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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-12-25
SICK HEADACHE.

Sick headache is nearly always caus-
ed by disorders of the stomach. Cor
rect them and the periodic attacks of
sick head che win disappear. Mrs.
John Bishop of RosevilIe, Ohio writes
about year ago was troubled with
indigestion and had sick headache that
lasted for two or three days at a time.
| doctored and tried a number of rem
edies but nothing helped me until DUR
ing one Of those sick spells friend ID
vised me TO take Chamberlain's Tab
lets. This medicine relieved me in a
short time" For sale by all dealers.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-12-25
LUKE McLUKE SAYS

A husband is q big dog between the
time he is married and the arrival of
the first baby, After that he might
as well stay down in the cellar with
the rest of the rubbish.
The man who designs the winter
waists must live in a hot country. He
always sees that the nccks are revised
downward.
Sometimes a woman is so hard up
for something to crow over that she
will brag about the number of deaths
in her family.-Cincinnati Inquirer.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-12-25
Trinidad's Oil Industry.

The oil industry of Trinidad -
reached such a degree of imp
that the admiralty has decide ieaks
vestigate the possibilities pggr'i
Ing supplies there. 1t is rel is ~
Professor Cadman has arr. is. 0Ghe |
OF Spain with Instruction.
admiralty to make a full RED
condition Of the industry
The Washington times., 1914-07-21

ways supposed was me. but I hadn't
dreamed that II was indexed on my
face.
Il have started on a course of beau
ty culture. and the first thing I am
going to do is to love everybody and
everything in the world, even II IL
hurts to do IL. | won't see faults in
any one but myself / will have only
kindly wishes for every one-even
my dearest enemies And I'll even
try to make friends of them. Some
thing is wrong in my innermost being
when my face can carry an express
sion like that"
Her work is worth copying We can
make expressions for ourselves, and
we are the only ones who can max e
them. Others can electrify tissues,
and revivify compleXions, and iron out
wrinkles and arch eyebrows. but,
when IL comes to changing the ex-
preston which is the reflection Of
the mind and the nature. no one in
the world has the power to do II but
the individual who owns 1t
Sit down, sisters mine, and get out
the most exacting mirror you can
find. Pull the shades up. and let the
strongest and most truthful and glar-
ing light OF day shine upon you.
Purge your mind and vision OF pref
udice Then work. according to the
result. There's a reason behind every
frown. and every little curl of the lip
may soon mean a fixed sneer. II is
up TO you to find out the reason, and
to right the fault.
Copyright. Newspaper Feature Service.
The Washington times., 1914-07-21
Doctors Boyish Face
Reveals Skin ReneWer

1 heard the other day the story of the
physician with so admirable skin that
all his women patients asked his secret
He told one, who generously told others.
that. knowing the remarkable absorbent
property Of ordinary mercolized wax, he
concluded this substance would make
an excellent complexion renewer and
preserver- Knowing the wax could do
no injury, he began using it after shaw
ing. He soon observed that the old.
withered. colorless cuticle was being
gradually absorbed and replaced by
younger. healthier skin. This was the
simple secret of the silver-haired doctor
with the boyish face. The secret be-
came public property. Now women
everywhere use mercolized wax. apply
ing it nights like cold cream. washing
II of mornings-continuing until the
complexion is entirely renovated. An
ounce of this wax. procurable at any
druggists, will Danish the worst COM
pleNion.
Another valuable rejuvenator used by
this doctor was a wrinkle-remover and
preventive in the form of face bath.
made by dissolving an ounce of saxolite
in a half pint witch hazel. This also
has become ADMINISTRATION Review
Adyt.
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they want to find. not what is really
there. Mirrors are truthful. but the
eyes that see cannot read alright.
Every woman who wants to i'm
prove her personal appearance Will do
well to learn how to use the mirror.
She will take it where, the light IS
strongest and begin by studying her
reflection as a whole-as a general
assemblage of line and color. Then.
she can pick it to pieces later. The
tout ensemble is what strikes the
ordinary observer. The more inti-
mate acquaintance notices details.
What about the expression OF the
eyes and mouth? What is the story 1t
tells? Does II tell tale of selfishness.
greed, deceit conceit, superhciality!
Or does it give out the idea OF kind
ness, love. generosity, good sense. in
telligence. friendliness? Or is there
queer intermingling OF good and
bad expressions? And, in that case,
which is the most enduring, and
which flashes across the face more
often?
Just sit down with an open mind
before your mirror and ask questions.
You will learn a whole lot about your
self in a half hour. And II you are as
wise as woman ought to be, you oan
map out a campaign OF beauty cul-
ture right in your own mind. and put
il into effect with no one but yourself
being the wiser. and gain results that
will make all your friends compli-
ment you.
Il caught a glimpse of myself in a
mirror the other day." a woman con-
fessed to me and my own face
frightened me- There was such a
peevish. discontented look about the
mouth, such a sullen light in the eyes
that / was really startled. / knew /
had been peevish and out Of sorts for
weeks. that / had been letting 60 OF
my temper. that l had seemed a dif
Iferent being from the self I had al
The Washington times., 1914-07-21

