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The Washington times., 1914-07-21

| is. 'I can't get used to getting up. for
the life of me. II think II must be be-
cause / never had to-before. And IL
gives me the blues all day."
fully. But as long as we can face the
unpleasant things shoulder to shoulder.
Mary. they're not so bad. I'm not crazy
to get up myself. but as long as you're
with me don't mind so much"
Mary Redeemed
"And 1 feel SO tired" she added petu-
lantly a little later. She did look pale
and tired, / thought with pang OF SYM
pathy. and. like fool. made the first
mistake.
Lie still Mary" I said kindly. "and
I'll get my own breakfast this morning.
It's simple enough to make cup OF cof-
fee and boil and egg. Then you can get
up when you feel rested"
i honestly did not expect Mary to ae7
cept my offer. Moreover, I had vague
and foolish notions of her stealing mer-
rily down the stairs before I'd begun my
morning chores. / was disappointed
Mary went to sleep.
My preparation OF breakfast was
melancholy experience. i had consider
able difficulty in finding the coffee, con-
siderable more in finding an egg; but,
determined not to bother Mary FOR this
once. made the best Of II, and present.
ly, departed for business with scalded
fingers. the result Of an unshllful at
Cheer up, Peter" I advised myself.
as I swung briskly into town. Its
horribly lonely way of beginning the
member. and that's a consolation"
But felt queerly depressed and bare
" shook the dogs Of melancholy on by
noon. I've learned some peculiar things
with marriage, I've learned TO tell petty
lies.
Have I not gallantly assured Mary
that I don't mind eggs every morning.
when 1 do.
rive learned subterfuge OF various
sorts-and I've learned to have spells
of depression know man who de-
clares cynically that women force a man
to lies and petty subterfuge that ne may
have peace in his home.
That was the experience Of one morn
ing. A week later 1t was repeated In
detail
of shame not only for Mary. but for
my own spipeless acquiescence, am
that forlorn type of man who daily pre-
pares his own breakfast II Is unspeak-
ably dreary.
and the fire with sickening feeling OF
revolt I didn't mind so much with
Mary. without her, I dread the break
fast hour I'm not a lover OF solitude
loathe eggs I'm blue every morning
that cannot see her side Of the matter.
surely II Is no drearier for her than
for me.
/ am not alone. however. in my morn
ing misery. Many a man. I'm told,
shoulders the responsibilities OF the
breakfast hour. They are all fools. and
so am l.
Isn't Ii part Of a woman's job to rise
and prepare her husbands breakfast?
Isn't the selfish indulgence Of the women
who lie in bed a violation of the sacred
bond of partnership / think so. Cheer
fully I'll bear my responsibilities to the
end of time-but why must I bear
Mary's7
CONTINUED Tomorrow)
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The Washington times., 1914-07-21

