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The San Francisco call., 1909-08-22

But Whsk, the Elf of Sunshine chanced to pass that way
And saw the youngster sad not joining In the play;
He waved his magic wand-the wand that never fails
Up came q Jolly Norman, all clad N shiny scales.
The Washington times., 1909-06-14
WEATHER BLAMED
FOR HIGH PRICES
IN LOCAL MARKET

Local commission men predict a
continuation OF the present high
prices for such produce as poultry
eggs. and live stock. Vegetables,
they add. by way of cheering the pub
lie humor, viii drqa TO a low level
soon and continue so until late in the
summer
In explaining the reason for high
poultry. eggs. and live stock the com
mission men say the weather condi-
ti0ns are to blame. Because we had
a lengthy period of rain, the farmers
have not had opportunity to attend
properly to their outside work, they
say. Now that the rains appear TO be
over and a period of dry weat her
seems TO be in prospect, the farmers
viii be too busy with field work to
give anF attention to shipping poul-
try, eggs. and live stocka which are
the proGActs that will keep. Vege-
tables, on the other hand. are perish
BILE and must be shipped Immediately
If a profit is to be realized COnse-
quently, while vegetables viii come
Into the local market in abundance,
poultry. eggs. and live stock receipts
will be lower than had we not had
the wet weather. Lower receipts, the
commission men point out. will mean
a firm market and strong prices.
The Washington times., 1909-06-14

last weeks contribution, from which
you may select one for next weeks con-
test feature. Which one OF these would
you Ike to see used.
Another Mystic Menu?
A Mystic WARDROBE
Hidden Plays Of Shakespeare?
Jumbled Flowers?
Hidden Authors
a love letter In which some of the
names have been disarranged and
which you would have 20 correctly ar
range?
The best and least expensive way Of
spending your summer vscation2
What should constitute a young WON
an outfit upon her summer vacation
How can we interest our boys 10 make
them happy and contented at home in
the evenings2
How TO manage a husband2
What subject interests the average
woman. and Why
Simple home remedies in the treat
ment of the Illnesses of children, to be
used in emergency cases2
How 10 retain husbands love?
Child labor?
How can busy wife and mother make
pin money!
An open debate on woman's suffrage?
The Washington times., 1909-06-14
MERCERIZED RATIsTE
Daily Fashion Talk

The misses Empire dress model en-
ployed in this illustration is so indi-
vidual that it will not be employed by
everybody. It is extremely "swagger,'
simple. and elegant in design. It is
cut with lining; full or taree-ausrter
length mousquetaire sleeves: high or
round neck; circular skirt, slightly
gathered at the waist; and an apron
front trimming section; closed In the
back. This model would be very lovely
IN the palest possible yellow chiffon
cloth or Liberty satin. with pinafore
panel of Irish crochet lace. or brussels
net embroidered in silk and metal
threads. Blue radium silk. or white
mercerized finished batiste. would also
be effective materials If one cannot
afford the chiffon clCth or Liberty
satin. The pattern is cut in I'VE sizes.
u, IA, II, and IS years. The estimate is
given for a miss of 1s.-Ladies' Home
Journal Pattern No. 1913. Prize Of pat
tern IS cents.
The Washington times., 1909-06-14
ZUEBLIN THINKS
THAT ALL WOMEN
ARE HYPOGRITES

Professor Zuebli> IS not satisfied with
the present status of woman. He does
not ike woman TO be regarded as "a
cross between an angel and an idiot. !"
He does not believe women ought TO be
forced TO MARI in order 10 have food
on the table, sld he thinks the present
conditions intoIerable because wom-
ans whole life is spent in trying TO
please a man.
The worst thing about matters as
they stand. acCJrding to Prof. Zueblin.
is that IL makes women hypocr1tes-
Woman gets tlings by indirection. She
goes through her husbands pockets
while he is asleep, as a sober American
Judge has told her that she has a
right 10 do. She fools him completely
during the counting illusion,' and she
pleases him and fuFthers his interests
in WAYS that are too subtle for his
dull, masculine intelligence 10 grasp.
In short, woman is hypOcrite. and will
remain a hypocrite until she earns her
own living and casts her own vote.
mans hypOcricy will still remain.
What every woman knows is that she
can help the man she loves by not
citing him see t1at she is helping him,
and We men, While We sometimes guess
what she Is doing, are perhaps better
of by not quite knowing. Let woman
have her economic independence, let
her run automobiles, and build bridges.
and perform surgical operations, and
ttcm) and do everything else once
held masculine except grow boards
but do not let her stop fooling US
Success MaEaziDe.
The Washington times., 1909-06-14
NEW DUTCH COLLAR
is DESTINED TO GO
OUT OF THE FASHION

