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The Washington times., 1914-07-30

mother light In woman's eyes over a
baby than over such a disgusting little
brute as Tiny Tim"
Peter" said Mary. primarily. you
do say the most indelicate things Mrs
Ascot hasn't 4 baby. and she doesn |
like them"
Doesn't like them exclaimed
heatedly. And sull she likes that
hirsute bunch OF RAGS"
It's different" said Mary haughtily.
"A baby and Pomeranian are GER
tainly different I admitted, and the
advantage lies heavily with the baby
! hope Mrs. Ascot will have a baby
some day and chloroform the Pomer-
anian.'
Mary frowned
Peter" She said urimly. Il see no
reason why we should be vulgar or in
delicate"
Now. Mary. fear is a prude. I'VE
run aground on the shoals Of propriety
before.
Tonight. somehow. It nettIed me.
MARY" | said. THE sooner Won
learn that mention OF the big salient
facts Of the universe Is not indeIicatc
the nearer yOu'n be to a Wholesome
broadening of your mind. Women have
We ought to he glad of IT, and not
ashamed. Prudiness doesn conduce
TO dignity Of any kind. There's a
great difference between liCentious con-
versation and facing rcvcrently the
facts nf life"
Prudish women make me tired
Continued TOmorrow)
Copyright. 1914. Newspaper Feature Service. )
The Washington times., 1914-07-30
PETS OR BABIES?
XXXII.

Isn't he cunnIng?" cried Mary.
| glanced at the horrid pamperei little
Pomcranian Mrs. Ascot was holding In
her lap, and politely assented | made
a mental reservation for the good OF
my soul.
We were calling on the Ascots that
evening. and had been duly introduced
TO this horrible. exotic little tyrant who
fills the place of a child in Mrs. AsCot's
somewhat fevered existence.
can't for the life Of me see what
women find to Ike in these beastly little
canine rats. ] learned much of the
habits OF this particular one IN our
evening with Mrs. Ascot.
He's so clever" exclaimed Mrs As
cot. with enthusiasm: DO you know,
in the morning when the maid opens the
door he fairly flies up the stairs to me
and jumps in bed. And when I cover
him up the eiderdown comfortable he
rolls up in the most beautiful. fifty
little ball and goes sound asleep
Hygiene. isn't it, ] had a shudder
down my backbone. can't for the life
OF me understand such an attitude. 4
woman, daintily clad, fastidious. esthet-
iC will shudder IL dirty beggar brushes
her skirt ever so lightly, but she'll per-
NIT an animal with unsanitary. germ
laden hair to curl up In a comfortable
ball In the ederdown comfortable that
covers her. Another marvel Of incCn-
sistence.
thought, of course that Mary shared
my opinion of the unspeakable little ca
nine. whose spoiled yap for attention had
Eunctuated our evening.
Wasn't he a dear Peter" inquired
Mary on the way home.
Who" said I rerclliously. Mr.. AS.
cot?"
Mr. Ascot. indeed :" shifted Mary un-
humor0us!y Certainly not. meant
Tiny Tim. the pomeranian."
Lord Almighty. Mary" / exclaimed.
Il think it's positively revolting to see
q grown woman act like a fool over
such an animal as that. She'd much
better be fOndling baby"
Peter" said Mary, Indignantly. don't
be coarse :"
"CoaIse," ] exclaimed. little shocked.
II had no intention whatever of being
coarse. / mean it, Whenever I see a
woman fondliug a beast like that lose
respect for her. She's wasting, in q
horrible way, lot of maternal energy.
Wouldn't you rather see the wonderful
The Washington times., 1914-07-30
WHAT THEY'RE SHOW
ING IN WASHINGTON.
TODAY.

TODAY.
Francis Y. Bushman I'm "One
Wonderful Night CrandalPs,
Ninth and e streets.
The Messenger of DEATH" Gen.
traI Park, Ninth, near G street.
sIn Defiance of the Law Olympic
Park, Fourteenth and v streets.
-The Creation the BeIasco, In
fayette square.
TOMORROW.
"Les NIsernbIes,- Olympic Park,
Fourteenth and v streets.
Mary PfckfOrd in .'The Old Ac-
tori the Olympic Theater, 1881 L
street.
An Eleventh Hour Reformation
Central Park, Ninth near 6 street.
"When Women Love-" CrandnITs,
Ninth and r. streets.
The Creation" the BeIasco,
Lafayette Square.
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By LEONA DALRYMPLE

