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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-02-07
Society to Watch
Big Billiard Match

NEW YORK, Feb. 7.--"society," with
a capital 49," will be present in the
grand ball room Of the Astor Hotel to-
night to witness the championship 1872
balkline billiard match between Willie
Hoppe, champion, and George Sutton,
Of Chicago, the challenger. Hoppe is
favorite In the betting. Sutton, however,
has a host of followers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-02-07

Letter From the Superintendent Of
The Chicago Industrial Mono FER OhIldrsa.
Dear sIrss-Just Of late have had occasion TO use
Tonsiline in my family for my wife, my daughter
and myself. We have had severe colds and very
sore threats. We found, by using your remedy,
Tousiine, almost instant relief and, By taking few
doses, . permanent cure. We are all highly pleased
with the remedy.
- Lexington St., Chicago. NJ. ]. D. KELSEY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-02-07

Turn back few pages of history What do find in the
way of convenences! Means of travel slow and resome
Manufacturing methods crude Few things to reduce labor
Now return to thoughts of today. marvellous change.
What great agency has enabled to accomplish these
thingsi Let answer that question: ELECTRICITY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-02-07

Took Alternates Along.
These distinguished patriots took
along alternates to vote for Mr.. Taft in
their places, in case any OF them should
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-02-07
Education Board Meets.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Board of Education will be held at the
Franklin School today at $3.50 o'clock.
In anticipation OF the report of the And
ing of the military committee in the
case of former Cadets Irwin Frank and
I"N~ FCtert the hour Of meeting has
been set ahead
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-02-07
Lectures on Klondike.

Life in Alaska" was the subject OF
the address of Congressman George
White of Ohio. before the Pinkham
Bible class, of the Emmanuel Baptist
Church, last night. Congressman White
narrated experiences while mining in
the KJondike from 1898 to 1900.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-02-07
Dickens Centenary
To Be Celebrated in
Georgetown Tonight

The centenary of Charles Dickens
birth will be the subject of a lecture
by Edward Lowe Temple at s o'clock
tonight in the parish hall of st. Johns
Church, in o street, Georgetown,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-02-07
Boston Celebrates.

BOSTON, Mass, Feb. 7.-Such a cele-
bration as has never before been held
In honor of an author here was held in
Boston today, IN commemoration OF the
one hundredth anniversary of Charles
Dickens birth
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-02-07
Reading for Blind.

A dramatic reading will be given by
Miss Grace Speich in the reading room
for the blind at the Library OF Con-
gress today, at 2 o'clock. Miss Eta J..
Ciffin will be In charge.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01

This, In the nature OF things. would
seem to be essentially an indoor sport.
From the female standpoint. indeed.
II is. But from the male standpoint
II Is altogether an outdoor sport, per
haps the most unpleasant In all the
sporting calendar. II may even In
volve sleeping on top OF the chicken
coop. Sometimes, too. II is a sort OF
indoor-outdoor sport, so to speak.
Then II Is played by staying out OF
doors-that is away from home-and
standing indoors with one foot rest
ing on brass rail. AS played that
way some consider II fairly interest
ing.
Be that as II may, to ma II Is the
only real sport. alluring and exciting.
House cleaning. like sugar making
and football, has its own peculiar sea-
son OF the year. II generally begins
on raw day In April. II may last a
week. In that event II may be fully
two weeks before pa and the dog come
back.
A tomcat is the only male creature
that can last through week of house
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01

form as well as the color OF things.
While would not have you for the
world let your baby suffer for any
lack of attention, yet you must pay
some attention to your other duties
in life. You are still a wife, a mem
Der OF society and citizen. AS such
you must do the things that are re-
CURED OF you, and II you take time
to think about them and plan for
them they can be done, besides CIV
ing your baby the proper care. In
fact, baby will be better for being al
lowed to depend upon herself at
times.
But let me again tell you not to
give II pacifier, for you will not
only be making a very great mistake,
but you will also come to feel that
to you can be traced a serious lack
I'm the facial expression of your child.
Don't think | am making this too
strong. for / have seen many chill
dren whose ugly little faces could be
traced to the pacifier in infancy and
to the sucking of their thumbs and
constantly chewing gum In later life.
You were never allowed to do any
Of these things by your careful
MOTHER
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01
In YOU'D OWN