Latest a1vices from Paris, which are
confirmed by the Ieading style de-
signers of this country, are TO the effect
that tAe vogue of the Dutch collar is
destined to he short-Iived. The reason
for this is that this collar can be worn
by relatively few women. as in most IN
stances it detraCts from the loneliness
of the wearer. The only argument ad-
duced in support of the Dutch collar
Is that It furnishes a maximum
amount of comfort. This, at best, IS
hut a negative virtue, stree the same
thing may be said of the new high COL
lars Of light material.
Another factor that makes the quick
passing out of the Dutch collar certain
is thar there are very few costumes
with which It can be effectively worn;
and this will greatly operate against It's
popularity, save possibly among those
VINO think that anything new or re-
viVSd, no matter how bizarre or ultra,
should be worn. Women of good taste
have net worn the Dutch collar. nor
viii they wear il.
bangles and beads and frinces of silk
and leather are so popular at the pres
ent moment an ong the leathern girdles
ana shopping bags that the counter It
seems small wonder that these devices
have been resOrted to among things
fashioned Of leather when We realize
that every other known decoration mas
been used.
That Is. we think they all lave been
tried but To- next season we will find
stili other and newer methods to ma Ike
atttrctiVe miiady's belts and bags. The
combining of Indian beads with an art
nouVeau clasp Is original. although the
beads are a faVOTite finish with the dec
orator in his use of long leather throngs.
he slips the beads in these dull, soft
fringes which he uses as graceful ends
on leather hanEings. all of which does
not make them less suitable for bag
decorations.
The Washington times., 1909-06-14
Readers of The Times Like
The Mystic Menu Contest

Bravely done on the start There
were almost a hundred answers to the
New Mystic Menu this morning. With
the exception of one solution, received
from q relative of The author of the
menu. not one solution was correct.
of course. members of the family in
which a menu has been composed are
not eligible to any of the three prizes,
as their knowledge of the answers
would make il unfair to other cor
testants. in consequence of which the
only correct answer received was
thrown out of the contest.
Instead of giving you any Of the many
solutions received today to Mrs. Coving
tons Menu, it is very evident TO me
that I must have a heart to heart talk
with one or two of last weeks con-
testants. as wei as one of those who
has already entered this weeks con-
test.
The Washington times., 1909-06-14
Removal of Ink Stains.

Mrs. IA simple and harmless de-
tersive for the removal Of ink stains
is the following:
Saturate the ink spots with lemon
juice. Rub into them all the salt that
The juice will hold. and spread the
frock in the sun. Let it lie there all
day. keeping IT moist with frequent
applications Of lemon juice At night
pu. i IL a tub of soft clear water to
your laundress to wash in the usual
way If tlds does not take the stains
out. lot me- know, and I viii EtTe you
other remedies, which. If not so harm
less as the lemon juice and salt, will
prove effective. I suggest the above
remedy first. because Il is the only one
of which ! know that does not require
extreme care to prevent injury to the
material
The Washington times., 1909-06-14
SOLVE THIS PUZZLE
AND GET THE PRIZE

A public notice and a Christian
name .-,..-.-......
An unruly member .....-..-
An iron vessel and eight ciphers. -.
A shoe and a relative. ......
Winters harvest and the bovine's
best ......-.-..-....- .....~-..
A measure. .....z.....s.....,.., .-.-..
Perpendicular .................
Part of head, part of a stove, and
part of a Observation-Disclosures.
Part of a calf, a necessity.
Mother earth and tiny thing much
used but little valued ....
Lilies do not. Penelope did, mature
age ...........
A tree, weapon, and a soubriquet.
A beverage and a vegetable.
A prefix and to go under ........
Two rivers and a beast ........
A celebrated singer and a sweet.
Part of an eminence. ..........
A shoemaker tool............
Part of boat, part of the anatomy,
an egg layer.
A delicious bird. minus one letter.
would make a countryman of
foreign land. .......... .......
A break, and a human failing 49,.
A vegetable and social functions
A perfume and a nuisance. ..
Running streams. ...............
A fruit and a name. .....rs.......
The Washington times., 1909-06-14
WIhlch Qf These Do Y0u Prefer
Fer Next Weeks Prize CmteSt.2