war psint?'
well" said she, looking very arch,
and incidentally. horribly sophisticated
through her darkened lids. I've been
told that all great actresses make up
drcadfulIy (dreadfully incidentally. was
hight though / deplore the frequency
with which Mary draws upon the words
terrible, dreadfully and awfully" In her
conversation TO have their pictures
taken. It's really the only way. she
exclaimed brightly that one can obtain
really good picture. For instance,
I Peter. my brows and lashes are brown,
and to get a really effective picture
they must he darkened."
Now. Marshall, the photographer, has
had considerable photographed expert
cnce with actresses. He sighed.
IF you want to have your picture
taken that way said he with delicate
reference TO that war paint, III do
il. Of COurse-but-"
He looked appealingry at me, for
Mary had stiffened.
"You see, he explained civilly. these
theatrical women come in here loaded
I'D with paint. But II isn't because Of
II they get a good picture-it's in spite
of It Every bit Of it has eventually
fore We can print the picture"
You mean the darkcned lids and
all?" demanded Mary. coldly.
Yes" said the photographer. The
proofs OF a picture, taken 1uSt as you
are now would horrify you inexpress-
IDLY
Mary rustled Indignantly away and
washed her face.
THE whole truth of the matter. Mr..
Hunt confided the photographer
wheeling great white screens about
cunningly 10 dispose the light. lis that
most women are not looking for an
actual likeness. They want a good
picture, and that's a vastly different
thing. II 1t flatters-If the pose u sf-
The Washington times., 1914-07-30
TOM TABBY SAVES THE FAMILY.
By FLORENCE E. Y0DER.

. HIS story Is about Tom Tabby
and the lion that you see In
i the picture. but 1t is going to
begin with Mrs. Tab5y. She
stood at the door and with her hon.
net and shawl on and looked dowi
the road.
'I don't see how can bear to ask
for help" she said, but must dc II
just for this one time" She set her
mouth very tight down. and wiped
of her glasses, and started down the
road.
Times got hard In Tabbylar1, just
like any other place. and sometimes
the animals were pressed for food.
This was one of those times. and
Mrs. Tabby had started out to ask
the old cocker spaniel who kept the
little shop down the road to let her
buy some groceries on credit. She
had just enough for one. more meal.
but no money to buy food for the
next day.
If he doesn't help me-" she said
to herself. as she hurried along,
these children will have to hint for
their food. And 1t will be the first
time since they came to Tabbyland.'
She walked swiftly. and soon she
was at the shop. But who was that
with his nose pressed nat against the
pane?
1t was Tommy Tabby, and he had
troubles OF his own. Inside Of that
shop was wonderful! toy lion which
he could not even see, and he wanted
II above everything else in Tahbland.
As his mother came up a big tear
ran out OF one eye. He wiped II away
just In time.
'Oh, mother; take me IN with
you." he begged. There is something
in there that all of the other fellows
want No one has seen, II, but we
nave all heard about IL. I'll be good,
and won't touch a thing" Mrs.
Tao6y smiled and took him by the
Once inside he went straight to
most wonderful thing he had ever
seen.. and was so Interested In it
that he did not hear what his mo-
ther was saying to the cocker spaniel
who kept the shop"
Can't YOU let me have Just enough
for one day. she asked. II will pay
for IL later. Surely something will
.ih ~ OcAOIc IOils- But Ine OlQ
dog shook his head and his long
ears tapped. Il don't mean to be
stingy. Mrs. Tabby." he said " but L
must have cash. can't do anything
else. times are hard. Mrs. -Tabby
bit her lip to keep back the tears
and just then Tommy came up. The
old spaniel cleared his throat. My
place is all choked up with silly
toys and I can't get in many gro
ceries" he said to change the sub
ject. That old NANCY lion'' he
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his Pose :?
The Very High ParasoIs Have
Inaugurated Their Own Spe.
cial Method Of Making the
Young Lady Pose Gracefully,
Instead Of Being UngainIy
Their Lankiness Adds to the
Grace of the Bearer.
N OESRT she look poised and
IL seF-confidenr and reldxed' ,
It's all the fault of the
parasol, or, rather, the pirtue, for
this is the Pdrasol Pose. At last,
woman has something to OCCUPY
both her hands at once, and it IS
not the ungainly, Hopping purse.
She rests them lightly on the top
of her parasol as if it we're a staff,
let's one knee sink in ever so little,
throws her head so as to give the
cortect angle to that fetching bon
net, dnd-smiles.
Her attitude is almost a recipe
for a sweet disposition.
The white dress of pery, open
work toweling worn is very simply
nlade-the pattern may be had
from any fashion book, but the
charm lies not in the simplicity
alone, but in the color scheme.
Parasol, girdle, landings at the
neck and cuffs, and the hat trim
mings are of pussy willow silk in
rich orange shade.
Although so severe as to give a
distinctipely tailored appearance,
the brilliant color combination
makes this costume as elaborate
and as fitting for formal afternoon
wear as any berufied styles.
Many of the hats decorated in
orange rosettes and lined under
meath NTH orange haze been over,
looked in the milliner.s shops. n
verify believe it is because no wom-
an kneW hon to wear one of them,
or realized that a charming and
attractive costume could be evolved
at little expense. The simple band
on the neck of the dress and at the
cuffs is as easy to remope as a sep
ardte collar, the girdle is not at
tdched to the dress, so that the
white costume can be used for other
occasions.
Pardsol handles are just twice
their former length and are carried
on all occasions.
photo by Fashion Camera Co. of New York
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growled. Il wish someone would
take II away for me-"
Tommy held his breath, and pulled
at his mothers skirt-"Oh let me
have II please mother dear he
ccaxed. Il would so love to own It.
! will take 1t quite away and won't
let 1t stay near the house" Mrs
Iaoby paused. Well she said.
Mr.. Rags chat was the name Of
the cocker spaniel, ''if you want
you may give it to this small boy,
and before Tommy could get his
breath. the toy was his.
Mr.. Rags bundle0 II out of the
shop for him, and Tommy showed
1t down the road No one saw him,
and II was safe inside the shed
back of the house inside of ne time
Tommy sat on the floor and looked
at 1t just as you see him doing in
the picture. Now he thought shall
/ sell IL or-I know, I'll show it
off, for penny a look"
All that afternoon. Mrs. Tabby
wondered at the stream OF people GO
ing down to the shed "I can't un-
derstand Tommy" she said to her.
self as she rocked on the porch.
What he wanted with that NANCY
lion Is beyond me. But IL Ii pleased
him, I'm glad he has II. only wish
that i could give him better things"
She sighed, and began to knit and
wonder where the meals for the
next day would come from.
II must tell them tonight she
hunt for their dinner. "If / only
had a little change to help me
!. through tomorrow might get along
Il can hardly bear to let the chill
dren know, how poor We really are
just now
At supper time she could not coax
Tommy away from the barn. and he
things were cleared away, Mrs.
Tabby had told the others, so when
Tom came at last, she took him out
on the porch and held him on her
lap. Tom" she said, ggravely. II
: have some very bad news for you"
Then she told him.
Tommy looked up into her face
and grinned the strangest grin.
VIII you ever be serious, Tommy"
she said Don't you know what
no money means?" Tommy lust
grinned again. and moved slightly.
Jingle. jingle. Something chinked In
his pockets.
Mrs. Tabby looked at him. and put
her hand In the pocket that he held
open. Tom Tabby, where did you
get all that?" she gasped, for his
pockets were full OF pennies and
nickeis and dimes.
THE greatest show on EARTH he
whispered in her ear; lone NANCY
lion that i got for nothing" He
looked to see his mother laugh, but
she only gathered him tighter than
ever, and began to cry,
But Tommy knew that they were
happy tears, and while he waited
for them to stop. he softly unwound
her arms and dumped the coins IN
her lap.
Copyright. 1914. Florence z. YoderD
The Washington times., 1914-07-30
POSING FOR A PICTURE.
SNST

