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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-17

Magnificent CHARTERED Oak China
Case; has carved corner pieces.
shaped legs, heavy glass door and
bent-glass ends. ....-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-17
The japanese Woman.
From Harper's Bazaar.

In the educational advantages opening
before her Hes the seed for the amehora-
tion of the Japanese woman's status at
home and in society. When she Is equal
TO her husband intellectually. their equal
ity socially and in the home will be SLOW
ly and surely. but possibly painfully. es-
tablished. Among some of the better
educated Christians. with q Christian
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-17

Very massive Extension Table,
with carved claw feet, heavy ped
estal and quartered oak rim; just
the Table you'll need for Thanks
giving.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-17
Physicians Under Rules.

This paternal form Of supervision ex-
tends over the medical profession. The
fees Of physicians. surgeons and dentists
are printed in little books for the infor-
nation of the public. Lawyers can charge
what they like.
There is a list of diseases and surgical
operations. each Of which has a fixed
value to the doctor. He must make out
his bill accordingly.
In the United States the fees Of physi-
clans are regulated by medical associa-
tons. The penalty Of violation Is the loss
OF professional standing. In Vienna a
doctor who charges more than the lawful
fee Is subject to a heavy fine.
There are municipal physicians. who
treat the poor without charge. and dispen-
saries where medicines are furnished to
those who are not able to pay. as In the
United States.
In Vienna the municipality goes still
farther, and has monopoly Of the under
taking business. Several years ago the
city council bought out all the private un-
dertakers and now buries the dead
through bureau which has agencies al
all police stations
When a person dies the attending physi.
clan is required to file his certificate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-17

The prices Of meat are supposed to be
regulated by municipal slaughter house.
where the government kills cattle. hogs.
sheep, geese, ducks and chickens. It dis
tributes the meat among twenty or thirty
retail shops in different parts Of the city.
where It is sold at profit Of 10 per cent.
The proceeds go into an insurance and
sinking fund.
These shops are located in those por-
tons of the city which are occupied by
the working classes. The rich people are
supposed to be able to take care Of them
selves.
There is no interference with the prices
charged by the retail dealers. II their
customers are not satisfied they can go
to the government shops and buy their
beef and chickens.
am told that nearly all the private
dealers charge from 10 to 80 per cent
more for all kinds Of meats than the
same cut costs at the government shops.
There are no private slaughter houses.
All animals intended for food must be
killed at the government abattoirs.
The city government OWNS all cold
storage and refrigerator plants, and thus
has control of the food supply. It sells
butter and eggs, lard, bacon. ham. fish
and all other forms of food, fresh and
cured at its butcher shops. the prices be-
ing 10 per cent above actual cost.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-26

Thursday.--Tm going back to the
hotel on Monday, Mother writes
that suffragette has arrived II
will be such fun, as 1 shall pretend /
want TO be one and try to get her
real ideas on the subject, Molly re-
fuses to discuss the question with me
at all now. She told me she sympa-
thized with them a little while ago.
ana after I'd asked her few ques-
tons she got very much irritated and
said / evidently understood nothing
about II. | have received a postal
card from Tom every morning since
I've been here, He knows | hate
them.
II people don't want to take the
trouble to write YOU a letter they
send you one of those things with
picture on it that you don't in the
least cave to see. l used TO send them
10 Tom all the time in answer to his
letters. When | got the last one yes
tcrday morning | tore II in thou
sand pieces at the breakfast table
and threw them on the floor, | wish
them had been the kind of pieces
that would have made a big crash.
Molly took-me to a dinner some neigh
bors OF her named Deering gave the
other night The man she says
would make a splendid husband for
me was there. / knew / shouldn't
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-26

