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The Washington times., 1910-09-18

2 9TH the sun and Mars occupy places
- th-s day that are held by astrology
10 make for strife and trouble. Turing
men into evil transactions, melting,
wrangling, and qUarreIing between
friends and causing unproyoked ennni-
ties aid attacks Men VII need all
their resolution to refrain from un-
worthy acts. There VIII be tempta-
tions whispering that unfair methods
are justified on account Of the methods
used b. adversaries, but every step IN
that direction viii be an error, leading
into dire difficulties
The Sun is malignant for any deed or
word that is dictated BY the intention Of
deceiviig or gaining unfair or urr ght-
eOus advantage Any gains made BY
devious and unjust methods viii be only
temporary and win bring disastrous
after--esults in their train.
Asking favors OF concessions. espe-
cially from suDeTiOrs. viii be Of dubious
utility in this time unless the request
be well grounded and backed with con
Vincing reasons.
Employees should avoid zeaIously any
conflict with those above them and re-
frain studiOusly from carrying disputes
TO superiors-
Courts and law matters should be
avoided in this period
Jupiter is in a position favoriug bust
ness and trade, looking with fortunate
power on new undertakings and new
places OF business or business changes
But the power is confined entirely 10
steady, routine lines Of trade and sDecu-
iaIIVe enterprises are under aZue and
unpronlisiDE Omens, according to the
rules OF as1rology
There is a sign telling Of "a great dis
aSter or or near the sea- before the
Noon changes
The time is auspicious for hiring
women
In the household the augury is good
Tor Dahing. preserving. and cooking
fowls or fish
Ihose whose birth-date is today will
gain during the tWelVe-mOnth by IRE
cision in statement and care IN making
promises
Children are born today under stars
that indicate good health. a clear and
alert mind, but also often gives a tenn
perament that inclines 10 fault-fndfna
and nagEinE unless corrected in vOrTrF
The Washington times., 1910-09-18

DAY Times announcing the new puz-
zles.
I hope you judges viii look before
you leap when Il comes 10 avardlu-.
the prizes Love me, love my dog
YOU know.
We AL agree, at any rate. that we
nave 4 good puzzle editOr-WliCh is q
case Of sweets tC the sweet
And now here IS the correct and COM
plete list Of jumbled familiar quotations,
IS they appear when Strengthened.
AIS well that ends well
on with the old. on with the new
Better late than never.
A chip of the old block.
Deeds. not words
Mad as a March hare.
Comparisons are odius-
Truth Is stranger than fiction.
Sweets to the sweet
At skies and sevens.
Love me love nv dog.
Haste makes waste.
Look before you leap
Sober as a Judge
A rolling stone gathers no moss
Fair words butter no parsnips-
Honesty is the best policy
Turn over a new leaf
Strike while the iron is hot
And now, fO- this weeks puzzle, we
have selected 4 list OF rOCOed names of
famous artists Of the middle ages. The
author of the puzzle is Mai Pierre G.
Stevens, Of 1856 Jefferson place Major
Stevens has selected only the painters
" llD1t AUa hS dEC eli hLUNAts Al SONS
numbers the fun name of the artist is
given. and in others only tie sir name,
but they are all sufficient familiar for
you not 10 be confused BY this fact
4 trust writes Major Stevents, that
all the puZzleTS viii have as much
pleasure in Identifying these men, as 1
have had iE constructing the problem -
Here is the jumble1 list:
I. I did love Cora Ann.
>. Each mill gone.
3. Let c. boil IL.
4. 4 sequel 4. Y.
> Plan sure p true N
g. Even real soup
T. Have Andy Knot. y. Y.
S. Eli in Blue Convent
9. . Ginger. O. +.
10 Fear cOaling-
Il . a bad. cruel bill.
- . 80 crier-
I5- N Rue GOdi
j. Butler Charred.
IS. = clear CoIdt
10. Met Band. r. r.
T. Hear pal.
IS EOnehil
"a \ Bsrret. VI. D.
> 1hatti-
The Washington times., 1910-09-18
No Good Excuse
Can Be Offered.