stuck-up," he walled, II was NOT"
And his tears fell fast He did not
notice that little breeze had sprung
up, that a heavy dew had fallen
and that his resting place was cutie
damp. He was having too good a
time being miserable
By and by his sobs grew faInter
and then they stopped altogether, for
he had fallen asleep.
In the meantime, Granny T;,hhv
and Miss Flax, the young girl dolly
who lived with her, were wondering
where he was. Miss Flax forgot TO
put her hair up in curl papers. and
Granny Tabby went to bed Witbout
her nlghtcap, and Roly cried her-
self to sleep-all because they were
so worried about Poly.
When morning came, Miss Flax
went softly down the stairs in the
cold dawn. There was no PoIv IN tbe
house. but she looked out OF the
door of the little brown house and
sure enough, there he came IIp the
road. But what sight he wasr
He limped. and as he drew nearer
Miss Flax could hear him snurrlinr
and sneezing. His fur was all rough
ana tuil or little pieces of grass and.
In fact: ne looked like a tramp,
She stood In the doorway. and az
he came UP the path she could see
that his eyes were all swollen. and
his hands trembled. He took ore his
hat and twirled 1t in his naws Oh
how ashamed he felt. Miss Flax
moved aside to let him I'M hone
you had a pleasant time" she said
in her high squeaky voice. Poly
opened his mouth to speak but NO
sound came out--he put his paw 70
his throat and tried again, but IL
was no use.
And you have a sore throat" went
on Miss Flax. pushing him into q
chair and looking at him sharplv
You have done yourself proud this
time" She put her hands on her
hips and hestitated before she went
to the med cine chest. DO YOU think
that this is a nice thing to do IN
Granny Tabby who has clothed Won
and fed you ever since your house
burned down? Do you think that n
has done you any good to go orr and
sulk all night in a wet fieId?'' Her
voice got higher and higher and
ended off in a squeal as she walked
off jerkily after the medicine bot
ties
Poly said not a word, he opened
his mouth for the medicine lust as
YOU can seen In the picture, and
made up his mind right then and
there to begin all over again and De
sweet and sensible And between
YOU and me after he had taken all
of the medicine that you see on the
table. he decided that he d'dn't hate
Fanny Hicks anv more. either,
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<<N n AIRY" I said. hurry din
'N ner up. will you. dear?
lvl Paul Retter has invited
US to one Of the informal
dances at the Tennis Club"
"When?" said MARY.
Tonight. Oh, it isn't formal The
girls wear light summer things and
the fellows business suits. He wants
awfully for US to 60"
Mary flushed, guiltily.
Peter" she said. It'd like to go.
of course, but II don't really see
how I can. To tell you the truth, 1
haven't a pair of silk stockings to
wear with my dancing slippers"
mo stockings!" exclaimed /. aghast.
why. Mary. dear. I fancied you'd
had about a million pairs in your
trousseau"
II did have a good many" admitted
Mary. but. Peter, people called on
me so much and II go out so much
that I don't really get time to darn
them and-and the only decent pair
is in the clothes basket"
Mary is in a terrible housekeeping
muddle these days. but I suppose that
all brides bothered to death by social
engagements and visitors, as she is,
60 through similar experiences.
Wash out the good pair" I advised,
"and hang them over the stove to dry
while we eat dinner. Come on. let's
hurry"
Mary smiled and dimpled and we
romped through the preparation of
the evening meal like a pair of
youngsters.
I put the dinner on the table while
Mary hurriedly washed the silk stock
ings and l hung them over the stove
to dry.
You look pale and tired" said I at
dinner.
I'm always tired lately" confessed
Mary
why asked solicitously. though
| knew. and Mary colored.
Now the whole truth OF the matter
is that my pretty little bride has so
many social engagements that she
beginning to get upon her nerves.
cannot get her work done and its
But I dare not say so in so many
words. There are card clubs and
bowling clubs and sewing clubs and
so much social fussing of all sorts
through the day that Mary doesn't
always get the dishes washed. I'm
hoping she will presently outgrow
this foolish phase and settle down to
the plain verities of existence.
What have you done today, dear?'
asked. humbly.
so many people came" said Mary.
defensively. "and I went to a luncheon
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By LEONA DALRYMPLE

