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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-01-22
HEALTH DAY IN SCHOOLS.
State to Issue Special Manual for
Use of Leagues in Celebrating
N@'-' Occasion.

Richmond, Va, Jan. %, 1914
Especially Through the cooperation
Of the State Board of Health, the Co
operative Education Association and
the State Bureau of Rural Colored
Schools of the Department of Public
Instruction., plans have been formu-
lated and have just been announced
for the observance of health Gay dur
ing February in all the rural schools
of the Commonwealth.
The Leagues of the Cooperative
Education Association will devote
their February meeting to the discus
sion of public health questions and IN
particular, to the consideration OF
methods by which the school build
ings and surroundings can be mace
more sanitary. In the colored Schools
| the exercises will be held February
u which is the date usually set
aside in these schools for special cele-
brations.
For the use of the leagues and Tor
the guidance of teachers who must
direct the programme. the State
| BOARD of Health has in preparation
| and will soon send to the press a
special Health Day Manual" ms
will contain full instructions for tne
observance Of the day, together Win
suggestions for the better sanitation
of schools.
IN announcing the plans for Health
Day the Board Of Health, in Its
weekly bulletin, issued today, pleads
for the cooperation of all school au-
tborities to make the day success
Saws the Board: eve hope that the
district school superintendent and
oil III. teachers will join with US IN
onr effort to make Health Day sue
| cess The Cooperative Education
Association and Supervisor Jackson
Davis of the Department OF fuohe
! Instrnction, are working with US
Tory earnestly and are urging upon
schooI authorities the possibilities OF
+h;s celebration in Virginia. Our ru'
al schools must be made sanltar!
and safe for our children, Ihes
N =. made attractive and lnspir'
ing. They must be made the center ;t
81 *S an influence which will make ~
,a,f felt throughout the commune
an particular we nope ,1'l' o,e
.;u he made the occasion for "'Ve
m.nt that will bring sanitary con-
,'leI i.,css to all our rural schools.
A. present, many hundreds OF our
.,hools are without these and IN cor.
sequence. become the agents Tor wv ,ns
vaad Of communicable disease we
hplisve that if the school patrons
| and the children learn how muen VII,
~ oa;+at;on and conveniences Of rura'
.hoo,s can be improved at Sma'
II
sxnsrditure, they will unite to MAKE
~. necessary improvements
'' "The BOARD realizes, in ada'',on,
.,+ much of the fight for oet,er
' ".,t, in Virginia must pc wageo os
49,. children. They must Apply '''e
~" ;..;nlas which experience mas
r.,.m 70 be of value. Accoro'.'siH
sl, h.,isye that the instruction OF ou'
NC ,,oi children in even the fundamen-
ala q sanitation is service '"''
"' uTh. Board hopes that school Az,
.;+;.s who wish copies OF the nc"
IIsa,rh Manuel will notify US pr0'"ps,
We shall make the EDITION -
Vs., ~ as eur funds will permit 1u ~
49,, IT. the assurance of chose W. NJ,
ws =. for the manuel that these Will
On The hest advantage.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-01-22
LECTURE.

Madame Nountferd.
"The Nativity of Christ"
Young Peoples Bundlne.
Friday, Jany. %, 8 P. NJ.
Admission ;. :. :. 25c
The Washington herald., 1914-11-01
Why TIE pAINT-p0T 0IRL2 11[]

the girl flung rounded arms about her
mothers neck.
Sure you know, NAV; sure YOU do.
And l love you just like you was stylish
as-as Lillian Russell. Honest CO NAV,
dear. And IL you don't want me to dress
up I'll go plain-hair parted and dark
clothes and all But / won't send no
show; none of the fello- ii want to
take me around; they like to take out
girls that make the other fellerG notice.
And the girls won't want to go with me
either. cause they like their friends to
look classy. You've gotta be stylish;
you've gotta look like other eople IL y
want to get anywhere. honest y do, nav,
darlin'!"
So once again Maw's judgment was
swept away; once again she -tood behind
the lace curtains in the parlor window
to watch the slender young figure with
shoulders thrown stylishly back ant, chest
slumped stylishly in, down the street;
watched the skirt V'd too high and the
waist V'd too low, snd the regular sway
ing motion Of the hi-s v"der the orien-
The Washington herald., 1914-11-01

and sometimes say things that were
worse than the sneers. And you don't
need any naint and powder, dearie, with
your complexion so clear, and all. You
don't need It. Maizie. Mother'd tell you
IL you did"
"Ah.. NAV, can't y, get no new ideas?
All the girls use little pink now; they
all do" She crossed to the sideboard
and studied the face that looked at her
from the mirror.
Wilful Eighteen had buried itself in
the beauty-to-order plunder; the face in
the mirror showed five and twenty. The
hair was skinned back into the sem
blance Of a rounded tower on top of the
head; at either side locks were tortured
into excellent examples of curved Pitman
word-signs against rouged cheeks. Long
jet earrings dangled tho last subtitle sug-
gestion of bizarre sophistl- 1tion. :
"All the girls touch up little, NAV,
and l look stylish. Only yesterday a
gentleman friend of the head stenogra-
pher told me how stylish look"
You're going without a pett'coat
The Washington herald., 1914-11-01