Special arrangements have been
made NTH SeHoritd Lucrezid Bori,
the famous prima donna soprano,
who has created a WOndeTul I'M
preston in Europe and NeW York
on account of her remarkable
beauty and artistic attainment, to
write for this paper series of ar
ticles on beauty. There is probably
no authority her equal in giplne
the newest and most approved
methods of attaining and PreSerp-
ing "the dipine right of WoHan.
The Washington times., 1914-07-21
TraUeling With Children
By MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK

ticles of food when travelling that
a strict home diet would certainly
forbid. The ubiquitous peanut. pop
corn and chocolate should not be
given every time the train-ooy
passes the seat. The motion OF the
car, the heat and the unusual ex-
citement are in themselves enough
to make a child fretful without try
ing to upset its stomach with such
food between meals. But IL should
be allowed to have all the water
IL can drink And SO the first ar
ticle for mothers handbag should be
a collapsible drinking cup, 50 that
little Johnny will not take the risk
of drinking from a public cup II
there-should be one on the train'
waiting room or elsewhere
Next, II the journey is at all long
a small hair pillow will do much
to make a restless child comfort
able; not feathers because they are
too hot, but a light. cool pillow
which will help make uncomfortable
seats more comfortable for little
fretty forms. Such pillow can be
slipped either into a linen case on
the outside OF the suitcase or car
RED in the suitcase itself.
The various vacuum bottles are
excellent also for containing mix
and other beverages which cannot
be secured along the route. Smah
alcohol lamps, too. would be excel
lent to warm food on occasion. Try
In every way to keep the children
from being excited. and do not make
the mistake of thinking they can
remain seated comfortably long
time. A little walk through the car:
a few minutes in the vestibule Will
repay the trouble. If they are used
to definite maps and eating hours
try to keep to them: change the reg
ular routine as little as possible.
Cooyrikht, Newspaper Feature Service.
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oays to carry with one tangible helps
Tor amusement a set OF very small
wooden blocks, a box of wax cray
cur out, accompanied by their blunt
noInted scissors. will give employ
ment to little fingers. Indeed, II
the trip is long, it is best to get a
table from a porter and let the child
buIld and cut and color on this
lust as II II were at home.
A magnet is another tov easily
slipped in the handbag. and there
are many kinds of pictures with
paste already on the back which
will keep a child employed with de-
light.
The Washington times., 1914-07-21

Other than the habit OF aerophagia, or
air swallowing. which-like aeroplan-
ing-is a voluntary thing. there are all
sorts of causes for gastric-gastric
comes from a Greek word which means
stomach, not gas" fiatulency.
High blood pressure. the tango heart
due to any kind of muscular excess
and athletics-heart and kidney imam
nations, Cilated stomachs, indoor nfei
an excess of sweets and starches, are
only few Of the three-score-and-.e ten
ways to be a chronic, Zeppelin diriSloie.
Asafoetida has q worse name tnan II
has odor among pharmacologists. Un-
tiI very recently no scientific physician
ever again dared look his fellow-saVanl
in the eyes II he prescribed II. But IKE
the turban hat, the poke bonnet; tne
Medici collar, and the girdle tunic, ~
has come irto medical vogue once more.
Ginger. gentian. quinine. magncsla;
charcoal, cinnamon. dilute acids, anu
MISUNDERSTANDING with ntnla ar ar
each separately useful to STOP tne
stomach Aeolua from blowing nrst not
and then cold.
m the muscular walls of the stomach
are asleep at the alimentary sWitch tne
use OF adrenalin, physical culture. tne
maxixe tennis. and other, disturbS1 OF
these sluggards must De caleo ilo
requisition. But only under your ooc-
tors orders.
tcopyright. 1914. Newspaper Feature serviceo
The Washington times., 1914-07-21
N hreeI mute QourneYc
Where "A Life for Life" Still Rules
By TEMPLE MANNING

