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loses his patience. Sister Sue is deter
mined to 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
he the watchword of the family. Each
member of it should try to speak of the
very pleasantest things that have hap
pened to him during the day. Laughter
and smiles should be in order. Let every
one come to the table smiling and 1t VIII
take n mighty disagreeable topic to turn
all of those smiles into scowls and
frowns If the table manners of the chill
dren are not what they ought to be, do
not nag them so persistently that they
are half afraid to eat q mouthful of food.
Correct them quietly and firmly and at
tend to punishments and further instruc-
tionS at some other time.
Do not bury your husband in perfect
avalanche of questions the moment he
sits down TO the table and. the other
hand, impress upon him that he must re-
the household for discussion with you at
another time. Be cheerful yourself. I'M
press upon each member of the family
the value of a smiling countenance
cheerful topics, and the obligation rest
ing upon him to do all In his power to
make the meal n pleasant one. 1t will
Fay in many ways-and the benefit is
mutual.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-08-14
Take Care of Your Teeth.

- He average man goes through life
with a most optimistic disregard for
- the state of preservation Of his teeth.
until a general. expensive and painful
overhauling drives him to the dentists
chair. Perhaps IL is because he is so
busy, or he fears the necessary pain, or.
maybe. because his wife's dentist bills
are large 3nd eternal that he considers
her fully capable of upholding the family
honor In that respect. Be that as 1t may,
the fact remains that woman is more
careful of her teeth than man.
Surely the old adage to the effect that
one stitch made in the proper season
will save nine in the end is impressively
applicable to the care of the teeth II
your molars ache. or if they have cavities
in them-go to the dentists Immediately
If You must pick your teeth. never do so
with pin anything made of metal.
Use both sides oil your jaws In eating
working them in relays. so to speak: like
everything else, the teeth should be given
rest Avoid poisonous remedies such
as creosote. cloves. etc, If your tooth
aches; 60 to a dentist aud let him do
the rest. You may not know It. but
dieting and warm baths are good for the
teeth as well as for reducing superfiuous
flesh. IL all of your teeth ache, when
they are ION edge" to be more exact.
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Clothes for the Trip.

II f you are contemplating n trip abroad,
a you cannot have escaped anxiety as
to what you shall take and what you
shall not take with you In the way of
wearing apparel. In the first place I'M
less you are going to take in every fash
ionable resort on the Continent. do not
take an extensive wardrobe, but choose
your gowns with care. Two stylish gowns,
TO be worn only when you really have TO
be dressed up" will suffice Let the
rest of your wardrobe be q practical,
commonsense one.
On the steamer You can get along very
nicely with your spring tailored suit or
even one that is half worn. But be sure
and carry with you long. warm wrap.
chiffon wells will do. Several house
dresses may be taken with you or pur-
chased abroad at a very reasonable price.
OF course, you will need a skirt and coat
OF linen and several blouse waists. Two
evening frocks be so intercha nCed
that they will suffice for the journey
1t is well to buy your hats and gloves
abroad, you can get them more rea-
sonably, but do not neglect to purchase
your shoes before leaving. BY all means
remember your raincoat and sweater
The rest of your wardrobe may be as ex-
pensive or as mex pensive as you choose
to make 1t, but many little triles. such
as haudkerchiefs, ribbons and ruchings
can he bought abroad al more reason
able price than they can be carried with
you.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-08-14
Mr.. A. Good Feno,U on the Benedict's Day Of Rest

