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The Washington herald., 1911-08-15
SET ASIDE ONE HOUR A DAY
FOR THOUGHT AND REST
Spend It in Peaceful Environments Where Only Rest
and Contentment Are Suggested to the Mind.
One Room May Be Set Aside for Purpose

pies this chair one hour a day, or, If
they prefer, an easy couch that is in a
more subdued corner.
The owner of this home has told me
that this hour each day has helped her
meet many a knotty problem: helped
her reach many a wise decision, or cast
off the shadow of worry that profits us
so little, and does us such wreck.
No conversations are carried on in this
room. No visitors are brought here, and
no one member of the family intrudes
upon another during their hour of
silence.
1t is the one place to which each hu-
man being in that home may flee for
meditation, for thought, or for tears
when only tears will relieve overwrought
nerves.
And it has proven a fortress to both
the body and soul of each member Of the
household.
If you cannot have a special room you
can cultivate the daily hour Of silence.
You can go where you will be alone
and uninterrupted into a peaceful en-
vironment, and think only of helpful or
beautiful things.
And these thoughts will come back to
every woman who persists in them like
boomerangs, proving a tonic both to the
body and the soul.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-15
Ideas of Dusting.

Up to a certain point a feather duster
is allowable; when the dust has settled
1t should be removed by using a slightly
dampened cloth. AS ordinarily perform
ed busting simply whisks the lint from
one place to another. Ideas Of busting
are many and varied; some dust only
what's in sight. others what might be
seen, and a few dust everywhere. They
never fail to wipe the window sashes
where they meet and lock. They open
all doors and clean them on top and
two sides. as well as back and front.
More than that, they dust the casing
where the door touches when closed.
One never finds a solid black line down
their door castings.
Sometimes II Is necessary to polish as
well as dust. The unbeaten white of an
egg stirred into cold water cleans pol
ished surfaces well. Work in small sec
tions, dry quickly, and rub till bright.
Cloths must be soft and clean. Wood
work that has been stained only should
be cleaned with a cloth slightly oiled.
and busted with a dry cloth. White spots
made by water or heat on vanished fur
niture are removed by rubbing with spir-
its Of camphor. A good furniture reno
vator should always be at hand and used
for polishing.
Wash Floors Before RewaxinE.
Bare floors are cleaned like any other
woodwork. Waxed floors should be wash
ed before rewaxing, but rarely at other
times. Floor brushes or brooms covered
with canton flannel. neecy side out. are
best for cleaning them. Bits Of damp
paper or damp tea leaves scattered over
a floor catch the dust in sweeping. In
grain carpets are frightened by scatter
ing cornmeal or dry salt before sweep
ing. The digging required TO remove
these insures thorough cleaning. As
soon as a section OF a room is done the
dirt should be taken up.
One should notice whether she IL using
the best method in sweeping. She should
give short, quick strokes, bearing down
on the broom and lifting 1t back instead
Of dragging.
After the woodwork come the picture
frames and gas fixtures; next the larger
pieces of furniture; then the large rugs
are spread out, furniture brought In and
arranged. and draperies and bric-a|brae
put in place.
Windows may be cleaned at any con.
venient time when in the shade. "A little
alcohol in the water keeps 1t from freez-
ing on the glass In cold weather.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-15
PUZZLERS FINDING
MANY DIFFICULTIES

Solutions of the puzzle are pouring in
long faithful puzzle solvers, and from
brand-new members of the puzzle circle
as well.
One and all contestants are loud in
praise of Business Puzzle NO. g.
In spite of the fact that 1t looked 50
very formidable in print with its alter
mating variations.
Some one called me up early yesterday
morning just to tell me, she said, that
she was working hard and to let me
know that she was interested even If 1
received no solution from her this week,
declaring that she would not send a list
Of answers at all if she did not get a
complete solution of the puzzle.
1 reminded this puzzler of the many
weeks when no one has succeeded in
totally solving a puzzle, and suggested
to her as / am doing now to you, that
1t would be surely an act of unwisdom
to hold back a solution of the puzzle
because of her inability to find answers
10 all numbers contained in II.
The solutions that have been so far
received are far from perfect, but that
ioes not say at all that one of them
may not win a prize.
Do not be discouraged over an incor-
rect list, and above everything else do
aot hold your list back because Of an
uncertainty OF some numbers.
II you find you can't solve ii you may
be sure that others are not just pour
ng correct lists into The Herald office.
j. c. NJ.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-15

