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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-31

A STUDY of the annual report of the
~ secretary Of the Senate reveals some
interesting facts about our congress
sional life. This official is compelled by
law to report every item of expense in
Cured either directly or indirectly for the
Senate. All manner of articles are en-
praced-suggestive of utility and vanity
as Well In the last report one finds that
four dozen bottles of a we'll known brand
of cologne were purchased. and also a gal
lon of another brand scarcely less known.
While senators are considering matters OF
state they are still somewhat thoughtful
OF their own personal charms In their
effort to restore falling senatorial hair
the senators last year consumed several
dozen bottles of a celebrated make of
hair tonic costing $3.50 dozen, as we'll
as several bottles of grade costing
slightly less.
Perfumery is apparently popular in the
Senate. A dram of oil of rose, several
ounces of rose and heliotrope extract, the
choicest the market affords, and numer-
Gus jars of massage cream We're pur-
chased to enhance the senatorial pulchri-
tn e. One section of the report suggests
a well ordered pharmacy and indicates
that senators are subject to the common
ailments Of humanity. Vaseline, lister
ine quinine, Jamaica ginger, a dozen
packages of court plaster seidlitZ pow
ders. five hundred rhinitis tablets, five
hundred lithia tablets. a pound of bcar-
Donate tablets. horehound drops, cough
drops, grippe tablets. quart of olive oil,
two quarts of ammonia, aromatic spirits
of ammonia-these are some of the pur-
chases made to guard the senatorial
health. Quinine pills seem to be favor
lite remedy for ordinary ailments. and are
bought by the thousand. June 8, 1911.
% 500 five-grain lithia tablets We're pur-
chased for the use of the senators.
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ators consumed 132 cases or taoie water
costing 81 ,CsJ6
While the members of the Senate are
at least up to date in their taste Tor re-
freShments and pomatums yet IN Sonle
customs they cling tenaciously to the
manners of an earlier generation. TOT
example, in the last report of the secre-
tary of the Senate we find several in
voices of snuff intended for the senatorial
noStrilS.
One of the strangest things to be seen
about the Senate chamber is the old
fashioned snuff boxes. One of these is at
the right of the Vice Presidents chair
and the other at the left. They are con-
venent to the doors opening into the
Senate chamber from the corridor leading
to the marble room. These boxes have
been located here since the Senate moved
into the present hall, in 1859. being
brought over from the old Senate cham
Der. Nor are they mere ornaments. sus-
gestive of the days of short breeches.
silk stockings. silver shoebuckles, silk
shirts and ruffies. powdered wigs and
perukes. They are kept filled and a few
of the older senators can still be seen to
visit them and daintily extract pinches of
the rareSt snuff.
Il
The use of blotting paper is COM
paratively recent innovation Before il
was used various devices We're employed
to dry the ink on paper. The method
adopted by the Senate in the olden days
was TO sprinkle the written page with
fine sand. Oddly enough this custom has
not been abandoned by the Senate. The
desk of every senator has sand buster.
or pounce box. which rests in a hole in
the top of the desk like an ink well. They
look more like pepper shakers than any
thing else. Many of the older senators
employ the sand in preference to blotting
paper.
And, too. i'm the Supreme Court, which
sits In the old Senate chamber whose
walls echoed to the voice of Clay and
Calhoun and Webster and Corwin and the
other orators of our earlier days are
found reminders of men and customs
now almost forgotten. In front of the
rostrum on which the justices are seated
is the space for the members of the Su-
which they take their notes and pile their
sheepskin volumes. On each
table are steel pens. blotters and bottles
of ink of the present day. Besides these
of the present generation are
always found collection of newly cut
quill pens fashioned from goose quilts
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Odd Facts in Senate Secretary's Report.