fellow is surely justified in sleeping the
sleep of the just heard someone NOV
ing around in the next room The noise
of blinds being opened with Il bang,
door unlocked and something heavy be
ing knocked off onto the floor preceded
the sleepy, But imperative, commando
John, get up! Get up right away! It's
Z o'clock" Then / heard my benedict
friend mutter sleepiy: 'What's-th that
Hannah - can't - you - let ia fellow
sleep one day in the week. But the
answer came back good and strong: NO,
get up! We've\ got company today aud
we must get au early start. You'd better
knock Mr.. Good Fellows door aud
wake him"
John knocked alright, aright-adding
Some cheerfully asinine remark about its
being time for all sleepy heads to he
cut of bed. etc. In about five shakes OF
n lambs tail | heard John hustle down
stairs and pretty soon, through the open
window, / saw him out in the yard
whacking away at the wood pile with n
hatchet-cutting kindling for the cook
stove, / found out afterwards Coming
Down stairs some 20 minutes later /
found Mrs. John ordering him around
like a section boss and poor John peellnS
potatoes and making himself generally
useful in preparing breakfast.
That finished. we started in to clean
up the debris, John as cheerful as YOU
please all the while. and then we adj
1ourned TO the front porch, where we
secured comfortable seats and got busy
with the morning papers. had just got
ten comfortably into the sporting page
when Mrs John appeared and wanted 10
know if I'd mind helping John fix an
other prop under the corner of the
chicken roost that falling down. /
didn't mind ofcialiy-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 to tidy up 4 bit for church.
Never asked me If | wanted to go-but
insisted that / see the new stained glass
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his only recourse is his friends. But
notice the pointhe borrows from a
friend with never a thought of paying
him interest his money. 1t was for
that reason he kept away from the loan
companies. Though he might deny 1t,
with great deal of buster about the
value of friendship being greater than
any interest, the man is really n parasite.
Sometimes he repays the debt and
sometimes he doesn't. If he does not he
has. of course, lost a friend irretrievably.
If he does repay 1t he is at least endan-
gering that friendship upon which he has
imposed.
To make an enemy Of friend, borrow
money from him. You approach him for
the loan on the grounds of friendship,
and he gives you the money presumably
for the same reason. II he Is really a
friend of yours it is rather certain that
his income is somewhere near your own.
Perhaps he has been proyident, however,
and has laid by a portion of his earnings.
You have beer extravaganza and have
nothing. Those savings of his mean self
denial and hard work for him. And yet
you have the nerve to come to him and
ask him to virtually transfer his self
denial and his hard work to you. who
have not only been unable to save some
thing from your salary but have not
been able to get along on it.
You plead friendship. If your friend
should happen to be one of the owners
hesitate while before going to him for
the money for you know you would have
to incur written obligatio and pay in
terest before getting 1t. But this other
friend of yours? Why he is just a
friend and there is no reason why he
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Furnishing the Child.

la factor Is Of more Importance In
~ the bringing up Of a child than the
K method of punishment employed.
Every child differs in nature at some
particular point in character. This pre-
cludes the possibility of a set code of
regulations for Furnishing children. and
makes it necessary for each mother to
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 Will bring about the same
results. Needless correction blunts the
constituencies of every child and creates
. hardness Of character that no mother
wishes her child to possess.
On general principles 1t is better TO
try reasoning before Furnishing. If the
child commits the same offense second
time after being reasoned with, then pun
ishment should he resorted to- The pun
ishment of other days-the hard brutal
slap and similar thngs-are gone. There
are many ways to make a child under
stand he 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,
church sociable at this season of the
year no greater hardship or punishment
could devolve upon boy than the refusal
TO allow him to join the baseball gang
on the adjacent lot.
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Borrowing Money is a Bad Habit

wa ORROWTNG money is bad business
EA "A mighty bad business. 1t is
III 81 easy to borrow-and so hard TO re-
III ID pay. The man who Is saddled with
debt is always up against 1t aud a
slave to an obligation that hangs over him
like the sword of Damocles
For the man on salary the mourning
of 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 habit that will eventually UNI
dermine his whole financial structure.
There are times when salaried man
simply has to go into debt-unleSs he has
followed the old adage of putting some
thing aside for 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 excuse for
not having saved sufficient to tide aim
over an emergency. The trouble with
most men is that they borrow money for
utterly superfuous and foolish purposes.
There's the chap who reaches his yaca-
ton time without having prepared for il.
He knew all along that time would come
and he would net have sufficient funds to
get the most out of it. But he put off
the evil day, in his minds eye, with a
sort of vague belief that something would
hour he realizes he is up against IT,
There is but one way out of it 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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for even twenty-four hours But that
seemed to be going it trihe too strong
No. that wouldn't do. If it were only
the first of April he might explain it as
an April Fool joke. but since ii was the
fifth of June, the little joke would most
likely fall fiat He might say this. or he
might say that, or be might-he might
he might do any one of Il thousand and
things-and still not square himself.
1t WAS long into the night before Mr..
Justweds troubled brain found solace In
& deep sleep. And while he slept
strange thing happened. He never had be
lieyed in dreams, but he rarely had them.
But. this time. he began to doubt the
wisdom of his doubts of these
queer, nocturnal visitors.
In the morning he awoke with n clear
head-and his knotty problem settled
He had seen just how it would work
out and the plan of campaiga had been
Vouchsafed him in Il dream. Without
the slightest hesitation, he walked
straight to the telephone and notified n
friend of his at the bank to report him
i'll. Then he called up Il florist and
ordered n bountiful supply of spring
flowers sent UP Immediately by special
messenger. 4 two-pound box of Mrs. Is
favorite candy completed his prepare
tiOnS
Just as he was finishing his leisurely
breakfast the boy with the candy arrived.
And Mr.. J. had scarcely douned his suit
tune fit for anyone but a sick man-wheE
he beheld, turning into the ENTRANCE TO
the apartment house, his own beloved
Blossom and her 'Mommer."
Mr.. J. stepped back n space and con-
cealed himself In the curtain. Both wo-
men were hurrying along as fast as they
could walk. Mrs. ]. face was anxious.
woe-begone, almost tearstained. She was
making for her sick Homcr-dear with all
her might and main. 'Mommer' was
waddling along beside her. pulling and
blowing and doing her best TO keep up.
though it was evident that she did not
relish her task ''Mommers" face. in
fact, was calculated to do anything but
cheer up a sick person-for "Mommer'
hated to 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
| fiat of n guy named JustwedY'
| Mrs. Justwed stopped short. tottered
a moment and all but fell. She stihed
a scream with her handkerchief and near
Calm yourself, my dear calm your
| self" consoed ''Mommer." at the SAM
! time turning to the puzzled messenger.
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- many families, especially at this
E season of the year, when every men,
81 Der from the head of the family down
81 to the little six-year-old shaver feels
hot and tired and cross. there seems
to be n sort of unwritten law to the
effect that all the unpeasantness of the
day shall be aired and discussed at the
table.
Things that have gone awry, unsettled
grievances and disagreeable and gloomy
subjects seem to be in order only when
the whole family is seated at the table
for the evening meal. In such an atmoS-
phere the meals are hastily eaten and in
digestion Is the certain result.
With all the good things of the season
on the table now, it does seem shame
TO spoil an enjoyable dinner by wrang-
ling and quarreling 1t kills hunger,
breeds i'll will. results In dyspepsia aid
breaks up all semblance of home life. Too
much conversation 1T the table is per-
haps bad, but it can never equal the
harm done by indicative arguments or
even Il stubborn angry silence. Perhaps
every member of the family sits down
to the table with the avowed intention
his responsibility in the matter is con-
cerned. 4 trivial thing often leads to d
general family row.
Perhaps little Mary, down at the end
of the table. has. ia a moment of negli-
gence, conveyed the last bit of preserves
on her plate to her mouth with her
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CORNER, FOR, MEN -~~===zxzsssz=SS
a No-Tredt To,U71.