, and a card party. You don't want
me to give up those things and-and
bury myself. do you. Peter?",
Certainly not" / responded, heartily
1 did not add that / hoped however.
/ that Mary would presently awaken to
sense of values and let her home
| come first.
We left the dining table covered with
dishes and food and hurried out to the
kitchen to collect the silk stockings on
our way upstairs.
One OF them had disappearedI
1 shan't attempt to describe the few
cred hunt which ensued. Suffice to say
that We looked and we looked Until
Mary's face was burning red and I be-
gan to feel q decided inclination to
swear. The stocking was irrevocably
lost.
Now Paul Retter is business friend
whom IL Is very good policy for me
to meet socially and intimately. There
fore, TO have silk stocking, which had
probably been captured by the wind
thwart me in my response to his first
advances, annoyed me more than I
could tell.
Mary" 1 said a little sharply, you
ought to keep your things darned and
ready and. incidentally. clean, It's ter
rible, Cut out a few card parties, my
dear, and attend to business. l have
to-. --'
/ don't need tell a married man that
made Marv cry. A woman in the
wrong flies frantically to the eternal
weapon of tears. / talked wildly of
procrastination and goodness knows
what and I'm afraid we had a foolish
fuss. but in the end I surrendered-the
man always does-and made up with his
wife. By that time. however, 1t was too
late for Paul Retter's dance, and we
STAYED home. called him on the
telephone and patched things up as best
l could. -
We found that ridiculous stocking next
morning in the teakettle. where 1t had
dropped the night before. Trivial, in
deed butt it was incidental in causing
a Quarrel and making me disappoint
friend. And back of 1t all the fault
was Mary's.
If neglected my business hours every
day to shoot pool or billiards. what
would people say? And Mary most of
all?
Women. 1t seems to me. get away
with much that a man couldn't for the
life of him swing
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POLY ENJOYS THE SULKS.
By FLORENCE E. YODER

- AVING case Of the sulks
~ never got anyone anything
even in rabbylanL SO
when Poly. WHO was so fat
and happy-usually-th he and
his sister were called ROlv- Poly,
trieG to have the sulks ii did not
do him any good and did him "A
great deal of harm.
You see his nose was out of
joint. not really. but that jast
means that he was cross and
jealous. His pride had been
humbled. anu Tommy Tabhy the
naughtiest, funniest kitty boy in the
town had seen hin when ii hap
pened. Then Grandmother Tabby
had given him a lecture on being
conceited. When the old lady cat
had finished and had settled her
glasses back on her short nose
Poly felt as If he could die right
there. but he didn't.
He went out OF the room. took
his funny little hat and sat 1t on
his head way down over one ear.
and stuck out his lip and put his
hands In his pockets. hung down
his head, and went up the road
very slowly. He was too sad and
cross to even kick up some beauti-
ful thick dust thst lay on the
road, but just dragged his feet.
making a long trail behind him.
He did not look TO the right or
left. because he did not wish to
speak to anyone, and when he
finally did look up he was far
down the road where his own
house used TO he before il was
burned down. Since then he and
Roly had stayed with Grandmoth-
cr 1ahby. the two tiny puppies
with them
Oh. how different the place looked!
Poly went over and sat down on The
pile of sburnt logs, which showed
where the doorstep used to be. 1t
was right through here that | came
that night and saved the pup," he
said to himself. What a stupid [
am. Everyone in Tabbyland was
glad to know me then, and | was
a hero. And now" he tried to
keep back the tears, they are all
laughing at me, just because [ tried
to dance without learning and fell
dow II on Fannie Hicks. | hate her"
And with that he began to cry in
earnest.
But the doorstep Nas not comfort
abe. and he moved away. threw
himself down FUN length In the long
grass a few yards away. To think
that Tommy Tabby saw Ine-he'H
tell the whole world. I was NOT
The Washington times., 1914-07-21
X Hints for Housewives =!
By ANN MARIE LLOYD.

Common bracken fern laid down in
places frcquented by cockroacnes will
drive them away.
A very easy and quick way to skin
sausag ges is to immerse them for a sec
ond or two in cold water.
If anything on which paraftin has
been spilled-hands included. is rubbed
with raw potato. the smell will immedi-
ately disappear.
New potatoes should be placed in boil
ing water to which salt and a little milk
have been added. The milk prevents
them from turning black
The popular cabbage is useful foy
dra wing and cleansing gathered finger
or poisoned hand. Take a cabbage leaf.
roll it out with n bottle until the juice
comes, and tie it on the affected part.
Salt will remove the back beetles. Put
plenty Of salt where the BEETLES fire.
qucnt, and keep it there for a week.
The Washington times., 1914-07-21
Odd and Interesting Facts
from Everywhere x

