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The Washington times., 1914-08-26
MRS. TABBY HAS A BIRTHDAY.
BY FLORENCE E. YODER

clothes, and even had time to run
down TO the little shop and buy a
present or two. Tom got a lovely
cCp and saucer, and Ted bought a
pitcher (they did not seem to know
just what Mrs. Tabby would like
for pldythingsD. and by supper time,
when she came back. everything was
ready.
men she came up the walk they
could scarcely keep Irom telling her
Immediately, and she nearly caught
TUttie and ressie in looking al the
cake with the candles on It. But
she managed to keep her eyes to her
self until supper time. At last the
table was ready. the cake on il. and
the party ready. Somehow or other
there did no: seem 10 be as much to
eat as there was when Mrs. Tabby
got supper. and the kItties we're
tired ana nervous. Mrs. Ta5by was
very pleased and surprised, but she
could scarcely keep from helping her
kitty boys and girls. When they cut
IN" cake and ate it, Tessie knew that
she had forgotten to put the soda in
and she had used sour milk, Then
Tom could not wait, and rushed
away and rushed back with his cup
anc saucer, but just before he got to
MIS-. Tabby he fell and broke it,
men there were many tears and
sobs. and the failure of the cake
made Tessie cry. Mrs Tabby had
lei them oo as they pleased long
enough Do you all wish to know
what would be the best present in
IN" world?' Tess and Tom stopped
CRYING. and Ted looked Up from the
floor where he had stopped TO pick
up inc pieces of broken cup. Yes
VIC would they all said at once
why l would like nothing better
than TO get some nice bread and
mix for five Kitties, and then sir
3ut on the porch" Bnt she didn.t
i nSte 10 argue. They all drew sighs of
bread and milk. and then all tool
Turns dt being the one to sit in her
lap and hear stories afterwardg
Her party turned out happily, after
SAID 500 and pray, who else was
there 10 please?
Copyright, 1919. by Florenc. p yos.
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, " because Of that feminine sense OF
prettiness that blinds her with its sick
| ly. emotional charm.
Mary joined the literary club, another
cold-meat night crept into the menu,
| and. in course of time. Mary wrote a
paper.
shan't forget the night that she be
gan it. ! took up my newspaper and
was conscious of a most tremendous
energy on the part of my little wife.
She was bustling about opening the
drawers of desk. getting ready pens
and ink and paper. humming happily
! and making altogether very pretty
, noise and stir. l knew very we'll that
she wanted me to look at her ana MAKE
some comment. Therefore I did.
Well said l. smiling. what's up,
dearie? You're the busiest person by
far in the family"
Encyclopedia Essays.
We'll. Peter" glowed Mary in one OF
these delicious bursts Of naivete that
make man smile. Il Just hoped you'd
realize how very busy l am and you
have. I'm about to write paper"
Dear, dear" l mocked- What on?'
Sidney Lanier,'' said Mary very
proudly.
SUPPOSE" l venturcd
"Oh," said Mary with a vague air
mess, likely it will run into that"
Whereupon she hauled forth various
! books and encyclopedias and went to
work with vim, scratching busily until
past II.
Mary read her article, was featured
in headlines in the daily paper. and ad-
vised to take UP literature Immediately
as a profession. This. I understand. is
the invariable procedure in a literary
club. 4 great deal Of incurable fiction
fever springs up out of an encyclopedia
essay read before q literary club
Mary was so delighted at the way she
had improved her mind that she talked
of it for days. 4 month later / asked
her in 6 spirit of good-humored maliece
/ just how much Of her article she re-
membered.
We'll. Peter" she confessed. IL
don't remember much. and that's a fact.
To tell you the truth. I've forgotten
most Of II. You see, just copied great
chunks out of the encyclopedia, and
really it was most convenient. for
don't have to remember It. It's there
any time l want to read it,
The ways of a woman's literary club
are many and devious.
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occupied the town amid great re-
joicing on the part Of the loyal citi-
zcns. Barbara and the flag were at
the window. and such 4 typical in
carnstion of the spirit Of '7s'' did
she seem that more than one officer
stopped to greet her. Among them
was General Reno, TO whom she
gave one Of the several Union flags
She was proud to possess. The gen.
eral was killed Just few days there
after at the battle Of South Noun
tain. and the flag which is now
treasured by Conrad Reno. the son
OF this gallant officer, was found
upon the dead leaders person
Barbara Fritchie was buried in the
graveyard of the German Reformed
Church. of which she was long a
communicant member.
In June, of 1913, the remains were re
moved from the neglected lot in tn,
German Reformed Church yard. and re
in Mt Olivet Cemetery, whert
they now rest. and where the monument
will be placed.
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<fJHAvE the best plan you ever

