The Washington times., 1911-11-11
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Times Inquiry Department.:
wish you could give me a little advice.
am engaged to young man in the French
! have not heard from him. I know he hates
to write, but don't excuse him for three
months. In his last letter he talked about
my going back home when he has served HIS
time. and he speaks Of our future home. I
have written many times and have no an
swer yet am sure he cares for me, though
he does not write. What should do, write
again? Please excuse the English, Il not
correct. WORRIED.
If were you I would wait until the
young man wrote to me. II he rsally
loves you he will write an answer to
your letters. OF course, II you continue
to love him nothing can be done about
it, unless you wish to try to forget him.
and for that there are various remedies.
namely, fall in love with another, be
very busy, and do everything you can
think Of that can help you forget him.
Times Inquiry Department:
VIII you please tell me where I can find
eight or ten quotations of living authors?
Thanking you. am Yours truly
You can probably find a book with
quotations of living authors in 1t at the
Public Library.
An inquiry received over the telephone
monument that is being set up in Chevy
Chase circle to the memory of Colonel
Belt, and some history of this officers
life. Col. Joseph Belt was the patentee
of Chevy Chase. trustee of the first
free school in Maryland, one Of the
founders of Rock Creek Parish. men,
ber of the house of burgesses, and
colonel Of Prince George county militia
during the French and Indian wars.
Times Inquiry Department.
Would like you to answer this question
for me: There is a stamped envelope pre-,
pared by the postal authorities and should
you soil the envelope SO as not to be useful,
Ss Sssn sa 1Sa ns the the sos% Is
velope. This is not Justified, because you
can remove the other stamp at your own
is a catchy sort OF combination. where one
II liable at any time to lose the price OF
s dsaSs ssmP to se abo~s remain
Very respectfully, H. :" s.
If 1t Is so very difficult for you to
keep the stamped envelope clean enough
TO use. I advise you to use the plain
envelopes where you can stick the stamp
on separately. If you write to the Re-
demption Stamp Bureau. Postoffice De-
partment. you can get their reasons
as to the why and wherefore of their
rules in regard to this matter.
Times Inquiry Department:
Kindly inform me through the Inquiry
Column what will clean white buckskin
shoes. without injuring them; also, how to
clean a white silk cord used on dresses. and
oblige, A SUBSCRIBER.
Use warm water and Ivory soap to
clean your white buckskin shoes. To
clean the white silk cord use gasolene.
Times Inquiry Department:
Kindly tell me where / can get rug hook
or rug shuttle that is worked with both
A DAILY READER.
I should think some of the smaller
shops that deal in fancy work could
tell you where you can get rug shuttles
Times Inquiry Department:
VIII you kindly tell me II Gamma bulbs
should be taken up or should they be left
in the ground all through the winter? Also
should a small water turtle be left In the
water all wnterH Yours gratefully. A. r.
Gamma bulbs should be taken out Of
the ground before frost comes and put
in a dry cellar all winter. / should
think a small turtle would be very
grateful for something solid on which
he could paddle out upon occasionally.
Times inquiry Department:
Please tell me tHeTe Is pace WncTe
good healthy hair combings can be sold ?
Thanking you, am, MISS A. e. f.
should inquire at one Of the large
hair dressing establishments here in
Washington. and find out whether or
not thev bought hair. Perhaps they
could tell you where It could be dis
posed Of.
Times Inquiry Department:
A Young lady from my home town in
studying to be a nurse at a local hospital
1 have never met her but fancy have met
her sister In my home town How shall l
proceed 10 make her acquaintance since I
DO not know q mutual friend TO Introduce