~ OWN in place called Hammonton.
Id y. J., sort of unwritten law has
~ been instituted to the effect
that no man shall treat another in
saloon. 1t hasn't been made a law-this
abolishing of the treat" habit-but it
seems to have been taken up mutually
by the citizens as another white mans
burden" They all stick to it, however.
A number of Italians have settled there
and are engaged in growing grapes and
making wine of them: hence each indi-
vidual has his private stock-all of
which may account for the strange con-
dition existing.
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enters upon his horizon. He tries to be
q leader In all the little social events OF
the little summer community. His fertile
brain is always designing some new
means of making those around him feel
his social Importance. All these things
are done for the sake of winning social
position, and it is only too often that he
succeeds in his purpose. Mothers and
chaperons fall easy victims to his danger
Gus wiles and allow the young women in
their care to associate with him-Often
TO their great sorrow. wise woman,
who has been the object of much social
admiration and who is reputed to have
been very happy in ell her life's associa-
tions, tells summer girls some few things:
Never wear anything but the simplest
clothing.
The wearing Of iewelry by a young
girl is always questionable. shows a ten
deucy to forwardness and should never
be countenanced by people of refinement.
If n man becomes over-attentiye at the
hotel hop tonight. shun him if he attempts
to forward his advances tomorrow morn
ing. The girl who is over-anxious for ad-
miration usually gets the least of it
Lone boat rides with enamored
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- He day after that terrible tele-
II gram arrived was a one. In
deed, for Mr.. Justwed. II he only
had not sought to hasten Mrs. Just
wed's return from her visit to
'Mommer" by wiring that he Ill.
the resultant troubles would never have
been chronicled. But he did. And
"Mommer'' descended upon the Justwed
household IN all her glory to nurse the
sick man-and left IN high dudgeon and
superiority Of shifting remarks.
When the diminutive messenger placed
the yellow message in Mr.. Us out
stretched palm and when he fully grasped
the fact that Mrs. J. was coming straight
home instanter-wtth ''Mommer"-to
nurse him. that lonely gentleman's
fefgned illness nearly became a real one
He staggered into the living-room and
sank weakly down into the armchair.
rubbing his throbbing brow who
has suddenly met and wrestled with an
overwhelming disaster and been worsted
in the encounter. What a mess he had
made of it! Why didn't something hap
pen to him before he put that phool-idea
into execution He had put his foot in
1t, alright. alright, and he couldn't get
it out. Why, oh. why, did he ever send
that wire that he was III?
Well, the milk was spilled-and he
couldn't even wipe it up. He wouldn't
cry over it, anyway. But what should
ne COnes he u1lenI wire blossom lInmeu-
lately and tell her that he had COM
pletely recovered. But, no. she would
surely think he had gone crazy and only
thought he was well. That wouldn't
stop "Mommer" coming, either. There
seemed to be no hope for salvation in
that direction ''Mommer'' had made up
her mind to come, and come she would.
Should he really become ill perhaps
there was some medicine he could take
that would make him i'll, desperately i'll
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shouldn't lend you money! OF course.
you repay him-at your convenience! But
he feels that you have established a
precedent which you may follow again
at any time and it doesn't seem precisely
right 10 him that his savings should be
subject at all times to your desires.
Borrowing is a bad business whether
from a friend or from anyone. 1t means
double work for you to repay it and.
more than that, it means that you are
allowing yourself to enjoy pleasures you
have not earned and to live beyond your
income. Unless You are a capitalist with
security to offer 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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try holding a little settler water in your
mouth. 1t will relieve the pain. Tooth
ache is frequently caused by the acidity
of the saliva: rinse the mouth with
strong solution of bicarbonate 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 If
you smoke, have your teeth cleaned by
dentist frequently to remove the stain.
and by all means clean the teeth before
going to bed, as they decay quicker dur
ing the night than at any other time.
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Baked Eggs for Lunch