1t takes an intelligent housekeeper
to be an economical one IN summer.
Whatever Is saved by the lower cost
OF food may be lost repeatedly through
spelling. owing to heat, To buy in
very small quantities, especially for
those in the country or at the sea-
shore, is frequently very expensive, but
the woman who expects to keep down
her household bills by marketing ia
town once a week must be prepared
to give up time each morning. to see
ing that the food is keeping properly
And her daily menu must be adapted
to use first those foods which viii
soonest perish.
Unless one has "a cellar or cool
shed. IL will be the height of folly 10
attempt to keep more than one days
supplies, but with either of those two
cool places the matter is merely one
of attention.
One woman. who goes TO town
weekly TO cater for her family. selects
Friday. both because Saturday is SO
crowded as TO make delivery of the
food something OF a risk and that fish
is better on Fridays, and she tnus
has 1t fresh.
From her vegetable man she buys
all the gveeu stuff Lettuce she can
keep for FIVE days: asparagus has
caused n trouble and tomatoes and
cucumbers 90 through a week with
out loss. Peaches and melons also
she can provide for the week.
Meat and fish are sent to the vege-
table man. who packs them in the
bottom of the barrel The vegetables
are put on top
On the barrels arrival the woman
goes to the cellar with the cook and
superintends unpacking. Potatoes and
all root vegetables are put into
wooden box on the floor A large
white platter holds both asparagus and
lettuce. About IN inch OF cold water
Is put in. and the ends Of the aspara-
gus are trimmed. Then the buncnes
are stood uprigh:s. The lettuce is piled
in the other part OF the platter. and
1t has water enough TO- DE moist with.
out being wet.
Water will rot lettuce In q very
short space of time. Beans, peas.
peppers and other vegetables are
placed in splint baskets on the floor
of the closet, the floor. OF course.
being the coolest place. Tomatoes are
picked over and those seft.- or APP
preaching that condition, are put on
top to be first used. Peaches are treat
cd in the same way, and melons are
inspected. putting In front those which
are ripest. Butter is kept in a WOODEN
box; only a sm,ll quantity being kept
in the refrigerator.
Meat. of course, Is placed in the
Ice box and when a holiday or other
special occasion nacessitates an extra
supply or meat or fish a nursery re-
frigerator has ice put in and Is placed
in the cellar. The meat to be kept
longest IL put in this, and the box Is
not opened for TWO or three days
That there may no chance of waste
through spelling the vegetable clsSsM
should be inspected daily.
EMMA PADDOCK TELFORD,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-26

could be really platonic. / do envy
Molly the quality of being able to tell
the most fearful lies and absolutely
believing herself. l can lie like any
thing when | want to. but ! can't be-
lieve myself. Why she makes tears
come into her eyes If she wants. In
fact she can act in any way she tries
TO. oven il she doesn t feel like 1t.
Sometimes / find that utterly tmpos-
sible.
That night last summer when Tom
tried to hold my hand | would have
given anything to have Immediately
stood up and waited. with an air OF
cold and simple dignity, for him to
apologize for dreaming that / was
the sort of woman who would permit
such a liberty. Just as l was find
ing that, In spite of my most super
human efforts. / couldn't frown, he
proposed--which was, OF course. an
adequate apology. Now, 1t was aw
fully easy to be dignitied with God
frey under the same circumstances.
! simply took up a flower pot and told
him if he didn't instantly apologize
I'd throw it at him. He knew |
meant It, too. and humbly asked my
pardon In a great hurry, though he
didn't propose.
He has been scared to death of
me ever since. | am quite anxious to
go in swimming again. Mother writes
that She can't understand why Miss
Hadden Smith doesn't seem able to
learn TO swim, as she has had so
many lessons. She says father even
tried to give her few points, but
she didn't seem to progress at all.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-26
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or to serve as an outlet for their ac-
tivity.
Perhaps without any well-defined
intention of doing any real injury to
fellow guest, careless remark may
furnish inspiration to babbler and
In the end may kindle a great fire.
AS SNOWFALL increases by rolling. 80
does a bit of gossip by frequent repe-
tition. 1t circulates among the bah
bling tribe on the hotel veranda, ever
becoming larger and more unmanage-
able, until by the time 1t has com
pleted the circuit 1t has assumed the
magnitude and blackness OF base SIAN
der.
Anybody is subject to the damaging
blight that may be inflicted by sum-
mer gossip. An unjust and mysterious
innuendo directed against a person OF
unblemished character Is quite apt to
assume the proportions of an out-and-
out scandal by the time II has passed
through the hands of the careless and
idle gossips who decorate the verandaa
of the summer hotel. 1t may be tiny
and harmless In the beginning. but 1t
swells by geometrical progression and
Formulation of quantities, and before
Truth can get her foot appraised to
stamp it out the stain has been left
and fortunate indeed will It be for the
victim If it does not prove to be in
delible. In the drama of life there
are few things more pathetic than the
stain stamped on a character innocent
of wrong doing by an unknown and
irresponsible tongue.
Twas but breath
And yet woman's fair fame wilted,
Ard friends once fond grew cold and
stilted,
And life was worse than death.
One venomed word
That struck its coward, poisoned
blow
In craven whispers, hushed and low,
And yet the wide world heard.
Twas but one whisper--one--
That muttered low for very shame
The thing the slanderer dare not
name,
And yet It's work was done.
A hint so slight,
And yet so mighty in its power.
human soul. in one short hour.
Lies crushed beneath Its blight.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-26

