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The Washington times., 1911-01-23

proudly swinging his tail and holding
his head very high to show his new rib
bon.
ITO see what?' asked Puff.
ITO see whales and water and flying
fish and all the things you see from a
big ship on the ocean. 1 have been on
the Golden Caribbean"
Puff and Kit just stared at him; they
did not understand one word.
You have ben gone a long time,
said Kit.
"Of course, have; 1t takes three
weeks to make the trip
Were you on the water all the timer"
asked Puff. and didn't you get wet?"
"Of course l didn't get wet" said
SNOWFALL. II was on a big ship; it is
just like a house, and you sail right
along on the top of the water"
Did you see any fish?" asked Kit.
YES" said SNOWFALL. they few on
the deck of the steamer"
Flew" asked both kittens.
Yes said SNOWFALL, ''and l saw a
whale, too. You have to travel II you
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1T was perfectly lovely" said one
kitten.
YES" said another, '1t was just like
a trip on the ocean"
When SNOWFALL rode into the yard the
cats were crowded about Kit and Puff
telling them how wonderful the lectur-
was, and how much they enjoyed it.
SNOWFALL walked toward them to see
what was going on, but no one noticed
him, they were too much interested in
Puff and Kit.
Finally one old Tahby saw him and
shook hands, or paws. with him.
"You should have heard your broth
er's lecture on the Golden Sea-" she
said, "it was most interesting. Kit and
Puff are very entertaining Kittens"
SNOWFALL was too much astonished to
reply. After the kittens and cats had
departed he asked Kit and Puff what
Mrs. Tabby had meant.
I'VE gave a lecture on your trip"
said Puff. ITS all very well to see
things, but it is quite another matter
to give an interesting lecture on that
which you have seen," and Kit and Puff
walked away with high heads, leaving
poor SNOWFALL gazing after them.
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Y IT and Puff sat in the barn door
h way when their master drove home
with Snowfall. You remember he/went
to sea and was gone three weeks
who is that on the seat with mas
ter?" asked Kit. Il do believe he got
another white cat
Its poor Snowballs ghost" said Puff
staring; lit looks just like him, too
SNOWFALL jumped from the wagon and
ran toward the barn.
1T is SNOWFALL" said Kit. Aren't
you dead?' he asked.
"I was sure a dog had you this time"
said Puff. Where have you been?'
mo, a dog did not get me-" said
SNOWFALL, land 1 am not dead, as you
can see; I have been to sea-" he said,
The Washington times., 1911-01-23
Drop in Poultry Prices
With Warm Weather

Prices on poultry have been pracd-
cally stationary and uniformly high for
the last month, but slight drop IS ex-
pected with the beginning of warm
weather. If the threatened deluge of
cold storage fowls should flood the
market it will doubtless force down the
prices on fresh poultry. Turkeys retail
at % to 30 cents a pound, though few
are found at the lower figure. Chickens
are selling at 20 cents a pound.
Practically all the regular early spring
vegetables are to be found in the mar
ket. Green peas are now comparatively
plenty and beans. which three weeks
ago brought s. per basket. are now SELL
ing at 10 and 10 cents a quart.
Butter and eggs, in the opinion of
some of the commission men, are slated
for a rise tomorrow. 1t is not probable
that the change in the price in butter
will be sufficient to affect the present
retail prices. Eggs will hold up until
enother stretch of warm weather breaks
down prices.
The Washington times., 1911-01-23
STYLE OF TABLES
FOR LIVING ROOM
Should Be Large and Care
fully Placed for Con-
Venience.

A LIVING 'om naturally has a
IA certain iIvable look and air of
4 homelikeness, and this in a
way determines the style of
table which should be used in this
room.
NO unstable gift affairs are allowed,
no limitations Of dainty inlay. In
stead, mahogany, oak, and other choice
woods are used. and also wicker and
willow. These should, of course. be
In styles to harmonize with the rest
Of the furniture.
Be sure to choose tables that are
built on good simple lines and that
have a beautiful finish, not the hard,
shiny and cheap-looking surface.
The old-fashioned center table with
Its carefully arranged gift-book which
no one ever read, and it's fancy lamp
on an ornate mat. is out of date. To-
day, If we have a large table in the
center of the room, IT is for use and
comfort, and the whole family natural
ly gathers around it in the evenings.
The chief table in the living room
should be large and carefully placed
so that II will give the greatest amount
of use and comfort to the greatest
number. A sofa drawn up to it on one
side SO that several can sit and read
in the evening. and comfortable Ch airs
placed near the other sides, is not
only sensible arrangement, but also
IA well-balanced and attractive one.
If you do not wish TO have a table
cover or runner. lamp mats made of
leather, brocade. cretonne, or stenciled
linen may be used. If you use table
cover. It should be made to fit the top
of the table and edged with gimp.
Brocade. velours, velvet, and heavy
silk are edged with dull gold or silver
or silk. Cretonne or crash looks well
on this sort of table.
A book rack, a bowl for flowers,
books that are in use, an ornament or
two of real merit, are usually all the
average table will hold besides the lamp
and desk set
The Washington times., 1911-01-23
Daily Horoscope
"The stars IAcIIne. but do not
compel"
Tuesday, January ~, 1911.
Fresh Courage and Zeal
New Ways Shall Reveal.

