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Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-25

The American Consul at Chefoo, China, has sent out an urgent call that a warship be hurried there with marines, because of the feeling against foreigners.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-25

Progressive Republicans at Madison, Wis, are refusing to talk of a third party until they know the outcome of the democratic convention at Balti more,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-25

Between 100 and 125 buildings were burned and about 1000 residents made homeless in a disastrous fire in the village of Chicoutimi Quebec, yes terday.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-25

Lockwood Deforest, New York land scape artist, goes to Alaska to paint Katnai and scenes at Kodaik and other villages involved in the re- cent volcanic eruption.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-25

John w. Peek, for the last thirty three years superintendent of the pub lie schools of Derby, Conn.,, last night resigned his position because of poor health. Edward Fitzgerald, who has been acting during his absence, was appointed superintendent by the school committee.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-25

Girl Strikers, Formerly Employed by the Perth Amboy, N. J., Cigar com pany, made a demonstration at the plant yesterday and hurled stones at members of the police force who sought to check their advance. Two policemen were badly cut
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-25

It Developed That Mrs. Won Philip, killed in a railroad wreck in Sweden, was to visit America to aid the sales of books by her father, Auguste Strindberg, the novelist.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-30
HAWAII DEMANDS
NAVAL LPROTECTION
Judge Ballou Says that a Conflict
with Japan Will Be IneVi-
table in the Future.

Judge Sidney Ballou. Of Hawaii. dele
gate to the Navy League convention
which is TO be held in this city on Feb
ruary - has arrived. and in an inter
view yesterday asserted that the people
OF Hawaii are anxious that the United
States shall maintain an adequate navy
on the Pacific Ocean.
While he does not doubt the sincerity
OF the japanese government in its desire
for peace. Judge Ballou says that the
time will come when the question of
japanese exclusion will create a situation
THAI will make a conflict inevitable
Sooner or later he says. the japanese
government will be forced by the senti-
ment Of that country TO make demands
upon this government with which II can
not comply, and a conflict will be the
result.
Everybody in Hawaii understands this
and cannot see why the people in this
country do not appreciate the Importance
Of an adequate navy to hold the Pacific
Ocean. do not believe that Il is neces-
sary TO create a Pacific fleet superior TO
the entire navy OF Japan. It apears TO
me that we should maintain an undivided
battleship feet Of overwhelming superior
ity to that Of Japan, but II will not bs
necessary to keep It in the Pacific. We
ought to have a feet OF modern battle
ship cruisers fast enough TO avoid con-
fict with superior naval force and stin
strong enough to check the movement OF
troops across the ocean in transports
until the arrival Of the united battle-Ship
force from the Atlantic"
The Washington herald., 1912-01-30
THE PRICE WOMAN PAYS

these days, is as broad as civilization
itself
Commander Miss Booth says: Gambling
smoking drinking, woeful neglect OF
home and children are caaracteristics OF
the modern woman, and bridge whist
fiends are as bad as drunkards. Too much
desire for Independence is the worst sign
of the times. for no human being is COM
petent TO live without restraint" Com
mander Booths voice rings out in clarion
ones, the echo answering back, MARK
me, she'll pay" Disregarding natures
scheme and fiouting all human custom
like Lady Macbeth crying. Heaven, un-
sex me-" woman seems TO be following
madly some Jezebers plan to effect. not
merely her own elevation, but the final
debasement OF man, remembering not the
while the Jezebel was eaten by the dogs.
Evidence I'm Plays.
Maybe there those who will view these
words as peregrinations Of an over
wrought mentality. 1t so, I say to them
they need only to take cursory glance
about them to see that a species Of moral
necrosis has already set in. Upon the
stage, The New York Idea The
Easiest Way" and other plays. present
telling expositions of pathologic condI-
is additional evidence that the woman
does pay. In literature woman is con-
stantly being presented as a shattered
idol or made the butt OF ridicule. Has
not Robert Chambers shown utter con-
tempt for the whole sex by his libel
called THE Common Law" What Of
the woman in Man and Superman?'
Pooh, pooh,' say the writer's, What do
We care for the women? Well not only
insult them as often as we like, but
Wen serve up our insults in half mo-
rocco and gilt, and let the skirts buy
'em at Sl.50 per-"
Dr. Chalmers Da Costa, the insanity
expert; Mrs. Ellen Key. Robert Hichens,
Sir Gilbert Parker, and many others Of
the worlds deepest thinkers have sound
ed notes of warning and advice to the
women, In vain. They seem TO have gone
mad with the exhilaration OF their wild
chase after independence.
1 find myself wishing at times that
some power wad the giftie gle the
women to see the grandeur OF that high
er and nobler life Of which Cardinal
Gibbons speaks, and which seems to me
to have been summed up by Dryden when
he said:
He raisd a mortal to the sky,
She brought angel down.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-30
RENOVATING FURNITURE
IS NOW AN EASY MATTER