along in the row every few feet will
make more and better ears.
Rows should be about three feet
apart, SOW rather thickly and thin out
to foot apart. A late crop can be
had by planting an early variety in the
middle Of July, plant for succession
every two weeks until then. Corn Is
an exhaustive crop and requires a
great deal OF fertilizer. The surface
must be kept mulched, and free or
weeds. Killing does no good.
Soil for celery must be rich and
moist. Work in plenty OF manure and
some commercial fertilizer. Sow seed
end transplant or buy plants, in either
case II should be transplanted twice.
The final setting may be made In we'll
drained trenches, or on a fiat surface.
highly fortified. rich In nitrogen and
potash. Three dressings of nitrate OF
soda will more than double the yield.
Keep fertilizer away from the tops.
ard the earth from the heart OF the
plant.
Celery may be blanched with boards,
earth in storage (for winter celery, or
by what Is called the new way"
which is to set out the plants in tiny
beds six inches or so each way, with
boards set at the edges OF the bed.
AS the plants grow they exclude the
sunlight and blanch themselves. Wet
them down thoroughly. The so-called
self-blanching varieties are best for
this method.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01

cleaning and still be able to sing
Home Sweet Home" with any real
feeling.
To play this game there Is required
a house, sundry buckets of whitewash
and paste. divers bolts OF wall paper.
hot water, mops, scrub rags, a high
soprano voice in continued action and
fresh bottle of smelling salts.
The game is opened by taking up
all the carpets. opening all the win
dows so that there is fine draft In
every room, letting the furnace go out,
and deluging the house from stem to
gudgeon with sudsy not water.
What happens after that no man
,knoweth.
For verify, at that stage OF the game,
II not sooner. the male OF the species
goes into exile.
And the writer OF these lines is on
the non-house cleaning gender. He
can go no further into the essential
details OF this, the National Game OF
the American Madam.
The non-essential details, those rela
tive to the peregrinations OF the mas
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01
6EANs-coRN-cELERY.

Wait until all danger OF frost is past
before you SOW beans Soil should not
have been recently MANFRED, even
with well-rotted manure; compost is
the thing to use. A commercial fer
tilizer composed chiefly OF potash and
phosphoric acid may be used, but not
at the time OF sowing. Have little
nitrogen In the fertilizer you use, for
beans get most of that from the air.
Do not brush against the vines when
they are wet.
Place finely sifted coal ashes In rows
with seed to rid ground of weevil.
Test all seed In water, reject all that
float
Bush beans are hardy and early,
and require no support.
Garden intensively by sowing pole
beans with corn and allow the vines to
grow up the corn stalk, but be sure
your soil Is rich.
Sow eyes OF pole beans down; bush
beans, any way.
Bush beans may be sown every three
weeks to assure succession.
Pole beans are good for but one
crop.
Sweet corn will not stand a frost,
sow after danger OF frost Is over.
Rows are better than bills for small
gardener. The soil must be warm and
light; a handful Of fertilizer scattered
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01
letters 4SFS22mna
xXXIv-SHE SAYS DON'T GIVE BABY A PACIFIER

My. Dear Daughter: Don't, l beg OF
you, allow your baby to use paci-
fer! was greatly Mortified this
given her one, and although / can inn
agine just how cunning she looks
with her mouth pursed up and with a
look of satisfaction on her little face.
yet she will soon find rather cold
comfort in that bit of rubber.
Above all else, consider a pacifier
the very worst thing that can be CIV
en- to young baby. She not only
sucks In a great amount OF air and
possibly germs, which are apt to give
her collie, but l have known children
who have spoiled the contour Of their
faces by the constant sucking of these
dreadful rubber contraptions.
Just give this to her once more and
notice the position of her lips. and
you will see that the constant use
of 1t can not help but thicken them
and spoil her mouth. 1t will also
make hellows In her throat just
where the shoulder joins 1t.
There Is no reason IN the world
why child should be constantly do
ing something. Indeed, 1t should
early learn repose. After 1t is fed
and washed, it should sleep about IL
hours a day for the first three months
and it can easily be taught to lie
quietly in its little bed for number
OF hours that 1t is not asleep. have
in mind a child who seemed to thor
oughly enjoy being allowed to lie in
its little bed, and as 1t grew bit OF
colored cloth was given it., which was
a source of never-ending pleasure un.
I'll It was old enough to notice the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01

