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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-29
PRIZES OFFERED
PUZZLE SOLVERS

Weekly prizes OF five. three. and
two dollars. respectively, are given
20 the contest MS for the puzzle
printed on the Wouan's Page OF
the sunday evening edition OF The
Times each week Tor the three so
buttons adiudged worthy
The contest. which closes at 8 2.
m. on Friday OF each week. IS open
10 all who care to solve tho puzzles
The awards arc based. primarily.
on correctness. tiueuness. and neat
ness. Originality n presentation al
so receives consideration in award
ing the orizes-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-29
LITTLE TAD S NEW LEGS.
By FARMER SMITH

"Oh, YES" said Willie, Il remember
that"
well. last night the funniest thing
happened began Jack. Little Tad cut
some new legs. Papa SAYS that pretty
soon his tail viii drop of, and then he
viii be q little Frog Boy Just like the
rest OF us"
That's great" said Willie, "but I
hope you won't forget me when you
have another brother 10 play with.
Indeed we viii noe forget YOU" said
Jack and Jill 1T win be that much
more fun 10 have four of US instead Of
three"
That is certainly q funny thing" said
Little Willie Treetoad. Did YOU
and Jack used TO have tails2'
That's what father saws" said lack
"but We don't remember"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-29
Care of the Head.

F. II. D.-Wash the hair and scalp
thoroughly with a strong suds made
with tar soap and hot water. Add "a
little ammonia to the suds Wash comb.
and brush the head carefully, and for a
week mCisJen the hair with tincture of
larkspUr. Keep a constant watch TO see
that the pests do not return and take
especial care with your brushes and
combs. As the tincture OF Iarkspur is a.
deadly poison give a care how you leave
it within the reach Of children. To
avoid disaster when using poisons have
some especially noticeable mark ON the
bottle or keep it locked up. When no
longer in use, either destroy it utterly
or box il up and put It out Of the range
OF the ordinary medicine chest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-29

DON'T know Just what is the mat
ter with persons and things these
1 last few days. SO many unusual
events have -ranspired lately Ia
along O persons forgetting one thing
or another. Today from nay various
correspondents 7 cuIIed ID less than
three letters TO which the writer's very
evidently forgot 20 attach their sigma
lures
I've a fancy they are not used TO the
typewriter, or else that they have some
body else 10 do the work for them
Anyway. UP turned these missives with
the address attached as big as life, and
the very sincerely yours properly
added. but there IL ended
The puzzled posrmen on these several
routes, ] take IL, VIII feel interested AT
delivering letters addressed something
after this fashion
nrrre nr-u
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-29
Odd Discoveries Made by Foreign Visitors


ri SEE said the woman in gray,
that another distinguished for
eigner. after spending a few
weeks here at hotel. has de-
parted declaring that Americans have
no home life. and that American women
are the most idle. eXtravagant and
wssteful women on earth. and that ihey
spenG their lives in a mad whir} Of
pleasure TO the utter neglect of their
children"
'Oh Diftie.' exclaimed the woman IN
the flower toque. Nobody minds what
they saw. It's the fashion tor foreign
crs to be Mortified at the soulless ma
terialism OF Americans. lust as il is for
us to be struck dead with admiration
OF the beauty and chic Of French wo-
men. though. personally. I think that
when II comes 10 taking women by and
larEe-those that YOU see in tine stores.
and at the theater. and on the street
New York has got Paris faded 10 the
similitUdc Of last years shirt waist
It's Just the pose To discover that Am
orleans haven't got any home life. and
TO come here and not find il would be-
like going with DR.. Cook and not see
ing the North Pole"
WELL responded the woman in gray.
Il don't pretend to be a discovcrer. but
some of these DAYS 1 am going to start
out on a st.ll hunt to find some of these
fearsome conditions that we hear about.
and some Of these strange. unnatural
women that we are always reading
about. for ] am free TO confess that [
have never met any of them I'm my own
personal acquaintance
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-29
Tell Us How You
Make Berry Wines.