XXI.
((T'M going to have my picture
- taken" announced Mary at
breakfast.
NODDED sympathetic accord.
That's great" ! said. YOU ilaNer n,
had any really good pictures taken i''
come time
Not since the fashlight or our wed
4Ing night" said Mary. And hat really
wasn't so terribly good. for the eyea
we're Just Hike little black shiny beads.
Women love to be photographed,
take il. ] wonder what hinefence u
would make in a directory Of rhotogrd-
pliers II law were passed l!ElitinS PIC
,orial service of this sort to men. Ned
cary says that all the camera men In
The world would fail for lack of pa
tTonaRe.
Mary was delighted and excited at
:he idea of having some new pictures,
and, dutifully enough. ! weEt with her.
She WAS an unconsc!onablc tim" pre-
pairing. and the photographer had begun
20 whistle plaintively and drum upon
the camera with his finger tips when ct
last she appeared.
| gasped. Mary vas more elabOrately
made up" than the cheapest actress in
the cheapest vaudeville house In the
heavily blued, her under lips were
penc!led. there were long dark lines at
the corners OF her eyes, her mouth
was a hard sophisticated Cupid's bow.
and her face an indescribabIe melee of
white and scarlet. II may have been
very fascinating with the softening
glare OF footlights 10 heIp-but there
I'm the tense white light Of the studio
II was most horrible. The photographer
looked thunderstruck.
Great Scott, Mary" exclaimed,
Why in the world did you don all the
The Washington times., 1914-07-30

fective- that. in their viewpoint, Is an
excellent picture.
I've seen women carry off pictures
that were utterly unlike them, purely
because they flattered It's what they
want TO be like.
The really artistic picture shows the
age-Iine for line-development. char
acter. all the gains many may have
made at the expense of smoothness Of
skin. But a woman doesn't want that
sort of picture. She wants every char
acter line erased, no matter what a
smooth, beautiful unfaithful character
less likeness results
The Washington times., 1914-07-30

