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The Washington times., 1911-09-30
FOR LITTLE FOLK JUST BEFORE BEDTIME
The Sandman S Stories
soUANK AND THE BoBALoo-PART 2.

up, and it yelled "Ye-o-o-ow-w-wy' In
terrible tones, and 1t scratched Bohunk
with its nineteen claws, and IT bit Bo-
hink with its three rows of teeth until
they ran home just as fast as their
legs could carry them, with their faces
all bloody and their clothes all torn,
for the way the wildy-wild Bobaloo
creature from the snow-clad mountains
had treated them.
But little Squank hurried home past
the dense wood. after he had fooled
Bohunk and Rohink. And when the
Queen Of thu Fairies saw him coming
with nothing in his arms-for he had
let the wildy-wild Bobaloo creature run
away-she and her maids of honor
wrung their hands and cried, for they
were just as hungry as hungry could
be. And they said to little Squank:
Why did you not bring US the ice
cream and the chocolate cake and the
cinnamon buns? For we are rust as
hungry as hungry can be-"
Then little Squark laughed and said:
Two giant COLLINS, Bohunk and Bo-
hink, caught me in the dense wood
and took away all had in my arms"
Then said the Queen Of the Fairies:
Never mind, little Squank, go get
ger jar and run back to the corner gro
Gerry and get us some goodies; I Will
senG a guard with you"
Then little Sguank laughed a jolly
laugh and said to the Queen of the
Fairies: 1T is true that the bad little
COLLINS took away all I carried in my
arms, but that was a wildly-wild Bo-
mountains. Just see what I've got IN
my pockets!"
And with that little Squank emptied
| first one pocket and then another, and
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To Properly Treat
Obstinate Wrinkles

Particularly where wrinkles and
burrows are long and deep, the mas
sage deyotee is apt to rub too hard
and too frequently" says DR.. Limo
ges. Such treatment loosens the
skin. causes muscles to sag and az
gravates the wrinkled condition-just
the opposite result from what she
seeks.
Better than massage, or anything
else, for the most obstinate wrinkles
and crows feet as well as the finest
lines, Is a formula well known in
France. which American ladies may
readily avail themselves of, as you
Will have no difficulty procuring the
constituents from your druggists. 1t
Is this: One ounce powdered saxolite
in one-balf pint witch hazel. Battle
the face. neck and hands in this daily
The effect Is really. marvellous, not
only as to wrinkles. but also in case
of double chin and bagEy cheeks. The
application Is cooling, soothing. tend
Ing to relieve fatigue and tnsomnis."
The Washington times., 1911-09-30
Tells Women How to
Obtain Perfection

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Sept. 3o.-AIl
women who desire to be perfect phys
ically-and what woman doesn't Unjust
abandon for all time ra:s, puffs, wire
frames. hobble skirts and the habit OF
sticking pencils into their nalr
This Is the ultimatum given by DR..
Blanche A. Denig to the members Of
the Stenographers' Mutual association.
Furthermore, they must be careful Of
their diet. their eyes, their sleep, and
observe a few score other health rules.
DR.. Denig told of the measurement Of
the perfect woman as seen through the
eyes of the medical world. HeI weight
should be lis pounds, her height five
feet five inches. Her outstretched arms
from finger tip to finger tip should be
equal to her height. Around her waist
this perfect woman should measure
twenty-nine inches Her Sust measure
should be thirty-four inches and over
her arms forty-two inches Her hip
measure should be thirty-ninc inches
Her dainty ankle should measure eight
inches and her wrist six. The depth
OF her chest should be one-iifth of her
This perfect woman. who is the nor
NAL woman, should generate every
twenty-four hours 1854 degrees Of heat,
or enough to raise 5911 pints OF water
from zero to the boiling point
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Chief Justice White
VIII Return Tomorrow.