Yes. it does matt. P about that SIGMA
ture. too I, for oDc, am quite curious
TO know who hzs such an intimate
knowledge of the Uses Of mint.
Possibly. nv unknown correSpondenr
may be able TO tell me how 90 make
raspberry and Huckleberry Wine I
nave some readers who have written
AMI telephoned asking for such . for
mUla and ] nave feen SO far unable TO
hit upon a reliable recipe.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-29
PuzzLers Forgetful
By Frances Carroll

Johnson mixed her castles This
afternoon after -e-lIU- every word
on tie 'AowaU's PAGE. I called
florist on the phone 20 ask .lm JUS,
how Wa-r flowers VIII answer 20 the
name Of butter and e-gs, imagIne my
au-lzemel- VIXEN most charming
Il know how 20 eat butter and
C-gs. but really never knew they
were H0WeTs-this is "a minister s
phone you have"
DO not know 10 what denomination
DE belongs. but De must certainly
have "a very attentive CODEregd-IOu.
as they would rot wish 90 miss a
word DE uttered How the number
given. which was as unlike the one
I requested AS butter and eggs are
unlike their uaUCSake. is one OF the
mysteries that only Central can eN-
plain
N0r NAV feel assured that every
body reads tie N0TraU s Page. and
one door. ElrasseI man requested
me 10 ask vou 20 please not have
The sporting notes DuL ANY where
near the PAGE I5e y-shes the s y
and his wife Just must have the
MOUal's PAGE. ana there You are-
IL is really 500 wan Tor YOU 20 be-
come 'UceVeC' a1teT being ln such
an angelic nUmOE Tor a whole wear.
and I feel there must be q suCEes-
ton made right Ee"e. Do lei us
have another automobile tour. It
makes one feel NIGH ~ proud to be
able 20 own so many nigh power
cars
From the ridiculous 10 the sublime
Here is q recipe that IL gives me
much pleasure To make public as
IL is another one Of those handed
d9wu-mUs tn t-dare-teu hut-yoU-may-
vatcu-ue-uaSo-it kind" A wee
taste was handed To an alI-the-Wuld
trorter and pronounced as good as
that made by the monks.
NOW
one quart OF alcohol poured over
two generous punches Ct brook mint.
Let So stand a. week ,kuo51 II Is
long time % Wait IL YOU are thirsty
but
Make p syruD OF two POUNDS OF
cI,t-loaf sugar and q Dir Of water.
Strain The alcohol and combine with
the syrup You NAV take it from
me that with crushed ice 81 paS~-~
au the other historic reciues with
one bound ana would nave been
lngtou whether IN Mt Vernon. Plila-
de.nhla. WASHINGTON. or crossing the
Delaware ( specially the Iast-named
place.. I ind the name has not been
given but II is the genuine. Simon
Pure Creme d. ATenthe
Was not IL the least bit funny the
w-2V another Of the yesterdays NJ
Uers answered TIE Times. puzzle he
fore il left the pr-ss2 10 room for a
signature, but that does not matter
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-29
LONG SERVICE IIONORED.

The Belgian government has passed A
law which bestows q decoration on a
house servant who has been In the en-
pI0y Of one family for twenty-five sue
CeSSIEe years
Not long ago the School Of Domestic
Arts and Sciences IN Chicago awarded
q gold medal 90 Barbara R--ter, OF that
city, for fOrry-tive years s. rvice in the
family Of AIRS. Samuel Faulkner.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-29
To Preserve Peas.

Mrs. L. S.-Huu the peas and put
them in wide mOuthed glass jars Mix
four quarts of water with two ounces
OF salt and iii the jars TO overlooking
and close Then place in a boiler Dreamer
for twenty minutes, after which remove
each jar, open IL for a second, then
close again quickly and return to the
boiler and cook for three hours. At the
expiration of this time take the jars
out Of the bath, turn them upside down
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-29
Wife Makes
A Fatal Mistake.

She wrote two letters TO one Of theirs.
she planned interviews, and she re-
buked or scoIded If they failed to meet
her half way
know a wife who made the same
fatal error
Every hour IN tie day she asserted iu
some manner her COMPLETE devotion
she had no plans. no hopes. no ambi-
lions, DO purposes, no pleasures that
We're not laid before her husband. and
he was expected TO devote every spare
moment 10 her
She surprised him frequently 90 his
Office, az lunch hour, expecting him ~
be deIEhteI with her cCu0zuv. She
met HIN al The corner OF the street
when he came home a tr-Ee late. ana
she went q piece with him, as the
children say, In the morning.
In fact, she nearly drove the poor
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-29
Mrs Ann 7. King
Makes a Correction.