E[IHA Z the best plan you ever
heard about" said Tottie
Tabby one morning as the
children all sat out in the
yard Of the Tabbv house She whis-
pered it 10 Tessie. her kitty sister.
with q great air of secrecy but
that young lad, just laughed at her.
Tom. Ted. she called. Just lis
ten. Tottie says she has a plan for
q surprise-wasn't it. Tottie?-that
Is really worth while" The other
kitties laughed good-naturedly at
Tottie, for she was always Getting
up plans and making schemes that
came TO nothing.
But this time she really had
good one. and when she Whispered
Il 10 Tessie very defantly she had
It proved at once. Tessie told.
AT last Tottie really has thought
Of something. she whispered TO the
boys. Today is mothers birthday.
and she wants to give her cake
and a party. The other kitties sat
up al once and began to take notice.
for if there was anything that they
all loved it was to do things for
Mrs. Tahby.
How did you find out that it was
her birthday" asked Tom, doubt
fully. Il never remember OF her
having had a birthday before
hat vas just because you were
too small TO know the difference.
are old enough even now TO give
party all by yourself; hadn't We bet
ter ask Mrs. Hicks to help" Now
that was d very wise remark, but
-~Esie objected at once. We don't
want anyone but the family this
time" she said. sharply. IF We
can't do things il Is time we learned
] simply won't have any outsiders
in this today"
Teddy looked so sad snd solemn as
she said this that Tessie could have
pinched herself. For Ted was lust
a stray, and she had unknowingIy
hurt him. Tessie looked into her lap
and wondered how she could make
amends, and finally blurted out: of
course. with just Ted and Tom, and
Tottie and Binkie there will be the
family"
She smiled at Teddy az she spoke
and the sad look chased away from
his face. and the little wrinkle in
his forehead disappeared. What
shall each one Of US do? How can
We bake a cake without getting
caught at 1t: and what shall ] give
herr were just a very few of the
questions which began TO crop up.
Mrs. Tabby saw thern from the
house and knew that something was
UP. and she tried not to think what
IL was. So she came out and said
that she was going to Grandmother
Ta hhy'e m enSpS rhe rest of the daV.
That was just what the kitties want
ed. and they saw her Off with great
glee. They worked all of the after
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LNIl.
THE LITERARY BEE.

THE LITERARY BEE.
THINK said Mary. that l really
should be more literary. What do
i you think. Peter?''
You mean write-poems?" l
queried obviously.
Not exactly" said Mary vaguely.
Papers and things. l think it would
be great fun.
Sounds a little aimless,' said l.
oh. dear. Peter exclaimed Mary
illogically. You never get what ] mean
Immediately. I'm going TO join club.
HUM said l. with increasing doubt
fulness of tone, for Mary already be-
longs to several clubs and l get my
worst dinners on club nights. / couldn' [
conscientiously look overjoyed at the
prospect of adding another cold-meat
night to the menu and yet l wanted to
De perfectly fair and generous.
What sort of club" 1 ventured.
Literary" said Mary decidedly They
have wonderful meetings once a week
and papers and discussions and II is
;ruly very instructive. l really feel that
Z Ia my duty to know little more
about the literature of the world, don't
YOU. Peter?"
strongly" I said, but do as you please
Mary"
What "Pretty" Means.
They had a cycle of meetings that
were very interesting" said Mary tim
idly, ''spring-summer-au and win
ter. and read poetical references to the
seasons and had appropriate music.
Isn't il wonderful, Peter"
II surely is-wonderful what women
fuss about / marvel at some suburban
conceptions of what is literary and
what is not. Imagine a pretty, anemc
discussion Of the seasons passing for a
literary afternoon. I'm afraid l smiled.
l hate that sense Of prettiness that
guides a woman's Judgment. 1t vitiates
her taste for good books and good
music.
Women like pretty books and pretty
plays and pretty music and pretty is
merely in their minds a synonym for
too much sentiment and in my mind an
antonym for strength. The big virile
things get by the average woman mere:
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Iarbor?'
fuses are shunted in and the fine wires
adjusted. all pharmaceuticals, used only
cover UP. for the time being. the head
ment
remove the defects of reflection. erad-
icate the false thinking. clean out the
nervous exhaustion. and 10. the tor
ments Of the ''os caput' mob will fade
away as a fog before the July sun.
Copyright. 1914 Newspaper Feature Service !
The Washington times., 1914-08-26
Secrets of Health and Happiness
Curing a Headache
May Not Cure Its Cause