S--'N
New Ways Shall Reveal.
THIS day is held by astrological rules
1 to be singularly favorable for
changes for the better, resolutions, dis
Carding harmful things and enlargipg
the mind and spiritual nature by at
taining new outlook over life.
In business the tendency is likely to
be toward greater comprehension of
vital problems, readiness in perceiving
hitherto hidden reasons for failure or
non-success, and ability for correcting
errors.
There should be ease and facility in
dealing with accounts and other mat
t1Rs containing the clements of figures
and calculation.
Accountants and bookbinding experts
are held to be under the rule of infiu-
ences in such confgurations as this that
help to make their minds unusually
nimble for searching out battling and
long-hunted errors.
The day is read as being better for
harmonious things than for enterprises
that involve battle and conflict. The
sign is unpropitous for law suits or for
cXaCting rigorous terms.
ArbitratiOns, compromising, amicable
settlements and mutual concessions are
held 10 be under the best advantage in
this period.
Science and art are under good signs.
Students, collectors, sight-seers, teach
ers, lecturers, ministers and scientists
are under good augury.
Very good influence are held to oper-
ate in favor of inventions, and chemists,
astronomers, metaphysicians and psy-
biologists are under favor.
All persons concerned in the trades
of brewing and distilling or preserving
should benefit.
In the office and shop a good sign
extends over hiring men or women.
Persons with this birth-date are un-
der a rule that often grants success
through enthusiasm.
Children are born under stars con-
trolling for superintendance, manage
ment and constructiveness.
The Washington times., 1911-01-23
PORTIERE
ISLATEST NOVELTY
FOR NEEDLEWORK

~ URLAP has invaded almost ev-
cry class of feminine handiwork;
- its simple, coarse texture makes
1t desirable for the heavier
hind OF needlework. From the burlap
pillow 1t Is only a step to the burlap
Portlere. which often is stenciled and
eilioroldered with the same pattern.
hand embroidered portieres have been
eonsplcuous at recent State and coun-
~ tairs' their cheapness, simplicity, and
The Washington times., 1911-01-23
Answers to Inquiries
For Times Readers
Poems Women Should Know.

Mrs. B.-I have published a number Of
poems at your request, many by the
same author. Space for this series is
so short that it is often the case that
l cannot get one in at all, which ac-
counts for nv holding many dearly
loved verses that have been requested
for publication. And since have given
You so many in this series that are dear
to your heart, must ask you to be pa
tient for the publication of others you
have asked until I have had a chance
TO publish those which others desire.
The Washington times., 1911-01-23

- HEESE and Rice Fritters-A nice
way to use UP leftover rice. To
a well-beaten egg add one cup
full of cold boiled rice, two
tablespoOnfuls of milk, one-half cupful
of grated cheese, and last of all the sift-
ed mixture of two tablespoonfuls OF
pastry flour, one tablespoonful of bak-
ing powder and one-fourth teaspoonful
of salt. Drop by spoonfuls into a table
spoonful Of butter melted in a hot fry
ing pan. When delicate brown color,
turn and brown on the other side.
Vegetable Peanut Soup-To two quarts
Of cold, salted water add the following
diced vegetables: Two potatoes, one car
rot, two stalks of celery. one-half cup
full of canned tomato and a bunch OF
soup herbs. Allow the soup to simmer
for about an hour, skimming carefully
If necessary. Dissolve a tablespoonful
of peanut butter in half a cupful of
boiling water and then stir 1t into the
soup, which is then ready to serve.
Creole Halibut-Place the halibut in
boiling water for one minute, after
which it may be readily skinned. After
washing the fish in cold water, wipe
dry, rub with salt and pepper and place
In a roasting pan. Prepare tomato
sauce made of one cupful OF water, one
pint of tomatoes (Canned), three cloves,
one slice of onion. all brought to a
boil and thickened with two tablespoon
fuls of butter creamed with one table
spoonful of flour. Allow the sauce to
boil for ten minutes and then strain.
Pour half of this sauce over the pre-
pared halibut. and bake in hot oven
forty-five minutes, basting the fish with
the remaining sauce.
Marble Pudding-Sift together three
times two cupfuls of flour, two tea
spoonfuls of baking powder, one-half
teaspoonful of cinnamon and one-fourth
teaspoonful of salt. Beat the yolks OF
two eggs light and add to them two
thirds OF a cupful of sugar. four table
spoonfuls of melted butter and one-half
Cupful of cold water and then stir into
the -four mixture. Beat the whites of
the two eggs until light and fold them
into the batter. Divide the dough into
two parts. To one part add two table
spoonsfuls of melted chocolate and mix
we'll until a uniform color. Place the two
kinds of dough alternately by spoonfuls
in a buttered mold TO give a marbled
appearance Steam forty-five minutes.
Serve with vanilla sauce.
The Washington times., 1911-01-23

