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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-13
ST. Valentines Day Formerly ObSerUed
With Many Curious Rites and Customs

- ENGLAND even as late as sew
| enty years ago q lads valentine
/ was always the very first lass he
saw IN the morning who was not
an inmate Of his home. The lass.s val
entine was the first youth she saw Tho
man was expected to send his valentine
some sort OF a present
The zarruluUs Tr- Pepys in his fam
Gus diary has this entry aHent 81 Val
eutiue's Day, 1551- This morning came
uD 20 my UIfs's bedside being Up
dressing nlvseIf-llttlo VIII Mercer to
her valentine and brought her name
written upon blue paper in gold letters.
done TE myself, very pretty and We
were both well pleased with IT, But Z
am also this wear ny wifes valentine,
and IL viii cost mo FIVE pounds, but
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-13

that I must have lad out # We had
not been valentine
Iu certain old book, published about
"a hundred years ago. IS also mention
OF this custom preceded BY mysterious
ceremonies the night before one Of
these would assuredly bring on Ar IT
tack Of indigestion IN any modern maid
who had the temeritE 90 Try it, The
book reads as follows
last FRIDAY was Valentines Day and
the uiCHr before 7 EO- i've bay leaves
AMI pinned four Of them 90 the four
CDTurrz Of nv pillow and the fifth 10 the
middle and sE0D Il 2 3resBt Of ulr-
sweetheart Betty said we should Pc
married before Tho year WAS out Eur
ru make more sure 7 boiled an eZS
bard and took out the Tolz and nIled
.it with SALE and when 7 went TO bed.
ate IT,"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-13
Matter of Being on Time
May Mean Much in Contests

adays everyone serencly turns the let
tiers about and fires a solution into
this desk quicker than 2 lively taller
can say JACK Robinson"
The jumhIed gems to my mind offered
absolutely no incentive for the play Of
fancy, but would you believe II, several
pI1zzIers have worked Ip solutions that
are a bit different, as well as being In
several cases quite correct.
Just what 10 give YOU all on sunday
has been keeping me thinking but at
last 7 think ] have hiI upon a good myS-
ti, which T hope 10 offer YOU with ali
TN Trimmings in Sundays edition OF
The Tines.
FRANCES CARROLL.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-13
Bright CoLors Offered
For Late Season Wear

Bright coIors are being introduced in
costumes for the latter part Of the win
lnT and early SUTiUE- and shops already
have on hand emhrOidcTies and mate
their appearance is sounded Most w0m-
Ell viii resent this Intrusion Of vivid
coIoriuSs- Coming, as IL does, IN the
midst Of the season. II is doubIE dlscon-
CertinE, but. doubtless there may he
coupeusatiouS not now IN evidence
SUbdued effects that have prevailed for
two seasons have been generally salts
factory But with the Introduction OF
the touch Of color the death llueI Of
conservatism is TunS, for color Is bound
70 he overd0ne-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-13

glc0nOi, but he careful not 70 use this
too often or you VIII 90 TO the opposite
extreme and your skin viii become too
dr1-- When trying any remedy Tor red
hands BE- sure that the Teduess IS not
caused BY restricted cir culatIOn- right
gloves, tight sleeves. tight collars. tfEhI
COrSets- and tight belts ST contribute
20 the making or red hands and noses.
For whitening the hands nothing IS bet
ter than almond meal Or oatmeal re-
duCed 10 a fine powder. A white mus
lin bag OF either may he kept on the
washstaud and rubbed on the hands
while wet, after the soap has been
riussd Of, or the hands may be busted
with the meal after drying
3D. Braid it IN two braios and arrange
It Gretchen fashion around the head.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-13
Wide Difference Found
IN Qualify Of Produce

There IS wide difference in the quail
ify OF lettuce on the market and the
prices range all the way from s. To -
r. basket, wholesale a difference o. 81
is also sound IN the prices or the poorer
and best grades Of sweet potatoes.
Every DAY finds a SIiEht increase in
some one Of the various items in the
poultry market BrOilers and turkey :
ere quoted a cent higher today and as
the season advances II - probable that
The prices viii increase
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-13
IN THE DUCKYARD.