= 4. r.. NJ. A.. NJ. D. Johns Hopkins
OU have a terrible headache You've had them
" before You do worry about any possible
consequences. Your thought is only of the ma
lignant pain.
You wish for relief. Indeed. you determined to
have It, you those rare persons who sum-
doctor nine times Of his effort dag
rritates and disappoints you The remote con-
sequences Of brain tumor. of the stomach
ingits typhoid fever and the legion maadies
that have headaches symptoms. nothing to
you with a million demons hammering on the anvil Of
your brow You wish to be rid Of the headache
Headaches much more serious in their hidden
possibilities than most believe head
ache is much like Mark Twains old fisherman. Mark
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Wal" said the old captain. the
mebbe. but / amt neJer ketched one
yet. and I've been fshin' here nigh on
ter forty years"
We'll" said Mark "I guess I'll 60
and inquire at the drug store.
That evening, when Captain Brooks
rea"hel home, he told his wife ahort it
and she said:
"Yuire q smart one. yoI air; that
amt no fish: it's bird
Headache, a Symptom.
Perhaps headaches are of all abomi-
nations Of the human body the effect
and symptoms of more diseases than
any ache which ranges through the hu-
man anatomy.
Middle ear disease. mucus and pus in
the upper part of the nose, mastoid alb
scesses, fevers Of various sorts, the on
ret Of baby ailments. brain trouble. dis
tempers such as tuberculosis. joint in
fections. or gout. eye disorders, tonsil-
tits. gastric crisis, constipation. dysen-
teries, pneumonia, and almost the whole
roster of human maladies. save only
housemaid's knee and stevedore's strain,
may be preceded or accompanied by
headaches.
Further be 1t remembered that SLOW
emily breathing. overeatins. smoking.
liquor drinking poor ventilation, lack
of exercise and an indoor life, all have
their headaches no less renowned and
vicious than maIevolent diseases.
Even the relief that seems necessary
to the victim carries its ambuscade OF
murder and assassination. The very
drugs. which many are prone to employ
in the emergency. harbor hidden DAM
gers You wot not OF.
Few Harmless Aids.
You may easily spot those who habitu-
ally take headache remedies. Their lips
are blue. their skin is harkfsh or an IN
d;go hue and an ashen pallor turks
about their eyes
Ninety per cent Of the fluids. pills,
powders. bottoms. and tablets used 10
cure" headaches. have these poisonous.
coal-tar galenicals in them. The head
ache, forsooth. disappears as IL by
magic, but a wake of Ills is left to be
stored up for future punishment, many
years hence.
There are divergent necessities in the
treatment Of headaches. Each depends
upon the source. Deep breathing ana
simple rations; sleep in tine open air
and muscular sport in the open may
cure safely, If not quickly.
Charcoal, olive oil, milk Of magnesia
and fruits eliminate the frontal throbs
that come from constipation. Alcohol
inoculated into the fifth nerve by an eX-
perienced physician cures soms aches of
lifelong facial neuralgia. Ice bags and
alkaline mineral water. a short diet with
green vegetables may cure the headache
of gluttony.
Rational gymnastics, physical culture,
graduated exercises in the fresh air. and
a cold bath may cure the headache due
to sleeeplessneSs. The headache from
gambling, mercantile excitement and
physical eXcesses demands more hours
Of rest and a change of scene.
The brain is delicate machine. more
like an electric switchboard of trillions
Of hairy wires. than like the putty II
seems to be. Fretting. in-thlnking, hy-
persentativeness. wrong thoughts. worry
and mental irritations cause the fuses
to burn out.
Then arises a headache. Until new
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for readers Of this paper on medical
hyoienic and sanitation subjects that are
Of general interest. He tofII not under.
take 10 prescribe or offer ddrtce for in
Of general in,eres: letters triIl be an.
strsred personally. II a stamped aud adj
dressed envelope Is fncloscd. Address oil
Inquiries to Dr.. L. E. Hirshbero care
this office.
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Frederick Md pM unpeH monument to Barbara Frtche,
WOMAN in Mt. Oiipet Cemetery September 9.
We have known this through the Whittier poem
but pheher she mythical of conec
ture to many
That she mythical she
degree befing her memory by the Barbara
chic Memorial Association of Frederick, Md.
Of special interest at this time, in consideration
playing the the story this
stood by her coo and held them before enemy
when the town had been abandoned to the enemy
By FLORENCE YODER
The Washington times., 1914-08-26
PETERS ADVENTURES
X IN MATRIMONY *
By LEONA DALRYMPLE