cats, big and little, their coats all slick
and shining, for the lecture was con-
sidered quite a social event.
= When they were seated NPpff said:
I'VE shall have to make the barn very
dark so that the pictures can be seen,
and 1 must request the audience "a
remain quietly seated all through the
lecture; even II any one should see a
selves"
Then he began his lecture and told
them all about the strange sights that
SNOWFALL had told about, and every lit
tie while Kit would turn the picture
machine and show the white kitteu
rolling ball.
Looks just like him, does 1t not?
said one Mrs. Tabby. II should know
it anywhere" said another And when
the lecture was ended Kit and Puff were
the social lions of the neighborhood.
The Washington times., 1911-01-23

NJ. C. P.-O Use your complexion
brush Just as you would a wash cloth,
with plenty Of tepid water and a soap
that you have found suitable for your
skin Wet the brush, rub it over the
soap, and scrub your face gently, ap-
plying a good skin food after the cleans
ing process.
(2) 1 would not advise you to dye the
eyebrows. Almost anything you might
use would be injurious to the eyes Use
a crayon with which to darken them.
The Washington times., 1911-01-23

and there are not many parents. thank
God. who are called upon to weep
over wayward girls. The haggard-
eyed old mothers that We see did not
get that look of dumb misery in their
eyes sitting up waiting for prodigal
daughters to come home. They got II
waiting for the return of the prodigal
son.
To Be Concluded Tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1911-01-23

individuality having recommended them
to the housewife who believes in in
dividual expression in her house fur
nisfiings.
When the foundation of the norttera
is of choice burlap many variations are
possible. Raffia and burlap, when the
celors are discreetly chosen, make a
chic combination About four inches
froms the hem the fiber Is drawn ont
for as wide a space as your tastes may
decide.
The raffia then is woven in and ont
Of the cross threads until the space "a
completely and evenly filled in. This
raffia weaving may be limited to a bor-
der at the upper and lower hem or to
one length and width.
May Extend
Around Portiere.
II desired 1t may extend clear around
the porttere, forming perfect rec
tangle. If care is taken to get the cor
ners smooth and accurate the effect Is
quite satisfying.
Drawn work patterns used for center
pieces also have been found quite suit
able for an oDenwork poftiere of Rus
Sian crash and plain tapestry
The threads were drawn out and
worked by the same method used for
linen ana the hDer remaining generally
is strong enough for the needle
Beads may be worked in with the
needle II desired, perhaps methodicalIy
enough TO outline a figure or design
provided for in the pattern. Open-work
portieres in dark shades are as pretty
as they are novel, and if we do not
tolerate erratic styles for the living
room portiere of this sort is beyond
reproach for den or bed room.
Corduroy, the cotton and silk rep, and
the tapestry velvets can now be bought
in all colors by the yard and made up
with little labor. II your tastes incline
to the elaborate some Persian band
made, can easily be applied.
Braided Portieres
Becoming Popular
Homemade braided portieres also
have become popular, judging from
recent exhibits-the braid running in a
more or less intricate pattern along the
edge and well into the corners. Sou
tache and rat tall braid are used
most generally on the rep and velvet
The endless variety of designs in
tapestries nowadays would enable you
to make a suitable choice for almost
any room, especially If it is a question
of economy and the ready made article
neither suits your taste nor price. The
Oriental designs go well with a room
furnished in dark or natural wood, and
the plain and corded rep would match
almost any room where lot of light
and air is essential.
The Washington times., 1911-01-23
DAILY FASHION TALK ~ ~
~ ~ TO TIMES READERS
~ ~