Monday morning.
Dear Miss Carroll T was very
much pleased that YOU considered
nv article good enough 20 print
In reading 30 over last evening /
discovered / mad made a serious mis-
take IN my dOuChuut recipe. / left
out the cup of milk Of course no
one could be successful with that
recipe. and ] see no way out Of the
difficulty unless YOU print another
recipe telling Of INV mistake
VIII write the recipe over and leave
for YOU TO decide the best wa- ont
OF the mudGle. and 7 shall be doublv
grateful 10 you Tor your trouble. If
1 ever yet any dOUShnUts made /
viii remember YOU. They are nice.
/ am, sincerely,
MRS ANN 4. KING.
t22S Ninth.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-29
CORRECTION MADE
N PRIZE RECIPE
Sweet DOughnut Formula,
by Mrs. King, Requires an
Additional Ingredient.

Through some contrary stroke Of fate
tie recipe subuitted bv Mrs. ann d.
King lu the Historic Recipe Contest was
improperly Transcribed
Fortunately Mrs King. for all her
seycnty-odd years. has a quick eye. and
no sooner had she read over the formula
than she noted her mistake and prompt
lE forwarded mo the following COM
muuiCatiOn.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-29
BLEEDING
SHOULD BE WATCHED

Nose bleeding is a symptom which,
while not in itself alarming, should be
watched if frequently recurrent
Severe cases often amount 90 hem
orrhage and doctor shogId De s~sls
Plugging the n0suriIs is often necessary
and rccumbent position.
For ordinary nose bleed try a rapid
chewing motion Of the jaws, also soak
ing hands and feet in very hot water
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-29
Creme de Menthe
Made At Home.

That is all 1 could do in the matter,
since a letter with an address and with
out a name is too unusual to let 90 by.
Letters without either names or adj
dresses I frequently receive, and by that
same token they, too, are sometimes a
bit aggravating. For instance. would
Won not all ike TO know the author Of
the following:
NY Dear Miss Carroll;
Major Stevens and Miss Mary c. D.
Johnson remind me Of a story once
heard about Abraham Lincoln Two
friends had each given him hat.
and holding che hats before him, he
said Gentlemen. they mutually
sI,rDass each other This may be
an old story. but / have never seen
il in print
Major Stevens IS right and Miss
Johnson is right. Butter and eggs
il a garden flower and butter and
eggs IS q wild flower. or as some
have it-a weed In many places per
sons give the name 20 the Hover that
we can 'jonIuiL" las not Miss
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-29
Getting Rid of Reaches.

AIRS. Emma THE following is rec
commended for Kidding tile k.-s-.l
reaches: Take about 8 cents worth OF
boraX. put in a pie pan and warm
gradually, stirring now and then IN
til il heats through and through; it
viii boil IN the pan II YOU heat it well
Sprinkle this all around where the
reaches dwell, and in a few days the
pests viii have disappeared.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-29
Overcoming Smell of Paint.

A. J. S.-A simple and very effcacious
way TO rid your refrigerator Of the
smell of paint is 10 burn a pan Of char
coal in the refrigerator by day. and at
night set pans of cold water on the
shelves The lead and oil viii settle
in the water When precipitated into
The water the volatile PARTICLES which
the air
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-29
Here I the Recipe
FO- Sweet DOughuuts.

sweet Dissolve one com
pressed yeast cake in a half pint of
lUhcUurm water. LhiCken with fouI.
Tor sponge When light add two cups
or SUGAR. "a small CUP of sweet lard. one
cup Oh sweet milk, one egg. one table
spoon n salt, one teaspoon of coarse
cinnamon, as the ground would make
the dough dark.
Mix all together into a dough stiff
enough 70 mold, let rise over night. and
in the morning mold and roll ont 10
One-half inch thickness Cut with q
biscuit cutter and leave on board until
they begin TO rise. Fry moderately and
roll IN pUlyerIzed sugar. They can be
heated later in the oven and rolled as
desired, being like freshly fried dough-
nuts.
nope the housewives who Clipped
the recipe first printed VIII take due
note Of Mrs. Kings correction.
FRANCES CARROLL
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-29

Mrs. NJ n. S.-For daudelion wine
steep the dandelion flowers in boiling
water for five minutes. then strain of
the liquid. pressing the flowers hard.
Sweaten 70 taste and add brandy ia the
proportion OF a pint 20 four gallons of
liquid Pit IN UncOrkcd bottles and
keep in 20 cool place until fermenta-
ton cease. Draw off and rebO;tle
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-29
BEARING OWN BURDENS

The best help is not to bear the troub-
les Of others for them. but TO inspire
them with courage and energy to bear
their own burden themselves. and meet
the difficulties Of life braveIy.-Lord
Avebury.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-29
USE FOR OLD MAGAZINE.