Few women of this country realize
what science and invention have done
for them. Aside from the improve
ments and discoveries which have
benefited the people as a whole, both
men and women, there have been
many whose sole effect has been to
tighten woman's labor and free her
from the drudgery that was formerly
inseparable from Homework. We
might mention the sewing machine,
gas stove and scores OF others OF
equal Importance. In recent years
chemists and scientists have turned
their attention to wash day, that bug.
aboo of housekeepers, and devoted
their efforts to making easier the
washing OF clothes.
How to get rid of dirt in clothes
with less labor and without the dis.
agreeable features of steaming and
boiling suds was the problem. II
seems to be successfully solved now
by the invention of soaps which will
dissolve all kinds OF dirt in cool or
lukewarm water, doing away with
the necessity of boiling, hot water, or
HhTu TuDplHk.
One OF the most successful Of these
soaps Is Fels-Naptha, which is the pro.
duct of long continued experiment by
expert chemists. Their object was to
make a soap that would cleanse
clothes quickly in cool or lukewarm
water, without hard work and with
out boiling.
Any woman can readily see what an
advantage this would be. After years
OF work they succeeded in making
such soap, which they named Fels-
Naptha. And the fact that more than
a million women in America now use
II is proof that their aim was accom-
pllshed. In view of this no woman
can say that her sex has not received
it's full share OF benefits from modern
scientific inventiveness.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01

To preserve butter in warm wealth
er pour pint of boiling water on one
pound of common salt; add one-half
ounce Of saltpeter and one ounce of
loaf sugar. Let it stand till cold.
Pour 1t OF clear of sediment and put
the butter into 1t. This will keep the
butter firm and sweet during the hot
test weather.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01

culine martyr are, In the main. too
narrowing to print.
No doubt II IL a great game--else
would they not play II with such keen
zest each recurring spring-but WHY
II is. or wherefor. or wherein lies It's
greatness and its lure. no man knows.
For, as we said before. no man has
ever seen the game played to the nm
ish.
He only knows that three weeks
after It is over the dampness thereof
still fingers in his room.
That to remove grease spots from
carpets mix fuller's earth and mag
nesia together In equal proportions.
Form this into paste with hot water
and spread on the spots. Next day
brush OF and, II necessary, repeat the
process.
That potatoes boiled In their skins
make nicer salad than those pared
raw. Cold baked potatoes likewise
make better fried potatoes than when
cooked raw or boiled.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01
PANIER DRESS OF BLACK AND WHITE

Summer gowns
will be Of Panier
effect.
M ny Jun Q
brides are having
> incorporated In
n cir trouseaus
Ranier dres 9 Q 8
which. In all prob
ability. will be the
rage at summer
resorts.
The above Illus
tration Is q Panier
ef black and white
check silk and
band Of black tat
feta.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01

Dear Miss Grey-Is there any way
In which one can keep the hair in curl
when it's not naturally, curly?-
BLONDY.
A-Some girls do this: At night
comb the hair free from all snarls,
then mix the white Of an egg with an
equal amount OF water. and few drops
OF toilet water, beating thoroughly.
Separate. the hair into small strands,
dip the comb into the mixture, moisten
the hair well with 1t, twist each strand
around like a rope, then. beginning
near the scalp, wind the hair over a
kid curler. In the morning the hair
is curled. and the process need not
be repeated more than once a week.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01

Dear Miss Grey--Is 1t lawful for a
boy in his fourteenth year to have a
22 calibre rife In the country. am
anxious to know. e. L. NJ.
A-There does not seem to be any
law against the possession Of rife
by boy who is fourteen years old,
but 1t probably would be a good thing
IL there were one. Firearms in youth
full hands have cost more lives than
all the fun Of shooting them Is worth
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01
BLUE WAGON
Carpet Cleaning Works

