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The Washington herald., 1909-07-19
GIRL WHO CAN SWIM.

The younger generation is learning 70
swim. SAYS Margaret Hubbard Aver In
the New York World.
That Is, the generation which counts
its years at eight or ten. But the older
sisters still hug the coast line and paddle
about In the shadows. They are not
timid. They would trust themselves any
day in the very teeth OF incoming and
outgoing automobiles, street cars and
trucks. and thread their way across
Broadway at the intersection OF Thirty
fourth street without a tremor. But
when Il comes 70 trusting themselves 70
the crest Of a cool. green wave they are
helpless towards.
That little sixth sense Of balance which
creeps into the understanding as imper-
ceptibly as a summer dream they cannot
erasp because OF hideous fear Little
brothers and sisters after a few lessons
forget what Il is 10 be fearful apd swim
out into the deep with the confidence
that Is born Of the knowledge that GER
tain simple movements will suffice 10
keep them atop. But the older sister
shrieks wildly and grasps anybody around
the neck, forgets her stroke. forgets 10
move her legs because she has remem-
apart Ike any land creature with claws.
and opens her mouth 70 receive the in
coming wave.
She should take herself seriously 10
task, pull herself together and go at 1t
with a will If she wants 10 know the
most perfect sport that any living crea-
ture with an animal soul or human
soul has mastered
The trouble about the beginner who
is no longer a child is that she holds
herself up 70 a strained point Of expec-
tancy-that she Is afraid 10 swim four
strokes without putting one toe down
TO see If she has gone beyond her depth.
And having once put the toe down, she
must start over again. The next trouble
is that she works so hard with her re-
covery stroke that her propelllng stroke
loses all IT'S force II she could only i'm
press this thought upon her mind she
would have mastered the first lesson IN
swmming-"If the effort is intelligently
made. the slightest muscular exertion viii
suffice TO keep one afiOat."
A child beginner learns that In no
time, but years unfortunately do not
bring confidence with them, and the
trustfulness OF a little child is yer.
hard TO regain once Il is lost. The easi-
est OF the swimming movements Is the
old time "dog-fashiOn" movement IL is
elemental, but It is simple and requires
much less effort than the breast stroke.
which should come later, when the swim
mer has acquired some skill In the water.
In fact the swimmers first lesson should
be not a fancy stroke. but the simplest
possible method of staying up In the
water.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-19
THE COLLARLEss FROCK.

From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
Collarless frocks are more seen this
summer for daytime wear than they have
been for years.
1t Is a style charmingly becoming to
pretty faces
1t is also delightfully."- cool.
But for persons who are not pretty or
to whom it is not becoming-well. II were
better If they remained a few degrees
warmer, and wore a collar.
Many of the necks are cut round, with
out any suggestion of trimming other
than a cord Of piping.
Others have a row Of beading, finished
with a little ruffie of lace, a genuine
baby neck"
Oftentimes cord is used which re-
calls the wedding cord" Of the old-fash-
ioned dreSsmaker.
One of the daintiest or finishes for the
senni-low neck is the old flchu known 70
our grandmothers. Made OF white null.
with a little ruffie or fold around the
edge. It is becoming. not only to young.
but older women.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-19
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FOR THIN WOMEN.
L o. C. WEBSTER

From the Cleveland Leader
Get as much sleep as possible.
Do not rush. or overdo your strength.
Keep IN the open air as much as pos
slble. Take all the exercise your system
can stand without feeling the least IA
ugue.
Get into the habit Of resting a little
while in the middle Of the day. even II
you are not aware Of being tired.
Laugh as much as possible Read
funay things. and cultivate that side Of
yourself. Suppress any tendency TO take
life too seriously.
Do not worry about your looks. 1t is
much easier for a very thin woman 10
dress to conceal her defects than II
Is for a fat woman 10 do the same thing
Do not rush too madly into the fashion
for slimpy things.
Remember that the clinging gown re-
quires something TO cling to.
A thin woman can Indulge IN a mod
crate and perfectly harmless amount OF
padding, and in the hands OF a good
dressmaker she can hardly fail to look
we'll
She must choose clothes according 10
her type. however. and not indulge in the
gowns built fov her plumper sisters. no
matter how charming they may be.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-19
ROSE POTPoURRI.