OF course, if all women who attempt
TO get dutiable goods past the custom
house without paying were militant suf-
fragettes, they might justify their snug
Cling on the ground that inasmUch as
the Government denies them citizensiIip,
and they are taxed without representa-
tiOn, and have no voice in Ievying high
protective tariff duties, they have
right TO cirCumveEt the law II they can
But, as a matter OF fact, the fair
smugglers are not suffra gists. They are
rich ants who hold that women should
have no voice in government, and they
don't base their determination not 10
pay import duties on high moral ground
They simply smuggie because they want
to save money, and because thCy see
nothing wrong. nor dishonest, nor dis
graceful in trying 10 cheat such 2lI i'm
personal old gentleman as Uncle sam
If il was the man next door, now, they
wouldn't dream Of rObbing him Of a sin
gle penny
So peculiarly Is the feminine con
science constructed
~ for explanation Of whv a woman
who in other respects Is perfectly hon
est and truthful viii lie and steal for
the sake OF getting In A few dollars
worth CT clothes without paying duty on
them. there Is none The fact merely
exists.
The Washington times., 1910-09-18
BURLAP EFFECTS
IN PORCH PILLOWS

Many women prefer Instead Of the
chintz tub pillows for a porch the heav-
ieT burIap effects These can now be
bought ready made for comparatively
small sums and give good service, even
standing bad wettings-
The newest treatment is to work upon
the burlap bold design In seIf-toned
heavy braids, sOutache or q thick cotton
cord Sometimes black and white bTafds
are selected, but the monotone effect is,
newer. A good way 10 use I'D odds and
ends Of rafha Is 70 weave Il into A
spider-Ueb or other design on bJIrIan
pillows The Taff1a Is fastened in place
in a crouching stitch in gay-cOIored- rope
silk or heavy cotton
The Washington times., 1910-09-18
DECREE ON COLORS
ISSUED IN PARIS
Violets, Numerous Browns, Few
Greens, and Slate Color
Mixtures Included
Mixtures Included

The col0rs which fashion DEGREES for
the coming season are, according TO a
Paris authority. as follows
Violet, lavender. pTune color, and roy
Al purple; ecru, cafe au lait- terra cot
Ia. bronge, golden, tobacco and coffee
brown; Russian, clover leaf, mignonette
and duck green; parrot. navy, royal
WiIheImina and Natter blue; silver,
lavender. slate and mouse gray and
black The prominent mixtures viii be
black and gray, black and white and
white and black, which is a very differ
ent thing
Every color Of the rainbow seems to
be here and vet how many. including
reds. pinks. and yellCws, are omitted /,
In millinery there Is less choice, the
pronounced favoTites being violet. Law
endeT royal purple, maize, pheasant
brown. royal and parrot blue and gera-
MUM and the various tones OF gray
The woman who IS doing her shopping
for even as late as next spring NAV
safely take her choice from these
shades
The Washington times., 1910-09-18
Women Of Wealth
In MANY Instances.

Now. look YOU, these women are not
POOR little shopkeepers, tempted beyond
endurance 10 make a dishonest penny by
doing a little smuggling They are, IN
almost every case. women OF wealth,
ample able 10 indulge themselves In the
luxury of a clean conscience as well as
a new diamond dog collar Moreover
they are women Of otherwise impoccable
character. honored and respected in the
communities in which they live
Ordinarily they do not steal. nor lie,
nor cheat You might leave your
D1cketboOk with perfect impunity on
such woman's dressing table You
would be safe in believing anything
that she told YOU as a matter of fact,
and if YOU had any business dealing
with her she would act perfectly square
y with YOU
How. then. can YOU explain the fact
that a conscientious wOman'S con-
science doesn't turn a hair when she
deals with Uncle sam at the custom
house2 How can she. without a single
moral ouslm. sign d declaration that IS
The Washington times., 1910-09-18
Prizes Offered Puzzle
SotUers.