events will, II undisturbed. rear its
young on a scaffold-pole at the second
ary school for girls which is being
erected in Northampton, England. The
two poles. There are between fifty and
sixty men working on the building. but
the bird takes not the slightest notice
of them.
The New South Wales government has
decided to supplement its enterprises by
the creation Of a state bakery in sgd
ney. The government will acquire a
bakery and bake bread for its own in
stitutons. 1t Is expected that the gov
ernment will be able to deliver bread to
the public institutions at l penny per
pound 1t Is not intended to supply the
general public from the government
bakery.
Copyright Newspaper Feature Service.
The Washington times., 1914-07-21
Show Roosevelt Films.

George w. Perkins. John Hays Ham
uond. Henry L. Stoddard. Anthony
ala. the explorer: Walter {. Brown, OF
ieyeland. Ohio. and others viewed the
:oosevelt South American pictures last
ridsy in the projection room of the
anoscope Company. go West Forty
eCond street. New York city. The
.OOsevelt pictures were taken by An
nonv Fiala and are of vivid intrest and
reat exploration value. Some of the
esls were lost when one of the eXpedi-
on boats was overturned in shooting
ne RAPIDS along the River of Doubt"
nd were recovered by divers.
The Fiala Arctic pictures, taken i'm
g13. were also shown and in addition
ne maneuvers of the United States cav
firv regiment sent to South America for
'Hhibition drills. These latter pictures
,rouEht out eXcellently the projection
ABILITIES peculiar to the Vanoscope. The
ictures were shown at a varying rate
rom full stop to sixteen a second
rrine which every movement OF rider
I'd horse was presented separately and
: a-Slnclln.
The Washington times., 1914-07-21

Do not leave any water where the in
sects go. When they eat the salt It
will dry up their bodies.
To remove the smell Of fish or cab
bage from a saucepan. burn a. piece Of
brown paper over the fire and turn the
saucepan down over the burning paper.
This will remove all odor. whatever 1t
Is. in a few seconds.
Sprinkle dry flour over any japanned
trays that are beginning to look shah
by. Leave for an hour or so. then rub
of the flour. and polish with soft
duster. 1t is wonderful how this treat
ment will improve even 4 shabby tray.
When buying tea. before using it,
II, in a warm, but not 100 hot, oven
from ten to fifteen minutes. BY doing
this the tea will be made to go much
farther. and the flavor will be greatly
improved.
Copyright. 1914. Newspaper Feature service)
The Washington times., 1914-07-21
In Rescue Ride BrOncho
Billy Has Narrow Escape

A special dispatch received from the
Essanay studio at Niles. Cal. tells OF
an accident which nearly resulted in the
loss of two lives. G. NJ. Anderson,
''RronCho Billy" had tried to save the
life Of Marguerite Clayton. who was tied
securely 20 a brOncho which broke away
from a hitching post and dashed for
dear life down the mountain trail. AN
derson mounted his calico pony and
started In pursuit. For miles the two
horses went as fast as their legs could
carry them. until Anderson finally
caught the bride of the runaway horse
and brought him TO an abrupt stop,
throwing the horse. Anderson, and Miss
Clayton into the rocky road. Both
were painfully injured, but will be able
70 continue work IN 9 few days.
The Washington times., 1914-07-21

scenes, and his historical data, with
the result that the work that has
been done is said to be of the best
quality and the parts of the film that
have been made are highly spoken
of.
within a few days on the same
ground where the original battle was
fought. The company producing the
pictures, which. by the way. intends
to produce many pictures here. in
Cludes Mr.. Roserson. leading man;
Nary Randolph. Alice Bernard, Car
oline Griffith. Clara Lyn. Theodore
Hardy. Roger Williams, Lester Good
win, Henry Rodley, and w. o. Cor
nelius
The Washington times., 1914-07-21
Edison Issues Booklet.