the Diane of the Van awarded prize
$4,000 by Ida NJ. Tabel and S S Mcclure as Judges
The Washington times., 1914-08-26

Many a man thinks he is on the high
road 10 fame when. in fact, he is mere
ly on the high road to foolery.-Dessret
News
The Washington times., 1914-08-26

There Is vast. vast dlfferenc. be.
tween being bone-headed and hard.
headed.
The Washington times., 1914-08-26

G. H. E-Please let me know what il
good for intestinal Indigestion?
Try Bulgaria bacillus tablets and
charcoal; If hemorrhoids protrude ap-
ply nutgall ointment.
The Washington times., 1914-08-26

H. A.-What remedy should be used
for pains In the lower limbs caused
by prominent ''varicose veins?"
You should go to a good hospital and
have these veins stitched up. This IL
done very quickly and without danger.
The Washington times., 1914-08-26

Everybody knows a man or two who
could be spared foB war.-Norfolk
ledger Dispatch
The Washington times., 1914-08-26

a hole lot of people in this world
MINK lney don't know what moratori-
um means.-Roston Transcript.
The Washington times., 1914-08-26
Hits From Sharp Wits.

IL too bad those European military
experts can't hear the advice of sor,s
or our amateur strategy boards s-Pitts.
burgh Gazette Times
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Answers to Health
Questions

o. Slow can I rid my scalp Of
dandruff? My hair is falling out very
rapidly and losing its color. How often
should the hair be washed:
Wash the hair about once or twice
month with boiled water Massage the
scalp vigorously with sulphur ointment
In which y dram Of resorcin. tincture
OF capsicium and Is grains of salicylic
acid have been incorporated.
]. HI Ny nose seems to be corked
and there is some swelling on each
side just below eyes. Have catarrh and
enc side Of nose seems to be closed
2. If tumor has formed on arm be-
low elbow. or between wrist and elbow,
could IL be removed?
1. A nose specialist should decide
whether slight operation is necessary.
2. Very easily.
A. NJ. MI VIII you give me a rem
edy for dandruf? 2. VIII you give me
remedy for oily hair?
!. Rub into the scalp twice a day:
Balsam Peru. three drains: cocoa but
ter. three drains; sulphur. three drains:
resorcin. five grains: castor oil, three
ounces.
2. For oily scalp use Balsam Peru.
half dram: sulphur. half ounce: castor.
oil. two ounces; giycerine. half ounce.
Use twice weekly.
W. B. v. T.-What is the cause and
cure of the mucus which have in nose.
and throat in more than ordinary q,ian-
titles?
An operation ON nose and throat is.
the best thing to be done for this
III. A.-What remedy should be used
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Dared Foe to Shoot.