-AR in the mountain Businesses Of
l. New Guinea our party came upon
a little huddle Of huts that ap-
peared deserted. Experience had
taught us caution, 30 We waited until
nv inpatience led me to advance with
one Of our bearers. Instantly an amaz
ing thing happened From the nearest
but three natives emerged crawling on
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parting. six Of them Joined our party
to accompany us to the coast.
Everything went smoothly until one
of them fell into a stream and was
drowned His tribesmen approached us
threltcnngly they held us resorsible
for the mans death They walled and
demanded payment We offered them
armlets, colored dishes and cloths. but
they would not be appeased. They
wanted a life for a life.
As quickly as we could we made the
nearest coast settlement. embarked upon
a, ''prau'' and went back to civilization
Later | learned that, after the invari,
able custom of their race, the dead
mans brother hung about the coast I'M
til he had killed a white man.
His brothers death was avenged-a
trader had paid the price
copyright. 1914. Newspaper Feature Service
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own nagging got
the child into fit
after fit of cry
in g. bordering
on hy ste r l a.
Now. while the
scenery and the
choo-choo may
interest the lit
tie folks for a
time. l have
found that IL
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Answers to Health
Questions

A. B. C.-1. What will remove a dark
place from above upper lip? 2. What
will make hair fuzzy g. Can.I pre-
vent dropping of one of my eyelids?
l. Try white precipitate ointment.
z. Castor oil and sesame oil or
ounce seed en- It's.
3. An oculist can give you a correct
lens for this or treat it electrically.
A. Dickson. What Is best remedy
for scars from pimples? 2 Eyes feel
that?
1. Experiment a while with this safe
combination: Resorcin. Is grains: sui
phur. 20 grains; saIicylic acid.
grains: acetic acid. 10 grains; balsam
Peru. 10 grains: red vaseline 1 ounce
2. You need glasses, perhaps See an
oculist
G VI Please state cause of elon-
gated palate and remedy for same. 2,
What causes malaria in system, and
what Is cure?
1. The surgeons lancet will remove
this. The cause Is often lack of tone
in the muscles.
2. Mosquitoes of the anopheIes .am-
ily cause malaria by Injecting the mi
crooes into your blood. Quinine Is a
real cure.
Mrs E. H. P.-My body is always
very warm, although there Is no rise
of temperature. Do not seem to gain
flesh. Easy tired. Have slight nasal
catarrh. Had typhoid fever six years
ago.
Evidently you need more rest and
also more outdoor play. Take a shower
bath every day, learn to ride q wheel
gently and carefully, and eat more fruits
and vegetables.
DR.. Htrshber0 tof1I anst1er questions
for readers of this paper on medical
hyofenic and sanitation subjects that drs
of general interest. He tcfH not under-
take to prescribe or offer advice for in
dtrfdudi cases. Where the subject is not
Of general interest letters tciu be an
strsred personally, IL a stamped and Gd-
dressed envelope IS inclosed Address aH
Inquiries to DR.. L. X. Hirshber1 care
this office
The Washington times., 1914-07-21
Hits From Sharp Wits.

Brevitv OF a bank account isn't tho
soul of anything.-Albany journal.
Miladi says a good money saver Is
old second thought.-Commercla APP
peal
To some fellows universal prosperity
means nothing more than being Pble to
borrow a dollar when they are broke
Toledo Blade.
Shoestring enterprises are what keep
a lot of people run down at the heel
Birmingham News.
Many a large and healthy girl is
physically unable to be of any assist
ance around the house, but for the sake
OF pleasure she can tango, maXixe. and
trot several miles during an evening. -
Macon Telegraph.
It's vanity that booms the photog-
raphers business.
Where there's the most talk there Is
the least action.-Albsny Journal.
The Washington times., 1914-07-21
Secrets of Health and Happiness
Aeroplaning Is Like
Aerophagia (Ar Gulping)
BY DR.. LEONARD KEENE HIRSHBERG
Ar MA d fTohns Hook;n,l