From the National Food Magazine.
The following recipe is given from the
store Of an old French lady:
Rose Potpourri-As you gather the
leaves, pack them in a stone crock. with
alternate layers OF salt. Keep in a cool,
dry place Leave for week after the
last leaves have been added. Then turn
out on a broad tray, toss and mix thor
oughly Mix well with the ingredients
named below. and pack away for six
weeks 10 "ripen.'
Powders-One-half ounce each Of vio-
let, rose, and heliotrope powders; one
ounce of powdered orris root a half
teaspoonful each Of mace and cloves, and
one-quarter teaspoOnful cinnamon.
Liquids drops oil OF roses. 10 drops
oil of chris, 20 drops oil melissHe, 20 drops
oil Of eucalyptus. 10 drops Of bergamot
2 drams pure alcohol
The Washington herald., 1909-07-19
DID YOU KNowg

From the New York World.
II costs about $S,5O0,OOO TO lay a modern
telegraph cable across the Atlantic
Ocean.
The United States uses nearly one
third OF the worlds production of cocoa
each year.
Almost every serious epidemic of
cholera in the history Of the world has
travelled from east 70 west.
For privacy while telephonlng there
has been put on the market a desk
booth which just fits the face.
A recently-opened section OF the
Pekin-K -Kalgan Railway, IN China rises
/, 800 feet in the first ten miles.
Work was begun at Cleveland on a
bridge which will have the longest con
crete span In the world, go feet.
A British company with ample capital
has been organized to work the so-called
magnetic iron sand deposits Of Java
The term "acre-foot," used in mining,
is that volume Of water which covers
an acre to the depth Of a foot, 1850
cubic feet.
Glass may be frosted with a solution
Of ono part Of wax In ten OF turpentine,
10 which is added one part each Of var
nish and siccative.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-19
THE SCARF AGAIN.

The costume is just now considered
incomplete without a wrap Of some sort,
no matter how slight It may be-
Women who Ike comfort and at the
same time wish 10 conform somewhat 10
the demands OF fashion have taken eager
ly TO the scarf.
Much has been said about IL already
this season. but there IS still more TO
say. as far as IT'S Importance goes.
1t is worn usually back from the neck
across the shoulders
Often a loop IS taken at the back such
as one sees in the portraits OF lace shawl
days IN the last century.
The ends hang straight OF are looped
at the front.
Colored lace scarfs. the Spanish and
Chantilly. are most desirable, but are not
easy 10 find
Brussels net sCarfs are darned in odd
patterns to match the color Of a gown.
Usually the needlework is seen only
upon the ends
One Of the most effective scarfs seen
lately. which was also reasonable in
price. was OF dotted silk flet net. en-
broidered along the ends with bold flower
designs
The Washington herald., 1909-07-19

the
world sandals
absolutely
none.
efficiency certainly want to find them
high heels
o
newly engaged girl to let me show
present had
wealthy friends and looked for
silver bit OF linen
nd She came up fromh her
dainty gingham
kind.
you see" she explained
and stood proudly displaying
pose wouldn't lasted
O half these"
give nicer wedding
gifts really idea simple
gift fills niche often means
already but didn't until yesterday so
going
easily be heated and made good
full Of possibly
al
s
The woman who brought quite frequently
quantity
one Da' RUTH CAMERON
The Washington herald., 1909-07-19
Sentence Sermons.

From the Chicago Tribune.
No advantage IS smaller than that
gained by taking advantage Of a friend.
The man who always does what he
wants IS rarely wanted for what he does.
The best evidence Of loyalty to truth
is lberality enough 10 give all truth a
chance.
Some are interested deeply In cross
bearing, but only as long as some one
else is doing IT,
Some folks think they are resting in
their faith because they always fall
asleep in church.
II is not strange that men lose the
faculty OF reverence when they do all
their worshiping before a mirror
The Washington herald., 1909-07-19

A. F. sanborn. in the July Atlantic
The gratuitOusness Of science is a car
dinal article Of the French scientists
creed. The tradition Of his order DEGREES
that discoveries calculated TO affect the
welfare Of the race are a part Of the COM
mon patrimony OF the race and must be
dropped. without money and without
price, into the hands OF all. Honor inn
poses upon him a complete detachment
from the scramble Of riches. For a sci
enlist 60 endeavor TO reap pecUnlary profit
from his labors IS IN the highest degree
'unprofessional" - most damning word
The commercial spirit OF the age has thus
far been powerless against the conserva-
tive attachment of the French scientists
to this old-fashioned conception Of pro-
fessional dignity which IS terribly un-
practical, surely, as modern standards go,
but which Is nevertheless not without rs
beauty and nobility.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-19
FARE, ROUND TRIP, 25c.
HOW TO WIN ONES SONS.
The Boys Like TO Discover thai
Father Understands Sports.