An OLD magazine is useful in the kit
chen to set all hot, smutty kettles. pans.
etc. on. and as an iron rest when press
ing When IL becomes soiIed and
scorcehd the top page can be torn OF,
leaving fresh, ciean surface.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-29
Idle Rich
Here and in Europe.

''Nor l. agreed the woman in the
flower toque.
Perhaps the Four Hundred haven't
any home life went on the woman i'm
gray, but there are a few OF us still
left in this country who haven't any
millions or divorces. and don't lead the
double life, and, anyway, when you
come TO even up our Smart Set and
compare our idle rich with the idle rich
Of Europe, il averages up about six Of
one and half a dozen of the other.
Some Of the most thrilling scandals
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-29
Butter Scotch.

For butter scotch, wet a pound Of
brown sugar with a cupful of water,
into which TWO tabIespOOnfuls of vine
gar have been stirred. Put into an
agate saucepan. Cook for ten minutes,
add fou1 tablespo0nfuIs of butter ana
boil until drop hardeus IN cold water.
Pour into large huttered tins, and, as il
cools. mark of into squares.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-29
Rates for Addressing Envelopes.

E E.-The rates for addressing en-
VelOpes varies Advertise in The Times
want columns or watch the advertise
ment columns until you see what sou
are seeking.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-29
Raspberry Wine Recipe Wanted

have no recipe for making raspberry
wine at hand. Can some Of my readers
supply me with a good formula?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-29
THE BEDTIME STORY


folk they the night
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-29
Value of Lincoln Penny.

a. D. ca Lincoln penny with the
initials V. D. b. is worth exactly cent.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-29
THE TIMES INQUIRY COLUMN
~ ~ Answers to Questions X X
~ " Asked by Its Readers y y
Dandelion Wine.

on dry cloth, and II they are airtl yht
put by in cool, dark place.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-29
The SeIf-Reliant Woman
By Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Copyright 1910

T OWEVER- The old-timc man may
- have liked the clinging woman.
the dependent and incapable
woman, who appeals 90 him az
every turn for advice and counsel and
assistance, there is not one man I'm 100
America today WHO IS not made
weary and sick unto death bv long
association with woman Of that i-pe
A very young man or very old man
may enjoy an experietce with a Jean
err and "clingcr' for a brief period.
= hatters his vanity and makes him
-eel he y a Solomon Of wisdom and a
samson OF strength.
But lei either the very young OF the
very ole man marry the twiniug-vine
woman and he viii, in a short period
wish he were anything but an oak tree
He viii lie awake in the stiII watches
OF the night, after a year or two. and
wonder what manner Of trelIs he can
invent that VIII enable him to be re-
Heved Of the growing weight OF this
vine
The tendency Of the last twenty-five
years has been 20 make women self
reliant
They have learned 10 think ont prob
lens for themselves and % make their
own plans and attend 90 their own
duties
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-29
Daily Horoscope
The stars incline. but de a01
compel"
Thursday, June 80, 1910.

Wen moves this day
u Kindness sway
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-29
Men Like Women
Of Spirit.