The renovating, washing and rInsing
of Oriental and American Rugs and
Carpets r. made special part Of cur
business.
We employ expert Armenian and
American workmen co mend Oriental
Rugs. Main or City 0ee2.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01

The sleeves and
bottom of the gar
ment are finished
with a narrow hem
beneath which Is
used a foot deep
frieze of soft twist
ed rope cord, the
ends knotted to
form tassels.
A narrow collar
and triangular rev.
ers of embroidery
in yari-colored orr
entail designs and
above are narrow
revers OF bla C k
satin.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01

The kimona wrap
is the latest edict
for outdoor wear,
made by the Paris
ian modists.
The model shown
is OF tan eponge,
cut kimona style.
and caught by one
button on the left
side. Around the
sleeves are three
row 8 Of ira W n
work, an inch wide
and about three
inches apart, head
ed by a narrow
tuck. Four rows OF
the same work are
used on the skirt
Of the wrap, at
knee length.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01

of yellow and brown. Wear yellow
shoes and hose. Also bouquet Of
marigolds.
Dear Miss Grey-What will remove
glue from the hair?-Miss McH.
Al fear the case is hopeless I'm.
less you use the scissors,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01

Dear Miss Grey have man
friend, but my parents disapprove OF
him. Is IL advisable to meet him and
let him walk home with me to within
e. block OF my house? A READER.
Al think not. Probably your par
ents know something about the young
man to. his disadvantage, and such
meetings with him might result In
harm to your own reputation. That Is
something no girl can AFFORD. Neither
can she afford to deceive her parents.
Better forget him and turn your
thoughts to some one else.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01

Dear Miss Grey-What is the bes
way to announce an engagement Il
home and out-of-town friends?
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01

Dear MISS Grey am going as
"Marigold" to party. Please sug
gest ways to make my costume.
/, A.-wear a brown cap edged with
gold braid. Make the sleeves and
skiSt of your short dress Just like the
petals OF the marigold, and the bodice
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01

Dear Miss Grey-.My face breaks
out in rough places which later be-
come pimples. What can I do?-Bob.
Abe careful to use only the best
complexion soap. Keep the bowels
regulated, sleep in well-aired room,
eat less fatty foods. II this does not
help you, consult skin specialist.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01

Dear Miss Grey am IL, weigh 140,
anu am 5 feet 8 IL inches tall. Do
I weigh too much?
A.-According to accepted rules you
are just about the right weight.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01

MOTHEH.
A-Write notes to the out-of-town
friends. and to those at home the an
nouncement may be made at lunch
con, dinner or tea given by. her par
ents or her best girl friendsa~
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01

Dear Miss Grey-What can | do 70
excessively oily hair. and what wi
keep my hair light?-Inez.
A.-Shampoo every two weeks, an
clean on alternate weeks with war;
cornmeal. The hair naturally grow
darker as one grows older, and on
can do very little to prevent IT,
little soda or lemon Juice In water |
which you rinse your hair will hel
some.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-25

ing the annexation of the Ottoman pro- vinces of Herzegovina and Bosnia to Austria Hungary without warning Kaiser Wilhelm beforehand about 1t.
 From that moment the Kaiser set to work to undo d'Aehrenthal and began by intirnatins that his presence at the fairs at vienna constituted an obstacle ir the wa5 of the restoration of more friendly relations on the part. of Austria and Germany with Russia, adding that he was not the statesman calculated to promote a closer union between Berlin and Vienna.
 The Emperor William set himself to win over the Archduke Francis Ferdi- nand.t Aware. of the latter's devotion to his Smorganatic' wife. the Duchess of Hohenberg, and knowing of the difficult ties made about receiving her at the courts of Great Britain Of Russia, of Belgium and even of Spain twhere the Queen mother Is an Austrian arch duchess.) he invited the archduke and the duchess to Potsdam. and received the duchess with altogether royal honors, delicatelys getting over any small ques- tions of etiquette by treating her as a near and dear. relative. Moreover. on his next visit to Vienna. Emperor William and his consort insisted upon the press cnce of the duchess at all the court fes- tivities organized in their honor. singling her out for the most marked attentions.
 This had the effect of completely win ming over..the .archduke and the clever Duchess of Hohenherg to Emperor Will Hams side. and since then they have ssen everything only through his eyes,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-25

