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LxVII.
FANATICAL HOUSEKEEPING

FANATICAL HOUSEKEEPING.
~ UR quarrel merely served to ex-
III asgerate Mary's notions Of
~ housewifely duty, which is. in
cidentally, a very different thing
from wifely duty. Housewifely duty Is,
OF course. to see that the house Is dust
less and immaculate at any expense,
dtsregarding ones husband entirely.
Wifely duty is seeing that ones hus-
band is quite comfortable at any ex-
pense. If the house does suffer to the
extent Of r. crushed cushion or so and
some slight suggestion of tobacco ashes
where they ought not to be.
I've developed a positive and contrary
passion for disorder lately. I want to
leave things about: I want to strew
papers on the dining room table; long
insanely to upset the cushions. and I
have the widest desires to scoff at every
decent principle Of neatness. And I was
the very neatest of boys. It's chiefly.
think. because I detest sudden and per-
sistent manias of any sort. and Mary's
new penchant for neatness at any cost
is nothing short of absolute and uncon-
trollable mania Our quarrels have had
one startling result
Last night / spilled considerable ashes
on a little mahogany table. and in
stantly / glanced at Mary with a feel
of Intense guilt, for all I was pre-
pared to be antagonistic and even argu-
mentative il she said anything She
didn't. She merely stared straight
ahead. ! was pretty sure she had fur
lively witnessed my ash catastrophe. so
l spoke.
I'm sorry. dear" I conceded
What for?" inquired Mary elabor-
ately.
Why" finished lamely. "I did spill
ashes again. Here my paper f1uttered
to the floor and lay spra wiling there in
tantalizing disorder. l hurriedly gath
cred it up.
IT'S all right. Peter" exclaimed
Mary with the air of a martyr. Leave
it there by all means. 1 don't mind in
the least"
"Of course you mind" 1 stammered
You hate things lying around in dis
Il know" said Mary. but we've
taken it up in our Domestic Club. and
now ! know just what to do"
Taken what up in the Domestic
Club" 1 demanded aghast.
The. way you leave ashes and papers
around said Mary
Great heavens 1 burst forth. do
you women actually dangle YOUR hus-
bands petty faults before a club court
of inquiry"
'T don't see anything so very terrible
in that" defended Mary. "Au men
have some conspicuous faults at home.
and we're merely making study of
how to remedy those faults for the
good of everybody. It's really very
good idea"
Imagine a crowd of men meeting 70
discuss the faults of their wives and
how to modify themI
Mary" exclaimed heatedly, II pos
itively will not have you getting up in
your fool club and stating that I leave
cigar ashes around. It's the most pro-
posterous thing | ever heard of. 1t it
she uIo ever get out to any Of my men
friends I'd be the laughing stock of
the town
Mary's eyes flashed Indignantly.
well. 1 don't see why she ex-
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daily allowance should not be more
than a few ounces, and 1t should be
reduced on the first indication of di-
gestive disturbance.
AS soon as the three -meal-a-day
schedule has been established the child
should be refused all solid food between
meals, but ii is good custom through
out childhood-and necessary until the
seventh year-to give generous cupful of
milk in the middle of the morning, and
another in the middle OF the afternoon.
If the child is hungry, let it drink two
cupfuls. and, on the other hand, do not
press it to drink if it is not so disposed.
as the appetites of children vary as
much as those of adults.
In conclusion. remember this: That
until it is fourteen, a child is not ca
able of dealing with the miscellaneous
mass which makes UP the civilized bill
of fare II it must eat at the family
ia BILE. see that its share of the dishes Is
, vigorously limited. Discourage the use
Of coffee. chocolate and tea, and give it
little, if any, pork in any form. Hot
rolls, waffles, pancakes and other
things of that sort are always danger
Gus.
In the matter Of candies and other
sweets exercise a stern censorship. II
it were possible 1t would be well for the
children of the land to grow up in ignor-
ance of these delights. Nevertheless
every mother may do much to d:scour-
, age the ancient custom by making
candy as reward for diligence and
good order. A child. however. needs
some sugar. and should have a little
on its food.
Copyright. 1914, Newspaper Feature Service }
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What Causes Wrinkles?
What's The Remedy?