FRocKs that are
made Of check
ed material trim
med with plain
are always smart.
This one includes
new features, too,
in the wide square
collar and the clos
ing is made invisi-
bly, at the left OF
the front. 1t In
cludes a shield, and
in this instance the
shield is Of hand
kerchief lawn en-
broidered, but II
could be Of all-over
lace or all-over enl-
broidery silk or Of
any contrasting
m a t erial. The
blouse and the skirt
are Joined by
means of a belt,
making a one-piece
garment that can
be slipped on ana
off with ease, but
the belt is a novel
one, including a
pointed front por-
ton that is exceed
ingly smart. The
girls will be de-
lighted with the lit
tie patch pocket
and the rolled-over
faring cuffs are
very generally be-
coming.
For the ten-year
size will be re-
quired s yards of
material "a or q,
~ yards 80. or 3A
yards A inches
wide, with a. yard
any width for the
shield, q yard q
inches wide for the
trimming. A May
Manton pattern,
No. 64S1. sizes 6 to
u years, can be OBJ
tained at Golden
bergs.
The Washington times., 1911-01-23
Corn Pudding.

Chop the contents of a can &C corn
in a wooden chopping tray. Put with 1t
two eggs beaten light, one tablespoon
ful each of sungar and of melted butter,
in a creased pudding dish half an hour,
uncover and brown.
The Washington times., 1911-01-23
Removable Ink Stains.

The following is a good way to re-
move indelible ink: Take a small lump
of cyanuret of potash. rub 1t on the ink
stain, first dipping it in water, then
rinse the cloth in cold water.
The Washington times., 1911-01-23
Poems Not Discontinued.

Mrs. L. G. C.-Your anxiety for the
poems is quite unnecessary. They have
not been discontinued. Read my an
swer to Mrs. s. for an explanation Of
why they failed to appear for a few
days.
The Washington times., 1911-01-23
Chapped Hands.

The following is a good recipe for a
lotion for chapped hands: Wash your
hands in sugar water, dry them with
cornmeal. night and morning.
The Washington times., 1911-01-23

That sounds splendid" said Kit. ''I
think 1t is better than going to sea-
The next week, when SNOWFALL went
to the city with his mater, Puff and
Kit nailed the poster on the fence, and
by noontime the yard was filled with
The Washington times., 1911-01-23
Addresses of Private Citizens.
Use of COMPLEXION Brush.

Mrs. Smith, cannot furnish you with
addresses of private citizens.
The Washington times., 1911-01-23
BEADS GREAT FUN
FOR KINDERGARTEN
Beginning With Straight
Lines, drawings" Will
Naturally Follow.
By MARGARET LOUISE WALLACE

~ ITH the aid of the lines on
M the table a great many
" " forms may be made with
the beads. Beginning with
the square, containing as many smaller
squares as you like, and continuing
first with perpendicular and horizon
tai lines and then with diagonal, you
will be surprised to see how many
pretty things you can make. A flag
is easy, with a bead for each star.
A house with a pointed roof will not
be difficult. A bedstead, a ladder,
table and chair, all made of perfect
ly straight lines, are only a few of
the things that suggest themselves.
When the children have caught the
idea of symmetry, and have learned
to use the squares of the table, let
them make things for themselves.
Try to keep the forms exact and
beautiful, but don't expect perfection
for you will not get Il. Do not
allow this to become task. A little
of 1t is enough at a time. then break
it Off with a song or game, and turn
to the cube or something else.
Beans May Be Used
In Place of the Beads.
If the mother prefers. the beads
may be dispensed with and beans
used instead. They will do very
making, but of course cannot be
strung, unless softened.
When the straight lines have been
mastered, and Ned can make what
ever suggests itself to his mind in
straight lines, begin to use the curved
line.
At the diagonally opposite corners
of a square place two beads. Then
find the middle of the square as
nearly as you can and place a bead
on a spot exactly between the middle
of the square and the upper left hand
corner. Then two more beads are
placed between those already placed
and a fairly good quarter-circle Is
made.
The other quarter of the circle is
Joined TO this with the aid Of the
square to the right, and the circle
completed in the two squares below.
Then start quarter-circle in the
top half of one square, Join to
It another in the bottom half of
top of the third square. and so on
until you have a pretty curved
line which Ned will have little diff
Guilty in initiating.
Make these curves larger and vary
them, and soon you will be able to
make bead drawings" of numerous
things which were never possible
with the straight lines, and repre-
sent numberless objects which the
blocks could never do.
Leaf Outlines
Good to Start With.
Mother dear. have a long string
OF green beads. Can't we make IT
into something?"
Perhaps we can Let the beads be
loose on the string and let mother
see what she can do
For a moment she manipulates the
long thread with the beads on 1t,
and then says:
There. Can you tell what I have
outlined?"
TITS a leaf-a green leaf" cries
Ned joyfully. "Oh, let me try"
With mothers help he makes some
thing that might, by a stretch of the
ina agination, be called a leaf. To him
1t is very lovely.
81 don't know what sort Of leaf
yours is. Neddie," says Bess soberIy.
Mothers was a maple leaf like the
ones on the tree outside the window"
Smart girl" laughs mother, while
Ned rushes to the window to look
at the maple leaves.
The Washington times., 1911-01-23
DINNER