Weekly prizes OF Eve. three, and
Two dollars, respectively, are given
to the contestants for the puzzle
printed on the Woman's Page %
the Sunday evening edition Of The
Times each week tor the three So
sutions adiudged worthy.
The contest, which closes at : D
- on Friday Of each week. is open
T. all who care to solve the puzzles
The awards are based. primarily.
on correctness. timeliness, and neat
ness Originality in presentation al
so receives consideration in award
Ing the prizes
The Washington times., 1910-09-18
TALKS WITH THE PUZZLERS

~ ENJOY a puzzle, but this
80 pIeases me too well. II is al
most brain splitting"
This amusing verdict. rem
dered by Miss E Y. Martin with ref
erence to the list OF jumbled familiar
saws given US by Mrs Clark last week
seems TO have been the consensus OF
opfriOn rendered by the puzzlers this
we sk At any rate. the task Of the
judges was a comparatively easy one,
because Of the limited number Of cor
rect solutions received
The prize winners are:
Lizzie McIntire. 12s { street north
east
Mrs. ". J. Armstrong, 13 Randolph
place northwest
Belle W Hunter. Zl11z Prince street
Alexandria, Va
Because the following note, received
from Mrs. H. NJ. Shannon, Of 36O7
New Hampshire avenue, Is both clever
and amusing, 1 wish you to enjoy II,
too
'Dear Miss Carroll;
g Honesty is the pest policy so
had as well confess that / am late
with my solution because have been
going on the principle that Haste
makes waste" To tell the truth.
which by the way. Is stranger than
felton, 1 have been rs sober as Il
Judge with my thoughts at skies and
sevens' over Nos. and &c, which must
remain blank 1t makes me as mad
as a March hare however, not TO BE-
able TO solve them AIS well that
ends we'll though. and it's better late
than never so 1 shall send in this So
luton. hoping to win.
% Comparisons are OdiOuS,' I know,
but il ] had to work this hard at puz-
zles every week, I should soon become
like a rolling stone (thaD gathers no
moss So perhaps. I had better turn
over new leaf Tn "a chip of the
old block though and believe in
deeds. not words. so I shall probably
continue to strike while the iron is
hot ans TO look eagerly fer The sun
The Washington times., 1910-09-18
RECIPE TO AVERT
SCARS FROM BURNS

There Will be no scar from a burn
that is treated Immediately with olive
oil mixed with the white OF an egg
The oil and egg should be in equal
quantities, and the wound should al
once be covered with piece OF linen
RiCarbcnate Of soda-bakine soda-is
also excellent for a burn. but In. too.
should be applied ar once
The Washington times., 1910-09-18
HEALTH AWAITS BABY
WHO SLEEPS OUTSIDE
Open Window In Nursery Advis-
able When Weather Is
Inclement.
IucIeme0t

When the weather is bsImy the more
the baby sleeps out Of doors the better.
He should be put into his carriage or
hammock and be warmly, though
lightly, covered, with a hot water bot
tie at his feet and a screen around him
to protect him from ali draUghts. He
Will not only sleep peacefully, but win
be gaining health and strength from
breathing the fresh air.
On cool OF stormy days when he must
sleep indoors, be sure that he is not
limited for fresh air II an open wiz
dow in the nursery makes too much Of
a draught on the bed a board six or
eight inches high and lust the width
Of the window wiz give d cOnsts 1t
change Of air between the two sashes
without q direct current Of air
The Washington times., 1910-09-18
THE WEED
By ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.