tile Singing Bird very hard as she did So
-.FieQ.- he cried. you trod very hard
upon me, madam.
We'll, why do you lie In my way
the Duck rctoTtcd- You must not be
50 jouchy- I have nerves OF my own.
but Yet I never called out 'Piep-
Don't be angry said the little Bird;
the -Diep' came out Of my bcak uu-
awares.-
The Portuguese did not listen TO him.
bat began eating as fast as she could
and made good meal When this was
ended, and she lay down again. the
little Bird came Up. and wanted 10 be
amiabIe. and sang
'TiHee-IiIIy Ice.
or the rood sprinctime
I'll sing so dne
As far away I flee
Vow I want TO rest after my dinner, -'
said the Portuguese. You must con
form TO the rules Of the house while
you're here. want TO sleep now.
The little singing Bird was quite taken
aback, for he had meant it kindly.
When madam afterward awoke, ne
stood before her again with little corn
that he had found. and laid Ii at her
feet, but as she had rot slept wei. she
vas naturally in very bad h1mor-
Give that 10 chicken she said
and don't be always Standing in my
way"
Why are you angry with me2~ re-
piled the little Singing Bird.
What have done
Done" repeated the PortuEueze
Duck your mode of expression is not
exactly gentecl; q fact To which Z must
call --our attention
CONTINUED TOMORROW
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-13

openwork square. This IS neatly hem
med so as not 10 show IN right side
Hemstitch the two ssSes OF corner be-
lore doing the longer side mems II
properly prepared u should be as dis
tlnct as the other hemstitchiuE. should
all the material be left IT viii look
coarse and thick.
me work being prepared. the actual
hemstitching can also be done in two
ways either from right TO left with the
mem held toward you, as in ordinary
hemning' or with the work reversed
and the thread carried from left to right.
where hemstitchinE IS done on a fat
surface, without hem proper, a. in
drawn work many persons do the
stitches on the right side Of material
The simplest method u to hold work
with hem toward the worker and sow
from right 10 left Start under the hem
by catching one or two threads or ma
terial-dO not use knOts-put the needle
under four or five threads Of the linen.
bring it entirely around and down be-
tween the four threads ard into the
hem. Give a slight pull 10 have the
loop tight and take the needle under the
next group OF threads and around 20
form the next stitch
Even henstitching depends upon the
loops being drawn Up well, and the
stitches being put into IS little Of hem
as will hold Il firmly Dc not make
mistake OF pulling thread 100 tight OF
Il will break
The kind Of thread used IN hsmstitch-
ing is important When too fine for the
goods il viii not hold, and too coarse II
viii look rough and hCaJ v One number
OF thread CosrseT than used 1or or
binary hemming On any certain IaoTlc
is good rule for hemstitChing- For
heavy linens many persons use 2 me
linen thread in preference TO a cotton
enc 7S IL f stronger.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-13
MEN AND BEAUTY.
uestion IS asked

A question IS asked
It's q silly season leftover
But here II IS in al its stupidity
Do men like exceedingly beautiful
women
II sounds ike the breathings Of a
plain woman.
ore writer hints that men meTely
UNFOLD beauty as an Institution
This writer seems 70 think IT is
racpsSzr- =, our pride, like hide
pendauca Hall
A woman argues that men are sell
dom seen with beauties Of the
zunerlativp type
Thlr might possibly be due 20 the
fact that there are not enough
euDprlative beauties TO go round
At any rate one would hesitate %
vaze- ANYTHING Of Importance that
Mr. Man would 90 out OF his way %
avoid beauty
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-13

A Nd accordingly she lay down ia the
sun. and winbed with one eve sHd
she Law comfortable, and she felt very
comfortable, and she slept very COM
forta1Iy-
TIE little Singing Bird busted himself
with his broken wing At last be laE
down too. and pressed close 10 his pro-
tectress: the sun shone warm and
bright, and ne had found a very good
place
But the ueiEhbor'S fowls were awake.
and went about scratching up the earth,
and, 10 toll the truth they lad paid
the visit simply and solely To find food
for Themselves. The Chinese were the
first 10 leave the duck-yard. and che
other fowls soon followed them The
witty little Duck said Of the Portuguese
that the OLD lady was becoming "a duclyS
dotard. vt tHis the other Ducks laugh
Cd and cackieJ aloud "Ducsy dOtari- Pc
they whispered that's too witty" and
then they repeated the former JOKE
about Portulak, and declared that II
vas vastly amusing And then they
lag down
They had been lying asleep for some
;frue. when suddenly something was
throun into the ward Tor them 10 eat
Il came down with such a thwack; that
tire whole company started up from
sleep and clapI,cd their wings The Por-
tuEuese awokc too, arr threw herself
over. ca the other side. pressing the lit
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-13
Brief Sketch
Or Miss CaTey's Life.