/fr'M going TO have my picture
- taken" announced Mary at
breakfast.
.aoa .,.,,,a+hetir accord
The Washington times., 1914-07-30

Copyright. 1914. Newspaper Feature Service
The Washington times., 1914-07-30

"Satan's Rhapsody" is the unique title
of new. splendid, and costly film soon
! to be released by George Kle:ne. The
story features the famous actress, Lydia
BoreIli, whose sensational work in The
Naked Truth" now playing at the Can
dler Theater. New York, proved a reve-
lation to picture fans. -
| Business VS.. Love- is timely one
reel feature in which Vivian Rich and
William GGrwood play opposite in a do
nestic drama. The husband Is alb
sorbed in his business interests, and
the wife is pining awav for love and
devotion she Graves but does not re-
ceive. Release July p.
An interesting series of pictures in
the Mutual Weekly. No. %. is the
launching and christening of the trans
Atlantic flyer, America" in which
Lieut.. John Cyril Porte, of the British
royal navy, expects to fiv across the
Atlantic Ocean.
The Rangers Reward is a Frontier
drPmR soon to be released that has
surprising ending, and one that should
take aud ences quite unawares.
The Washington times., 1914-07-30
Behind the Screen

Mat Wells, who has been a prominent
member of the Frontier Company, has
enrolled with Sterling Films.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-27
WILLIAMS

The Williamsburg Fair association
held their annual meeting Monday the
18th and elected officers for the year
as follows:
President H. e. Hull; vice president
E. w. Edwards secretary Chas.
Fletcher; treasurer J. ]. Blythe.
Directors l.. e. Lewis, H. Williams
and B. L. Hughes.
Bert Cook of Lee Grand, Iowa is
here this week visiting at the home of
his sister, Mrs. R. Edwards. %
Harve Hevern is away this week for
visit with relatives and friends at
Wellman.
Mart Kelting one of the prominent
farmers of Pilot township transacted
business at the bank, Friday and visit
ed with various friends.
Mrs. R. Watkins who has been hav-
ing rheumatic trouble for several
weeks left Thursday for Colfax.
Mrs. Arthur Williams who has been
here for several days visiting with rel
atives returned Thursday to her home
at Moline, Ill.
Rudolph Mumm Of Pilot Grove, was
a visitor Thursday at the home Of his
sister, Mrs. Mary Bean.
Workmen are engaged in moving a
residence from the John Kuch farm,
west of the city limits to a lot in the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-27
EDDYVILLE.

w. S. Keller was a business caller
in Des Moines Wednesday.
John Holly and daughter, Dora spent
Wednesday in Ottumwa visiting
friends. r@
Mrs. Frank Kussart and Mrs Sam
Shaver also spent Wednesday in Of
tumwa.
r. H. Walker has disposed of his
interests in the grocery line. The new
proprietor being Bud Jones'
Henry Rhoda went to New Sharon
Wednesday for short visit with his
daughter.
Mrs. Chas. Parker was called to
Charlton Wednesday by the illness of
her brother, who was seriously injured
in the mines at that place.
Mrs. N. Keerans of Colfax is visiting
friends in Eddyville this week.
S. A. Shaver has accepted a posi-
ton in store at Cedar. Mr.. and Mrs.
Shaver will move there at once.
John Roberts transacted business in
Abba Wednesday.
Mrs. Robt. SINNERS returned today
after taking treatment in the Ottumwa'
hospital.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-27
Twenty-Five Years AGO
. From The Courier Files -