tened intently.
What is it?" asked the robin.
From the distance there came the
hum of many bird voices.
"Let US see what it means" said the
bluebird, and away they flew towards
where the sound came from.
And what do you think they found?
They found thousands of birds of all
kinds fairly making the branches of
the trees bend under their weight.
And they were talking of a long
journey.
They will not notice u.s." whispered
the robin, "let us go with them on this
long journey. Perhaps they know
place where it is not so cold"
That night there was mighty roar
ing sound above the tree tops of that
great forest as thousands of birds
rose into the sky. They swirled like
great swift moving -eloud towards
the South, and among them all were
the little robin and the bluebird.
It was wonderful land that they
few too-a land where the skies were
beautifully blue and where the SUM-
shinDwas bright and warm.
How happy were our little friends
the robin and the bluebird.
And weren't they lucky to find all
these birds in the foresti
The Washington herald., 1911-08-15
Little Bed Time Tales >, sg.z4 n4xsgs

1T WAS autumn in the Northern
country, and the little robin and
bluebird, perched high upon the
ridgepole of the great brick house,
shivered with cold.
Il am almost chilled to death" stam-
mered the little bluebird budding up
close to the little feathered friend by
his side
"And I, too" answered the robin,
at seems that every day is more ter
ribly cold than the one before" l.;
"But what are we to dor" chattered
the little muehird, I'VE can't stand this
much longer"
The robin did not answer
The little bluebird lifted one of his
very chilled feet up under his feathers.
= After moment the robin spoke. .
Lets fly a bit" he said, "it will
help US to keep warm for a while at
least" and awaS they went, "a fash of
red and blue
Presently they came to great town
and for over an hour they flew over the
chimneys. finding some warmth, but the
smoke choked them so they did not
stop. Still on they few and before
long they came to a great forest. From
high overhead, how beautiful the gaily
dressed tree tops looked. The blue
bird said it appeared like trembling
The Washington herald., 1911-08-15
Nv JULIA CHANDLER MANI.

pity the woman who can never bear
to be alone.
1 pity any one who can find no happi-
ness in her own thoughts and must de-
pend utterly upon her friends and ac-
uuaintances for companionship.
Such a woman's resources within her
self are deplorably limited, and she
misses some of the most helpful hours
that life holds; the hours of quiet self
communion and analysis from which
another woman comes with new strength
with which to meet life and live it.
In some women the desire for con-
slant human companionship Is due TO
a mind so shallow that 1t carries no
beautiful thought, no possible medita-
ton upon vital or interesting subjects.
This is the brainless little chatterer
who would have a nervous fit if there
was not some one ever at hand with
whom she could make small talk.
Another Type.
Other women do not like to be alone
because there is so much sorrow in their
lives that they begin to brood when
there is not some one to talk to.
My thoughts wear me out when 1 am
alone" one woman into whose life much
of woe has come confided to me the
other day
In thinking the matter over 1 am con-
fident that her own thought would not
sap her vitality as utterly as constant
human companionship is doing.
The Persians go to a secluded place
for two hours every day and lie still,
relaxing every muscle.
They teach their children the art of
stiffness. They teach them how to rest,
which is thing that not one in thous-
and of our American children has ever
learned how to do.
And it is only the child who is taught
the art of rest who has a splendid re-
serve energy when he becomes a man.
The English womans criticism of the
American woman is that she lives daily
on her last shred of vitality, so that
when she meets some terrible crisis in
Hfe she is utterly incapable of facing 1t
and living through it sanely.
Have No Reserve Force.
American woman's nerves, say our Eng
lish sisters, because We keep no nerve
force in reserve. We expend it all as
We go along.
This is certainly true of the women
who cannot bear to be alone; who find
no pleasure in a quiet hour.
Ihc "oHidA WIN LaS lniS ieeihiS 10
the very one who needs most of all to
cultivate the hour of silence practised
by the Persians.
In the home of a splendidly poised
woman whom l know a bright little
room is set aside for the family as a
room of rest. 1t is so furnished that
its every appointment, from the quiet
water colors on the walls to the soft
rugs on the floor, suggests rest and
contentment. There is big bay win
dow at one end from which one may
look out across rolling hills to the in
finitude of repose in the woods beyond.
In this window there is an easy chair,
and each member of the family occu-
The Washington herald., 1911-08-15
HELPFUL HINTS FOR
BUSY HOUSEKEEPERS
Little Things that Other
Women Have Tried.