However man objected 20 this indie
pendeUce OF the weaker sex In the be-
ginning, he has grown 20 like 10 now
lie finds IL comfortable
Listen % any haIf-d0ze1 men when
they discuss some woman who is p0pu-
lar among them, and you viii iDvaTla-
/ bly, hear some word regarding her ezecu-
tive ability. some phrase OF approval for
I her seIf-reliauce and note Of admira-
lion for her independence
Independence does not mean reckless
/ ness or Eyilfuluess-
Self-reIiauce Eoes not mean deafness
/ -o counsel and executive ability does
not mean that d woman should plan
/ d career outside her home.
Not any Of these things pIeases the
/ lords Of creation. but they Ike a wou-
an who can carry her portion Of the
worlds worries and cares and response
hllires. and carry them with ease and
erace and with 10 air OF having per-
formed miracles
once she has made hep plans and pre-
pared her work 20 any direction a man
likes a woman 20 tell him about f. and
ask his suggestions. and u she alters
some detail TO please MIN he is i'm
menzeIy grati1eG-
Wants Her TO Think
For Herself
II she aban6ons the whole thing at
his request, for good reasons, De is
pleased
But be likes 90 know she can think
for herself. and that she does not for
ever depend upon him for ideas
Men iu love are delighted Co be told
that they are never absent from the
thoughts Of their swce,hear-s. but the
husbands .InGs this consciousness q
rifle wearing.
IS bad as the clinEiuE vine IS the
g. nan who makes her devotion too in
C. -=Saut-
The wife who never thinks u any
thing OF anybody bur her husband is
apt 10 prosecute him with her ar-en-
items ar inopDortuue times
She IS never JacJfUL never conscious
that ne wants TO ue let alone occasion
airy never capable Of making herself
an. her affection novelty 90 him
And this is q fatal error on the part
Of any woman
I have known an attractive young
woman 10 lose TWO admirers who would
have been candidates for her hand had
SIN, not oppressed them with her l-teD-
lions
Each man 5n his turn made I0-eIike
advances 10 her, and in both Instances
she gave her heart TOO readily. or.
rather, she save them 20 understand
her surrender too speedily
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-29
By
Frances C0rOlI
DAILY FASHION TALK
Cost of the Apron
In TqUO Materials
CHAMBRAY.

CHAMBRAY.
IN size 90, 90 yards chambray 50
inches wide, 25c yard-..-.-.--.S1.s5
q yard contrasting striped ma
terill, 30 inches wide, 25c a yd .07
> dozen bone buttons. at 1876 a
Ladies' Home Journal pattern,
No ----.-----.------.-----.-- i
IoJal --...-..-..-..-.....--.. -
BINGHAM.
81 yards, 81 inches wide. sc a
-LQ --------.--- -iA--a
IL dozen peGrI buttons, iZlzc a
dozen ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ~
Ladies' Home Journal pattern,
No. 4726...................--...-.-..- II
Total .....---..-.-.....-..... l-5J
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-12

would amount to while the other who
risked as much ana suffered more 10
not considered. One need as much as
another. Their necessities are the
same. II ono Is to be granted moro as
sistance the other should be included.
Instead Of seeking a special Gloss to
benefit the country will Insist that all
veterans Of the civil war share in its
bounty. The bill to favor officers above
enlisted men should receive no consld-
Grafton.
The division between the factions of
the republican party seems to BE- long
division.
Now for the old settlers picnics,
harvest homes, bean dinners, cabbage
conventions. sauer kraut days. and the
like. We have worked hard enough
to earn a good time. But the old
settlers picnics are now passing to a
ne regeneration in Iowa The day OF
the real pioneer has gone.
The high cost Of living has reached
France, too. and prices of horse meat
and wine are going up.
Evangeline a la Collier's.-'This is
the forest prime evil: Ballinger"-
Life
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-12
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

To Ida Boylan Elery. Minnie Boylan
Brown. Anna Boylan Petersen, Nam
lie Wagerrnan Strawderman. Edward
Boylan, Hazel Boylan, Jessie Boy
Ian. ]. NARROW Eagiey, guardian OF
Edward Boylan. Hazel Boylan and
Jessie Boylan. minors.
You are hereby notified. that on or
before the 18TH day of August, A. D.,
1910, there will be filed in the office
OF the clerk of the district court Of the
state of Iowa, within and for the coun-
ty of Marshall. the petition OF William,
Wesley Wagerman. asking the court
for a judicial Interpretation and con-
struction OF the last will and testament
of John Wagerman. deceased, executed
April %. 1908. and particularly as tc
Paragraphs (c) Cd and (e) OF item two
OF said will.
Now. unless YOU appear and make de-
fense thereto. at or before noon OF the
second day of the next August term OF
said court, TO be begun and held at
Marshalltown, Iowa. on the 18th day
Of August, A. D., 1910. your default
will be entered and decree rendered
there on as PRAYED for In said petition
Dated this 1ss day of July, A. D.,
1910.
WILLIAM WESLEY wAGERMAN.
Plaintiff
r. L. MEEKER Attorney