Stop to consider what produces wrn-
kIes and sagginess of skin. Premature
aging. mal-nutriti"n. etc. caTse the
flesh to shrink. lose its youthful
uIrmvuc-s and frmness. The skin
then IS too laTg" for the flesh under
meath doesn't lit tightly and snuEly
as it used tot wrinkles or says.
1t must be plain that /" tighten the
skin make ii tit the face perfectly in
every place. will effectually remove
the hateful wrinkles and bagginess.
This - easily and harmIesSly accom-
plishcd by diSsolvinE an ounce Of
pow dcr"d saXOlite in a half pint OF
witch hazel and using tn" solution
ae a face lotion. The ingredients YOU
can get At any drug store. The re-
suits are surprising. Tho skin imi-
modiat"lv ti~hienS up. beC0mn%
firm and fresh as IN youth. Every
wrinkle and sas Is affected at oncs.-
Advt
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To Girls
By ANNIE LAURIE.

DEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
l am engaged to a young lady, and
she and my mother had a misunder-
standing. l was told not to 60 to
see her any more, and to break of
the engagement at once.
love them both. and am surely
old enough to know my own mind
They are both to blame, but I won't
stand anything my sweetheart says
against my mother. even though I
do love her. They will never be
friends again, as far as 1 can see
Should do as my mother asks, or
not? JIMMIE.
~ DOR Jimmy. You're In the old,
- old predicament-a man between
two women, and one of those
women his mother and the other
his sweetheart. 1 can't understand a
girl who would allow hersek to quar-
rel with her sweetheart's mother be-
fore marriage. Nor can I understand
woman who would quarrel with the
girl she knows her son loves.
L wouldn't allow my mother to make
or break my engagement. but /. would
think very carefully before I married a
girl who was so stubborn that she
wouldn't give in a little In case like
this.
.'Forsaking all others to cleave only
unto her." that's what you'd have to
promise IL you married the girl. That
what your mother promised when she
married your father.
Make up your mind what you want to
do and do it. And the women will come
around all right when the thing is all
settled
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Flirting With the
"LOOe-Apple'
By MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK


-EW of us new remember the
l. time when the tomato was
considered a poisonous fruit.
Since it is a member of the
family of the deadly nightshade. its
fruit was considered deadly also
and no one of n century ago was
brave enough to eat ''love-apples,
as tomatoes were then called.
Bu: today science has shown us
how healthful the universal tomato
plant is. In fall especially are we
offered the horn of its plenteous
fruit. Like most other vegetables
which contain no starch. the tomato
10 about % per cent water, as seen
by the following figures:
TOMATO:
Protein - o per cent
at bNA S'"N
Carbohydrate .... 80 per cent
Mineral matter. .... 6 per cent
Water ........ 9i.3 per cent
But 1t is this large amount of
water and the small but important
per cent of mineral matter which
makes the tomato so valuable in our
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The First Year.
As every woman knows, the time for
weaving commonly brings perils for the
infant. That this belief is universal is
shown by the fact that popular lore has
given to it the dignity of an immutable
law of nature. AS a matter of fact
there is no reason whatever why wean-
ing should bring serious consequences to
either mother or child, for it is as thor
oughly normal an incident Of life as
birth or teething. In practically all
cases the disasters of this period are
due TO an inaccurate reading of the
baby's needs.
Until it is we'll on toward its second
birthday, the principal food of every
child should be milk. but this milk
needs reinforcement. Let one meal be
of modified cows milk aolne, and the
next of milk and toast, with milk next,
and then a bit of mashed potato. and
so on.
In this connection, and before proceed
Ing to a consideration of the diet later
ON. 1t may be we'll to point out that the
dietary needs of every child are deter
mined more by its weight than by its
ege. An average child. weighing about
eight pounds at birth, should weigh
nine months, when it is ready to be
weaned. If il weighs less than this II
is well to seek medical advice before
making changes in its food.
The same factor determines the
amount OF food required by the child
each day. A normal baby of twelve
months, weighing twenty-one pounds.
will need five feelings of modified cows
milk of eight ounces each and at inter
vals Of four hours in addition to the
alternate meals of toast, rice, and so on.
But il the child weighs only sixteen or
seventeen pounds, SIX or seven ounces
of milk will be sufficient. By the same
token. If il weighs more than twenty one
pounds 1t may we'll take a bit more than
eight ounces.
The Second Year.
Once the milk of early infancy has
been REINFORCED by the starchy foods,
and the child has passed the Rubicon in
safety, it is then in order to reduce the
former, by slow stages, to second place.
A. soon as possible teach the child to
drink from a cup, and give il its daily
milk in that way. Reduce its allowance
Of milk to four eight-ounce ratons
day, and at the same time add a meal
of beef juice or mutton juice with a soft
boiled Or poaChed egg.
BY the time the child is a year and q
half old broiled and scraped steak may
be substituted for the broths.
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CONSIDER THE CHILD'S LIKES
To prepare this. scar round steak on
the outside only over brisk fire and
s~rape t into fne pulp with knife;
Take two tahlespoonfuls Of this and
mix II thoroushlN with an equal amount
Of stale bread crumbs. Then let the
ha b. cat II with spoon.
Toward the end Of the second year
The feeding Of the child should pro-
cess by degrees toward three meals a
Gav Begin by omitring the meal OF
milk taken Just before bedtime. and
gradually increase II" iw0OrtanCe OF
- midday dinner 2" this time the
hahy will begin to show die'et." likes
PrI dishkes and Within reason these
should he acceeded to. for q child. like
? grown person. thTiVes best upon
dishes - relishes.
Let breakfast consist Of cereal with
Tlenty Of milk but little sugar, and a
81 glo egg. either soft boiled or poach-
~ As every on" knows the America n
,.a~ket affords an infinite array Of pal
s.ahie cereals and the great ma iority
of them lICki'Y enough. are "Xc"llent.
i IS hest, however. to boil every cereal
fo~ several hours mo mat'"r what its
II bel saysD. and this Of course NAV be
done most conveniently the day before
in the morning all that is necessary Is
- warm tho cereal over and add hot
M X A child 'Wo and a half or three
years old should Nc given single cup
= Of the cereal il likes best
The Third Year
Until II is three Years old the Child's
nr.dday meal should consist Chicnv -
meat broths. chopped or s"raped meats
and potatoes. either boiled or baked.
PcEinuinc with very small portions.
green IeEeta bl"s. such as spinach
hrans celery. Young l"ttuc" well cooked
aud mashed, may bc added and p
dessert there ma he part Of A baked
arple or pear ,the skin and seeds re-
Ir0Vcd). Dr few steWrd prunes seeded
Water. but no milk. should he given
with this meal.
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oil OHt-iO ht-
Her passions are made of nothing
but the purest part of pure love.-ShaNe-
spearc.
Home" said the proverb. is where
the heart is" but If so, no man seems
10 have heart enough to fit out a home
without a woman to help him. woman
can do 1t for herself: there lies her
dvantage.-HigginsOn.
Women's souls-how beautiful they
sometimes are, They seem truly like
angelic essences.-W. y. HOWells.
When a woman's charm has won half
the battle, her character is an advanC-
ing standard.-George Meredith.
Good sex. I consider every sister in
misfortune as fair; and perhaps thou
wouldSt deserve the name of the fair.
even because thou art the suffering sex.
Richter.
Women are naturally more hospitable
than men. There is heart and head
hospitality: the former is ChaTacteris-
tic of her. the latter Of him.-Lavatcr.
AGAINST.
Ladies have ladies' whims.' said
crazy Ann when she draEgled her
cloak in the gutter.-Danish Quotation.
The rich widow cries with one eye
and rejoiccS with the Other.-CervantCs
Nature has given horns 10 bulls. hoots
to horcS. Swiftuess to hares. the power
Of swimming to fishes. of flying TO
birds understanding to men She had
nothing more for women. What then
does she give' Beauty. which can re-
sst shields and spears. She who IS
BEAUTIFUL is stronger than iron and fire
-NnaCreOn
,CopyriSht. 1914 Newspaper Feature ScrvireD
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claimed. Just when We've figured out
the way you'd be most comfortable.
Mrs. Wayne said just let you do as you
please and never let you see how both
ersome it is even il l feel like scream
ing-the ashes and papers, / mean.
Tren when you get out of the house
It's very simple to straighten things out,
the house will be perfectly neat, and
you won't be uncomfortable II
thought it was an awfully good idea,
and / don't see why you want to quar-
rel with ne.
| said nothing. ! see my way with
terrible clearness. In order that may
not be hailed up before the Domestic
Club again I shall have to walk q
chalk line. never depart from the pre-
cepts of neatness. never forget a cigar
or a paper. never crush a cushion, 7
must do all this for my self-respect.
Mary and I have auarreIed :nore over
this fanatical housekeeping Of hers than
l imagined possible.
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III L HN 4.
By FLORENCE E, YODER.