The summer hotel is the busybody's
paradise Gustave Dore's hideous pic
ture inspired Dante's inferno. IN
which men are represented as gnawing
skull bones in the Internal regions and
feeding off their victims. All this may
be seen In real modern life on many
summer hotel veranda and in many
summer hotel parlor.
These self-appointed inspectors of
social warts and commissioners for the
management of other peoples affairs
make domestic infelicity their special
~ They do not talk aloud. They
whisper They speak under the voice
In a confidential manner their hands
at the side of their mouths acting as
a funnel to make sure that the pre-
cious intelligence they impart goes into
the right ear.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-26

Now the summer gossip should make
a profitable and model guest from
summer landlords point of view. He
ought not to complain about the serv-
ing of hts meals, for doesn't he always
carry with him a bag of regulations
made up into cold hash?
The typical hotel gossip has a pecu-
Harry long aud projecting nose, ad-
mirabiy fitted to scent human imper-
lection at a great distance. The sum-
mer hotel busybOdy is endowed with
special acuteness of hearing, so that
he does not fail to get every sound
that issues through all the netghbor-
ing keyholes. The hotel gossip's
throat Is so spacious that any story
of male or female deprayity slips down
with infinitely less trouble than did
Jonah in his experience with the levi
athan of the deep.
Hotel busybodies seem to he divided
into two general classes-men who
have failed to make their mark lesiti-
mately and women who have no home
or children to occupy their attention
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-26
CHAPTER XIV.
ALMOST. BUT NOT QUITE.

DaI had been acting strangely all
day Once, early In the evening, When
/ had doubled no trump ne led me
a club without apology, ana later ON,
during his dummy, ! saw him writing
our names on the back of an envelope.
and putting numbers after them. AT
my earliest opportunity ! went TO Max.
.eThere Is something the matter with
Dial. Max" l volunteered. He has
been acting strangely all day, and Just
now he was making out a DISTANCES
4 and numbers"
you're to blame for that, KIT Max
said seriously. You pat washing soda
instead Of baking soda in those bis
cuffs to-day, and he thinks he is
steam laundry, ThosS% are laundry
lists he's making out. Iis asked me
little while ago if | wanted do
rnesiic finish"
Yes. / had put washing soda in the
biscuits The book said soda, and how
is one 10 know which is meant?
Il do not think you are calculated Tor
domestic lnish.' / said coidly as /
turned away. I'm any case, dls~
claim any such responsibility but
there Is something on Dal's MIND,
Max came after me. Don't he cross.
Kit You haven't said nice word 10
me to-day, and you go around brlst'hs
& with your chin up and two red spots
on your cheeks--like whatever her-
name was with the snakes instead OF
hair. don't know why I'm So crazy
about you: | always meant TO love a
girl with a nice disposition
/ left him then. Dial had gone into
the reception and closed the
rioors And because he had been act
fng SO strangely, and partly TO escape
from Max. whose eyes looked threaten
ing. followed him. Just as / opened
the door quietly and looked In, Dallas
switched off the lights. and l could
hear him cropping his way across the
room Then somehody-not Dal~-
spoke from the corner. cautiously
as that you, MIR Brown. sir II
was Flanagan.
Eyes Is everything here?'
AL but the powder, sir. Don't step
too cIose- They're spread all over the
place
sHave you taken the curtains
down
YES, sir"
matches >"
"Here, sir.
Light ore will vott itattifteaff
want To see the time"
The fare showed Dallas and Fanni-
gan bent over the tirnepiece. And II
showed something else The rug had
been turned back from the windows
which opened on the street and the
curtains had been removed. ON the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-26
THE BUSYBODY
ny MADISON c. PETERS.