~ LUMINOUS DAWN, ostentatiously
white and cold as a too vir-
tuou- woman. slipped in at the
open window. She stretched
out long, sure fingers and snatched the
room from the gentle clasp OF Night IN
the mirror, in the brass rail OF the Deo'
IN the glass things on the Gresser, like
q woman preening h. vanity.
Night shrenk into the corners, wouno
itself in a curtain, fed t. the corridor oe-
yond the open door. The sun CLIMBED 70
the horizon. Then Dawn flushed pink,
like icy virtue responding to the nrst
compelling breath Of Life, and IKE
good morning kiss upon glrnsh race
and a bare arm floating detachedlY on
sea of bed-cIothing.
BIushing, round-cheeked, satin-skinned
Eighteen had caressed the face; kissed
the dimple into the corner of the lips and
curled the Iashes upward; he same friV-
oIous, unsuspecting, aspiring Eighteen
that had laden the top If the dresser with
will-o'-the-whisp piIlage from beauty-to-
order shelves and counters. Tin- boxes
with French rames pink fnge-marks
on the covers; boxes not so tiny with
ingermarks not so pink; stick bottles
with drops of fluid dried on their bulg-
ing sides like wasted locations TO the
der pun; flattened crayon.
MAIZE! MAIZIE!"
The: call rose to the top Of the we'll OF
darkness beyond the corridor and stirred
eommotion in the sea of bed-clothtng.
Another bare arm swirled to the surface:
the spread fell back from firm, creamy
throat. 80
''Mai-ZIE! Six o'clock!"
'Yes, NAV I'm comin'!'
With the automatic ease Of habit, NAL
Eie's body described a sweeping half arc
and landed, feet in the yawning openings
of slippers and arms in kimono sleeves,
on the floor. She fumbled along the cor
ridor toward the bathroom, eyes still
closed.
''MAI-zie! Seven o'clock!"
A door banged. Heels tapped on the
stairs. A vision thHt looked as though
It were fresh from the satirically inclined
pen of a Paris fashion exert glided into
the dining rooom an sat down to tie
brea kfast table.
Didn't Mister Smythe say he'd fire
you If you was late again, Maizie? And
why it should take you an hour with your
'.Ah, now nav, don't begin. Just be-
cause a girl want to look right you
shouldn't begin. Things amt like they
was; they amt like when you was girl
Y gotta look right now r y don't stand
no show!"
Nav wearily bru5hed her hand across
The Washington herald., 1914-11-01

tally draped sash; watched and said
little prayer.
9 o o
HTHY s the pdint-pot 0irIf Why
w does she 90 to her I0Ork and Aer
ntdtinees and her parties toith her
roI0ed cheeks and her crdyoned broi1s and
her 0uHpHed cUrlS and her person con-
cedled-dnd TeUedled-tcitb all the devices
that haze been used for coHcedIiHg and
revealing By toomen along the far eastern
coasts from Siberia to CeVI6Hf Why does
she resort to the tricks that haze been
resorted to from time immemorid1 By
toomen of profession that is, old as
ttmey.......
Is 1t because men like to be seen tCtth
toonen that attract the attention of other
nenf Because competition Is 50. keen that
the attention of men must be attracted by
homd0e-1oViR0 feHiniHitS, so that the at
tenttoH of more men may be dttrdctedi
Are the cosmetics and the suggestive
clothes and the toeird styles of hdirdressin1
all 0IdTin0 evidences OF subtitle advertising
for mems dttentionG Jriendshipl Topef Are
they dRtmunitieH in the hHs0GHd-hunt
cdmpai0Hf....
And do they Ioia frfendshtp. respect.
Io1e. that Is sincere and Idstin0f Or do
they make only the dnips0i dppedIf. ......
Where IS the naturally pretty girl; tie
The Washington herald., 1914-11-01

her forehead. Eyes, but men and women
are the same-just the same, dearie.
When was young girl that'd paint her
cheeks and lips until they looked like red
letters on white billboard-red letters
like In an adyertisemer :. Maizie-a girl
that'd do that wasn't thought nice, Hen'd
Gneer at her back and smile I her face,
The Washington herald., 1914-11-01

again Maizie; that thin skirt shows right
through. Yes, 1t does; whether you
stand in the sun or not. With those yell
low stockir5 IS and the slit and all-it
doesn't look tight, dearie Maybe you
think mothers old-feshioned and don't
know"
With Gu. little catch in her breath.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-01