Chief Justice White, Of the Supreme
Court, and Mrs. White. who have spent
the greater part of the summer at Fort
Hope. Canada, will return to Washing
ton tomorrow
Judge Robb, of the Court Of Appeals.
has returned to Washington from Cape
Cod, where he and Mrs. Robb spent the
summer. Mrs. Robb will Join Judge
Robb later at their apartment in the
Rochambeau.
Chief Justice Clabaugh, of the Su-
preme Court of the District, and Mrs.
Clabaugh, have returned to Washing
ton from their country place in Carroll
county Maryland, where they have been
since early in June.
Col. Charles H. Heyl, U. S. A, and
his sister, Miss Heyl, and his daughters,
the Misses Heyl, have returned to
Washington and have opened their resi-
dence in Wyoming avenue. They spent
the summer at their cottage at Deer
Park, Nd.
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Points to Observe
In the Laundry

Use warm water to sprinkle your
starched clothes.
Iodine Stains-Wash with alcohol, then
rinse in soapy water.
Scorch Stains-Wet the scorched
place, rub with soap and bleach in the
sun.
Use borax water to wash sateen. This
method will restore the gloss to the
goods.
Grass Stains-Saturate the spot thor
oughIy with kerosene. then put them in
the washtub.
Mildew--Soak in a weak solution Of
chloride Of lime for several hours.
Rinse in cold water.
Blood Stains-Soak in cold salt water;
then dash in warm water with plenty
Of soap: afterward boil.
Ink Stains-Soak in sour milk. If a
dark stain remains, rinse In a weak So
luton of chloride of lime.
Sewing Machine Oil Stains-Rub with
lard. Let stand for several hours, then
wash with cold water and soap.
Iron Rust-Soak the stain thoroughly
with lemon juice; sprinkle with salt and
bleach for several hours in the sun.
Fine ginghams and percales dipped in
sweet milk instead of starch gives them
that dainty, glossy dressing they have
when new.
The Washington times., 1911-09-30
BY THE SHOPPER.

Fashion says white buckskin shoes
will be worn by smart women until late
In the fall, and, in fact. will be worn
throughout the entire winter with light
gowns. In a shoe store on Seventh
street, between H and I streets, l saw
some well made shoes of this character
for 50 and $3.50. They were made on
the buttoned model.
a small boys yearning is toward
cap that he can roll up and put into
his pocket when occasion demands. A
cap of this description, with a cloth
covered button on the top, is being Of
fered by a Seventh street dealer near
the corner of H street, Tor ~ cenIS
each They come in al colorS, an0
look as though intended TO endure the
kind of hardship that will come TO them
at the hands of the small boys VINO De-
come their owners.
Slip-on raincoats which have been so
popular in the past with the men are
being adopted by the women and t giris;
They are very convenient Tor THESE
rainy autumn mornings. and are SO
generously made that one can Weir
them over the coat of suit. some -
these coats are on SAFE N a 60 $50 60 Tbey
ere patterned after those worn by me
men. and are exactly like them EXCEPT
for their size.
A hammered brass ferr dish together
with a little fumed oak tabourette are
exhibited ON Seventh street for the
kmalI sum of 40 cents each. They make
q good combination, and are we'll worth
the price
saw some very pretty odd suede
belts in a Seventh street store this
morning which were marked 90 cents.
The store is located between E and
F streets. In the same establishment
they offer silk net wells, two yards
long and in all colors, in the sort
Shetland finish, for 70 cents each.
In a department store on seventh
street, between D and E. they are Of
fering an unusual bargain to the
woman who is expecting to buy
messaline silk dress this winter. For
69 cents she can purchase yard wide
messaline. in a great variety of beau
Iiful shades and can evolve an even
ing dress out of five yards or the
material. The silk is dyed in the
skein, and will not fade and wear
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Miss Edith A. Corey
To Wed George W. Ramsay.