Yes, they speak softly always, not
because their lungs are weak oh, no.
but because. towards that they are,
they want to escape the possible con-
sequence of their defamation.
The sewing society has been termed
the 'gossip's heaven but q summer
hotel. with nothing TO do and plenty
of others to help do 1t, and the sew
ing society temporarily out of commits
sion, Is the transplanted gossip's sum-
mer paradise.
Busybodies are to be found in all
zones, thriving apparently as well in
one climate as another. but with
slight preference for the torrid heat
OF midsummer. The busybody has
been hotfoot after every good man
since Adam and has been close on the
heels of every good woman since Eve.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-26

When baby falls and bruises him.
self, provided the skin Is not broken,
apply a clean cloth wrung out of wa
ter as hot as can be borne. little
olive oil, butter or vaseline should
then be rubbed in to prevent dis
coloration.
If the skin is broken, however,
battle the place carefully with warm
water, to- which little boracfc acid
has been added. to remove the dirt.
Then apply some boracic ointment,
and the abrasion will very quickly
heal saws Home Chat
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-26
Something
On This
tconanued from Yesterday

tConunued from Yestertay)
-~ ''Done@''
cor have not done? have raoked
any hrains-stayed awake ali If last
night. At first / hoped it was inn
personal that. womanlike, you were
merely venting general disfavor on one
particular Individual But--your hos
tility is to me. personally"
| raised my eyebrows, coldly inter
rogative.
b perhaps" he went or calmly per
haps l was fool here on the roof
the night before last. II i said any
thing that / should not / ask your
pardon II 1t is not that, l think YOU
ought TO ask mime
1 WAS angry enough then
There can be only one opinion about
your conduct" ! retorted warmly. IL
was worse than brutal lit was I'M
speakable. / have no words for II
except that / ioathe it-and you
He was very grim by this time. i
have heard YOU say something IKE that
hefore-oniy ! was not the unfortunate
in that case"
oh" | was choking.
Under different circumstances /
should be the last person 10 FecfH
anything so--pers0nai But the CIR
cumstances are unusual. lie took
an angry step toward me. will you
tell me what | have done? or shall
20 down and ask the othersT''
"You wouldn't dare" ! cried, "or l
will tell them what you did! How you
wayiaid me on those stairs there and
forced your caresses, your kisses on
me. Oh. could die with shame!"
The silence that followed was as
unexpected as 1t was ominous. l knew
he WAS staring at me. and | was furl-
Gus TO ind myself so emotional, SO
much more the excited of the two
Finally, l looked up.
"You cannot deny H." l said. sort
OF anti climax.
"No." He was very quiet. very grim
quite composed. NO. he repeated jul
dic!ally. Il do not deny H."
He did not? Or he would not
Which?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-26

A lovely hair ornament. becoming
alike to blonde and brunette, Is fash
toned from pearl beads and named the
are finished on the ends with large
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-26

like him in the least. He was worse
than 1 shoughtsa'.tnf,' kfnd~tiaa would
make such good husband you'd for
time.
He didn't even look as though he'd
talk about the weather in an interest
get you were married to him in no
ing way, and he ate such a lot be-
cause the food was so good, not be-
cause he was hungry / usually hate
dinners, anyway. If you are sitting
beside some one YOU don't like, you
can't escape, and have to make con-
~ersation. II am hungry / want to
eat and not talk and If / feel like
talking, l don1 want to eat at the
<ame time. | must be sort of
gig, / suppose.
Molly was having a lovely time as
she was sitting next to that hideous
Captain Danvers. whom. she fiirts des-
perately With and says she likes on
account OF his Intellectual powers.
She says he is one OF the few men
she could have a friendship with that
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-26
A Cooling Drink.