Mrs. E. d. n. Southworth. the nov
elist was the one to suggest the poem
to Mr.. Whittier. Her own story is
as follows:
II | remember rightly" said Mrs.
SouthUorth Barbara was at the
time more than ninety years old. The
town was about equally divided be
tween sympathizers with the South
ern cause and those who upheld the
The Washington times., 1914-06-09
NO HINT OF MURDER,
ASSERTS SINCLAIR
Declares He Referred to Killing
of Seattle Police Chief Only
When Asked.

NEW YORK. June s-That ne hinted
murder might be the outcome Of the
free speech fight in Tarrytown in a
talk with the trustees Of ''Rockerfeller's
village" was vigorously denied here
today by Upton Sinclair. who has been
prominent in the warfare there.
Yes said Sinclair. when asked of
the statement, Il did tell the Tarrytown
trustees that at Seattle the chief of po-
lice was shot dead in his home after
o free speech fight. But did not
make the statement az a threat. I told
Of the facts when asked specifically
as 70 the occurrence.
II free speech Is granted to US in
Tarrytown." Sinclair continued and
] thing IL will be-there will be no oc-
casion for either police protection or
crime. / have specifically waived any
right to police protection And IL any
OF those who get up to speak make OBJ
scene or blasphemous statements / feel
sure that the crowd will simply boo
them down II they say things that
are against the law, arrest them. We
contend that nc man should be pre-
vented from speaking simply because
some one thinks he will say something
IN violation OF the law
Sinclair declared that the setting
aside Of vacant lot for a free speech
forum in Tarrytown probably would
solve the trouble. This, he said. would
be decided by the village trustees to-
morrow night
The Washington times., 1914-06-09
POLO PLAYERS OUT
FORL|GHT WORK
British and American Stars
Promise Fast Contest on
Saturday.

NEW YORK, June Slight prac-
tice for both Aperican and British
polo teams which are to play for the
international polo trophy next satur-
day was scheduled this afternoon at
the Meadowbrook field. All the play
ers on both sides except Capt Leslie
Cheape. planned to work out their
ponies over the field.
Captain Cheape, whose blackened
eyes caused a postponement of the
big match from today. was still un-
der the care Of physicians at the resi-
dence Of ]. 6. Phipps. Splints along
his nose have essed the pain and be-
fore night both his eyes are likely
tob open They have been swollen
tight since he was struck in the face
by H. c Phipps' hard drive Of the
ball There Is believed to be no doubt
that the famous British No. will be
fit and ready for Saturdays struggle.
No deciaion has vet peen reached
~ to the date Of the second game.
but II Is probable IL will be PLAYED
either June Is or June IL
Ponies In both camps are expected
to profit by tie postponement and a
faster first game 10 likely from the
added rest to the British mounts.
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EVANSVILLE.

4 copy Of tentative decision OF the
public service compission of Maryland.
which allowed the Washington, West
minister and Gettysburg railway TO
carry Columbia avenue over its track
b. the Use OF a wooden bridge, was
disapproved by the mayor and common
council last night, and a series Of reso-
lutions setting forth the towns objec-
tions were passcG The railroad was
ordered by the commission to cross CO.
lumbia avenue, either overhead or be-
low grade. and the road elected to
carry the street over its tracks, and
asked permission to change the course
Of the street and to carry Il over the
tracks by means of a wooden bridge
seventeen feet wide, with 4 three-foot
pathway on one side. The mayor and
Common council requested the commits
sion to compel tie railroad to erect a
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CONGRESS HEIGHTS.

The Public Improvement Association
Of Congress- Heights. last night dis-
gency hospital quarters at the Govern
ment Hospital tor the Insane. follow
ing letter from Supt William 4.
White, TO the effect that the department
was without authority to set aside 4
portion Of the institution for such pur-
rose. He said. however. that the hos
pital would continue to admit emer-
gency cases. The accusation went on
record as fsvoring the establish ment Of
a hospital In that section ef the Dis
trict east of the Anacostia river.
On the question Of establishing a kin
derSarten. c. z. Purdy, chaii man of
the fchool committee. said 5uperintend-
ent Thurston had promised that " the
association could secure petition
the Proper age, the matter would oc