Father Understands Sports.
I remember two brothers who played on
our college baseball team, says Charles
Francis Read in the Dellneator. The
father was a retired Presbyterian minis
ter. with a grave face that looked very
much as II he might be repeating TO him
self the longer Catechism. but every game
found him right out in front Of the Wild
est crowd Of rooters, and he stayed there.
standing up the greater part OF the time
with his eyes glued to every play until
the last man was out. I can't remember
that his expression changed perceptibly
when Bob struck out, or Ed hit it out
for two bases, but he was right there all
the time, and the boys knew that his eve
was on them every minute, and the
knowledge lifted them along 10 the end
Of the game. Afterward they heard the
other fellows call him a good old sport
and that again lifted them along still
more. There is nothing that tickles the
boy more than 10 feel that the old man
has sporting blood In him. II we are not
already possessed OF IL we could do well
70 acquire 1t. or at least 10 pretend 70 t..
And herein lies a secret also; let me
whisper It softly-it is good for US: II
keeps US young, keeps our hair and teeth
from falling out and makes as better
looking II gives us an interest IN life
aside from moneygrabbing, makes us
more critical Of the set Of a coat and the
color Of a tie.
This IN turn gives us a certain added
charm in the eyes OF Elizabeth and Mary
and they are trihe critical you know,
when they have turned fifteen.
have always thought that into this re-
latiOnship OF a man with HIS daughter
there must enter an element OF cOurtship
"a bit OF fine, etherealiZed sentiment Of
lovers We must take care 20 foster
Elizabeth's girlish admiration for what
there is Of the gallant about Us. I love
that beautiful old word 'gallantry'-it
savors so OF the days Of chiyalry when
men were given an opportunity to prove
themselves brave and tender and true.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-19

From the London Chronicle.
Bjornson, the poet. was once asked
on what occasion he got the greatest
pleasure from his fame as a poet.
His answer was: 1T was when a
delegation from the Right came to my
house in Christiania and smashed all
the windows. because when they had
thus attacked me and were starting fer
home again they felt that they ought
to sing something. and so they began 70
sing, Yes. we love this land OF ours.
They could do nothing elsel They had
10 sing the song Of the man whom they
had attacked"
The Washington herald., 1909-07-19
A Yale Tradition.

From The ArEonaut-
President Hadley is never without a
ready and witty remark. Yales Sunday
services are addressed by prominent cier-
gymen OF many denominations. and from
many cities When these visiting preach
ers occasionally ask President Hadley
how long they shall speak he invariably
replies: There is no limit. sir. upon the
time you may preach; but there is a
Yale tradition that no souls are saved
after the first twenty minutes"
The Washington herald., 1909-07-19
LADIES SHIRTWAIsT.
Paris Pattern No. 2962
All Seams Allowed.

Closing at the left side Of the front
under the wide panel effect and made up
In nile green Persian lawn. this is a
dainty little model. The first three tucks
either side OF the front are stitched their
entire length, while the others are
stitched to nearly the bust line. The caps
to the new-fashioned sleeves ara also
tucked and trimmed with insertions Of
embroidery, similar embroidery trim
ming the cuffs The pattern is in 7 sizes
50 to A inches bust measure. For 36 bust
the waist requires 81 yards Of material
20 inches wide. ~ yards "A inches wide.
4 yards q inches wide, 3B yards 90
inches wide or 25s yards q inches wide;
2A yards OF insertion.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-19
MORNING CHIT-CHAT.
COMMON sENsE AND PREcEDENr.