by one of the attendants OF the court.
Many of the older practitioners prefer
these relics of two centuries ago and
spurn the steel pens of our own day, and
these quill pens are in constant use.
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pm. and he rejoiced inwardly.
He could land in at his little indie
pendence Hall at GIN. and turn on all
the Lights and drape his Wardrobe
over the Rugs and light Cigarettes and
there was not Voice to break the
celestial Silence
He figured that Children must be an
awful Worry. He brooded over the
Proposition so much that soon after he
was 80 years of Age he used to go
around and borrow his Nephews and
Nieces and take them to the Circus and
buy expensive Presents for them and
upset the Household Rules.
Occasionally he would take a new
Book dealing with the Higher Things
Of Life up to his old friend Laura and
he would find her feeding the Birds,
with the Cat asleep in the Corner and
an imported Dog with many curls pre-
empting the principal Chair.
They would discuss Prison Reform
and Kipling and other Subjects in no
way related to the awakening of the
Maternal Instinct
When he owned up to 40 and she had
stopped talking about it, the Reading
Habit was no longer a Novelty with
him. so merely to kill Time he was
acting on the Visiting Board Of an Or
phan Asylum and was a director of
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viscountess, affords a most interesting
study. and the more as it has been
said by a very learned man that needle
work is womanS supreme expression
and the one department of human
achievement in which she eciipses man
Even a superficial study of art will con-
vince the most ardent champion of
Womans excellence that she has not
made any addition to it of supreme value
If all the work ever done by women in
art, literature. music or the more lofty
intellectual fields were blotted out enough
would remain done by man to keep the
subject we'll supplied for the generations
to come But if what women have done
in the textile arts, In embroidery for in
stance. were taken away from the in
duStrial world, nothing Of any value
would remain. 1t is, therefore. not sur
prising that the oriental woman, being of
unusual feminine instincts, should CEN
turtles ago have taken this work as her
own. This art is not languiSh1ng like
many old customs do in other countries.
In Flanders the fine old art of weaving
tapestries is considered among the lost
arts, and many others could be named.
The present day public school of Japan
always includes needlework in it's cur
riculum and no girls education would be
considered adequate unless she had
learned this fine art sacred, as it were, to
her ancestors.
I'm the matter of education for
women Japan is assuming an important
place not only among eastern nations
but comparable with any nation in the
world. Our system is different, of
course for the needs of our men and
women vary from those in this country.
Our curriculum briefly states and from
the most recent decree Of the ministers
of education includes for girls high
school moral precepts, for We still rate
the moral teaching higher than any
mental one and then the japanese Ian
guage, for this we consider a lesson IN
patriotism, and no scholar has reached
any proficiency unless her accomplish
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Two kips of channels skin, costing SOB.
six ounces of bergamot and two ounces
Of ounce seed are enumerated. The
members of the upper house of Congress
are extremely particular in the use of
soap. No common laundry soap answers
their purposes. gross of perfumed soap
of the most delicate aroma was imported
from France at cost Of SIS. Various
other expensive brands of fancy soap
were secured for the use of the fastidious
members of the august body. From
January "a to April q, 1911, the SEN
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With Miady in HerSearch for Latest Spring Millinery