A WEED Is but an unloved flower,
~ Go dig and prune, and guide
and wait,
Until 1t learns its high estate.
AMI slOrifies some bower,
A weed IS but an unloved flower.
All sin is virtue UnevOived,
Release the angel from the clOd,
Go love thy brother up to God
Behold each problem solved,
All sin is virtue unevolved
The Washington times., 1910-09-18
.HE eighth wonder Of the w

wOman's conscience
Anatomists have dissected for
Us a woman's heart Psychol-
ogists have analyzed the secret mo-
tives that animate II; romancers and
poets have barred its thrills and palpita-
tions to our gaze but nobody has ever
been reckless enough TO even attempt
10 explore a voman's conscience and
set forth how It works, its wonders 10
perform
II is a thing OF Contradiction-of weak
ness and strength, Of narrovvness ai-d
IimitIess width OF rigidity and immeas-
urable f1exibility, and no human beng
possiblv not even the owner thereof
knows which phase Of its character II
is going 10 exhibit or on which tack Il
is going OF on any particular occasion
The Contamination Of the vagaries Of
the marvellous feminine conscience IS
particularly edifying at this season,
when every returning steamship IS
loaded down with noble Christian wOm-
en- who are returning home, and en-
gagged in the pious act Of trying to
srnuggIe dutfable goods. Already We
rave had not less than a dozen cases
where women Of large wealth and high
social standing in this city ana other
cities women OF education and ref1ne-
ruenr have been caught, Ted-handed,
with Jewels and costly laces concealed
about their persons and flne gowns and
furs hidden IN their trunks under Ialse
bottoms
When confronted with their loot these
women have calmly and deliberately
lied as TO when and where the articles
were purchased swearing thdt q SSILIls
Of brand new pearls was family heir
loom; that a gold bag with the stamp
Of a shop in the Rue de Ia Prix on II
was purchased on Sixth avenue, &nd
that a gown that was the last CRY of
Paris was an old rag that had been
taken abroad by its owner.
The Washington times., 1910-09-18
DRESSMAKERS OFFER
LATEST ETON SUITS

Among the new eton suits sent out
by the Paris dreSsmakeTs may be
noted creanl-coIOred mOire suits with
SQUARE black sailor collars Of nous
seline de sole, and also black satin
suits with white cloth sailor collars
finished with a double row of gilt but
tons down the front OF the short
JackeU-
IN black and white fabric combina-
1ions white silk with a black velvet
StTipe has been seen
The Washington times., 1910-09-18

O. H., 90 K street northwest-Topo-
graphical drafting is such a highly spe-
cialized branch of drafting that il is not
taught, except incidentally. and in its
simpler forms, in any colleges or uni
versitieS- There is no school in Wash
ingtOn which makes it a specially.
If you viii apply to the United States
Geological Survey. YOU viii be able TO
gain more information il regard to this
subject than from any other source 20
which can refer you.
The Washington times., 1910-09-18

the TickIemouse's travelling cap.
'fYessah, Dat ticket done call FOR
Lower Ten YO- liz daughtah gwine
sleep wiz you in same BERT 90
NO. Wen give the twins Upper Ten -
The Mouse carefully kept his back
turned away so the darIy wouldn't see
his long tail Make them up right
away, please Were al sleepy
''TessahI Hab- EN- bofe ready foh
yO' IN jessa minute sah-7 In spite of
the porter's open smile he was watch
ing the shadows back of Mr. Tickle
mouse while he spoke Something about
the looks OF this strange gentleman in
the long ulster made the darky feel
mighty uneasy Not only This, but he
wasn't used 10 seeing twins brought
aboard his sleeping car in their sleep
ing cIothesI
Fine big ET bOy'n gal-but hein't
your lii folks got any day clothes. sab -
The TickIemouse waved a mysterious
kid-gloved paw toward his suitca Sc.
They CAME Just as they were 10 save
time All ready. IS il? Then-up YOU
go, chillunsr And ne watched Davv
and DOrfy scramble UP the porter's lad
der and draw the curtains around In
per Ten
The Mouse carefully fastened his own
The Washington times., 1910-09-18
Beaded Bags Popular.

Katherine WiIliams-Yes: beaded bags
viii be popular this winter They add a
touch of color to the most somber COS
tune
II IS good form for q man to assist
at the curb, or when crossing the street,
the woman with whom he is walking
The Washington times., 1910-09-18
REMOVING STAINS.