/ Any Of the natural woods that are not
vanished can be polished in the same
way. But this plan will not do for var
rished surfaces. A simple washing with
cold water will be best for these. But
II the vanished furniture continues TO
look dull and soiled, and seems to re-
quire soap, beware of strong suds 1t
is best to avoid soap in any form Warm
water in which tea leaves have been
STEPPED will give better results in clean
ing, and will not remove the gloss.
When the vanished furniture becomes
scratched, neither washing nor polish
ing will suffice to remove the scars. II
viii be necessary to go over the spots
with a camePs hair brush and shelIac
varnish until they disappear. Nothing
should be allowed to touch the var
nished spots until the application Is
thoroughly dry.
For the little breaks on the corners of
furniture. and splinters Of the wood that
have been knocked on, carefully save ali
the little pieces. and glue them in place
with strong liquid glue. Then touch
lightly with stain to match the furni-
ture, the whitened edges finish with
shellac varnish. and the marks Of re-
pair wiz disappear.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-30
~ poRoTHY DIX.

Not long ago I had an interview Win
a distinguished jurist who tries SO many
divorce cases that he Is known as 'he
divorce Judge" In speaking OF the
many causes Of domestic infelicity that
led people into his court this wise and
kindly man said:
.'Jn nv onInJon one of the chief causes
OF friction between husbands and wives
is the indehniteness Of the bargain tneS
make when they get married, ana oe-
lieve that nothing would do more 10 pre-
vent divorce than an ironbound contract
written out I'm resoundlng legal phrase py
a lawyer, that both parties would oe re-
quired to sign before taking out license
10 marry.
Most peopIe have TO have things Wis
uaIized before them, and the fact that
they had contracted to perform certain
specific duties and to respect certain
Tobligations by name would make them a
thousandfold more binding on the ordi-
nary man and woman than Is the mar
rIage ceremony. which has an air OF deal
ing with glittering generahties.
For instance, a man promises WIN
ell my worldly goods / thee cndow wheh
he marries his wife. but IL doesn't make
him feel that he has got 10 hand her
over a regular allowance OF money halt
as much as II would II he had signed a
definite contract TO give her ten dollars a
week. A woman sweaTs at the altar to
love, honor and obey her husband. but
that doesn't keep her from henpecking
him nearly as much as II would II she
had signed a contract not to deliver cur
tain lectures every time he was an hour
late for dinner. or wanted to so down
town to see a man at night.
Marriage is the most important thing
in the world to both men and women.
Nothing else that they undertake mas
such far-reaching consequences TO It. In
The Washington herald., 1912-01-30
OYSTERS SERVED In
VARIOUS STYLES
Following Are the Recipes of a
Noted French Chef.

The famous chef Of the Ritz-Carlton
hotels, NJ. Escoffier. gives these as among
his methods Of cooking oysters:
Plain Oysters au GratIn.
Remove oysters from shells, heat them
in their liquor. and trim them carefully.
Take the larger shell of each oyster,
wash them well in boiling water. Wipe
them with a clean cloth and arrange
them on a dish large enough TO hold them
all placed side by side. Keep the plate
and the shells in a warm place, put the
oysters back on the half shells, and at
the moment of serving cover the oysters
with bread crumbs fried in butter and
seasoned with a little red pepper. Serve
very hot.
Oysters n la MOrnny.
Prepare oysters as in preceding recipe
taking care to arrange shells in a dish
that will go into the oven. When the
oysters are replaced on their half shells
cover them with bechamel sauce. To
make this sauce, make a thickening of
eight ounces OF -four and four ounces Of
butter. Moisten them with two quarts Of
milk. Add bouquet OF parsley, bayleat,
and thyme tied together. two onions, a
pinch OF pepper grains, with a, little salt,
and cook for two hours. Bechamel sauce
may also be obtained ready prepared.
Oysters n la Creole.
Prepare the oysters, heat them in their
own liquor, and trim. keeping them hot.
At the same time cook in boiling water
(salted at the rate Of a third of an ounce
of salt to a quart of water), five or six
tablespoonfuls Of rice When the rice is
cooked drain It, dry it quickly in a white
cloth and arrange in a timbale or in
deep dish. Heat in a drying pan four
tablespoonfuls Of butter. add the oysters
CRbout three dozen in number), five or
six red peppers, stir and arrange the oys-
ters and sauce on the rice and serve.
Oysters with Eggs and Cream.
Prepare a good bechamel sauce. Add
fresh cream. Allow about six oysters for
each guest. Clean them, heat them, trim
them, and add them to the bechamel
sauce. Take some hard-boiled eggs, al
lowing one egg for each person, and cut
them in quarters or slice them up, as you
prefer. Add them to the sauce and pour
them into silver timbalss or scallop
shells. Oysters prepared in this way may
be placed in a crust to form a vol-au-
vent.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-30
KNEE-PADS FOR
THE HOUSEWIFE