she must put real knowledge of floral
combinations and of the artistic gener-
ally into them. So the professional
you please-of a milliner becomes more
fine art than mere counter job.
An observer during Washington's quar-
terry rush for feminine headgear sees
many illustrations of the humorous, the
serious and the pathetic.
Now, you will allow me to use my own
judgment about putting a pansy in now
and then, won't you? 1t will SO enrich
the other flowers, and make your season S
flower hat most extraordinary. a state
ly madame in one of Washington's
most exclusive millinery shops was talk
ing to her wealthy patron. The patron
was seated in a comfortable. low chair.
between large mirrors, while at hand
stood the attentive maids. awaiting the
least word from madame" to fly for the
trimming to make the hat in question
irreproachable.
Now, do let me persuade you to have
this small hat all black, or would you
hat had been laid aside. Maurice, bring
see it'll
The hat was there instantly.
Now, Mrs. Blank. l. want your Opln-
ion OF this hat. Isn't it a charming
model
BY this time the hat was placed.
oh, Mrs. Blank. ] had not dreamed
this hat was meant for you. But l never
would allow you 10 wear it as il is-those
loops of ribbon must be modified. Need
less 10 state the hat was ordered and
laid aside TO be altered and sent to Mrs.
Blanks address.
Now for your black-and- green hat, "
continued madame as the maids again
scurried for other types of headgear.
You expect to make much OF your black
and green gown, do you not? If so, the
hat for that costume must be daring.
Can't l suggest your ostrich feathers for
this? They are so superior, and L am
sure that we could create the necessary
effect with them
At still another shop. where customers
do not ask the price, but merely learn ii
from the bill when submitted, debu-
tante of the season was having an ad-
venture In the selection of her own hats.
There must be four of them from this
particular shop. One must harmonize
with a blue costume, another with a
brown and the third with a, black The
fourth, pink one. the most important.
was under consideration.
Let US study this effect" said the
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patient filter, placing on the fair head
the seventh land lasD style of pink hat
in the shop.
But 1 don't like the shape said the
debutante with what amounted to a pout,
as she realized that she hardly knew
what she did want, and that the actual
hat and her mental picture of what she
thought she wanted were momentarily
becoming wider apart.
In despair madame" was appealed to-
She was fitted to combat with practically
any situation. Immediately she knew
what the young woman wanted. and she
promised to suit her, If a hat had to be
imported especially. She did. too. And
she won out by not offending in any way,
thus scoring double victory.
The large department stores not only
show the widest range in qualities of
hats but the widest range in prices. Here
literally elbow each other the working
girl who Is seeking cheap, untrimmed
shape, and the woman who examines and
purchases only the best qualities. Here
also congregate the pretenders, who in
reality are in very slender means, but
affect supercilious air-and rarely pur-
chase.
Here are found the typical American
hats. at more moderate prices. and in in
Vulnerable styles. Although there are
many models directly imported ready
made, the majority comes in the form of
materials and trimmings. On the huge
display tables are massed flowers Of all
hues and qualities, from which may be
selected proper trimmings for any kind
OF a shape.
X X
Extremes In the choice of hats as great
as is the difference in their ages is seen
in the selections made by young girls
and elderly women this season. The
large crowned, mannish derby. which the
younger set chooses. and which fits SO low
on the head that the operation Of seeing
is veritable and constant game Of peek
a-boo, Is the exact opposite Of the closely
fitting crowns Of the older women.
In direct contrast to women who spend
half the morning looking and not pur-
chasing, was customer. tall and attenu-
ated. who bore the infallible marks Of
advanced spinsterhood. Stopping at a
table of tailored hats, she remarked
simply. Il want. a plain hat The price
doesn't make so much difference, but
nave only few moments"
The saleswoman studied her for a few
seconds then placed a hat upon her head.
She glanced in the mirror. quietly took
the hat off and laid 1t down.
Try that one," she commanded, point
ing to a modest, brown affair."
When the brown hat was properly
placed she took another glance into the
mirror. took the pins out of her old hat,
jabbed them into the new one, gave her
street address for the delivery OF the old
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the Fresh Air Fund and was putting
the Office Boy through a Business Col
lege
About the same time Laura was
made the victim of a Conspiracy.
designing Day Laborer and his
Wife deliberately up and died, leaving
a Chick of Daughter, all helpless and
alone.
grab the Young One and play Mother
to her, because 1t all happened hardly
Mile from her own Doorstep.
She had been lodging these common
place and d-fashioned Responsible
ties all her Life and now cruel Circum-
stances compelled her to spend Hours
in servile Attentions to stray Speci-
men.
OF course, she had the Expert Advice
of her old friend Edgar, who made out
the Adoption Papers and sent a lot of
Merchandise up to the House, out of
the promptings Of broad and general
sentiment of Pity for the Unfortunate.
Even when they stood up to be Mar
ried they were still stringing them
selves.
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He was bald and grizzled and she
was a little droopy around the Shout
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OR several weeks now Washing
ton women have been busy ar
ranging for their Easter hats
Nilliners. from the suave ma
DANES, of the exclusive shops.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-02-04

W E. Borley of Kansas City. Mo, is staying at the Eastman.
 I Bollock of Cleveland reached the Eastman yesterday.
 W H Dittmer. A. R. Boal and NJ. N. Nelson are Chieagoans who reg. istered at the Eastman yesterday
 New Workers registering at the Eastman yesterday included Ii. M. Henle " l. Capen. J R. Rose, A. R. Crippen and L. A. Levy
 r w. eongcr of Dallas reached the Eastman yesterday.
 C H. Usher of Atlanta, Ga, and T ! Davidson of New Orleans. La. were included in yesterdays arrivals at the Eastman
 \. I Nolan of Kansas City. Mo, is q guest of the Eastman.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-02-04
TO PILE VICTIMS.
Treat the Inward Cause if You Want
 Cure.
Is riles a skin disease