Equal parts OF ammonia and turpen-
tine viii take paint out Of cloth. no
matter how hard OF dry II may be
Saturate the spot two OF three tines
then wash out in soapsuds-
The Washington times., 1910-09-18
Pear Preserves.

Mrs. E. T. A.-You should use three
quarters Of a pound OF sugar 20 pound
OF fruit in making pear preserves.
cannot tell you exactly how many min
The Washington times., 1910-09-18
SETS
,ON TOILET COUNTER
Articles Used for Care of the
Hands Found in Compact Form.
Other Suggestions.

All sorts OF compact manicure sets,
in several Of which all the rest Of
tn set is contained in the buffer. which
opens Ike a box
The Washington times., 1910-09-18

for the tucked portions. i yard OF all
over lace for the trimming OF the girdie,
for the skirt yards q or ~ yards a
inches wide FOR the upper portion. %
yards q or IL yards ~ for the fiounce.
A May MantOn pattern Of the waist, No.
672f, sizes 81 to 20 inches bust. or OF the
skirt, No sos. sizes . to 30 waist. viii
be needed and may be obtained at Cold
enberE's.
The Washington times., 1910-09-18
To Pronounce Garage

J. Smith-The word garage is pro-
nounced .ga-razh." 1t is not an Eng
lish, but a French word. It has not be
come Anglicized, and to give il the
English pronunciation would not be
good form until sanctioned BY common
usage
The Washington times., 1910-09-18
How Can Mothers
Carry OFF Swindle?

BY what peculiar freak Of memory Is
the woman who Is a pillar IN the
church and a shining example Of the
mOralities enabled to comfortably for
get half the things that she bought
abroad until they are recalled 10 her
memory BY the customs officers finding
them in her baggageg
Nobody can explain these things. for
the curious part Of the phenomenon Is
net that woman try to Smuggle, but that
they are enabled 10 do so without in the
slightest degree doing injury TO their
ccnsciences. for If by some peculiar invO-
luton of logic the feminine mind did
not cOndOne smuggling women would
not do it
If woman felt herself degraded Dy
stealing from the Government as she
would If she stole from a neighbor; II
she felt herself perjuTed by making a
false deciar2tiOn as TO her purchases IN
Paris as she would II she swOre to any
other lie, wild horses couldn't drag her
10 do t. So far as her relations with
the Government are concerned, wonan's
conscience has an aStigmatisrn that rem
ders II totally blind, and Incapable OF
seeing right from wrong. or honesty
from dishonesty.
The Washington times., 1910-09-18
Bias Of Woman S Conscience
By Dorothy Dix

an affidavit that she has brought IN
nothing dutiable when she knows that
she has thousands OF dollars worth OF
stun hidden away in the lining OF her
ClOtheS2
How can 2 mother. who has children
that she desires "a be honest. SWeetly
and innOcently look an inspector in the
eye and assure him that she never even
heard of the pearls concerning which
he Is questioning her when all the time
the pearls are sewn in the brim Of her
haf2
The Washington times., 1910-09-18

curtains before taking of the long coat
and travelling cap that made him look
50 unlike a mouse and so much ike a
man. He didn't undress-just kept his
vest and trousers on. stretching himself
out on the blankets, turning on the tiny
electric light and opening his pocket
edition OF Mother Goose
The porter, stin a bit uneasy over his
queer looking passenger. heard a few
The Washington times., 1910-09-18
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

When making hot starch add level
teaspOOnfUl Of dry washing powder to
a quart Of starch and the irons viii
rot stick
The Washington times., 1910-09-18

A salve box equipped with a glass
Inning. which protects the box from dis
ColoTatiOn oy the saIve
The Washington times., 1910-09-18

Flexible bath brushes, consisting Of
fourteen linked brushes the size OF a
hand brush, each with q cord handle
az either end.
The Washington times., 1910-09-18

Sticks OF perfUmed alum and eIycerine
sufficient 10 last a lifetime. 10 be used
for cuts and burns after shaving-a
toilet "kink" for men.
The Washington times., 1910-09-18