Many a young housekeeper and home
maker who Is anxious to economize does
all OF her own work and suffers regular
ly each week from pains in her knees
coused by doing the unaccustomed labor
of wiping the stains from hardwood
floors of living rooms, tiled floors Of bath
rooms and linoleum-covered floors of
kitchens. For these housekeepers a clever
woman has invented the knee pad, which
is merely an oblong Of cotton waddinR
about two inches thick that can be slipped
into a white linen bag Of the same size
and placed under the top Of the stocking
during housecieaning times. mis- cush-
ion. keeping the body from almost direct
contact with any sort of hard surface.
Will prevent that afiiiction known in Eng
land as "housemaid's knee" but all too
common among American housewives.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-30
AN APPRECIATION.

My dear Mrs. NAM: I am
sending you a few selections from
a scrap book | have been some
years making. and will be pleased
to add more to your desk
drawer" collection from time to
time, hoping there may be some
thing to comfort, to cheer, and
to help a "forlorn and ship
wrecked brother"-or sister-who
may, by seeing" take heart
again." l trust there may be
'just a word spoken at the right
moment, which will set the whole
world right for a human soul in
perplexity," and light the way"
to the "heartSide of the PROPOSE
tion," which is dark and drear.
You might have given US some
knotty problems to solve in the
way of puzzles and We are CRATE
ful to you now for your kind So
lutions to many of the more vex-
ing problems of life.
With very kind wishes and re-
gard, believe me
Cordially and sincerely
MARY WARD sHUsTER.
Ths Westmogeland.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-30
GALLINGER AFTER
PSEUDO COLLEGES
Bill introduced in Senate Specifies
What Institutions Shall
Give Degrees.

An attack upon those pseudo universi-
ties and colleges which guarantee degrees
upon payment OF a stated consideration
was begun in the Senate yesterday by
Senator Gallinger, chairman Of the Dis
trict Committee, who introduced bill
providing that no colleges can be char
tered unless they possess property val
ued at sI.0Oo.OOO and no universities IN
less their property valuation amounts to
S. .0OOc00.
In bringing this bill before the Senate
the District Committee chairman acted
upon the requests that have come to him
during the last year from various high
officials in the educational lie OF TINS
city 1t has been their constant protest
that the fame Of reputable institutions
of learning I'm Washington has been hurt
by the operation in various suburbs OF
establishments giving such degrees as
Doctor Of Philanthropy" (Ph. d.. Doc
tor Of Mental Science" IN d., and the
like
These institutions have been conducted.
IL is charged, by individuals who are fire.
quentIy iIliterate and in no way fitted TO
give a course of even elementary instruc-
tion. The degrees. 1t Is asserted, are
awarded after the applicant has paid
from so to $50 and given certificate OF
reading''-in other words. states that he
had perused the course which the 'presi-
dent'' Of the institution has outlined.
Complaints OF the operations OF these
fake degree concerns were brought to the
attention OF the District Commissioners
last summer. following the arrest OF one
man on charge Of using the mails to de-
fraud. Within the next few weeks the
Senate District Committee will hold hear
ings on the subject Of these concerns.
The Gallinger bill provides that charters
to smaller colleges and universities sub
sequent to the passage OF the act. shall
only be issued by special legislation in
Congress. No degrees. the bill states,
shall be issued except by an institution
chartered by law.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-30

Our srandmothers tell Of how they used
TO polish the beautiful old family ma
hogany by frequent rubbing simply with
the fat palm Of the hand. No lotions
or polishes were used. unless one should
consider that time-honored ingredient
known as "elbow grease" for surely a
goodly quantity of this vigorous COM
pound must have been required in polish
ing the big old-fashioned pieces of ma
hcgany by this process.
We now have many assistants in the
work of keeping our treasured heirlooms
bright and clean and glowing. House.
wives are learning quick methods of OBJ
tanning desired results, by taking note
OF the work OF experts. They have found
that mahogany, rosewood and black wal
nut should be rubbed with Iinseed oil or
crude petroleum, very little being put
on at q time, and rubbed In thoroughly,
until the surface looks like a mirrer.
II the rubbing is done about once a
month. instead OF being neglected to the
period Of semi-snnual housecleaning, It
viii not be at all difficult TO get a good
shine with very little rubbing; but the
first application may require special ef-
fort.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-30
Health and Beauty Answers
BY MRS. MAE MARTIN.