Cards have been received in Washing
tor from Mr.. and Mrs. Amos B. Corey.
of Ogden, Utah. for the marriage of
their daughter, Miss Edith Annetta
Corey. to George William Ramsey, of
this city. The wedding will take place
Wednesday evening, October II. at s
O'Clock, at 1906 Washington avenue. Cg-
den. M. Ramsey will bring his bride to
Washington to live, and after January
they will be at home at 17S Columbia
road.
Miss Corey is well known in Wash
ington, having made a number of
friends here on recent visit to Judge
and Mrs. Arthur J.. Hayes, 1T their
residence in Sixteenth street.
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Miss Ethel Hendershott has returned
TO Washington. after a six months trip
through the extreme West, visiting the
Pacific coast and the Yellowstone Park
region
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ICaptain Burners Wife Leaves City
To Join Her Husband At Annapolis
Announces Troths
Of Two Daughters

OF great interest to Washington So
ciety is the announcement made yester-
day at Colorado Springs, Col, by w.
owen Scott, Of the engagements Of his
two daughters, Miss Mary Owen Scott
and Miss Alice Scott, the former to
William Irving Howbert, and the latter
to Charles B. Lansing, both of Colorado
Springs.
The Misses Scott are exceedingly
popular here and their continued alb
sence of late has been a matter of
great interest.
avenue has been leased to the Turkish
government for the embassy quarters
for the last two years, during which
time Mr. Scott and his daughters have
Travelled extensively.
toned in connection with the announce
ment which was made at a tea given
by Mrs. Frank Kernochan for the
Misses Scott.
Mrs. Rudolph. wife Of Commissioner
Rudolph, has returned to Washington
from the Virginia Hot Springs, where
she has been for the last month since
her return from Europe,
Mr.. and Mrs William Phelps Emo,
who have spent the season at their
summer place at Saugatuck, Conn, will
return to Washington early in Novem-
Der.
r
Prof. Boiling. Of the Catholic Uni
versity, and Mrs. Boiling, who spent the
last several months abroad, have re-
turned TO Washington, and have taken
an apartment at the Brighton for the
season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph R. Ellerson, who
spent a portion of the summer at the
White Sulphur Springs, have returned
to Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. b. Evans ana their
little daughters have returned to Wash
ington from the mountains of PennsyI-
Vania, where they spent the summer,
and have opened their apartment IN the
Dresden fo- the winter.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Archibald Hopkins have
planned to give several ante-nuptial
entertainments next week at their coun-
try place in Williamstown. Mass, in
honor of their daughter. Miss Mary
Hopkins, whose marriage to Crawford
Blagden takes place October Z.
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Mr.. and Mrs. H. Percy Robinson are
in New York for brief stay at the
Holland House.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Gibson have ar
rived in New York after an extended
European sojourn, and are at the Plaza
for a short stay. Mr.. and Mrs. Gibson
were on the Olympic at the time of
the collision with Hawke, and were
Obliged to book passage Immediately on
another liner.
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HarmOn'S Aide Victim
Of Inauguration Cold

The committee for a change in the
date Of Inauguration here today learned
of the death in Columbus, Ohio, OF
Guinter Kidwell. He contracted cold
while in Washington to witness the in
auguration of President Taft, which ul-
timately caused his death.
Mr.. Kidwell was Governor Harmon
aide at the Inauguration When he re-
turned to his home he developed pneu-
monia, which left him with weak lungs
and an easy prey to tuberculosis, which
followed. Mr.. Kidwell was tMrty-tWo
years old.
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Miss Marjorie Ruth Mertz
to Wed Charles Car
roll Nixon.

. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward P. Mertz an
Houace the engagement Of their daugh-
ter, Miss Marjorie Ruth Mertz, to
Charles Carroll Nixon, Of Tulsa. Okla.
the wedding to take place the latter
part Of December.
+
Admiral Conf. of the Chilean navy.
was the honor guest of the Assistant
Secretary of State and Mrs. Hunting
ton Wilson at dinner last night. Asked
TO meet him were the minister of Chile,
Senior Don Eduardo Suarez; the Secre-
tary Of the Navy. George Won i. Meyer;
Captain Stuven of the Chilean Navy
and Mime. Stuven; Captain Searles Of
the Chilean Navy and Nine. Searles;
Captain Cuevas. naval attache OF the
Chilean legation; A. A. Adee. Second
Assistant Secretary of State; Charles
Page Bryan, the newly appointed am
bassador to Japan: Thomas c. Dawson,
minister resident OF the Department of
State and Mrs. Dawson: Lieutenant
Commander White, U. s. N, aide u
the Chilean delegation, and Mrs. White;
w. 7. 5. Doyle. chief of the division OF
Latin-American affairs: Henry L. James.
assistant chief Of the division Of Latin
American affairs. and Seth Low Pierre
pont. Of the division OF latln-Amer1Can
affairs and Mrs. Pierrepont.
Capt. Joseph S. Heron, U. s. A, and
Mrs Heron are at the New Willard for
brief stay, after a detail Of two years
in the Philippines.
Mrs. w. H. H. Switzerland, Miss
Switzerland, and Miss Mary Souther-
land, wife and daughters of Rear Ad-
Iniral Switzerland, u. 8. N, who have
been on the Pacific coast since early
spring, have returned to the city, and
are getting their n street house IN read
mess for occupancy.
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Miss Della Torrey -Four
Score and Seven Today

WORCESTER, Mass. Sept. 3o.-Miss
Della TORY, Americas most famous
maker of pies. and incidentally aunt
Of President Taft, celebrated her
eighty-seventh birthday today.
One of her first congratulations
came from the President, who wired
his good wishes from Sedalia, Mo.
Miss TORY will spend the day at
Watertown, Mass. with Horace Tart,
brother of the President.
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shabby. like goods dyed after weav-
ing.
This same store is showing an ex-
tensive line of self-striped barclay
novelty cloth that would make up in
to very smart business suits. The
colors are dark blue. greens, and reds
and the most attractive thing about
them was the price-$1.9S a yard. The
goods is extra wide.
Little baby bonnets. embroidered in
flower patterns are dainty and rea-
sonabIe in price at a store on Seventh
line and plain silk. and sell for so
cents each. The same store offers
little imitation bearsktn coats for the
small fodder for $1.9S. These gar
be washed. which is an argument in
their favor, as they cannot remain
clean long when WORN by the topping
little boy or girl.
Cunning little white sweaters for
babies are being offered in a Seventh
street establishment, near the corner of
garments are pink or blue. and they
are Just the right weight for a baby.
neither too heavy or too thin. They
are only so cents. Cute little toques
that go with the sweaters, are marked
Is cents.
ANY man who needs heavy walking
gloves would do we'll to visit a Seventh
street department store, where they
are showing some fine quality in shades
of brown, tan and gray suede for the
bargain price of IS cents. The gloves
are stitched with silk, and are guar
anteed for wear.
In mems furnishing store, oil
Pennsylvania avenue, near Twelfth
street, saw some of the prettiest
neckties I have seen this autumn. The
popular knit tie, in all shades, with
alternate threads of 4 contrasting color
are to be had In this store for so cents.
Other ties at this price are in Ores
den design and solid colors of brown,
blue, green and red. these being made
of corded silk.
A baby Victrola talking machine.
without a horn, can be bought in a
music store near the corner OF Thir-
teenth and G streets, for SIS. The
same store shows a large sized auto
harp for the extremely low price OF
S..
The Washington times., 1911-09-30
Mrs. George Cohn
Returns To Galveston.

Mrs. George Cohn, who spent a few
weeks in Washington as the guest Of
her mother, Mrs. Fannie Greenapple, OF
Girard street, has returned to her home
.. in Galveston, Tex.
Mrs Charles Kaufman has returned
to Washington, after spending the sum-
mer in Atlantic City.
Miss Marion Heilprun, of University
place, will leave Washington tomorrow
to resume her studies at Barnard Col
lege.
Mrs. ]. Elias, who has been the guest
of her daughter, Mrs Morton Luchs,
has returned to her home in New York.
Mrs. Isidore Grosner and family, who
spent the summer at their cottage In
Atlantic City, have returned to Wash
ington.
Mr. and Mrs. Phil King and son.
formerly of the Imperial. now are
Mendoza.
Miss Ella Oppenheimer will leave
Washington in a few days for Bryn
Mawr to resume her studies.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene schwab have
left Washington for trip to Niaga "a
Falls, the Great Lakes. and New York.
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Mrs. A. F'reschie, who his been spend
ing the past few weeks in Philadelphia,
as returned to her home in Washington.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Tobriner and sons
are among the passengers aboard the
Kronprinz Wilhelm, which sailed from
Bremen for New York on Tuesday.
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Judsons Change
Place Of Residence.