Though Mark Swan is one OF Edison $
best-known scenario writers. ore OF his
most recent performances for them was
not n script at all. 1t is an iiitstrateo
booklet. reviewing the persohnrl % V'
Redfor,I park organization, fcom Rtf-
ace G. PIimpton to the yonfNes' ocA1'
The story of the Ediso, studio :,
with it's chapters headed The studio.
The Achievements" Light. Pho
Biography" The Guiding Han4; -L Eui. !.
son Directors and Edison PLAYERS,
forms n handy guide to the big plant.
The Washington times., 1914-07-21
Those Captious CensOrs!

The Imp had a picture thrown out by
the censoring board the other day. IL
was objected to on the ground that
ficientlv punished The light object les
son followed the Disagreement was
claimed by the board as a possible in
duCement to women AT large 10 take
the same revenge path without undue
fear of heavy penalty. And the same
Censorine board of national scope pass
ed the "yice" pictures. II the manu-
facturers would furnish feed with
every film, what they couldn't put ever.
The Washington times., 1914-07-21
By GARDNER MACK

the Battle of BladensburG. The first
part of the story tells of the battle
and some sections OF the battle
field during the engagement will be
shown. Jack Rogerson. who was
formerly. a director of Vitagraph
dramas. is the director and leading
man of the company. Mr.. Roger
son has studied the history of the
District carefully and has utilized
the libraries of the State, War, and
Navy Departments, as we'll as the
Congressional Librar! and the
Washington Public Library to obtain
data for his play. The officials of
the Government who have charge of
the records have assisted Mr.. Roger
son in every way to perfect his
The Washington times., 1914-07-21

ly without undue pain from the strain
upon cords and ligaments-
Applied as directed upon those mus
cles involved il soothes the Ane net
work Of nerves with which all the mus
cles are supplied. Thus a great share
of the pains so much dreaded may be
avoided and the period of expectancy
passed in comfort.
There is no question but what such
relief has a marked influence upon the
general health of the mother.
In I little .bOok sent by mail much
ust ful information is given - inexperi-
enced mothers. II tells how to use
Mothers Friend" and how to avoid
cal<ins breasts. 1t has been prepared
in our laboratory for over forty years
and is known favorably to most urug-
gists everywhere. Get a bottle today
and write for book to Bradneid Regula-
TOR Co, 3Oy Lamar Bldg. Atlanta, Ca.
Bv suIe to ask sOr and sec that YOU
GET "Mothers S'riend."-Advt.
The Washington times., 1914-07-21
BLEAK MORNINGS.
XVI

THE winter mornings are pretty
bleak. / wonder il there's any
u more melancholy sound in the
universe than the sound of the
milkman's progress through the street
on a frosty morning. My wife says
there isn't. And that was the beginning
OF II.
I watched her shiver one morning as
the clank OF milk bottles soundeS
through the frosty dawn.
Peter" said she, her lips quivering
little, like the spoiled child that she
The Washington times., 1914-07-21
BY BETH JEFFRIESi

"A + +: Z: 1::: ;:::;:: ;a with ,::' "a: =
couldn't get through with
one-third of the housecleaning on
account of the telephone. 1t kept
me busy all day." you heard that
wall, don't you make IL yourself
and is 1t not the truest thing in
the world?
Washington is not the most un-
usual city in the country, and the
telephone habit. through which hour
after hour of the time of the house
wife is completely wasted. is not
peculiar to its inhabitants alone.
Every woman, with scarcely an ex-
ception, cannot withstand the lure
of the phone. 1t encroaches upon
her time insidiously, screams for
recognition, and comes at last to be
the most exacting and tyrannical
master. The woman who is too re-
fined TO hang out of her windows
and lean over her back fences to
chat with her neighbOr is not above
The Washington times., 1914-07-21
WHAT THEY'RE SHOW
ING IN WASHINGTON.
TOD tY.

