wanted 10 gO-but
insisted that Isee the new stained glass
The Washington herald., 1909-06-06
Baked Eggs for Lunch

TTRHES the housekeeper has unex-
AZ Dected luncheon guests. OF when
w the larder Is almost depleted. and
visitors come for supper on sunday even
ing there arc always eggs. A French
cook declared recently that there are
114 different ways Of cooking eggs. This
may be true. but II YOU are IN hurry
10 put an appetizing dish on the table.
adopt baked eggs. This dish Is always ac-
eeptable. Take a tin pie plate and sprinkle
the bottom Of II with bread crumbs. drop
each egg as IN frying. 50 that each egg
viii touch its neighbor. Sprinkle tie
tops Of the eggs with layer OF
bread crumbS. place small pieces OF but
ter here and there on the crumbs, salt
and pepper 70 taste and place in an oven.
TIE dish viii be cooked in FIVE min
utes
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CLEANING STRAW HATS.

"a OW that summer Is here a new
straw hat seems necessary for every
man. But last summers hat IS still
in good condition. Cover the old hat
with a thin paste Of cornmeal and gaso-
line mixed. Let the paste stay on over
night OF until 1t is dry. then brush of
with clean, stiff whisk broom. II neces-
sary, another coating Of the cornmeal can
be used. Panama hats can be cleaned by
rubbing the surface with q crust OF
bread. Use small pieces Of bread and
discard as soon as s0iled-
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z SPENT last Sunday with a married
friend OF mine" remarked Mr.. a.
Good Fellow. as his bachelor friend
moved over 10 make room for him
on the open trolley car, ''and I tell
you I learned 4 few things about
what the day OF rest means 10 q chap
who has been so unfortunate Gs 10 put
his neck in the matrimonial moose Take
it from nae. 30. there's no rest for the
married man-nOt even on SUNDAYS
Went out the night before, you know, in
order % spend the whole day IN the
great and glorious suburbs surrounded by
az the comforts OF home and all that.
Well. il didn't work out that way-not
by a jugful.
Long about A. M.-when OF all days
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ladies than the exterior. The study
OF the treatment Of Hving-rooms is one
that admits Of the display Of individual
taste and ideas In a great variety of
ways A curved or circular room or an
elliptic room is feature that IS otter
sought after but net often carried out.
There is no other shaped room that will
afford the same genteel appearance and
artistic beauty as the oval room
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A No Treat TolU1l.

n OWN 10 a place called Hammonton.
sS y J., a sort Of unwritten law has
~ been instituted 10 the effect
that no man shall treat another IN a
saloon. Il hasn't been made a Iaw-this
abolishing Of the treat" habit-but Il
seems 10 have been taken up mutually
by the citizens as another white mon's
burden" They all stick 10 Il, however
a number OF Italians have settled there
and are engaged in growing grapes and
making wine Of them: hence each fndi-
yidua! has his own private stock-aI OF
which may account for the strange con
6ition existing.
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As shown by the plan. tie entrance
vestibule is in the center. entering
through a wide stone porch into a spa
ci0us iiving-rOOm 14x2O feet, with a wide
fireplace at the farther end An open
arch at the right Of the entrance con
Meeting with the library 12xIS feet which
IS the ''oval room" This room Is SYM
metrlcal, finished with a beamed ceiling
and with pilasters around the side. divid-
ing the walls OF the room into panels,
with a wide. curved window looking TO
the front and one 10 the side At the
rear Of the hhTary and entered frcm the
same IS the staircase leading up on the
curve back OF elliptic arches This VIII