Is rifles skin disease
 No, il is stagnation of blood cir culation--a swelling of blood vessels
 Why expect cure from appica- tlons outside? The treatment should attack the cause.
 Dr. Leonhardt's HEM-RoID (sugar- coated tablets) is taken inwardiy; t restores circulation. rids you of piles for good
 Sold by R. G. Norris Drug Go, Hot Springs Ark and all druggists si for 2i days supplx satisfaction guar anteed. Dr. Lecnhardt Go. Station B, Buffalo. N Y.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-02-04

claim 10 the land above described, be. fore the United States Comfnissioner at Hot Springs, Arkansas, on the Sth day of March. 1912
 Claimant names as witnesses James Robin, of Oma Ark Edward D Harris. Of Oma Ark; A M hen. dersca of Oma Ark Dno Robbins, of Het SprInss. Ark
 ii q FRlEpHEIM, Register
 SentInetl%ccord Hot Springs.
 CALL AT DR. JOHN TRIPP's BLOOD PURIFIER OFFICE AND GET OUR BOOKLETS. 71t t-2 CENTRAL AVENuE.%
The Sentinel=record., 1912-02-04
EASTMAN HOTEL CHAT.

A. Van R schermerhoru of St Louis reached the Eastman yester day He is prominently engaged in tbe insurance business in the Mound City
 MT and Mrs C. l. Derax of St Louis registered at the Eastman yes tefday
 Other st Louis arrivals at the East man yeatArdax included Abe Cohen, r. M Joseph w. P philbfook and E. A. Klessinger-
The Sentinel=record., 1912-02-04
pARk HOTEL coNceRr.

Tonight at the Park hotel Nathan Davies will render the beautiful sa- cred song, For All Eternity dur. ing the evening concert This ftf7 spiring melody was composed by Maschieroni, and will have a violin obligato accompaniment by Professor Du Chodron, Manager Hayes invites all the friends Of Fne Park to be pres. ent
The Sentinel=record., 1912-02-04

J. F HEAD. Manager Auditorium Theater H. II. HALE, Manager of Lyric Thcater GEO. W. OWENS, Manager Wilmington Park s. M. MUTT, Manager Central Theater EDDIE GABRIEL, Manager Lyceum Iheater ]. F. HEAD, Manager Princess Theater c. A. BENASSO, Manager Majestic Theater D. D. DAVIS,
 Manager Grand Theater
The Sentinel=record., 1912-02-04
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior E. $. Land Office, at Camden, Arkansas. January 29, 1912.
 Notice is hereby given that Fran ces 4. Thompson, of Lotion, Arkansas, who, on November 2;, l9Ub, made homestead entry tserial No 029S0G No S02l0 for SEA- sig l-4 and sW l-f SEE Fl. Section IS. Township $, Range % w, 5th principal meridian, has filed notice Of intention to make final fiye-year proof, to establish
The Sentinel=record., 1912-02-04
WARNING ORDER

In the Garland Chancery Court W. .. Turner Plaintiff.
 Against P. T. McCabe and John Sca;ppper, de- fendant.
 The defendants. P T. McCabe and john schnipper are warned to appear in this cour; within thir,y days and answer the complaint of he plain tiff.
 Given under my hand aoJ seal of sad court on this 9th day of Noyem- Ter, t9tf.
 F. A. WHlTTINCT x, CferK. Rg s. J. ERICKSON. U. (. ". c. BoUIC, Attorney ad item Are yeu a pesoto spring visitor? If not, why not? It is the greatest Of cold water springs. Music afternoon and night
The Sentinel=record., 1912-02-04
REVISED SOCIAL CALENDAR

 The following is the revised social calendar for the Arlington and East. man hotels. now that the Monarch of the Glen has inapsprated another seas0n:
 Tuesday night, formal assembly at the Arlington.
 Wednesday night, informal dance at the Eastman.
 Thursday night, informal dance at the Arlington
 Saturday night. formal assembly at the Eastman.
 Manager Joe W Corrington of the Arlington announces that the st. Val. entine nights ball which has long been distinct feature of Hot Springs social life, will be better and bigger than v CT before this year Cupid and Rex are 10 hold coOrt IS they never held it before and the ball is to be novel in every respect .Un. doubtediy 1t will he gala evening at the Arl0gton. and the Arlington long ago won it's spurs as q rendez. vous for the merryn,akers
The Sentinel=record., 1912-02-04
ANhouMcsMEN

The Office Buffet. No 619 Central avenue owned and conducted under the personal supervision Of John j, sumpter, is now open and solicits the patronage Of the public
 Everything in The Office is new excepting the wet goods, and that, while new is aged and good to the taste Call and see for yourself
 2.4.lw
The Sentinel=record., 1912-02-04
CALLING CARDS.