W. S. s.: Your hair will never grow
long, thick, and lustrous while you use
soap for shampooing. The allSah in soap
Is too strong for the delicate hairs, caus-
ing them to become dull, brittle, and
faded. II you will wash the hair about
twice a month with a teaspoonful of
water, rinsing thoroughly afterward.
you viii find your hair softer, fiuffler,
and more brilliant than ever before. The
hair dries quickly and evenly without
perfectly, removing all dirt and dan
druff. and relieves scalp Irritation in
stantly.
Della: Peroxide VIII make the hairs
less noticeable. but II you really want
to remove that growth from your cheek,
apply a paste made with powdered della
tone and water. After Two or three
your cheek will be firm, white, and hair
less. Druggists will charge a dollar for
an original one-ounce package Of della
tone, but 1t is worth several times It's
cost, as II never fails.
Ada: You are right. Long lashes and
heavy eyebrows add materially 10
apply little pyroxin to lash roots and
they viii grow long and curly. To make
eyebrows thicker, apply pyroxin with
finger tips. You will find pyroxtn HARM
itSSs DuL QOn kGN any NuElt uO AlAE 10
wanted. Even II druggists do charge a
dollar for an original package Of py-
roxin. 1t Is worth many times It's cost.
Rose: Lack OF exercise and eating too
much solid food during the winter
months account for your sallow, pimply
complexion and lost energy. You can
best overcome this condition by taking
a good system tonic and blood purifier,
made by dissolving one ounce kardene
in half pint alcohol. then adding half
cup sugar and hot water to make a
quart. Take a tablespoonful before each
meal. and IN a short time you VIII feel
like a new person: your sallowness viii
give way to a rosy. healthy complexion.
This simple blood purifier Is a wonder
full energizer. and cannot be recom-
mended too highly as a reliable system
tonic.
Mrs. T. c.: No one can afford 10 neg
lect his or her eyes. II you want bright
clear. beautiful eyes that viii be much
admired, you can have them with very
little care. Get an ounce OF crystos at
any drug store and dissolve II in pint
OF water. Put two or three drops OF
this tonic In each eye daily. and you
will be surprised how II Will strengthen
your weak, tired eyes and make them
The Washington herald., 1912-01-30

strong, healthy, and sparkling. Many
oculists who use this simple tonic get
excellent results in treating eye troubles
generally. II is very soothing and has
enabled many to dispense with wearing
glasses.
Miss Juliet: No wonder the other
young people avoid you when you have
der to cover up your freckleS and othes
complexion defects. II you VIII use this
lotion, you will find proper reief ana
nobody can tell but that your complexion
Is perfectly natural: Dissolve ounces
spurnax In y pint witch hazel (or hot
water) then add teaspoonfuls giycer-
inc. Apply to the face, neck; ana arms,
will take on a very charming look. This
lotion Is much better than powder. as X
removes that shiny, oily look TO tna
the finest skin whitener and complexion
bcautiher 1 ever used
Della C.: The longer YOU put on fat
tissues viii. become and the less easily
dissolved. The most effective. harm
less remedy known TO science Is MADE
by dissolving : ounces OF Parnons i IN Lss
Spfe Sp6oh1ui most ps Satisfactory disappearance
OF your fat without any injury to your
are necessary with this wonderful rem
edy. ed ft~Ieaves the skin smooth and
unwrinkled-
Mrs. G. c.: Hair specialists agree that
a ouinine hair tonic Is far superior to
anY other kind for removing dandrun.
stoppinS falling hair. and promoting q
healthy growth OF lustrous hair. How
ever. the tonic win be worthless II not
fresh made. You can prepare splen-
aid ouinine tonic by mixing together u
rInt alcohol and / ounce quinzoin. then
adding 8 pint cold water. This Is un-
exceIied for remedying scalp and hair
troubles. and the only satisfactory hair
grower have ever found
Dora: II you want a complexion
cream that win not grow hair or make
the skin shiny and oily, get an ounce
of almozotn teaspoonfuls glycerine.
and stir into 4 pint cold water. This
cream jelly Is good for and prevents
chapping. and Is very cleansing. healing.
snd softening TO the skin. Use morning
and sight, and you will soon note q
wonderful Improvement In your COM
plexion. This dependable beautifier win
tcne your skin. stimulating the youth
full glow in your face. which comes only
from q smooth, clean, healthy COM
plexion.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-30
Red Mans Tale of Woe.