To Editor o. The Times Inquiry Column:
Publish a short sketch Of the life or
Rosa \oUchette Carey. the novelist
who died I'm July OF this year A <
Rosa NOuchette Carey, an English
novelist who died on Ju.y -. 1879. in
England, was born and educated in
London Beginning in 1855, she produced
a large number or wholesome, Z not
brilliant. novels OF her works a good
specimen Is other Peoples Li.es." q
collection OF short stories Others are
'NeilIES Memories. Robert Ug4-7-s
At0uemeut.- ''WoOed and Married -
only the GovcrEeSS.' Mrs Romuev--'
Nv Lady FrivoL-" and Lies Trivial
R0und-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-13

- OAIORROW the D. zzIe contest
closes O'Clock sharp. Please
every body take notice, for this
matter Of being timely sometimes
counts tremendously
The contest has been characterized by
the same enthusiasm that always at
tends The puzzle corner contributions
no matter whether we are chasing birds
or beasts. OF hunting rivers OF noun
tsins- One thing. however. is quite ap-
parent, and shat Is that a tumble is en-
rire1y too easy a proposition for the
workers on this page
Two or three months ago a tumble
kept everybody working a bit, but now
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-13

has a fair understanding Of teIegraphv
% learn wireless cpcratInE2
~ Does this occupation have n had
eject on the ears or operators
J. ". 8
Cd That depends upon the individual
II would take a good operator from two
20 three weeks TO become familiar with
the wireless instruments.
% No On the contrary. 70 Is said
tfat j. rather Increases the sensitive
ness ~ the ears and strengthens them.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-13
HONEST EFFORT.

An honest and sincere effort Is al
ways successful IF II succeeds In no
other respect, it strengthens desirable
elements Of character, and this IS no
rr-Flrz success
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-13
CAKES IN TINS.

Cakes viii not st.ck 10 their tins II
placed on q damp cloth when removed
from the oven The toughest fowl can
no made eatabIs II put iu cold water
plenty OF it-and cooked Very slgwl-
from I'VE 20 six hours
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-13
TO CLEAN FALSE HAIR.

There Is the same necessity for keep
iuz tine false pieces 0f hair clean and
fresh as there is Tor keeping the natural
so easy 10 cleanse at home unless the
hath Of alcohol is given To give this
use q bowl oE alcohol and dip the hair
-fr-rz into The LIQUID
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-13
Daily Fashion Talk.
By FRANCES CARROLL

THE cost pictured today would make
a chic addition TO the young girls
wardrobe and one which viii be also
Of special service in the early spring
days
a high turnover collar is "a pretty
finish for the neck while a. certain dis
tiECtion is attained by the modishly
fashioned point formed by the cut OF
the right front The materials most IA
vored are herrinEbOne cloths. if the gar
ment be intended for everyday wear,
although any number Of good sugges-
tons would be offered by an inspection
or the new materials now arriving for
the spring trade.
This Is a May NIanton pattern No.
$3.50 and may he had at GoIdenberE's.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-13
The Bedtime Story.

Published
night
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-13

SYNOPSIS OF STORY PRECEDING
8 duck said % be from Portugal be-
friends a singing bird uur-.-e.l a- a cat
and hs- her trrafuleuf or Inc bird Co- All
the other ducks GOO notice the singing "--d-
However. Tire reception In The duck yard
was somewhat uar~cd by The jealousy
shown I- she due ks from tre different
countries OF the Wo-l5-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-13
Time Required

Time Required
To Become Operator
To Editor OF Tho Times Inquiry Column
CD How long would it take one who
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-13
CARE OF RUBBER PLANT.