Simple furnishings and systematic
weekly cleaning do away with the old
time ..housecleaning." There need
never be a time when the house is torn
up from attic to cellar. Decorating and
repairs may come at easy intervals, II
one chooses.
The items below are suggestions as to
order and method in the weekly cleaning
Of a room:
Clean movable draperies, ornaments,
and smaller furniture, and take from
room.
Dust and roll up shades.
Remove smaller rugs and clean them
Brush. dust, and cover larger pieces OF
furniture.
Brush higher woodwork and walls.
Dust picture frames and wipe backs
of smaller pictures.
Shake out window and other large dra-
peries and pin UP. 80
Sweep heavier rugs and roll up.
Dust gas fixtures.
Clean the floor
The Washington herald., 1911-08-15

A tailor-r lde dress of exquisite design
and workmanship is this model from
Bichoff-David, designers Of many of the
most successful ideas in new modes.
The directoire sheath effect of the skirt
is not new, neither is It particularly
popular just now, but the placing of the
three large white buttons on the sheath
part gives a contrasting effect not seen
before. However, the waist is where the
work of the designer shows at its best.
The wide piping of white silk on the
lapels makes a tasteful combination.
The unusual cutting of the lapels and
the row of white buttons-below completes
the work of inventiveness. The skirt and
waist are both of blue serge de sole.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-15
GOLD BEADS ARE
AGAIN IN FASHION

Gold beads are in fashion. Old strings
that have not been worn should be
brought out. and IL tarnished they can be
frightened by hot soapsuds or good
silver polish.
The newer beads are larger than the
old ones. some the size Of q small marble.
These are not In good taste.
A novelty IL the string Of alternate
plain and chased beads. Sometimes the
entire string IL Of incrusfed gold ones,
but they are hard TO keep clean.
A collar effect made OF rows OF small
beads Is becoming to the girl with rlen-
der throat. One Of the new designs has
nine rows. each bed !ot lsrger than an
ordinary pinhead.
Gold beads are not especially becoming
worn next the skin. 20 they should b
used TO brighten dask gown rather than
for dscollets frocl. -
The Washington herald., 1911-08-15
Tongue Salad.

Mix together and put in fine dredger
a small quantity each of celery, salt, red
pepper and black pepper, white sugar.
and allspice. Take some thin slices of
Russian tongue, squeeze a little lemon
juice over the piece and slightly dredge
with the above mixture.
Shave up some white onions and celery
and put them in the salad bowl with a
few white lettuce hearts. Add the
tongue next, then pour several spoonfuls
Of oil over the whole with dash Of
vinegar. Serve at once.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-15
TWO DAYS MEALS,
WITH TRIED RECIPES

BREAKFAST.
Planned Tomatoes. Cream Gravy.
Wheat Puffs. Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Corn Chowder:
Rye Bread and Butter.
Fresh Gooseberry Marmalade.
Cup Cakes. Iced Milk.
'- DINNER
Cream of Spinach Soup.
Halibut la Flamande.
Potato Balls. New Carrots.
Dressed Lettuce. Cheese Waters.
Peach Delight.
-- Coffee.
BREAKFAST.
Blackberries.
Shredded Whole Wheat Biscuit.
Clipped Beef in Cream. Toast.
LUNCHEON.
Tomato Salad Buttered Toast.
Tea.
Sliced Peaches with Cream.
DINNER.
scalloped Fish. Crisp Cucumbers.
Julienne Potatoes. Corn Fritters.
SNSoiSo AcidSbcifJ
Sterling Sauce.
Coffee.
Corn Chowder-Dice one-quarter of q
pound Of fat pork. put In a kettle; wher
well tried out add two white onions sliced
thin. Cook slowly to a golden brown
then add one pint of diced raw pota.
toes, one pint of corn and sufficient boil.
ing wafar IN "a
are tender stir in two tablespoonful.
of flour rubbed to a paste with one Ia.
blespoonful of butter; add a tcaspoonfu
Of salt. one-third as much white pepper
and one quart Of hot milk. Simmer five
minutes longer Add one cupful Of
crisp crackers broken into bits, .anc
serve.
Gooseberry Marmalade-One pound o.
ripe gooseberries. one-half pound o.
sugar. the shredded peel of one lemon
or, IL preferred. a stick Of cinnamon
Weigh. wash. drain, and mash tn,
berries, Press through sieve. Boil tn,
sugar. with one-half cupful of water ant
the spice. to a sirup; add the siftet
berries and cook to a thick marmalade
stirring often. Put up hot in airtigh
glasses.
Halibut q Ia Flamande-Cover the bot
tom OF baking dish with two table
spoonfuls each OF minced onion and eel
cry and one OF parsley. Place on thil
the fish after dusting It with q teaspoon
fui Of salt and one-half as much pepper
Brush with melted butter and bake IA
o. quick oven. When done lift CAREFUL,
to heated dish. Put two tablespoon
fuls Of butter in q pan. add two Of flour
mix; add one pint of cooked strained to
teaspoonful each OF mace and whit,
pepper. Strain this around. the FISH
and servo with boiled potato bans. bastet
with melted butter and busted with
minced parsley.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-15