DINNER.
Vegetable Peanut Soup.
Creole Halibut. Mashed Potatoes.
Canned Asparagus or Buttered Carrots
Lettuce Salad.
Marble Pudding. Vanilla Sauce.
Coffee
The Washington times., 1911-01-23

A LIVING 'om naturally has a
IA certain iIvable look and air of
homelikeness, and this in a
The Washington times., 1911-01-23

~ , ITH the aid of the lines on
M the table a great many
" forms may be made with
The Washington times., 1911-01-23
SOME HINTS FOR
THE DAILY MENU
Good Things for the Table
and Directions for Max
ing Them.

BREAKFAST.
Stewed Prunes with Orange martha 50.
Oatmeal with Sugar and Cream.
Baked Eggs on Buttered Toast.
Graham Gems. Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Cheese and Rice Fritters.
Nut Bread and Butter Sandwiches.
Almond Gingerbread. Baked Apples.
Tea.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-07
BACK TO WORK.
Fifty BOiIermakers and Helpers
Return in Chicago.
One NOnunfOn Man Beaten Into
Insensibility.

Chicago, Ill, Oct Fifty
boilermakers and their helpers,
who went on a strike a week ago,
returned to work at the Burnside
shops of the Illinois Central road to-
day. The railroad officials declare that
more than 800 of the striking shop
men have returned to their places
since the Walkout begun
Strike leaders deny that their ranks
are being depleted by men returning
to work and insist that the railroad
company's service has been crippled in
every department by the walkout.
Edward Bloom, 40 years old, a nom
union machinist employed in the I'LL
nOiS Central shops at Burnside, was
beaten into insensibility by two un-
identified assailants shortly after he
left his home today. The police be-
lieve that the assault is result of the
strike, as Blooms assailants made no
attempt to rob him.
President Markham, of the Illinois
Central railroad ended speculation as
to the nature Of his reply to So
called arbitration proposal from Gov
ernor Noel of Mississippi today by stat
ing that the Mississippi executive mad
not asked for arbitration.
THE meSsag ge from the governor was
a request that either Vice President
Park or myself come to Mississippi to
attend a general meeting at Jackson
and discuss with the public, the de-
mandS of the strikers and the position
of the rail-" said Mr.. Markham.
1T was inspired by the navor of
Jackson and was for the purpose of
ending the violence there that marked
the beginning of the strike. Any arbi-
tration could affect only the immedi-
ate vicinity and of course could have
no bearing on the strike as a whole
Il replied to Governor Noel that there
was no objection to the proposal al
though no time nor detail of any such
was considered
1.-THE actual situation on the road
is getting better all the time. More
men are returning to work and the
railroad is handling all its necessary
work in good order"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-07
WALSH AND JUDGE FUSS
Hyde Change of Venue Cause of Hot
Exchange of Words.

Kansas City, Oct. Hard words
were exchanged between Judge Ralph
S. Latshaw and Attorney Frank p
Walsh, representing DR.. B. Clyde Hyde
during a court session today when the
judge granted a change of venue for
the physicians second trial on a charge
of numbering Col. Thomas a. Swope.
Trouble arose when Judge Latshaw
asked Walsh if he had not said last
summer that it was not the intention
of the defense to seek a change of
venue. Walsh denied he had said this.
Il say you did. so it is your word
against mine" responded the court.
warmly.
In granting the change of venue the
court also added an order that the trial
be held in the criminal court room, the
scene of the first trial This brought
vigorous protest from Attorney Walsh.
Il shall not only apply to have that
order vacated, but shall also ask that
eIisors be appointed to act in this
trial" said Walsh 'fThe defendant was
not treated fairly during the last trial.
Some of the deputy marshals attempt
ed to extort money from him, also they
made frequent trips between the jury
room and the private office of the
court"