The rubber plant Cicus classical may
ne reduced safely by cutting the stem
down TO about a foot and a half from
the soil OF the pot New shoots viii
soon appear, TO transform the stub int"
= rounded, shapeIy head
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-13
To Remove Fleas
From Pet Kitten

To Editor q The Times Inquiry Column:
Ny pet kitten has 7cas and sore eyes
Do yuu know a remedy for either OF
both affli~tio0S2 She was raised VeT1
carefully IN the city. and since moving
10 the country she has been Compeller
10 share life as other cats, and has since
then contracted these disaEreeable all
mcnts- ANXIOUS
See that puSsys quarters are kept
clean and that she receives nourisImeHt
regularly As her general health i'm
proves her visual afIict19n viii disap-
pear, 7 think II not, ] would advise
YOU TO remove her from her cares and
affections in as humane a way as pos
sible. For fleaS. wet the afflicted one
with camphor diluted with water and
the fcas viii take leave at once and no
harm he done to the pet.
To Editor 81 The Times Inquiry Column
When was the pension TO the widows OF
civil var veterans increased from s.
TO s112 PENSION E.R.
The act Of Congress approved April
u. 1905, provides That from and after
the passage Of this act the rate Of pen
sion for widows now on the pen
sion roll. or hereafter to Re placed on
tire pension roll, and entitled 10 a less
rate shall be per month. 80
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-31
IS STILL INDEPENDENT

A competitor having made the
statement that the Independent
meat market on Front avenue, near
Washington, which has painted on
its windows the words, Not in the
Trust was in reality not an indie
pendent market but is owned by
Mitchem Bros, causes the prOprie-
tor NJ. G. Newman, to emphatically
deny the allegation.
"Mitchem Bros. have not one dol
lar in this market" said Newman,
land we are hooked up with no as
ISOLATION or combine of any kind.
We sell for cash at close margin,
and because of this have nodubt
entailed the ill-will of some of the
larger markets. When | started in
business | had a part of my meat
shipped in but found that on &C
count of being handled so often it
was inferior to what l could get in
the local market and for this rea-
son have since bought my supply
from Mitchem Bros.
"A retail market needs% more
than beef to supply its trade and as
the outside shippers sell only beef
it is only right that the local pack
ers, who must necessarily handle
all kinds of meats, should receive
the business. My books are open
to inspection if any one desires
further information"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-31
SLICkEST CROOK IS
ClEvERLY NABBED

guess" continued the prisoner, ad-
dressing Goldman. but l could tell
you where to get a sight more than
that. but you don't deserve it."
Collins left Fort Lawton January
IS with two other prisoners. A
regiment of soldiers from the fort
was turned out on their trail. but
Collins and one of the others got
away. The third man was shot
down. Collins and his pal swan
four miles in the freezing water
across Puget sound while the sol
diers were beating the brush for
them in the woods near the fort.
They took launch from an island
near there and made good their
escape.
Detective Goldman has been on
Collins trail for two days. Twice
the prisoner gave the sleuth the
double-cross and got away when
Goldman was within 20 feet of him,
but last night Collins fell into a
trap. thinking he was being arrest
ed on mere vagrancy charge.
Goldman says Collins is the slickest
crook he ever saw. A jimmy, a
glass-cutter and a bunch OF skele-
ton keys were taken from the pris-
oner's clothing at the station last
night.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-31
SUES
OLD EMPLOYER
w. HOWARD, DISCHARGED
MERCHANT POLICEMAN,
WANTS $1,000 DAMAGES.

j. w. Howard. discharged EN-
ployee of the Spokane Detective
agency, commenced suit today
against his former employers for
$4,000 damages for interviews given
out by President w. +. Stauffer of
the detective agency.
Howard was discharged by Stauf-
fer on December following a mix
up Howard had in chill con carne
shop on North Monroe street, al.
legged to have been owned by the
merchant policeman. Stauffer
gave it out at the time that Howard
was mixed up with a woman named
Faulkner and received a beating at
the hands OF the womans husband
Howard asks for $1,000 because
of an article appearing in The
Press relative to the matter, $4,000
for an article appearing in the
Spokesman-Reyiew and $4,000 fOl a
letter written TO North Monroe
street property owners explaining
why the Waterman had been fired.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-31
g O N I'll N u F. D
r o M
P a G E O n E
HE PLANTED A SEED

were an orange, but they were
grapefruit seeds. Before he knew
his mistake he had grated them
onto a young lemon twig and he
tended the result carefully.
Despite the jokes of the warden,
Price nurtured the tree constantly.
His work was as hard as the orig
inal Siubad's when he bore the old
man of the sea on his shoulders.
Finally the lemon tree had grown
higher than the head of the tallest
convict in the place
1t blosSomed and the big three
pound lemon began to ripen on its
branches.
The state pardon board was pay
ing its regular visit to the prison
when the members heard the story
of "Sinbad the Sailor" and saw the
wonderful lemon. They interested
themselves in Prices case, and as
a result arranged to pardon him in
the near future. Price, in his graft
tude, has named the new wonder
of forestry the Minnesota lemon"
This Burbank" of the state
prison was convicted of killing a
fellow tramp near St. Paul more
than 10 years ago. Both he and his
victim were drunk at the time. He
is now 81 years old. He fortified
the remarkable tree with soapsuds.
That, he says, is the secret OF max
ing the fruit so large.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-31
GRAN|TO|O FOR
SEVENTH AVE,