boil, then add one-half cup sweet milk:
let come to a boil again, then season
with salt and pepper to suit taste.
Veal and Tomato Salad.
Ingredients required are one pint Of
veal stock in which one Tablespoonful Of
gelatin has been dissolved. -four firm.
large tomatoes, freed from skins. seeds.
and pulp. and well drained; two egg
yolks, selected from white shell eggs:
Juice OF one large lemon. one, saltspoon-
ful of salt. and one teaspoonfuI Of white
pepper. Cut tomato. into dice and have
solid veal stock cut into neat cubes.
All materials must be well chilled. Beat
egg yoli<s lightly. add alternatee the
lemon Juice By drops and the olive oil
by degrees, stirring In until one cupful
of oil has been used. Pepper and salt
must be added at beginning Mix the
tomato and veal cubes and pour over the
stif white mayonnaise. Use only pale
yoIks in making the dressing
The Washington herald., 1911-08-15
THREE DELICIOUS
SUMMER SALADS
Fruit salad.

One pound Malaga grapes. one can
sliced pineapple. one box marshmaIlows,
one-quarter pound pecan nuts. Dress
ing: Yoiks Of four eggs. one-quarter
teaspoon mustard, one-quarter teaspoon
salt, Juice OF one lemon, one-quarter
cup OF cream; cook all TN thick. When
coolsadd ons-haif pint Of whipped cream
and add to fruit cut IN cubes. Mix two
hours before serving.
MT Salad.
Take one teacupful Of English walnuts,
three large apples, one bunch celery;
chop III togsther. then put salad dress
ing On and mix up. salad dressing: One
half cup vinegar. one-quarter cup sugar
one egg. Noli bsatens one-qunrter tea
sYeea geod mustard; let 'all come e {
The Washington herald., 1911-08-15

The style which we picture Is a very
simple one. The back of the shirt Is ab-
, solutely plain and the front also, except
for the diagonal closing. beginning at the
shoulder.
Flannel, serge, cheviot, gingham, linen,
and other wash fabrics are appropriate
for this garment.
The pattern. 1922, is cut in sizes to
years. To make the blouse In the six
year size will require 1 So yards OF ma
| terial, 36 inches wide.
The above pattern can be obtained by
sending 10 cents to the office Of this paper.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-15
THE NEW HOME.

sea of red and gold. And then they
settled down upon one of the very high
tree tops to rest
II am little tired, but I feel
warmer, don't your" said the little
The Washington herald., 1911-08-15

POngee.
as yards of 27-inch pongee at 4oc. s1.s5
Linen.
yards of 36-inch linen at 40c. $1.20
Serge.
2k yards of 44-inch serge at S1.25. 1913
The design illustrated is Peerless
Pattern No. 5493 and can be obtained
by sending 10c to the Office of The
Washington Herald.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-15

To keep white silk gloves from turning
yellow with the necessarily frequent
washing wash in cool water with white
soap and put blueing in the rinse water.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-15

Potatoes boiled in their skins make
nicer salad than those pared raw. Cold
baked potatoes likewise make better fried
potafoes thAa Wtsn oeeke6 raw or
The Washington herald., 1911-08-15

A fashionable idea for linen and voile
frocks is to place a twelve to sixteen
inch colored band aIound the bottom OF
the skirt and then introduce touch OF
the color in the waist.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-15

Velvet of all colors, especially black.
bids fair to hold place as trimming even
through the hot season. Nothing more
effectively tones down such vivid color
ings as are now fashionable.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-15
FADS AND FANCIES
OF fHE MOMENT

Girls of fourteen and up are wearing
their skirts very short. This, Of course,
means pretty shoes and hosiery. as white
or tan Isle or cotton stockings and
pumps. a
New jabots are lace trimmed and are
worn with linen suits or separate blouses.
The one-sided effect is evident, wide
frill being attached to central frill of
lace
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-10-04
Opening of the G.F.c.