Commissioner Judson and Mrs. Jud-
son have given up their apartment IN
the Brighton, and have taken one in
the Cairo for the winter.
Mrs. Judson and her SON Craig Jud-
son have recently returned to Washing
ton from the Virginia Warm Springs.
where they spent the latter part OF
the summer. Early in the season they
made 4 series of visits in Kentucky.
Nr. and Mrs. r. 7. Ritter have taken
an apartment in the Brighton for the
season.
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FOR TIMES WOMEN WHO WANT TO KNOW
~. #.. -
What Is Seen in The Shops

II column, by
to interested
personally
den-
Main $3.50 and
king for The Shopper
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- HEN little Squank said to the
grocery man:
Wrap me up a dime and a
nickel and a pennys worth of
Ice cream and chocolate and cinnamon
buns, for the fairies are just as hungry
as hungry can be. And hide them in
wildy-wild bloodthirsty BoDaioo creature
from the snow clad mountains with the
nineteen claws and the three rows OF
teeth and the terrible yell when any
body wakes 1t up and put 1t in a big
black box"
Then little goblin Squank started back
In hurry, for he knew the fairies were
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stiIl another, until the table was piled
Up with ice cream and chocolate cake
and cinnamon buns. For, you know, a
goblin's pocket can hold ever so much
more than ZEAL peoples pockets.
"Oh. oh, ohr' cried the fairies, what
a delicious pile of goodies. And we are
just as hungry as hungry can be, too!'
And then they all sat down and had
just as much as they wanted to eat,
while little Squank told them how he
had fooled the bad COLLINS.
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Mrs. Charles H. Poor Will
Return to Capital About
Middle of October.

Mrs R. C. Bulmer. wife of Capt
Bulmer, U. S. N. who recently re-
turned from Lake Skaneateles, N. Y,
and Tuxedo Park, where she was the
guest of Mrs. Herbert ShIpman, has
gone to Annapolis 10 join CAPTAIN Bull.
mer for the weekend.
Captain Bulmer has been transferred
to Annapolis for the winter after ex.
tended duty on the u. S. ;. Salem, and
Mrs. Bulmer has gone th=fc. house
hunting.
Mrs. Charles H. Poor; Mrs. Bulmer's
mother. who has been visiting her SON.
ip-law and daughter. Brig. Gen. Marion
j.. Maus, U. S. A., and Mrs. Maus. will
return to the city apout the middle OF
october. Mrs. Maus will accompany EeI
for stay of several weeks
The Washington times., 1911-09-30
Huntington Wilson
Leaves For Vacation.

Huntington Wilson, the Assistant
Secretary of State, left Washington to-
day for a weeks visit to Illinois. Later
he will go to the Virginia Hot Springs,
where Mrs. Wilson will Join him for
several weeks vaca ton.
The marriage of Miss Catherine E.
Manning, daughter of the late Capt.
and Mrs. ]. H. Manning, Of LeesburS.
Va, to Robert O. Pennington, took
place at noon today in the Church OF
the Ascension. The Rev. ]. HenninS
helms officiated in the presence of n
few close friends.
owing to the recent ILLNESS of the
bride, the wedding was private. and her
only attendant was Miss l.. May Lar
kin, of Virginia. r. o. E. Saunders,
also of Virginia, was best man for Mr..
Pennington.
Immediately after the ceremony Mr..
and Mrs. Pennington left for Atlantic
City. After october -, they will be
at home to their friends at Livingston
Heights, Virginia.
The Washington times., 1911-09-30
Times Inquiry Department:

Times Inquiry Department:
Please tell me If there is a premium on the
following coins: Large copper cent of 1914:
one of 1926; a half cent Of 1904; and one
OF 1909? Yours truly,
ONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO KNOW.
Only one of your coins-the cent OF
1914, is of any value. aside from rs
face value. This IS worth from s to a5
cents.
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Times Inquiry Department.:
Please tell me how I may court a motor
man whom I love. Also tell me the age
of Miss Olga Nethersole. and whether she
Is married. Very truly, LOLA.
I think IL were a girl, I should wait
for the motorman to court me. Miss
Nethersole was born in London in 1863.
She never married.
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Mr. and Mrs. S. Sloan Auchincloss, the
latter formerly Mrs. Guidet-Duryee, of
Washington, have opened their New
York residence for the winter. They
will have Mrs. Auchincloss' elder daugh-
ter, Miss Marie Duryee, with them.
Miss Agnes Duryee will attend the Con-
vent of the Sacred Heart, in Montreal.
Canada.
The Washington times., 1911-09-30
Give Your Washerwoman Fels-Naptha
Says Anty Drudse.

SAyS Anty DfuoSe.
Mrs. Gossiper-"Goodness but Mrs. Werlich must have
lot of work in that big house. I've heard she had four
women doing the washing"
Mrs. Cottdger-"I have had than dozen doing my
washing, though only one at time"
Anty Drudge-f you bought FesNaptha SOAP you could
keep your washerwoman longer or do the washing
yourself Washing is a small job for any woman if she
uses FelsNaptha in cold ukewarm water, and lets
it take the place of boiling and hard rubbing"
Dirt is the home of germs. You gather
them in the dust that settles on your
clothes, in the mud of the streets, from
soiled car seats and in many other places.
You want to kill these germs in the
weekly wash, or they may cause trouble.
Fels-Naptha soap is germicide. With it,
boiling is not necessary either to destroy
germs OF wash the clothes. In cold or
lukewarm water. Fels-Naptha makes short
work of dirt, and disease germs cannot
live in the same tub.
Be sure and use Fels-Naptha soap the
Fels-Naptha way-no hot water.
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Times Inquiry Department:
Will you kindly tell me how to clean che.
mile porteres which have becOr-e smoked
and soled? Thanking you. I am,
Yours truly, A DAILY READER.
Brush away all the dust and dirt with
stiff brush and then soak the por-
there's in gasolene. You will be sur
prised to find how clean and new your
portieres will look.
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Times Inquiry Department;

Times Inquiry Department
Will you kindly publish in the paper the
following inquiry: II a man and wife are
sailing from Europe in foreign waters and
a child is born to them under the American
flag what would the child's nationality be?
Yours truly. PERPLESED.
It is impossible to answer this ques-
ton without knowing the nationality Of
the parents of the child.
The Washington times., 1911-09-30

Times Inquiry Department:
Kindly inform me where live bait can be
procured for fishing purposes, and whether
there is any sold near the big basin7 L. s.
You can get live bait at Whites
sporting store, and 1 am also told that
you can sometimes buy live bait at the
boat houses near the big basin.
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Times Inquiry Department:

Times Inquiry Department
Can fly screens be taken out OF the win
6ovys at this time of the year without fear
Of mosquitoes entering?
No; you run a risk Of being bothered
with mosquitoes if you take out your
fly screens this time of the yeer.
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Times Inquiry Department:
Kindly inform me through the Inquiry COL
umn where a boy could learn his trade as
an apprentice plate printer, and oblige,
]. F. S.
You could learn to be a plate printer
by being an apprentice boy at the Blu
reau of Engraving and Printing. You
can get all Information for this position
at the Civil Service Commission.
The Washington times., 1911-09-30

Times Inquiry Department:
Will you please tell me what will remove
SCOT from white-washed plastered wall? 1t
has become blackened from SCOT from a coal
oil stove. Very truly. TIMES READER.
- If the wall paper cleaner, sold In all
housefurnishing departments and drug
stores. will not clean your wall. nothing
will answer the purpose but a new coat
Of whiteWash