divide my feminine acquaintances into two
classes-the women who walk and the woman
who can't
And the moro think about II the more am in
cllned TO believe that the difference between the two
is not question OF the presence or absence OF health,
but of the absence or presence Of two inches Of
leather
Every fraction of inch added to the lift OF the
common walking shoe takes just so many horsepower
Of energy away from a womans daily strength
have proven to myself again and again that ten
miles in a walking shoe is about equivalent TO one in
French heels.
From the modern point OF view Of course, the
high heel daintier and graceful But the true
grace-the grace Of the Greek and the Egyptian the
grace that scuptors made immortal is the grace
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-12-08
A Bankers Generosit

One day Humboldt was dining with
Mendelssohn, the banker, and an un-
usual thing for him, was very silent
His host, remarking 1t, observed to
Humboldt that he was sure he must
be III.
NO" said Humboldt, "but l am In
great trouble. Only ten minutes be-
fore leaving my apartment to come
here received from my landlord II
note informing me that he had sold the
house In which reside and that
must move. The very thought drives
me to despair. really cannot bear to
move again"
Mendclssohn gradually led Humboldt
into conversation, during which he
found time to write note and receive
an answer to 1t. He then took Hum
boldt aside and said: "By this note
learn that | am now the owner of the
house in which you reside. The condi-
ton, however upon which | have be-
come Its possessor Is that You continue
to occupy your apartment in 1t as long
as you live"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-12-08
A story of Fires.

Figures collected by the Internal
ional Society of State and Municipal
Building Commissioners and Inspect.
ors show that every week, on an
average, fires In the United States
burn up three theatres, three public
halls, twelve churches, ten schools
two hospitals, two asylums, two "col-
leges," six apartment houses, three
department stores, two jails, twenty
six NOTES.-THE fires at seashore re.
sorts this summer will raise the hotel
average-140 fiat" houses, and H..
600 single dwelling houses. Such a
record of waste is bad, but 1t is not
surprising in land of wooden build
ings. Moreover, many of the build
ings destroyed would nave been torn
down II they had not burned. A
countryman who suffered from a
slight fire said he had lost two houses
and three barns If you counted the
dog houses, the chicken house. and
the COW shed. In such lists as the
foregoing house is house, be 1t
ever so worthless, and a college"
may call Itself SO even II 1t occupies
but three rooms and does most of its
business by mail.-The Youths Com
panion.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-12-08
Wanted 9 Bargain.

One day a small Cincinnati boy came
to a halt before sign over desk In
the Office of the express company. II
gave the rate for money orders, and
after studying it for few minutes he
walked up to the cashier and said bold
ly:
II want money order"
How large Il one, my boyw the
clerk inquired bcnignantly.
"Well, let's see" pondered the little
fellow "The rate for n ten dollar or
der is cents, isn't it?'
"Yes; that's right
"Well, | want drum and pair of
roller skates and new straw hat and
some candy. Ten dollars will be
enough"
Then he fished through his pockets
and triumphantly placed n nickel and
three coppers before the astonished
clerk. 1t took ten minutes to convince
the youngster that nothing less than
$100S could buy a money order for
$10.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-12-08
The Kaiser,s Rhinoceros.

The Emperor Menelik's present to
the kaiser of a rhinoceros and lion
is a gift with much precedent to
support 1t. Shortly after her acces-
sion to the throne Queen Victoria
received from the Sultan of Morocco
a lioness, leopard, pair of ostrich
es, and a pair of gazelles, duly de-
posted in Regents Park. Apart,
moreover, from their personal gifts
to each other, the soverigns of many
countries have contributed from
time to time to the public and pri-
vate collections in Great Britain. To
the menagerie which formerly stood
on the site of the National Gallery
the Duke of York presented a Wild
cat from Bangalore, the King of
Ashantee leopard, and William ~.
an emu. To the gardens at Regents
Park the English royal family has
always been an abundant contributor,
In addition to the rulers for the
time being of Russia, Italy, Portugal,
Egypt, and other countries.-Dundee
Advertiser.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-12-08
Didn't Give Him a Chance.