Which OF these subjects do you prefer
for next weeks contest?
You who consider. the solving OF
puzzles silly" as you have put It to
me. have your chance 10 vote upon
subject for next weeks contest. If
there is another puzzle contest Of any
description IL viii be because the ma
Jority Of the readers Of The Times
voted for another guessing contest.
This was the case last week. It was Left
entirely TO you While many wanted
serious subjects. more insisted that we
had been serious too long. as the mat
ter stood. and pleaded. IN great numbers.
for another Mystic Menu
Here are the subjects chosen from
The Washington times., 1909-06-14
to InQuirerS

Letters to The Washington Times
Woman's Inquiry Column are in
vited. Names and addresses must
be affixed to questions sent by mail,
not for publication, but as evidence
of good faith. Questions not OF
general interest viii be answered by
pail, l. accompanied by stamped
and addressed envelope; rush in
quiries by telephone. Call Main
52GO.
The department viii endeavor to
answer questions not of technical
nature, or involving professional
judgments. It must decline to an
swer questions which concern the
names Of proprietary articles, or the
decision of bets.
The Washington times., 1909-06-14
Care of the Clothes.

Miss Virginia. judge from your let
ter that your clothes wear out quickly
and become shabby because you do not
give them sufficient attention. Under
garments and stockings should be re-
paired when they come from the laun-
dry and before Fou put them away. You
should go ever every garment in your
clothes closet at least once week ana
take the necessary stH -hes. Your tailor
made gowns should be brushed every
dav No matter how well made. If you
allow your gowns to retain dust or
fail in the taking Of necessary stitches.
they VIII wear out quickly. You will
both feel and lock better if you have
the consciousness of being properly Put
together. Soi.ed hneTy and buttonless
shoes and gloves mark defects IN Il
1yoman's character, for If she allows
such things size can he neither neat nor
energetic.
The Washington times., 1909-06-14

in last weeks cOnest was one Of the
last solutions received. At the same
time ] would not advise you to take that
chance
Another reader writes me that she Is
waiting to see what the others say that
she may have some clue to the answers
To this letter ] can but say that you
are leaning upon a poor prop for the
answers to the menu published through
out the week give no clue whatever to
the correct solution. All Of them are
IS likely 10 be incorrect as otherwise
Should il chance that any mum bers
among those published are right. how
are you to know that they are right?
/ would rather depend upon my own
brains (the sort of brains THAT money
cannot purchase }, were IN your place
The Washington times., 1909-06-14
The Author
Is Congratulated.

The interest in the new menu is in
tense. Mrs. Armste ad-Parker received
over 100 telephone calls Sunday; mes
sages OF congratulation on the clever
ness of the answers to her menu. This
in itself shows how general was tie
satisfaction. do not exaggerate when
I say that to one dissenting voice there
has been 100 congratulatory messag es.
In addition to the telephone calls my
desk is packed with complimentary leC-
ters upon the success of the menu, as is
also Mrs. Armstead-Parker'ss ST.
In solving the answers TO the new
menu here are a few points TO remem-
Der.
There is but one answer to each num-
Der upon the menu.
Those sending more than one answer
VIII not be eligible for any OF the three
prizes.
The new menu is three numbers longer
than Mrs. PaTkers menu.
Promptness in sending in your an
sWers may count for or against them
as they are considered in order of their
receipt.
All answers received I'D 70 o'clock
Friday aftg noon viii be eligible.
The ediJ@- of the wOmau's page must
decline 10 discuss contests at her place
Of residence. or to receive calls from
contestants IN any place other than her
Office in the Munsey building
EDITOR WOMAN'S PAGE.
The Washington times., 1909-06-14
A Famous Poet
On the Dinner Menu.

A letter upon my desk asks for an ex-
PLANTATION of some of the answers 10
last weeks Mystic Menu. "A famous
Poet comes in for the first criticism.
While Moore (mOre) is not an eatable,
1t might be appropriately placed upon
many a menu, particularly at the end
OF dinner. for it is not infTequently
the case that one feels the need of
more because the menu has been in
complete. or again one wishes more
because IL has been so. satisfactory that
one feels il impossible to get enough
of so many good things. The same let
ter asks What part Of English gram
mar is let-us2' This number upon Mrs.
Armstead-P arker's menu read, Two
words in English grammar" and the
answer was Lettuce" (let u.s.. This
is clear enough surely. Some of the
other questions asked by this reader of
The Times have such obvious answers
that # seems unnecessary to go into
them. The last Interrogation runs:
why cannot money purchase brains
bought some yesterday calves
brains)." In answer to this question
refer TO a letter from Mrs. A. Sillers
published in Thursdays Times
The Washington times., 1909-06-14
Manicure Powder.