a. B., NJ. A.. NJ d. (Johns Hopkins).
AVE YOU a stomach? II you are aware that you
II possess this ubiquitous and soul-strring organ.
/ something Is wrong. Some. sophisticated persons
worry because they cannot feel their food digest
This curious opinion prevalent among ongshoremen
among wealthy and elect.
Opinion however as Pericles said. fool that
makes you scan outward habit for the inward
you begin learn by any OF the myriad. wireless
signals of your own that there Is box
of evils your tummy and gzzard department. IT, by any
devices known your you. yourself your I"
made aware that derring-do a-brewing In
your gastric sac then something is truly amiss.
Gas in the fatuIency has been the source
when Of runneth not to the
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Dear Annie LauEie:
am a girl eighteen years old,
and have a young man who is very
bashful When he comes to my
home he doesn't care TO talk much,
but sits all by himself in corner.
He seems TO think every one nice
bu. me. | am very much in love
with him, and would like to know
how ] can cure him of such queer
disposition. He also stays out late
with other girls. takes them to plays
etc: he is a very nice dancer, mu-
sicai anS attractive in all his ways
What shall / do about II?
BACHELOR GIRL.
EAR BACHELOR GIRL: I'm
afraid you're going to stay
bachelor girl, IL there's any
truth in signs. for while yet
How can you be in love with man
u no shows you in everything he does
and says, and in all the things he does
not do and does not say. that he doesn I
are one penny for you. or anything
about you?
Queer disposition - there's nothing
queer about il. as far as ! can see. The
man doesn't care for you. that's all
you bore him into stupidity-let him
alone and put your mind on some one
else You're not in love with him really
you only think you are.
Why shouldn't he stay out with other
girls. and take them TO plays, and do
the tango with them. and make love to
hem II he wants to-and the other
srrls can stand IL? What is il to you?
Do be sensible and stop making your
self believe all sorts of nonsense about
his harmless chap, who probsb bly,
doesn't know you're alive except when
YOU fairly force him to tai kto you.
There are lots of other men who will
ike YOU, and make themselves agree
able 10 you, too-don't make a goose Of
yourself for this one person. It doesn't
pay.
Flossie-Unless the man YOU write OF
wants 10 marry you. has told you So and
Is engaged to you. he is at liberty to
pay attention to as many girls as he
pleases. Go ahead. have a good time
with him, and forget about the other
girls in your interest in other men.
G. B.-If your own heart does not tell
YOU what to do, certainly cannot II
the young man cares for you, can sup
nart you, and your parents approve. the
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U- [~~~.

of inquiry on subjects OF feminin.
interest from young women readers Of
this paper and viii reply to them in
these columns. They should be address,
ed to her. care Of this office.
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W VILE travelingwith children
IA Is difficult at any season,
Wv 1t Is particularly trying in
the heat of summer Then

the red plush seats are SO. so hot,
the dust and glare are hard on ilttie
ewes. and Journeys big and little
tend to fretfulness and worse.
Travelling through Ohio the other
day l was on the train with a
mother with a little three-year-oid
girl. Tpe child had not single toy
to play, with. the mother did notn-
inc TO smuse Il, and actually oy ner
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il TO show her how she really looks to
an unpretudiced world IL will do so.
Most women look at themselves with
blinded eyes. They look to find what
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Anxious-Enjoy your friends letter if
1t does come. but don't fret abGIt it If
Il does not 1t may hurt YOU for a
little, but you'll forget all about 1t be-
fore long.
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w '$"; !: It :s::: Is: !:
IN irrOrs

often enough!
Isn't that a sur
prising statement
to make? Perhaps
[ had better amend
il. and say they
don't look with
sharp e n o u 6 n
eyes. The mirror
is the greatest
friend a woman
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? Advice to Girls
By ANNIE LAURIE

only question is whether you care for
him. and that no one can tell but your
self.
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What Kind Of a Castle
4re You Making Today?
Bv WINIFRED BLACK