Say, ma" plped up little Johnny
after the minister had finished his can
and taken his departure, when Mr..
Meeker was here every time you stop
ped talkin' minute he would start In
to say somethin' an git as fur every
time as dare say an then you would
start goln' agin an talk lot more,
an that is the way it kept on right
along, an the only thing he said all
the time he was here was 4 dare say
4 dare say, every few minutes"
well, what of It? | am not to
blame for Mr.. Meekers paucity of
ideas, am II" demanded Johnny's moth
er, somewhat impatiently.
81 dunno bout that said Johnny
doubtfully, as If not exactly sure what
was meant by pauclty of ideas, 'but
anyhow, ma, you Orter give him a
chanst. When he started in with Il
dare say why didn't you keep quiet
jest once, ma, an let him go ahead an
say what he was gon' to an have II
over withT'-St Paul Pioneer Press.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-12-08
Hour Glasses for Pulpits.

The twenty minute sermon is a
purely modern invention, as is prov
ed by the number of pulpit nour
glasses that are still to be found in
many old churches. In the register
of st. GATHERINGS, Aldgate, the fol-
lowing entry, dated 1854, occurs;
paid for an hour glass that hanged
by the pulpit, where the preacher
doth make a sermon, that he may
know how the hour passeth away.
one shilling"
A modern pulpit glass-probably
the only one of its kinds to be
found in the Chapel Royal, Savoy.
1t is an eighteen minute glass, and
was placed in the chapel on its res
toration in 1S67.-Westminster Gaz-
ette.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-12-08

Sorrows crown of sorrow is remem-
bering happier thngs.-Tennyson.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-12-08
England and India,

Nothing is more depressing to
those who really care for India than
the ignorance and indifference of
English people concerning the major
part of their fellow-subjects. When
1t Is remembered that more than 1af
the Kings subjects are Hindus, an!
that In India and Burma, out OF
every 29 people, 21 are Hindus, 8
Christian, native or European. it
seems hardly necessary to insist up.
on the Importance of knowing some.
thing at least about Hindu life and
ideas; yet few there be that realize
it.-London Athenaeum.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-12-08
FINE
FUR PIECES.

Naturally wish to do much bigger business in Fine
Fur Pieces but have tried to forget that wish in DESIRE
first of ALL to please patronsto give them honest genuine
satisfaction In that way will gain and gaining the
increased business that seek.
We want customers to feel that when they buy furs
here they get only their moneys WORTH but the best value
possible for the prices they pay. We have
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-12-08
Masculine Women.

Women are growing more like
men in appearance. They are taller
stronger, have wider choulders, big.
ger hands and feet, and are gradually
losing the charm Of petite ana
graceful individuality. / notice. too
that their voices are deeper and
stronger, the tone of woman's chatter
is less shrill and more virile.-The
Graphic.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-12-08
Successful Woman Farmer.

Mrs. Ida Webster of Pratt County,
Kan, has harvested 5000 bushels OF
wheat and 5000 bushels of corn
from her S00-acre farm this fall.
The place was cultivated under her
personal supervision, and II men
work for her all the year around,
with many more in harvest time. Her
husband died IL years ago and left
her the place and its mortgage,
Since then she has paid off the mort
gage and is now supposed to be worth
$4,000.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-12-08
Disliked by the Old.

To elderly people London is no
longer a pleasant place of residence.
The streets have become labyrinth
of horror and difficulty, a region Of
hideous sounds and foul smells.
With motor buses topping over on
the sidewalk and private motors
knocking down lampposts and i'm
pinging on the shelters the unfortun-
ate citizen knows not whittier to
wend his trembling steps.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-12-08
Recovered Tons of Bullets.

Recently four tons and half of
bullets were dug out of hill behind
a rifle range at Yarmouth, England
the accumulation of two years shoot
ing by the local volunteers. They
sold for $122.50 a ton.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-12-08
A Good Assortment Here,

Sufficiently wide provide for all Every piece to
the inexpensive set is carefully selected in order that
poor skins creep into stock.
Isn't it worth your while to buy your urs where you can
not make msake-where the reputation and guarantee OF
such a this is behind every piece you select!
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-12-08
An Outsider,

Suitor--Your daughter, sir-well, er-
that is-she told me to come to you
she says you Pater-Quite SOL un-
derstand. Let's see, are you Mr.. Bron-
son or Mr.. Wibbles? Sultor-Why, I'm
Mr. Hotchkiss!-Clevela Leader.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-12-08
Her Odd Way.

Giles-My wife is queer woman.
Miles - Indeed! Giles - Yes. Why,
when she has occasion to drive tack
she uses hammer instead Of hair
brush.-Chicago News.