T. A.-You can make your own mani
cure powder by following this formula:
One-half ounce of talcum powder, one
half ounce powered boric acid, one-half
ounce powered starch, fifteen drops
tincUlre of carnine. Nail rouge: One
dram Of powered carnine, two drains OF
fresh lard, tweuty-four drops oil of
bergamot, twelve drops essence of cy-
press. Mix by heating. Apply the rouge
10 the finger nails. then the powder,
polishing witt a channels skin buffer.
The Washington times., 1909-06-14
HERE'S A NEW CRATER

A new CRATER is on the same general
lines as the nutmeg crater. The
cheese, nuts or dried bread TO be grated
Is dropped into a bOxiike receptacIe
and the handle which controls the
crater proper is turned. The entire
thing is very simple
The Washington times., 1909-06-14
Rough Skin.

Your skin is too dry, 7 conclude from
your letter It needs moisture. You
can Intricate 1t by nassa ging 1t every
night with a good Skin food. If YOU
viii send re a addressed stamped
envelope I viii send you an excellent
recipe which you can make for yourself
II you viii keep the skin clean and use
this food every night your face viii
soon lose its rough appearance, and
become soft and satiny.
The Washington times., 1909-06-14
GRlDDLE FRYING.

For some kinds Of frying the gri5dle
is better and has less tendency to grease
than the frying pan. Among other
things potato cakes Drowned on = hot
creased gri6dle are specially crisp aud
delicious.
The Washington times., 1909-06-14
HER HOPE

Every woman rises in the morning
with at least one glad hope. which is
that some store may be advertising
special bargains In something.-Ch Chicago
Record Herald.
The Washington times., 1909-06-14
Large Size New Potatoes zsc PIX

Large Prunes, very fancy, sc and &C
ID; Maryland Corn, SIC; X Y Corn.
TIC; Maine Corn, SC. large bottles Mo-
iasses, 10c; = S. Mail Soap. Sc; 3 lbs.
Starch, Zoe: s Mackerel. &c: 4 lbs. Head
Rice 25c; Zoe Evaporated Milk, &C. ]
T. y. Pyles' Is stores.
The Washington times., 1909-06-14
Nourishes 90 Strenqthens-

Berens Bakery Rye Bread is whole
some and delicious II is just the thing
zar hungry children.
The Washington times., 1909-06-14
Contestant Skeptical
Of the New Mystic Menu.

Money may purchase some kinds Of
brains, but not the kind that it takes to
solve these menus wrote Mrs. SLICES.
Were not some of the answers to these
menus q play upon words there would
be no cleverness or originality TO them
whatever.
In reference TO the new menu another
reader writes disEustedly that it would
be impossible for anyone to guess
every single number OF the new
menu. I would remind YOU, my dear
madam, that two of the prize winners
in last weeks contest did not guess
every single number of the menu. as
you express il. It is not expected that
YOU should. But, because you cannot
guess every single number" there is
no reason why you should not send in
the answers which you think correct
to as many numbers upon the menu 5
you can. We do not say that the prize
winners must have every answer cor
rect.
The same rules and regulations which
governed last weeks contest will govern
that Of this week. The first most nearly
correct answer received viii De awarded
IS; the second most nearly correct
answer s.. and the third most nearly
correct answer s.. Do not feel dis
couraged that you cannot solve every
number Send in the numbers that you
can solve Your solution IS just as
eligible for a prize as that Of any one
else, and YOU are as likely 10 have as
many right as the other woman
The Washington times., 1909-06-14
A Quotation.

NJ K. Bite quotation you ask for
is from POpe's Essay on Criticism
and reads: For fools rush in where
angels fear to tread
The Washington times., 1909-06-14

Lynn Haven Bay Hard Crabs-Fresh
shipment every day. Family orders
promptly supplied Schneider's. 239
Lincoln.
The Washington times., 1909-06-14
An Ideal Luncheon.

Dr.. Schindler's Peanut oil Butter can
not be eQualed for picnics. parties.
luncheons, and all occasions. Ali
grocers. Ice and c0c.
The Washington times., 1909-06-14
LOCAL MENTION.
AIwaYs on - Hon. Plate .