rr HE little boy ran in. his face
ahame with joy. He had in his
left hand a tall white fleur-de-
lis-white flags. We used to call
h m wher / was a little boys age-and
IN the otLer hand he carried real
nsE-red, white. and blue.
he heur-de-Iis dropped a little, and
h real flag was a bit creased and
~ nkly-the little boys hands weren't
be IDS at all, but grubby little paws
AnI his face was grimy. and the nice
,ls an waist he had put on in the morn
rr was spotted-and he had torn a
BE- =. a great big jagged one at that.
Is NJ in the knee of his trousers.
Well" said ]. little boy, whatever
e the matter; have you been to the
W rs2"
md some one. who loves the little
,ov very dearly-but he does not quite
n derstand him-said: Little boy.
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The little boy looked at me and then at the one who does not quite
the and dis big white flower
so .'SS and @ s my g' osstie saIt 10 pant O' ''
Little Boys Castle.
And the one who loves the little boy
easte-and
said the little boy lit was
garden wall
s,9nessand no" I've ] got my nss-and my tree Oh the n' % '
and was-oute spenddand
his knees and air Of
build him castle fair castle
a garden of the
d build the caste-prOud brave sefehant frank kind and
We were all very proud him.
ed him and were very anxious to see what he % f @ 30 aU % And
spa ' he wasn't T| t the same man ana at all
fallen his kind smile was
hard his whole as rough hand had passed over
nohng there but the smutch
But had built his S 9In s " Me Ne @ @ % @ ns lowered sG by the sno free
hs batteens just dirty sordd crooked pile
beautiful and he could not under.
him to about
But crumbed Pile
dirt his hands he showed US the his
that stood for ugly thiDss-and he was proud them
his
somebody for
he his ohe, sang when she held him 4" her arms arms years a @
awayforever-om
was his
and who call themselves his
tried tell people who
dying something about his He
building
had
u, whisDered-o each ohwhen will the
y be
turned relessly his
old
a
the
Of IT. and oanxiou
with
it honorable
nd who
Of you n OF
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Anxious Ethel-I'd write to the bov
you mention and ask him to give me
back my ring. You might also ask
him IL you have offended him in any
way. but don't allow him to treat Vol,
in such a fashion for no reason. If he
has no legitimate excuse. send him
away.
The Washington times., 1914-07-21
STUDY YOUR MIRROR
FOR WRINKLE REASONS

By LUCREZIA BoRI.
Prima Donna the Metropolitan New York
The Washington times., 1914-07-21

Broken Hearted Anna-It is hard lines
to care for some one. who proves mn
worthy. and fear that has been voi,r
fate Don't let the young man nIaY
fast and loose with you. II he negIects
Won send him about his business Tben
IL he really cares for you he'll come 70
heel. and II not-well, II will hurt but
IL is better to find It out right now.
Mrs. r. PIT is very hard for a wom-
an to put up with flirtatious behavior on
the part Of her husband, but. nv friend
there are some men who are built that
way and can't help flirting any more
than they can help eating. II you have
tried talking TO him without avail, II
IL is simply a case of silly street fljrta
tions. which. after all. are extremely bad
taste. hut not any real harm, I'd try 10
forget about them and think about your
husbands good qualities. That NAV be
hard advice to follow. but II you are
fond of him. and realize that he prob
ably means nothing. you can do il. II
men onlv realized what a spectacle they
make of themselves by such behavior.
but they are protected by a thick layer
of conceit ofttimes.
copyright. 1914 Newspaper Feature Service }
The Washington times., 1914-07-21


little boy at quite
him. and his carey
know I'm he cohesbu I built
Is
said the little boy.
ycaste"
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ewhen the emenoy o ito the
ha
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G. B.-If your own heart does not tell
YOU what to do, ] certainly cannot II
the young man cares for you, can sup
nart you, and your parents approve, the
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Brevity OF bank account isn't the
soul of anything.-AlbanyJ Journal.
The Washington times., 1914-07-21

Mrs E. H. P.-My body Is always
very warm, although there Is no rise
OF temperature. Do not seem to gain
flesh. Easy tired. Have slight nasal
eatarrh. Had typhoid fever six years
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-09-11
Still Quarreling.
Large Order for Flour.

What is believed to be the largest
single order of flour for export ship
ment ever placed with American mill
ers has been secured by milling com
pany at Minneapolis, Mimi. The or
der is for 100000 barrels, and it will
require approximately 100000 bush
els of wheat to fill it. The contract
has been awarded by the British gov
eminent and the consignment is to be
assembled at some point in Canada
presumably Winnipeg.