Calling cards printed in Walkers souvenir stand lobby Central thea fer Fifty cards, S5 cents, loo cards
 a0 cents Latest styles Of type and cards 2.4-2t
The Sentinel=record., 1912-02-04

You are probably aware that pneu- monia always results rom cod, but you never heard Of cold resulting in pneumonia when Chamberlain Cough Remedy was used Why take the risk when this remedy may be had for . trltle? For sale by all dealers
The Sentinel=record., 1912-02-04
THEAATIER THEAATIER MANAGERS.
 ENDORSE GIP WITT
LOCAL SHOW MANAGERS our IN 4 HOUSING ENDORSEMENT
 OF MONTGOMERY MAN.
Following Lead of Hotel Men, They Are Unanimous ir Their En-
 dorsement.

The following action was taken by the local theater managers yesterday.
 "Following the lead of the hotel men, and heartily endorsing the move ment so enthusiastically launched by that enterprising body the lheater managers yesterday decided to center their support to the Candidacy of Hon. Clip Witt, and 10 work as ndi. viduals until he is elected
 "They will cooperate with other or. ganizations and agencies to the end that they consolidate their efforts and concentrate their energies to the sup. port of their chosen candidate
 The theater managers represent not only local service. but they are the prime factors for clean and. whole aef4e amusement TOT the visitors. j. B. Wood has been guilty Of the most fragrant discrimination, proofs Of which are on record. and which have inflicted an injury upon the entire community.
 Next 10 the hot water. we adyer- tise our amesemcnts, fnd what tra. yesty it is, when the amusements en- ioyed in every other city in Ameri. ca is not permitted here.
 The following resolutions were unanimously adopted:
 Whereas, instead of offering spe. cial anu seHeHt- for the visitors. we are forced to live under regulations imposed taftt are tolerated by no oth- CT community, end
 "Whereas, J B. Wood by virtue .of the position he has assumed has dem onstrated the fact that he is a per scouting and not prosecuting attor- ney, and
 Whereas, not only the resident population but 100000 annual visitors are deprived of the privilege of OK ercising their right to go where they please, and
 Therefore, Be it Resolved, that we, the theater managers of Hot Strings, with the ki0dfiest feelings toward the other candidates from Gar land county n whose good judgment Ike have every confidence after carefu Investigation, we believe the Hon GiI Witt to be the logical candidate anC We hereby pledge our undivided sup port. as we see in his election bet ter condition and an impartial ad ministratlon of justice 2
The Sentinel=record., 1912-02-04

Hear ]. k'ng Brady, the champion rag tina pianist, at the De Soto spring.
The Detroit times., 1912-02-14

that we tune our wireless.
Now TO make the spring. First. on
one face of the one-inch cube OF wood.
cut q groove one-fourth OF an inch
deep and one-fourth Of an inch wide,
like In figure 3, so that In this groove
the cube will slip easily along the
piece OF brass, like weight slips
llong the beam of a scale.
Cut piece OF tin one inch wide
and two inches long and taper one
half of II down to point one-eighth
OF an inch. wide, as in figure 4. Tack
the untapered end Of the tin onto the
grooved side of the cube. Now run
your brass rod through the slit IN
the cube, being sure that the tin Is
in constant contact with the brass
rod. no matter how you slide the
cube along the rod Now drill
small hole in each end OF the brass
rod, as shown in A and B in figure
), one-quarter of an inch from the
ends. and, through them. screw the
brass rod 10 the top side of the blocks
on your tuning coil.
Bend down the tapered end OF the
tin on the sliding cube so that II will
come in contact with the scraped wire
post on each end OF the coil, as shown
in G and ID in figure ). We are ready
10 wire up the coil. Fasten n piece
OF bare wire, two inches long, under
the end OF the brass rod and put the
other end in the nearest binding post,
as shown by + in figure ). Connect
tho free end OF the coil wire with the
binding post at the other end OF the
COLL as shown by F in figure 5. Now.
II If yetf- coll Is properly made the-eHr
rent will enter II at A in figure and
pass through TO the sliding cube al B
and thus through the brass rod TO the
binding post at c.
So much for our coil. which is now
ready to be connected dp with the
other Instruments OF our set, as soon
as we have made them. In the next
lesson we will take mp the making OF
the tptpctUr