Always On Inc nome FidTe"
Sehneider's Malt Bread appears on
the table three times a day in scores Of
homes. You'll never tire Of such sweet.
wholesome bread. sc at your giocers.
The Washington times., 1909-06-14
All Have
Plenty of Time.

Another reader tells me that I advise
promptness IN submitting solutions. add
ing: 1T takes time TO think these menus
out. It is loads OF fun. but it is also
work. You have until o'clock Fri
day afternoon. I advise promptness on
~ because the answers are examined
IN order OF their coming to my desk,
and the first most nearly correct answer
wins, ct eetera- It will encourage you
20 know that one Of the prize winners
The Washington times., 1909-06-14

on Cookers-Gas Ranges-WaterH Heaters
els y 81. c. A Muddiman & Co. 1905 Q 81,
The Washington times., 1909-06-14
Spring Stock.

cavsrly's plumbing. 1891 C St. n. W.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-07-01
Sox to Lamar July & and~4.

Next Saturday and Sunday, July 30
and 4tb, the Redsox play at Lamar with
the strong Nashville team as their op-
ponents. The games will be played on
the 60 and 40 per cent basis, which
means that the winning team will make
some real United States money, given
fair weather, as Lamar always turns
out in crowds on the Fourth to see any
kind OF a, ball game. As the celebration
at Carthage falls on the 9Th, nearly
every Jasper fan will make the trip to
Lamar for the dosblS,purpose ottsking
in the celebration" at'the Barton county
espital-aad sesinga two. good ball games.
Thompson and PeEsinger will probably
do the twinlipg foSJasper, 8ith Cionch
and Mitchell respectively opposing hsu
in the box. :,
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-07-01
Value Of Missouri Corn Lands.

The value OF farm land Is fixed large
ly by its productiveness, and upon this
basis Missouri ranks near the top of all
the great central states. The yield Of
corn per acre 10 the whole United States
for ten years-1s99. 1905 inclusive-was
258 bushels. Missouri produced, DUR
ing the same ten years, 1858 bushels,
or 81 bushels more than the average.
At 40 cents per bushel, the rental for
Missouri corn land is SLIP more per
acre in ten years than the average for
the United States; or yearly return Of
Sill higher than the average. Figur
ing the Investment on G per cent basis,
Missouri corn lands are worth SIS more
per acre than the average for the United
States.
When we think of the great state of
Kansas, we imagine great corn fields
and long rows of corn. bins bursting
with corn, and yet, according to the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, Missouri produced in the last ten
years 81 o bushels more corn per acre
than Kansas; in other words, figuring
the price of land on 8 per cent invest.
ment, Missouri corn land will bring an
annual rental of 81 10 more per acre
than Kansas or, as a business PROPOSE.
ton, one acre of Missouri corn land is
worth, upon per cent basis, s34 more
than one acre of Kansas corn land.
Figures don't leland Missouri is a
great corn state.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-07-01
Pineapples Galore

The housewife who hasn't been head
over ears in pineapples the past two
weeks has had some other reason for
sAAnRisg the luscious fruit than the
price thereof. Whether because of a
too large crop this year or because GER.
tain wholesale happened to get danger
eus muchness of them on hand we can t
say, but every retail grocery in this part
of the country is sslliag them at prices
sIsSsr heispe heard 81, aud nearly every
housewife is taking advantage of the
golden opportunity to ."put up" crate
or so of the juicy pines. The price has
been rising again this week, however.
There was also sudden fall 10 the
prices Of olives and other picked goods
that none of the dealers seem to be able
to explain. =. n.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-07-01
Mrs. Davis Died Monday.

Mrs. Samuel Davis, whose long and
hopeless illness has received frequent
mention in this paper, died at about six
o'clock last Monday afternoon and on
Wednesday, after funeral services at
eleven O'Clock at Salem church, south
east Of here, was inferred in Salem
cemetery.
Mrs. Davis whose maiden name was
Alta May Griffin, was daughter Of the
late Ira Griffin of Jasper. She lived
practically all her life in and near Jas.
per. The family moved to Golden City
in 1906, but returned here about a year
ago, removing to Eldorado few months
ago and again returning to Jasper about
month ago. Mrs. Davis was seized
with tuberculosis more than year ago,
and spent part of last summer in Colo
RADIO in the vain hope of regainiDg her
health. She was in her forty.first year
when death claimed her. She is surviv
ed by her husband and children, name
ly, Leonard, Roy, Leona, Vernie, Har
ry, Lura, RaymondHand Ely. - &, E.
A large crowd attended the funera
services, including many Jasper people