Barley water makes a cooling ana
refreshing drink for the little ones
during the hot weather.
1t should be prepared like this:
Well wash two tablespoonsful of pearl
barley, and simmer gently in pint
and a half OF water for two hours.
Then strain. add little lemon juice
and sweeten very slightly. r.
In hot weather II should be made
fresh every day. as 1t turns" quick
ly. says Home Chat,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-26
Of the
Household

cabuchonss also of pearls. The price
is 81.
Another equally pretty garniture ii
braided bandeau of satin ribbon,
studded here and there with rhine+
stones. This can be bought for only
s1.75.
The ribbon bandeau ending in a.
bow that many girls are wearing can
be made at home with very little
trouble by having the bow tied at
the counter when buying the ribbon.
Included in the list of travellers
conveniences are to be seen medicine
cases OF red or gren glazed morocco.
Each contains two large and four
small bottles with nickel tops. 10
menures only about AXIS inches closes
with a clasp and costs 81. At $3.50
one can buy a most substantial and
attractive jewel case for travelling
use, 1t is of gray suede, lined with
MORE, fitted with four pockets in diff
ferent sizes. There is belt strap for
clasping around the waist and the
outside measurements are 1-2x9 Ia
inches
1t is held that in pressing goods
which caly for a cloth between the
material and the iron the use of a
newspaper for the purpose is better
Will give gloss to ribbon or silk.
leave no lint, will stiffen the fabric
under the iron II the paper is just
slightly dampened, and, moreover, Is
something that is always on hand.
think / should hesitate about using
paper as a substitute for cloth in the
case OF very light materials on account
of the printers ink. 1t might run
off on anything very light.
~
1t Is said that the prettiest bath
ing caps seen on the beaches this
season are those fashioned from gayly
printed English chintz in a twisted
turban design. When the slippers
match. the effect is extremely good.
| Any girl who knows how to sew
could cover ordinary bathing slippers.
while the millinery part of the cos
tune is very simple matter, She can
wear the turban or the mob cap style.
as considered becoming. Both are
| fashionable.
Quite old ladies seem to he entirely
forgotten when new fashions are
J launched, but they can find some very
pretty bits Of millinery among this
motor bonnetS designed for younger
women. This was clearly demonstrate
ed when a lady of seventy odd years
put on her daughters automobile bon
net to wear on q boat ride. The bon
net was very simple. being lust n
broad, soft Persian ribbon laid in folds
held tight at the ears with rosettes of
pale pastel blue ribbon. The bonnet
was bound with an inch wide blue rib
bon and the strings We're of narrow
/ Persian ribbon The wearer was pro-
| nounced dear.
| ELIZABETH LEE.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-26

Mabel--Marry you? Why. you
couldn't dress me.
George wasn't asking for po-
sition a. lady's maid.--Home NoteA
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-12-30

C5NOTES 0

Shear the sheep before their wool
gets to be a burden
Keep the sheep pens clean. Dirt
and foul odors affect sheep quickly
very young colt, like baby.
should have a great deal of rest and
sleep.
Never feed the young pigs on the
ground. especially II 1t is dusty or
muddy.
No sheep has yet been developed
which excels in both mutton and wool
production.
Sheep must be grown rapidly while
young II they are expected to attain
q large size.
A horse that is afraid of the cleo
trio cars can never be taught what
they are by whipping.
Sell your wool on a rising market.
Nine times out Of ten you will miss II
n you try to keep it for something
better.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-12-30
A solomon.Llke Decision.

A Rhode Island Justice was called
upon TO determine the ownership of
a brood Of turkeys The flock consist.
ing of Is young ones, was mothered
by two hens, a white one and a bronze
and had been running for quite a
time over two adjoining farms.
The owner Of the white hen de.
clared that the turkeys were his. while
the man who owned the bronze hen as.
serted just as positively that they be
longed to him The justice was pug,
zled At last witness came forward
who swore that he had seen a dog
chase the flock; that at the dogs ap
proach the young birds few up into
a tree. and the bronze hen took to the
woods. but the white hen turned and
gave battle to the dog
The justice thereupon decided that
the owner Of the white hen was also
the rightful owner of the brood Of
young turkeys.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-12-30
FARM NOTES.

Good corn weather is good weed
killing weather.
little stock and good garden
means Independence
II is claimed that the average crow
destroys 100000 insects a year.
With anything like fair conditions
there is good money in early peas.
Insects affecting the corn field can
be largely controlled by thorough till
age and crop rotation
II Is not necessary to go deep to kill
weeds. An important thing to keep
In mind. however. is to kill them when
small
While the cabbage will stand consid-
erablc abuse, II must not be too dry
or too wet In order to make the de-
sired yields.
Sow a patch OF rape In the corn
field with the last cultivation and
you have provided for a lot of good
mutton or pork
Lay bo~-ds around squash or pump
gin vines and any bugs bothering
Them will collect under the boards,
Shen they may be killed.