The Greenville Female College
has far and away the best opening
in all her history. There are now
1s5 young ladies in the boarding
halls, against 143 for all of last
year. We did not get the exact
.fguregfor the opening of q year
ago which was, we believe, up to
that date the best, but there are e
least 5Ess III sfktg move young Ia
dies now in the boarding depart
ment, than present at this time q
year ago. The figures we have
just given do not include the town
patronage which is also very large
but which, has not been fully matri-
culated and can not be given with
accuracy. Because of the fact that
some girls have gone three in rooms
that were intended for two and two
in rooms that were intended for
one, there are few rooms in some
of the boarding halls that are avail
able for new corners; but only a
few. The largest expectations of
DR.. Ramsay have been more than
realized.-Baptist Courier.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-10-04
Feet Growing Larger.

Shoe manufacturers claim that
the American woman's foot is grow
ing larger. The number two shoe
is almost obsolete, they say, and
sizes four and five are much COM
moner than three. The explanation
seems to be that the phenomenon is
due to the increased use of the fem
inine foot as means of locomotion.
The constantly increasing number
of women engaged in industry and
the growth in popularity of tennis,
golf and walking have had their in
evitable result, and common sense
has done much to abolish the wear
ing of pinching shoes. The tradi-
tic n that small feet are an excellent
thing in women has persisted long
and will not die without struggle.
Conservatives need not fear that
women will carry this matter too
far; they know when to stop
Success Magazine.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-10-04
Death of Mrs. Wideman. Funds
to be Raised For School.
Cotton sGinned and
Marketed.

Mrs. John Henry Wideman died
on the 9th inst, and was buried
the following day in the Plum
Branch cemetery. The funeral ser.
vices were conducted at the Baptist
church by Rev. Earle Freeman, as.
sisted by Rev. o. N. Rountree. She
leaves husband and three little
children, and also a father. She was
just thirty-one years old, and her
work looked unfinished, but one
wiser than we is back of it all.
At patrons meeting yesterday
afternoon steps were taken toward
formulating plans for liquidating
the debt on the school building, and
for supplementing funds for current
expenses. The patrons instructed the
faculty to adopt the one session
plan instead of one in the morning
and one in theE Eafternoon.
The patrons meeting was follow
ed by an enjoyable social meeting
arranged by the teachers and pupils,
and for about three hours ice cream
was served to a large crowd that
had gathered. The purpose of this
meeting was to collect funds for a
library, and the nice little sum of
.$17.5O was the result.
The efficient corps of teachers,
aided by the trustees, are determined
to make this one of the best schools
possible of its kind. Already houses
are in demand by those who wish
to move here to educate their chill
dren.
The Sunday school of the Baptist
church is observing Orphanaee Q
Work Day to-day, and the proceeds
will be collected tomorrow for Con-
ME Maxwell orphanage.
The town is alive to-day with
farmers who have come with their
cotton to the ginnery and to the
market. More than six hundred bales
have been ginned here during the
month of September.
Plum Branh, S. G. F.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-10-04

Then market slowly and conserva.
lively, stopping sales again when
the market shows signs of weak
ness.
Cotton is low only because lots OF
cotton is being offered for sale. The
exporters and manufacturers are, OF
course, delighted buyers. The price
is practically certain to go up with
in few months; but it is not going
up as long as plenty of cotton car
be had at present prices.
If you feel like taking load Of
cotton to town-why, don't do it
Take the team and go to the fields
and begin plowing or ditehing. If
your negro tenant is in the notion
of going to market advance him
FIVE or ten dollars, take charge of
his cotton and put him to work
chopping wood, or digging ouh
stumps. 1t will be money to both
you and him.
In short. if IL cents is too little
for cotton-and it is-don't sell at
that price. A1viss your neighbor,
too, not to sell; but if he will that
is his loss. Us partly your loss,
too, for ever bale rushed on the
market prematurely drags, down
prices for everybody else; but the
man who sells at 10 and IL cents
mostl. is paying the penalty of his
own fGlly.
We do not believe that any thor
oughly well Informed man thinks
that this years crop should sell for
less than 13 cents; the Farmers
Union and the Montgomery Con-
vention advise holding for IA or Is
cents. In any case, prices are bound
to go up, and we believe that any
farmer who sells at present figures
is cheating himself out of SO to
sac bale he would get by holding
besides injuring his fellow-farmers.
Hold your cotton.-Progressive
Farmer.