THE early morning car slid squeakily
round the corner and stopped
- wheels grinding protest. Yawn-
ed the doors, and a human hard knot
with struggling str :, drawn together
and tied by a common desire to catch the
7:47 for the city, hurled itself through
Doors banged; automatically the knot
united, disintegrated.
As 1t wriggle out of sight, It left the
Daughter of Eve half way down the car
Black she wore; black that was too
black; too softly, silkily, sensuously
black Tenderly it caressed. the Inca
ments of her f ire; it shrank, twisted,
draped; 1t emanated an atmosphere Of
mirror-lined French show rooms with
hazy twil'-hts of drab walls and green
rugs 1t seemed to demand the too huge
jet brooch with the bar setting Of too
white diamonds, and the too glossy velvet
hat crowned by the too beautiful bird Of
paradise. The face that looked out from
the framing black was tinted unobtru-
sively as a Corot painting and the too
soft beauty contras+-5 too sharply with
the too hard eyes.
Across the aisle were two S2indling ex-
The Washington herald., 1914-11-01

ponents OF the call, "Ca-a-ash!" One II
them wore full-topped Ieg-o-mutton
sleeved coat and surpl'- 9Th of shoes
curled scorn over the ends OF her toes.
The girl with the leg-o'-mutton sleeves
leaned forward, eyes dilated, lips parted.
The too hard eyes didn't see; she drop
ped back with a sigh.
Honest, Maggie, bet IL I had a dress
like that I couldf worked up Z the
Emporium; bet I couIdf got that eight.
dollar job, Maggie. Amt she grandH
Look at the swell bird on her hat!"
Bird Of Paradise!" Maggie repeated,
and her breath came In sharp little
catches
Yeah. 1t put m wise though, kiddo:
I did up m hair and let out m hem.
Ma didn't like it cause I amt fifteen vet.
but it got me m job. Honest MaSEie
y gotta make a BLUM at Iookin' old'r
y don't get no job. bet I couldf
landed a good job with a dress like hers
and that grand feather and ALL"
HT THY Is the pGirt-pot ofrI1. ..
w Is 1t because she IS unable to
control her fHadte lore of the
beautiful; because her .Essnse desire for
possession leads her DOM oyicdys toheTeSs
yak lcoRreR toith too s>1t birds of paradise
on their hats, and too hard eyesf..
Why does she do ftG Does she thus
UHSUSpectingly sign promisSory note to
the Seller Of VdHity?. ...
Or IS her entrance into the business
toorId responsible; do employers frsist
upon simple youth gfUing Coy to sophistS-
Gated yOuH0persoH-hoodP.
Do they hire the IriuoEous, odrfsA.
opuleHtly dressed creature rather than tie
1oTktHg 0irn.
OWSOMEVER, one paused in 4
II lobby where were photos of the
latest tango steps. One paused to
consider two feminine backs, the facea
being toward the photos.
They were fascinating backs, garbed
in velvet cut after the manner in which
the festive beetle cuts his wings and
jacket; with giddy filings of thistIe-down.
creme de menthe froth. Above the backs
-ose thin lengths Of throat; below dangled
thin lengths of leg. Arms were linked;
hats careened tipsily over left ears; they
were like as though one were the mirror
reflection of the other.
One approached recklessly. and said:
Hello girlsi" One listened apologetic-
ally when they made answer:
"Sir! We're mother and daughter!"
w Is modernism to bIGmel If she
~ doesn't enGmsI and rouge and uear
riSQUe clothes SoiH she be lost in outer
ddrkness?. ..
Is the mother toho eHGmeIs and rouoes
and tOedrs riSQue clothes to bIGme4
Does the :, pGiHt-pot girl emulate Aer
HIotheTP '.;....I
The Washington herald., 1914-11-01
to Blame !?

Miss Simplicity of generation or too
d0oR.
Are men to blame for the dedrth of heTf
Or mothers that are cdjoIed and bT1fed
into ubnlissiUeneSSf.......
The Washington herald., 1914-11-01
By WrMFRED VAH-DUzER.