TZEHES the housekeeper has unex-
kA& peeted luncheon guests. or when
w the larder is almost depleted. and
visitors come for supper on Sunday even
ing there are always eggs. French
cook declared recently that there are
ia different ways of cooking eggs. This
may be true, but if you are in hurry
to put an appetizing dish the table,
adopt baked eggs. This dish is always nc
ceptable. Take tin pie plate and sprinkle
the bottom of it with bread crumbs, drop
each egg as in frying SO that each egg
will touch its neighbor. Sprinkle the
tops of the eggs with layer of
bread crumbs, place small pieces of but
ter here and there on the crumbs, salt
and pepper to taste and place in oven.
The dish will be cooked in five min
uteS.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-08-14
Dress Hints.

" BEAUTIFUL silk dressing jacket for
summer wear can be fashioned of
y y two widths of silk over the shoulders
and falling down the arms below the
elbows. The strips are separated at the
neck. but come almost together at the
bust, where they are tied with n loop of
silk cord. A bit of braiding, or q fancy
stitch, worked with heavy silk floss. joins
the backs of the silk strips. Over the
shoulders there is two three-inch
strip of plain silk. ornamented with fancy
stitching: this strip runs down the front
and across the sides and bottom, silk
fringe finishing the ends of the two
widths.
To look well dressed III summer Is not
so much q question of exquisite materials
and expensive dressmaking as it is of
ueatness and thorough cleanliness Of the
wearing apparel. Even plain. simple wash
dresses, If thoroughly washed and starch
ed TO just the right degree of stiffness
will produce surprising effects. even
though placed in contrast to expensive
waists and gowns that not scrupu-
,ouSly neat and pressed.
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r. SPENT last Sunday with a married
friend of mine" remarked Mr.. A.
"a Good Fellow as his bachelor friend
IS moved over to make room for him
the open trolley car, land tell
you | learned few things about
what the day of rest means to q chap
who has been so unfortunate to put
his neck in the matrimonial moose. Take
it from me. 30, there's no rest for the
married man-not even on Sundays.
Went out the night before, you know, in
order to spend the whole day in the
great and glorious suburbs surrounded by
all the comforts of home and all that.
Well, 1t didn't work out that way-not
b. a joyful
Long about A. M.-when of all days
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window the community had put I'm the
week before After church we hustled
home. hot and sleepy. aud fixed NJ din
ner and then cleaned up the dishes
Twenty minutes later Mrs. John APP
peared with the announcement that walk
would b. just THE thing for MS. eve walked.
We got back about . i'm the afternoon. and
then started out 90 call on some friends
OF Mrs. Johns. across the road. We
called When | Ieft-au hour later-Mrs.
John was calmly planning moonlight
stloll and poor John was meekly agreeing
10 enjoy il. / don't see why women are
always on the git up an git Of % sunday
unless it be that they rest am the other
Days in the week and start Iu fresh and
strenuous on the seventh. This sunday.
10, believe me, I'm going 10 get up when
/ get duru good and ready ana read the
papers 'stecu dozen hours without an i'm
tcrrUption, if I please, and take my little
suooze in the afternoon aud-aud be
thankful every minute Of the day that
haven't amy woman behind me telling
nc how 10 get the most out Of the day
of rest
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CLEANING STRAW HATS.

- OW that summer Is here a new
straw hat seems necessary for every
J + man. But last summers hat Is still
In good condition. Cover the old hat
with thin paste of cornmeal and gaso-
line mixed. Let the paste stay on over
night or until 1t is dry, then brush off
with clean, stif wbisk broom. If arces-
sary. another coating of the cornnieal can
be used. Panama hats can be cleaned by
rubbing the surface with crust of
bread. Use small pieces of bread and
discard as soon as soiled.