are sending to Syria and Arabia a depu-
 tatiop. including the we'll known Senators Sheriff Jafer and SuleIman Bustani, to explain the committees policy. The Jews are for us. But I must remark that it
 Is a great .nistaks,tor suppose that the committee in general or in particular
 are Zionsts or are under Zionist in- fuence. consde, that the Zionist lideaI Is wholly unreaizabie in Tnrkey. As to the Albanians. we are hopeful that
 deputies friendly to the committee will be elected fin the vilayets of Kossoyo Scutar and Monastir, but there may be difficulties in Yanina, where the Greeks and the Albanian opposition have hitheto been influenced. But even in Yanina we hope to secure the election of some of our candidates. and. generally speaking, the visit of Hadii Bey should have, from
 our ppoint Of view, an excellent effect on the Albanians. -'vt
 Thus our prospects are. on the whole. decidedly encoura gihg. The war contin- ues, IL Is true, but we cannot make
 peace under the circumstances. There is
 always the danger. of course, that the Italians may try to attack us by way
 of the Balkans. But we do not fear an Albanian rising. Italian secret agents
 may be at work. but our agents are very active. and although the Albanians may complain of many thincs, they are patriots and would not take sides with
 an invader. And If the Albanians do not rise, 1t is highly improbable that there will be any movement among tho Bull garisns. As for the Graeco- Bulgarian "rapprochement.'' of which is now be-
 ing made. the future will show It's value
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-25

 both of them becoming, thanks to his influence, the sworn foes of d dAehrenthal. That this able statesman stood In the way of the Duchess of IJohenberg's de- sires is the real reason of his troubles as minister of foreign affairs and as chan cellor of the dual empire,
 In Turkey political affairs seem as con- fused as ever. but in recent interview Djavid Bey, the minister Of public works, very hopeful view of the future.
 Tn the approaching electoral cam paign, he said the government hopes to secure considerable support from various nationalities. With, the chief Armenian party. the Dashnaktsutium. We are now daily discussing the bases of an agreement. and it is certain that we shall make arrangements satisfactory to both sides. In regard to the Arabs there fs some difficulty. Most of the Arab deputies in the late parliament attached themselves to the opposition. but we do not believe that the bulk of the Arab population Is really opposed to us. We
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-25
BILL WILL LIMIT
 NUMBER OF BANKS

London. February 24.--fSpecial)-- There is every prospect that the gov ernment will introduce in the present session of parliament bill to put an end to the widespread abuse of the word bank" Recent failures. notably that of the .Charing Cross bank. have emphasized the need of state action.
 It Is understood that the bill will provide for system of government in- spection in the case of private banks and ample securities being placed by all new banks
 The reform which such a bill would secure has long been urged by leading hnanciers. and it is considered likely that the measure will encounter little. ff any, opposition.
 Tt cannot seriously be disputed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-25

So bank and he Is immediately in q position 10 carry on ordinary banking operations. In recent years quite a number of outside stock dealers buck - et shops-haye taken to describing z themselves IS bankers. It Is about tlme the thing was stopped"
 On the Charing Cross bank case the jury al the old Bailey added to their verdict rider to the effect that they considered that there should be law to prevent the use of the name or the title of bank by by Irresponsible per- sons"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-25
New Spring Models in Ladies High Class Tailored Garments on Display
 Monday

Monday exhibition of Ladies' and Misses Spring Tailored Garments. The complexion of the Ready to Wear Section has been completely changed from winter to spring. All winter garments have been disposed of. The entire space will be devoted to spring merchandise, which is now pouring in upon us. Every express brings us new things showing all the latest crea- tions in hgh class tailoring Our buy CTS have eclipsed all previous efforts, having ransacked the fashion king dom for the past three weeks for style and quality to meet the demands of the well dressed women of Birming- ham and vicinity. How well we have succeeded, we await your verdict. We invite you to call and examine the new garments.
 We will appreciate an expression from you