The Young Peoples Society of In
gram Memorial Congregational Church
held its monthly missionary meeting
last night. Thomas L. Sloan. an Omaha
Indian, and president Of the Society of
American Indians. in an address, said
that the Indians need to get together
and present through an organization
complaints OF injustices done them
The Washington herald., 1912-01-30
MAcARoNI WITH TOMATO SAUCE

Having properly cooked and drained
three-fourths OF a pound of macaronI,
put into a saucepan with one cup tomato
sauce and the same quantity rich brown
gravy. To make the tomato sauce, cut
one carrot and one onion in slices and
fry in a tablespoonful Of butter until
brown. Add two tablespoonfuls of flour.
and when blended pour in one quart OF
tomatoes. Season with a little thyme,
salt ami pepper and simmer gently for
three-quarters of an hour. Add tea
spoonful Of sugar and strain through a
coarse sieve Add q few mushrooms,
fresh or canned. md two tablespoonfuls
Of tongue diced. Season the macaroni
with salt and pepper. add quarter
pound grated Parmesan, and pour the
sauce and gravy over the macaroni
Serve very hot.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-30
Relief Society Elects omeers.

At meeting Of the Hebrew Relief So
ciety Sunday night in Above Sholem Con-
gregation. Fifth and streets northwest.
the members heard the seventh annual
report OF the society and elected Mar
Gus Norman, president: L Miller, first
vice president: I. Portion, second vice
president; Mayer 3. Dodekl. financial
secretary: II. Friedling. recording sec
eetary. and S. Atlas. treasurer. Messrs.
Norman, Miller, and Atlas were re-elect-
The Washington herald., 1912-01-30
A.l.s Receirer for Firrn.

Clarence W. Mothershead. president OF
the Cunningham Manufacturing Com
pany, yesterday petitioned the court for
a dissolution OF the firm and the appoint
ment Of a receiver. alleging the COM
pany finds itself unable to meet its OBJ
legations on account OF lack OF business
and inability 10 collect outstanding debts.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-30
Audubon Society to Meet.

Tomorrow evening, the fifteenth an
nuaI meeting of the Audubon Society
of the District will be held at McKin-
ley High School The lecturer will be
Mr.. c. William Beebe. curator OF birds
at the New York Geological Park.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-30
Sue. Wife for pirorce.

Bradley T. johnson yesterday fled suit
for absolute divorce from Florence John
son. alleging misconduct and naming r
correspondent. The couple were married
in Hyattsville. Nd, February p, 1908.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-30

Many a woman becomes a bargain
counter fiend with the idea of skinning
the shopkeeper; but not a few OF them
get the special sale habit because a man
at home wants $50 worth OF housekeeping
for S2.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-30
A POEM THAT HAS HELPED

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pernI every woman who clips and
q book In
one of
The Washington herald., 1912-01-30

Published by Request
Up TO the merciful father
The prayers rise day and night.
Away through the mist and darkness,
Away on the wings OF light;
And none that was really in earnest
Ever has lost its way,
And none that asked for a blessing.
Ever was answered nay.
Passionate, quick. and eager,
Are some OF the prayers that rise;
Leisurely, long. and thoughtful,
Are others that reach the skies;
And some are sung in the temple,
In solemn or joyous tones,
And some are spoken in whispers,
And some go forth In grOans.
But so that they reach the Father,
We know that all Is well.
Sad were our hearts and restless
If we could not our troubles tell
To the tender Sympathizer,
And feel that He will care;
But the heart grows still and joyous
That pours itself forth in prayer.
But why will the Father hearRen
II we cast away our sin,
And knock at the gate OF mercy,
He graciously lets US in;
And why, but because He loves US
With measureless mighty love.
For as dear are His earth-bound children
As the safer ones above.
And SO let none OF the people
Ever neglect to pray;
For prayer can bring some sunshine
Into the darkest day.
And patience, and thought, and courage
And power TO work or bear,
And peace and wonderful gladness,
Are answers unto prayer.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-30

The only way for man TO remain the
head of the family Is not to Ist his wife
into the secret.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-30

When a woman asks your advice YOU
may be certain she has already resolved
what to do.