Tho NilIiOu Dollar Mystery"
fourth instaIlment, Olympic Park,
Fourteenth and v streets.
THE Drug Terror" CTandaITs,
Ninth and T. streets.
The Lions Bride" the Parkway,
Twenty-second and y streets.
Mutual Program, Central Park,
Ninth near & streets.
SThe Creation the BeIasco, La
fayette square.
The Washington times., 1914-07-21

where you live? And cannot
strangers send a messenger to the
house? If the message is i'm
pOrtant enough the party can find
a way all right.
Have your working hours out
lined. inform your friends, and
when they find that you are not a
willing slave they will call at
YOUR time. Assert your indepen-
dence, else. ladies. the insinua ton
that you love above all things to
TALK, and are curious will be a
deadly truth.
The Washington times., 1914-07-21
TOMORROW.

The Drug Terror" CrandaIIs,
Ninth nnd 4: streets.
Marion Leonard in "MOthrr
Ond and r streets.
Alice Joyce and Tom Moore In
-woIrs CIothing," Olympic Park,
Fourteenth and v streets.
MutPaI Program. Central Park,
Ninth near 4. street.
The Creation" the BeIaseO, La
fayettc square.
The Washington times., 1914-07-21
Greatest Of All
Human Blessings

The most wonderful thing In the world
is love expressed in the helpless infant
The Washington times., 1914-07-21

ana among those
aids and comforts
for eXpectant meth
ers is the we'll
known Mothers
Friend"
This is an eXter-
nal application TO
enable the abdcmi-
nal muscles to be-
come more plant.
to expand natural
The Washington times., 1914-07-21
A HoUsEKEEPING MUppLE.

<<N n AIRY" I said. hurry din
NU ner up. will you. dear?
lvl Paul Retter has invited
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-10-03
A FALSE REPORT

The report being 80 industriously cir
culated that have agreed to appoint a
certain lawyer as district attorney IN the
event OF my election to the judgeship ID
untrue. | have not agreed to appoint
any particular person to that office. l
do not know whom | shall appoint. l
have not decided upon the appointment.
1t will be time enough to do that after
election. Moreover, l have not been
asked by anyone to decide before elec-
ton. Lawyers in the district who are
eligible have very considerably refrained
from embarrassing me by asking me to
decide now.
All reports that / have made any deal
with reference to that office are abso
lutely untrue. When the time to make
the appointment does come / shall con-
suit the wishes of the people OF the dis
trict, and no one will be appointed against
whom any serious objection can be urged.
JOHN l. PALMER.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-10-03
What Would You Do7

There are many times when one man
questions another's actions and motives.
Men act differently under different cir.
cumstances. The question IL, What
would you do right now il you had Sc.
we're cold' Could you do better than 10
take Chamberlnin's Cough Remedy II
is highly recommended by people who
have used 1t for years and know its
value Mrs. o. E. Sargent, Peru, Ind.
says "Chamberlnius Cough Remedy i-
worth its weight IN gold and take
pleasure In recommending it," For sale
by all dealers.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-10-03
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE APPOINTED

w. II. Gates, chairman of the
Democratic state committee, Tues
day appointed the following to act
as members of the state executive
committee: Emil Pfeiffer, George
T. Bradley, John |. Mullins, T. M.
Lyons, w, W. Remington and w.
j. Galligan of Denver; j. B. Slo-
cum of Boulder, Charles Whipple
of Leadville and Frank Annis of
Fort Collins. A meeting of the
committee was held Wednesday
and plans discussed for vigorous
campaign.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-10-03
ANNOUNCEMENT

To the Voters OF Rio Grande, Mineral
and Saguache Counties:
Frank H. Means desires to announce
his candidacy for state senator from the
18th district on the Republican ticket
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-10-03

Commissioner Hurd came in
from Pueblo Saturday morning
to spend couple of days at the
soldiers home.