"Ina Satan sUhispsfe1 behind the scenes
Tf,s breffy-6Ht is il ArfE " -KibtIHs.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-09-24
a nEAL suPERINTENpENT

II there is one thing in which the
people Of this county take more
pride than any other II is In their
schools. II is no exaggeration 10
say that the schools of the county
are on a higher plane today than
ever In their history and much
credit for their position is due to the
splendid service OF County superin-
tendent w. o. Steen, He Is essen
TALLY an educator-not a land agent
nor interested in any other bust
ness. He works at the job OF up
lifting the schools of the county all
the time. He has been in the pro
fession for years. He was principal
of the Hope schools and later OF the
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-09-24
GOSSIP OF SOCIETY

The next convention of the w. G.
T. U. of the Fifth district will be
held in Abilene. Mrs. Dora Davis,
delegate from the local union to the
district convention at Clay Center,
which has just closed, extended the
invitation on behalf of the Abilene
union, which was accepted. Mrs.
Davis makes the following interest
ing report of the conventions: The
thirty-ninth annual convention Of
the Fifth district w. c. T. U. con-
vened at Clay Center September ID,
16, II. The convention was full Of
interest. Eight of the nine coun-
ties were represented by their coun-
ty presidents. There were twenty
eight delegates present. The con-
vention was welcomed to the city
by the county attorney, W. T. Roche,
who gave a splendid address. Rev.
G. A. Benson, Prof. Allbaugh and
Prof. Kratochvil gave short talks
also. The convention was also well
coined by Mrs. Bumstead of the Clay
Center local union. The following
officers were elected: President,
Mrs. Nellie Parker, Delphos; vice
president Mrs. E. F. Bumstead, Clay
Center; secretary, Mrs. Alice Wors-
ley, Clay Center; treasurer, Mrs. r..
J. Lusadder, Salina. The next con-
vention will be held in Abilene.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-09-24
CONGRESSMAN ANTHONY

Up In the First district the oppo-
sition to Congressman d. R. Anthony
ia circulating what 1t calls his record.
There is one thing that can be de-
pended on by the voters OF the
First district that they never have
had and never will have congress-
man with a better record than that
of d. r. Anthony. In all his course
In congress we have watched him
and he has been a consistent work
err for the best interests Of his dis
trict and for the nation at large.
He is brainy, courageous and de-
votes his time to doing big things
for the country. He has never swerv-
ed in his Republicanism and has
never failed to look after the mat
ters that are of Importance to Kan
sas. The First district has a first
class representative and it should
take pride in keeping him in con-
gress as long as possible. He has
been unanimously renominated ano
should be reelected by a majority
that will be evidence Of the appro-
val his record is given by the peo-
pie of the state and of his district.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-09-24
GRADED UNION WILL
HEAR MONTHLY LECTURES

The Graded Union OF Sunday
School Workers at the monthly SEES
sion at the Christian church last
night voted to support the recon-
mendations of the special commit
tee, providing for a series OF eight
monthly lectures arranged in
courses.
The lectures in previous years
we're miscellaneous in character. BY
the present plan, the work out
lined will be contemporaneous with
the school year, affording sum-
mer recess of the union.
The consent has been secured OF
Rev. M. A. Stone of Mcpherson, VINO
has previously delighted an Abilene
audience, to deliver four or five Oh
these lectures, the themes being
"The Bible from the Angle OF (a)
Literature, (b) Science, (c) HIS
tory (d) Revelation" DR.. Raymond
schwegler of the state university
and DR.. John w. Good OF the agrl-
cultural college are under contem-
plation for the remaining lectures OF
the course. !.
The entire course will be offered
for an enrolment fee of fifty cents.
The committee recalls the fine pat
ronage accorded the fortnightly lee
ture course offered several years
ago and feels that 1t is offering even
more for the same money this year.
Raymond Eshelman presided AZ
last nights session. The debats on
the merits of the graded lessons was
the feature.
! Mrs. s. A. Chappell's train was
several hours late thus preventing
her presence as announced. The ram
reduced the attendance somewhat.
The attendance from the Methodist
Sunday school at the last two ses-
sions has been notably large and
enthusiastic.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-09-24

Solomon schools. He has been nom
ored by the teachers of the district
and state with prominent positions.
But these things are not the import
ant thing-the thing that appeals
to the people of the county Is that
he is sincerely working for the bet
terment of our schools and under
stands his profession. He ranks as
one of the best qualified superin-
tendents of the state and the county
Is fortunate in being able to have
him at the head of its educational
interests. He knows the work from
the ground up; he has been success
full wherever he has taught. The
system and efficiency of the schools
of the county under his manage
ment make the best recommendation
to the men and women of Dickn-
son who want their children to dc
we'll in school, to vote to retain MIN
as superintendent.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-09-24
The Hutchinson News