Semt-tTansparents greaseIess bl ,TIian-
tine, in stick form. put Up in an aIurni-
mum case
The Washington times., 1910-09-18

from cotton tapestries woven in de-
signs and coIors OF BuIEarfan en-
broidery are effective
The newest belts are OF Persian
cloth. with patent leather buckles and
trim uingS-
The Washington times., 1910-09-18

Nail polish in crayOn form. each
crayo1 with its individual box.
The Washington times., 1910-09-18

Powder sheets. not in a book. but in
a package that IS made seIf-dfspensfng
so that pulling Of one sheet brings the
next into view.
The Washington times., 1910-09-18
BEAUTIFUL SACHET

FREE To each lady visitor during opening RI
Sachets daintily designed
scented No ladys boudOir complete one.
The Washington times., 1910-09-18

Powder boxes OF cardboard covered
with glass, very inexpensive, and lust
ready Tor your favorite powder.
The Washington times., 1910-09-18
.co7yrisat. 1za BY Roy Rutherford Bansyo
The Mouse in Lower Ten
BY ROY RUTHERFORD BAII-EY

YES. sab" said the dusky porter
" with quick, suspicious look at
the ears sticking out from under
the Ticl-Ier,,c--sn.s tr.r-eIIr,.- ran
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-17
DUTY OF PHYSICIANS
TO PREVENT DISEASE

KANSAS CITY. Mo, March 16-
Asserting his belief that "onc of the
greatest functions of medical science
is to prevent rather than 10 cure dis
ease" DR.. II, w. Wiley, chief of tine
bureau of chemistry Of the United
States department Of agriculture, ad
dressed meeting of the Jacksou
County Medical society here last night
81 am III favor Of teaching man
kind how to avoid infections dis
eases" said DR.. Wiley. This teaching
he said, should begin ut the start OF
life and should be specially applied dur,
ing infancy. He characterized tho
question of nutrition at this stage as
Of tho greatest Importance.
"Milk is the best food in the world
for infants aud cmldrcn,' continued
The physician. ''If you are certain
the milk is pure, do not have it pas
tcurized. Unpastcurizcd milk is much
more nourishing. \ few germs Will
not kill healthy infant. 1t is only
the mass of microbes absorbed by food
in unhealthy, fetid atmosphcrcs that
are deadly TO the child.'
DR.. George Cellar of the Peoria state
hospital for the insane also addressed
the meeting. his subject being "Occu.
pations for the Insane as Means of
Cure.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-17
Japan Not Directing.

TOXIC March l6.-Japan Will not OBJ
Ject 10 The permanent peace court pro
posed by Secretary Knox. though the for
eign office has kept discreet silence on
the subject. Inquiry, however. develops
that while there are some difficulties IN
tho way. these n" not nsurmopptablc.
Japan Will point out that compulsory
court Of arbitration must bc most care
fully organized. In this case fifteen couu-
tries are involved. but only few OF the
powers are 10 have permanent Judges oi
tho court. Some difficulty is anticipated
in securing harmony among the minor
powers In the matter Of their representa-
ton Again. there IS the difficulty OF Sc
curing positive pledges that the decisions
OF tho courts win be accepted by ali the
DOMCrn concerned.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-17
BRIDE ALLOWS GROOM
ONE FINAL" DRINK

MISKEGON. Mich. March ia we'd
ding under unusual circumstances was
celebrated In the court or Justice o. O.
Steabau here yesterday. Fred Sloman
has been arrested charged with drunken
ness and dsorderly conduct. lie told the
Judge he had been given permission to
set aruuk by tho eirl he WIS 10 marry.
To prove his assertion Soman pro-
dnc"d bright new marriage license
The bride was summoned aud told tho
court the prisoners defense WAS true
She wanted her future husband shc said
10 have a final fling" so that he would
remain sober the rest of his life. The
couple declared themselves r"ady 10 he
married. aud the judge dismissed the