all loved Ted and were proud to
have him choose them Some
times" said Mrs Tabby. lit seems
that if my adopted kitty knew
more and loved YOU more than
YOU love one another. Now see
that you behave for him this
afternoon"
She turned and went into the
house as she spoke. thinking as
she went along. At first she had
been almost afraid to have the
stray kitty live with her children.
but as the time passed he had
and sometimes made him remem-
Der that he was just a stray.
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Was shing Flannel Trousers

cut up bal "a pound of good soap. nut
it into a quart of water and hou for
five minutes. Have ready a bath of
tvpid water Pour in the SOAP solution
and beat up to a lather. Put in the
tinnnels. and wash them thoroughly.
DO not rub any soap on them, bur rub
them we'll in the Iather Rinse in warm
water. and wiring. and dry quickly with
strong current of air. Press with \
cool iron
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After its third birthday the child may
safely enlarge its animal diet by the
eddition of roasts and chops. poultry
and fish. but it is we'll TO serve all of
these foods finely chopped until the
NTH or sixth year. since all children.
even when their teeth are equal TO the
task of masticating meats. are likely to
Sasx them without proper chewing. The
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Washing White Sweater

knead tn" sweater in warm water in
which little soap has been dissolved
Repeat three times, using fresh suds
each time. Rinse in tepid water to
which a little ammonia has been adden
and hang out to dry in the wind
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Grease Marks On Cloth.

The best way is to rub the marks with
benzinc. Place thick towel beneath
the cloth. pour = little benzine on the
mark and rub well.
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Secrets of Health and Happiness
What Baby Should Eat;
How to Prepare I lis Food

4. B, NJ. A. NJ. D. Oohns Hopkins) .

OwARD the end o the year a human infant
begins to the interesting thing in the world
Heretofore it has lived life Of colorless.
scious, vegetative growth; and. though its mother
perhaps has dsccrned meaning and portent in its
action such have sadly lacked motive
and coherence But intelligence, is dawnng and
the mysterious something that call personality is
folding 1t begins differ from other babies its
surprising and delightful it acquires
habits. appetites little vanties likes and dskes and
NAV be called a customary attitude of mind. And
appear after another. with truly daz
cling rapidity Every week noticeable progress.
Every day has perceptble change.
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diet. Its juices
are important in
Counteracting the
acidity of the
blood. 1t also
supplies the very
greatly needed
mineral salts, and
counteractS the
tendency to rheu-
mausm and uric
acid formation in
the blood and It's
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with all this with
in thereco a aneedof chan thout
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Cleaning Silver.

Most Of the well-knOwn plate powders
are quite free from injurious chemicals
but If you are afraid try carbonate OF
soda. Sprinkle little on n damp cloth
rub well in the silver. and then polish
off with a dry Chamois
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Woman Before
Her Judges
FOR.

FOR.
Woman IS not made to he the admira
ton of everybody. but the happiness
of Onc.-Burkc.
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Miss Laurie will welcome letters of
Inquiry on subjects of feminine inter-
est from young women readers of this
paper and will reply to them in these
columns. They should be addressed to
her, care OF this office.
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Useful Hints for
Housewives
Renovating Pink Flowers.

Dissolve a littl" pink aniline dye in
water until the desired tone is secured.
Brush the flowers. Take each one sepa-
rately and dip into the dye. taking
care not to submerge the stem. Tie
them in bunch and hang heads down
ward in a warm place. and leave for
twelve hours
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" THEN Teddy. the kitty boy.
NM had been in Tabbyland for
w almost six months. the
Tables decided to give
him a party. OF course. Tottie
thought of it first. Tessie made The
plans. and Mrs. Tabby provided most
Of the things for the feast.
Shall we just have ourselves or
shall We invite some of the other
folks in Tabbyland?" asked B!nkie.
as they sat out in the yard the
morning of the day of the party.
II think that 1t would be nice to
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PETERS ADVENTURES
X IN MATRIMONY
By LEONA DALRYMPLE

thor Diane Of the Green Van awarded
sroooo by Ida NJ TarbelI and S. Mcclure judges
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F. G B-Can you explain what rela-
tion worry has TO the kidneys or the
liver or the state OF physical health? ?
Worry, like other emotions, is assOci-
ated with an outpouring of the juices
of the adrenals and the thyroid. These
cause hardening of the kidneys.
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VI. Own you prescribe a remedy
for freCkles? Have them on arms and
shoulders.
Use night and morning carbonate pot
ash. , Grams, carbonat soda, dram
aurant flower water, l ounce. rose va
ter. ! ounce.
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F. W.-W-hat shall l do for puns un-
der the eyes:
The only thing TO do is to build up
your vitality and improve the condition
Of your blood. See that your kidne IS
are sound. Cold water and massage OF
the face would be advantageous
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Answers to Health
Questions