The Hutchinson News reports
that the Progressives are asking
Allen to withdraw in favor OF Cap
per and the Topeka Capital prints
from the Lawrence Journal, edited
by the Bull Moose candidate for
congress in the Second district, a
red hot roast on Murdoch because
he does not stay on the Job In Wash
ington. Things are surely getting
rather mixed in Kansas politics.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-09-24

Here's a strange thing about the
Maine election: The total OF the Re-
publican and Progressive vote was
practically the same as the total in
1912 with the vote about reversed
the Republicans gaining and the
Progressives losing. But the Demo-
cratic vote was 10000 more than
in 1912. Where did the 10000 come
from? A national election usually
brings out the big vote but this is
an off year. Did they simply wander
in out of the woods? e,~1 u.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-09-24
A coon SELECTION

The selection OF John G. Roger to
be the candidate OF the Republicans
for probate judge was an especially
good one. He is a man OF years ana
experience and an attorney with
ability TO handle the affairs OF the
office right. or unquestioned homes
~ and fully qualified. he will be an
ideal man to manage the estates OF
widows and children, the most I'M
nortant thing that is done in the
court house. Under his management
there will be no blunders or mis-
takes and every record Of the office
will stand inspection. The county
has had an unfortunate experience
with a Judge who has shown his IN
ability to come up to the measure
the people expect from a man In that
position. II Is time to place there a
man who will be probate Judge IN
every sense OF the word and VIII
look after the office with full real
,zation OF the Importance of the
position. Mr.. Roger is a man of that
sort and he should have an over
whelming majority. The women VIII
especially give him large support
for they are vitality interested IN
having the right kind Of man TO
look after their estates should they
ha left alone,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-09-24

The Kansas City Post ., quotes
Pastor Russell as saying:.'%En view
of the strong Bible evidence we con,
slider 1t an established truth that the
final end of the kingdoms Of this
world and the establishment Of the
kingdom of God will be accomplish
ed by the end of A. D. 1914. But it
will not be accomplished before a
time of great trouble-a time OF
trouble such as never was since
there was a nation" This leaves
three months and half to get
ready-and, If he is right. there will
be no need of worrying about doing
your Christmas shopping early.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-09-24
Tartan church last Friday afternoon

terrain church last Friday afternoon
and evening. There were present.
besides the members Of the town
ship organization, r. M. White
Draa,dent Of the Dickinson county
association; J. NJ. walters, superin-
te1dent Of the M. E. Sunday school
81 Abilene, and F. E. Gates of To-
Deka superintendent Of the rural
danartment Of the state Sunday
sehool association who gave the two
Dr,nelpal addresses. Chas. Cook vas
elected president for shs ensuing
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-09-24

Bill White, Master B. M, is call
ing on the faithful to send in money
What does he want money for--all
the candidates are rich and In q
pinch the treasurer, A. W. Rice'
would probably stand for liberal
overdraft on the treasury. And then
there's Grand Keeper Of the Dough-
Bag, Perkins, where is he?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-09-24
COUNTY POLITICS

The Democratic central commit
tee met Saturday and received the
resignation for business reasons OF
j. F. jeff of Herington, candidate
for county clerk. In his place the
committee put ON the ticket, l. w.
Sheriff. of Harrington.
The Republican committee receiv-
ed the resignation of John Bonfield,
committeeman of Jefferson, who is
too busy to fill the place, and in his
place elected H. Dautel. B. F. Eye
was made committeeman of Cheever
in place of B. F. Eye Jr.
The form OF the new ballot has
been received by Country Clerk
King. There will be no voting a
straight ticket by marking under an
eagle or a rooster or a pair of moose
horns. All the candidates for each
office will be placed together and
there must be a mark for every can
didate for whom you wish to vote.
For instance this will be the way
the candidates for governor will
appear:
For Governor (vote for one)
Arthur Capper, Topeka, Republican
George H. Hodges. olathe, Democrat
H. ]. Allen, Wichita, Progressive
y. B. Billiard. Topeka, Independent
The names will be rotated 50 that
each candidate will be at the tor
in one fourth Of the precincts Of the
stats. The candidates Cor all enc
oEfleas WIN Be arrangsd similarly
down the ticket
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-09-24
year. and Clarence Green, secretary
and treasurer.
CIoaa "NEen Only show

A forbidden side show on the cir
Gus grounds was soon ordered to
close by the officers. Announce
ments were being made to the crowd
that the show was about to start
and that II was for ''men only" The
management was notified that such
exhibitions were outlawsd in saitna.
salina Journal.