Two jobs of granitoid paving.
practically the same material used
on Division street, have been filed
with the board of public works.
The petitions cover the unpaved
portion of fashionable Seventh ave-
nue. from Division to Bernard, and
again farther ewst from Howard to
Adams streets. The Blome company
of Chicago, contractors on the Di-
vision street job, hold a patent on
the granitoid process.
The board of public works has
recommended that a cast iron pipe
be laid in Mantle place for short
distance at an expense of SSl3.S0.
Also a cast iron pipe in Tenth ave
nue., Perry to Ivory, at a cost of
S1035.S0. Paving is to be laid in
both avenues.
A petition for water main on
Fifth avenue from Mt. Vernon to
Fiske street has gone TO the city
council without a recommendation
Teh petition shows earnings of SS4,
while the required II per cent is
SLl5.50.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-31

Reginald Goldman, one of Chief
ousltvan's trusted sIeuths, is $50
richsr today because he arrested
George Collins, alias George Barry,
ut Front avenue and Washington
street last night. Collins is an es-
capped military convict, and is be-
lleved by the police to be one Of
the most daring prisoners who has
come to their attention in years.
Collins, however, does not cher
fish such high regard for the local
bluecoats. why / thought the
Frisco dicks were easy" said Col
Inns to bunch of the local squad
this morning. but youse guys are
nothing but bunch of NUTS. You
guineas don't know nothin'. You
can't keep me here. You amt wise
enough to know yer business. /
could give you some tips myself if
l wasn't so disguised with you"
Collins was confronted with re-
markedly good rogue's gallery like
ness of himself. He was hand
cuffed, and two of the local NUTS
held their hands on their "gats.'
But Collins never turned a hair.
mo, that amt me-" he said, pain
fully bored by the manner of the
cross-questioning. You got $50, l
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-31
PUSHING WORKON
WATER EXTENSION

A. Lindsay, assistant water com.
missioner, stated today that he
had stolen a march on the Spokane
river and gotten the foundation for
the new addition to the water works
station in place before the waters
of the river had begun to rise. Work
on the building will now begin
soon.
The excavation in the new water
we'll will be finished in two days
more, when the digging will cease
at depth of nearly SO feet. The
well will be permitted to stand
without being bricked up for
year in order to allow it to settle
properly. The wooden casing will
remain in the well until replaced by
brick.
Mr.. Lindsay thinks lhat, if no
unforeseen delays occur, the new
additions to the water plant should
be in service by the middle or lat
ter part of June.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-31
GOOD WINTER
fORLAbORERS
FEDERAL UNION 12,222 NEVER
HAD OVER 10 PER CENT
IDLE AT ONE TIME.

1t is quite a job to keep the ma
jority of body of 600 men follow
ing pick and shovel work employed
during the winter months, but this
has been the experience of Federal
union Il .222 during the winter now
drawing to a close. Much of the
credit for this belongs to the ener-
getic business agent of the union,
+. n. Chavez, who says little bat
gets over whole lot of ground in
an average working day.
Not over 10 per cent of the men
of 1922 have been idle at one time
during the past winter, which in
the amount of labor at hand has
been one of the best in several
years. The outlook for the manual
laborers is bright at this time. as
the indications point TO a year of
unusual activity.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-31
MONEY WAITING FOR
FRANK SIMPSON

1t isn't always wise to turn your
self over to the police. But if your
name is Frank Simpson and you
have sister in New York city who
answers the name Louisa. it might
be profitable to tell Chief Sullivan
about it.
For the big auburn haired eXecu.
tive received a letter from Louisa
this morning which reads as fol-
lows:
Dear Sir: Could you give me
any information about Mr.. Frank
Simpson, who was in Spokane some
months ago? | have some money
to send him and fear he may need
it. | can not locate him. Yours
truly,
LOUISA SIMPSON,"