II. H. A.-What's good for bunionsc
A slight surgical operation is the
quickest form of relief
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Her passions are made Of nothing
but the purest part of pure lOve.-ShaNe-
SpearC.
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DR.. Hirshber0 t1iH dnsDer que,:tons
for readers Of this paper on medical
hpgfentc an dsdnttdtion subjects that arc
Of general interest He tDiU NOT under
take to prescribe or offer GdUice for in
indiuidudI cases Where the SuDject Is
not OF general interest letters tcW D.. 0u-
sperrd personally. II stamped and od
dressed enrelope is enclosed Address
oil inquiries to DR.. L. &. Hushbcro, care
this Office.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-02-03
BOY BURGLARS UNDER FIRE.

Wilkes-Barre, Pa, Feb. TRAP
ped by burglar alarm early Sun
day morning in the store of Han..
Friend at du Pont, which they were
rob;ng, two boys were fired upon b.
Friend, and one was woundc- so tina
he may die. Thomas Chowanis, l!
years old, was shot in the spine an'
mis- right shoulder, am. his pal, job;
Rudy, IS, lodged the bullets froH
Friends revolver by crouchlng be
hind sacks of flour in the rear OF tn'
store.
Kudy, who was arrested, is now a
the State police barracks, and is sal'
to have confessed that he and Chow
anis have robbed numerous stores L
du Pont, an: he has admitted thP
they twice successfully looted tn
Friend store. Friend has not bee;
arrested.
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WHAT 1T COSTS TO
BE a. WORLD POWER.

Japan is experiencing the enor-
nous expense incident to posing as
one Of the great nations of the earth.
Her financial state is causing the think
| ing portion of the empire great con-
Germ. as conditions are becoming more
alarming daily.
The terrible drain upon the Mp
ponese exchequer as the result OF the
war with China some time aso was
sufficient to alarm statesmen OF the
island kingdom, while the fact tina;
Japan did not acquire any territory
from which additional taxes could b'
collected was exasperating to many OF
her people. Her conflict with Rus
STA which followed closely IN the wake
of the war with the flowery king
dom resulted in the loss OF thous-
nnds and terrible drain upon the
resources of the nation, while by the
terms of the treaty Of Portsmouth.Vir-
tually nothing was added to the do,
minions of the Mikado.
Despite official utterances to reas-
sure the public Japan is declared to
be suffering from an economic de-
preston. In the northeastern sectiol
famine has IMAGE the situation
practically acute. In some cltlgf
schools have had to close because
there was no money to pay the
teachers, and because the chli.ren.
weak from the lack of food, We
unable to attend.
The chief cause of the general &c
preston, which began about The TIM
of the death of Emperor Mutsuh!to
is the heavy taxation of the Peep
which is necessary to pay the lntc'
est on the national debt Of ovQ
81, OOO, 100000.
The wave of citation among IT,
oeople at the close Of the var wit
Russia and patriotic business boon
also caused d general rise IN the
standard of living and the price o
commodities SCARED as result Of tho
more luxurious level of expenditure
Then came a reaction. This was due
to the bur;en of extraordinary taxes
to meet the war debt and constan
expenditures in the building up Oh
big army and navy.
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!, delegate TO the National Democrat.

a delegate to the National Democrat
ic Convention, in 1892. For three
years, beginning in 1902, he was a
member of the Board of Visitors OF
the University of: Virginia.
& Virtually wiping out a Re-
publican majority of 4,1O0 of
two years before. Mr.. Stuart
was in 1910 nominated for Congress
in the Ninth District in spite of his
emphatic refusal until the call of the
party overcame his private reluctance.
He was nominated for Governor
without opposition and elected almost
unanimously, a double compliment
never before paid a candidate for the
goyernorship of Virginia.