January 24..-People who are con.
templating sowing lettuce and plant
ing onions and radishes next month,
will do we'll to lay in an extra stock OF
coal now while the roads are good.
The wife of colored man living
near Blake's branch in McElroy's addi-
ton, presented her husband with a
pair of twins. A convention of the
neighbors was called to consult about
the matter and it was unanimously
voted to name them Benjamin Harr1-
son and Levi P. Morton, to which their
parents agreed.
The annual banquet given by Malta
Commandery No. 81 Knights Templar,
at Masonic hall last evening was the
most successful both in point of num-
bers and socially considered, ever CIV
en- by the order. Four tables OF near
ly fifty each were served before the
guests had all visited the banqueting
room. In the meantime SchWabkey's
orchestra furnished excellent music
and the younger guests filled in the
time tripping the light toe. 1t re-
minded us of a great family reunion
more than banquet, and the old and
young met on a level and had general
good time.
January 25.-H. A. Gangs has sold
his cigar mandatory to Paul Amelang
and today he closed out his stock of
cigars and quit business. Mr.. Gangs
has acquired handsome competency
and does not need to work unless he
wants to.
A plan is being talked of among
some of our leading citizens for build
ing an opera house. 1t has not yet as
sumed any definite shape. The plan as
we understand it is to get up stock
subscription, and pay in installments
similar to the Loan and Building asso-
citation. We hope the matter may be
pushed and be entirely successful.
January 26.-The managers of coal
mines inform us that this has been the
worst winter on them ever experienced
in Iowa, so far, and that the demand
for coal now, in mid-winter, is but little
better than in the hot months of sum-
mer A large proportion of coal con-
sumers who laid in a considerable sup
ply in the fall have not used what
they had, on account of the mild char
acter of the weather, and about all the
trade there is comes from people who
buy often and IN small quantities. It
is good thing for people who con-
sumo coal. but hard on the coal dig
gors and operators.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-27

The latest English dictionary con-
tains the words ''bar'l'' and BOOM"
defined in what is called "the Ameri-
can slang sense
January 2s.-On the morning of
April 30, 1889, at y o'clock it has been
arranged that the church bells all over
the country shall ring to celebrate the
event of one hundred years ago, when
the church bells throughout the thir-
teen states rang out to call the people
together to pray for the success and
prosperity of the country under Gen
eral Washington, that day inaugurated
president of the United States.
One of the features of the Inaugural
ton ceremonies at Washington March
4 will be competitive drill between
flambeaux clubs for prizes amounting
to $1,000. AS we have one of the best
drilled clubs in the country would it
not be a good advertisement for our
city to send the club to represent us.
The time Is getting short and any
move in the matter will have to be
made quickly.
January 29.-Harry Hedrick who has
been laid up month with rheumatism
we are glad to see is able to be out
again.
Doc Williams wants the man who
took his French briar pipe out of his
office, to come back and get the satin
lined morocco case which belongs with
it. They ought to be together, and the
case is no use to him without the pipe. |
The catch by the police last night
was one tramp and two picayune gam
blers for indulging in scrapping
match. The fellows arrested for scrap |
ping were this afternoon fined dollar !
and costs each. one for fighting and the !
other for cussing.
January 30.-Such weather in jan
uary as today has perhaps never been
seen before in Iowa. The balmy sun
shiny weather of California could
scarcely equal it. At 2'p. M, the Their
mometer stood at As.
Among the finest residences lately
erected in this city is that of w. G.
Wyman at the foot of North Court
street and now nearing completion.
The outside dimensions of the house is
39x52 feet, exclusive of wide veranda
that covers the whole south front, a
side veranda and bay windows. Mr..
Wyman hopes to inaugurate it on the
4th of March, and it will be home
that any man would have reason to be
proud of.
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WESLEYAN STUDENTS
MAKE WAY WITH COPY

Mt. Pleasant. Jan. 24.-One of the
most serious offenses, in the guise of a
practical joke that was ever attempted
at Iowa Wesleyan was perpetrated one
evening this week when some one, pre-
sumably member of. the senior class,
forced their way into the editorial
rooms of the junior class, which has
charge of the college annual the
"Croaker" and took all the material
that has been gathered throughout the
year. Access to the rooms was OBJ
tanned by creeping along a narrow
brick ledge, which runs along beneath
the windows on the second floor Of the
r. ain building, and then through win
dow The lock on the inner door
where the copy was kept was forced
with some kind of an instrument. The.
missing material represents the labor
Of nearly five months preparing the
copy for the three hundred page book
Everything that would be of the least
value to the staff is gone, including
Etypewriters, snap shot cameras, con-
tracts for the printing and engraving,
advertising contracts, editorial work,
cartoons in fact all that cOmposes a
typical college annual.
The depreciation is the out growth of
a long standing feud between the two
classes Last fall on Founders Day,
which is the official time for the
seniors to appear in their caps and
gowns, nearly forty new gowns were
stolen by the juniors. The seniors re-
taliated by raiding the "Croaker" room.
No agreement was ever reached be-
tween the two classes, the juniors
keeping the gowns and the seniors the
"Croaker" material. The juniors after
a tremendous expenditure of time and
money replaced all their work, and had
the first part of their book, ready to
send to the publishers, when the raid
occurred.