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The Washington times., 1914-07-06
How Rivers Got
Their Names

The Broad River, in South Carolina,
was so called by the whites The In
dian rame was Eswan Huppeday, or
Dividing Line River" because IL was
the boundary between the Cherokees and
the Catawbas.
The Big Sandy, in Kentucky, was 50
eallei! on account of its sandbars. The
Indian nanIs Chatterel, has a similar
nearing. One tribe called 1t we-pe-po-
oo-ne-ce-pe-we: another the Si-ke-a-ce-
pe. or Salt River
Hell Gate Was so called by the Dutch,
who applied the name to the whole of
the present East River. The Indians
called the Ie:gnborhood of the famous
reef Mon-ah-ton-uk, dangerous water"
also Anton, running water"
The Gulf o. California was first called
Mar de Cortsz. then Mar Bermejo, the
former being in honor of the conoueror
Of Mexico. the latter on account Of the
bright red color of its waters. The
name literally translated means Red
Sea-"
Tho Columbia River was first called
the Oregano. the Spanish name for the
wild cage that grows on its banks
Nhitrey says that the Spanish name
was Ore1oE. big ear" or ''one that
hath large ears" An allusion to the
7ustom of the Indians in that region
II stretching their ears by boring then
and crowding them with ornaments.
The Missouri las It's name from the
algonquin wori Mis-, great" and ths
Sioux word Souri,. "a muddy stream"
several different names and q great va
riety OF spelliEgs are noted among the
eariv writers. 1T is called Wemessoures
Minnishosha. Oumissouret, AjishiwikI
and several other names.
The Washington times., 1914-07-06
TEACUP CHANGES IN
SUMMER STARTLING
Japanese and Oriental Ware Dealers Set Forth
Tempting Array of Trinkets for Decoration
of Table or the Cart. ~,

In tea carts there are offered some
dainty wagons better suited to toudoirs
than drawing rooms. They are OF
French rattan in the natural color.
combined with another delicats tint.
They can be secured in pale blue, pale
pink, light green and pale yellow 10
match boudoirs decorated in sucn
tints. The top has a glass tray ef-
feet, and on the lower shelf are three
compartments for the cakes, crackers,
etc, separated by rattan ratings.
For the drawing room the inlaid ma
hogany tea cart remains in favor. and
to cover the top of these extravagant
pieces of furniture come the most ex-
uuisite of open-work doylies. the bet
ter to show off the beauties of the
mosaic work.
For tables from which tea is to be
served at a large afternoon function
the new table covers are rather small.
made to fit just inside the edge Of
both round and squar tables. They are
inset with lace or open work and en-
broidered by hand in Oriental color
ings.
The best tea cart for the lawn is
made of wicker. either in the natural
finish or else stained green or brown
or a soft. dull gray.
With these rattan or wicker muffin
stands, stained to match, can be used
In fact whole sets Of lawn furniture
can be had In the same coloring and
pattern-settes, chairs of all sorts, and
stands and tables
The Washington times., 1914-07-06
TOBY HICKS GIVES TorTIE A SWING.
By FLORENCE E. YODER.

F all Of ths animals in Tab
byland. perhaps there
" were none sc absent-Taird-
cd as Toby Hicks and
Tottie Tabby
Toby Hicks. lost his toys. for
got his cap. and even went so far
as to forget to come home some
times. "Now. Toby. remember"
Mrs. Hicks had said more tEan
once, you must come home at 5
o'clock" But Toby was sure to
forget, and when the time came
to go home he would forget all
about II.
Tottie Tabby was almost as for
getfuL She did not do It to be bad.
but she never seemed able to leern
from one time to the next She
would promise all sorts of things.
and the next minute something
would take her eye. and the FIRST
thing she knew she would have
lost track of herself entirely. She
was very fond of Toby. and he
was very fond of her. They used
to play together a great deal
One morning Toby asked his
mother il he could go swimming
"All of the other fellows are go
ing" he said very tearfully, land I
think it is a shame that cannot
GO"
THAT does not make a bit OF
difference" said Mrs. Hicks firmly.
"The last time that you went
swimming you did not get home
until o'clock. 1 simply cannot
trust you this time"
n,ttafAA 90 the
doorstep. His ears dropped, and
he looked the very picture of de-
spair. Mrs. Hicks saw him. and
felt sorry for her puppy boy at
once. IF you wish."' she said.
you may go over to Grandmother
Tabby's for a while I am sure
that 1 saw Tottie go over there
net long ago.. and you viii at least
have some ono to amuse you.
Toby made one last appeal. PLEASE
let me go with the boys, mother, he
begged I'll never forget anything
The Washington times., 1914-07-06
Hints for the Comfort
Of Insomnia Victims
SleeplesSneSs Robbed of Its Terrors
if Small Comforts Are Provided
for Wdkeful Hours.
By GARDNER MACK.

An electric heating pad Is another
comfortable companion for sleepless-
ness. The windows must, OF course, be
left open at night. and if they are closed
while the wage against wakefulness Is
carried on, then, of course, they are
closed when sleep comes again A warm
bed Jacket ard an electric heating pad.
which can be regulated from the bed,
make il possible TO be comfortably warm
in a cool room.
Reading. of course, is the solaoe of
the sleepless. The light should be good.
on the rungs of brass bed are sold.
Bedside lights on tall brass or wood
standards are also sold. 1t Is while
reading that the warm bed jacket and
the heating pad are called into use
1t may sound absurd, but loose, thick
cotton gloves, or wooden ones, II they
do not irritate the skin, are most conn.,
Portable adjuncts to the midnight read
ing costume. 1t is impossible to read
comfortable without bringing the hands
from under the bedclothes-and IL they
are uncovered of course they get cold.
Reading in bed is not injurious II the
light is good and II the book is held in
the proper position. 1t should be so held
that the light strikes full on the page
without glaring in the eyes. 1t is
half-LpriSht position than IN a reclIn
Ing one. A comfortable pillow or two
should be ready at hard TO support ma
back and head.
Eating often induces sleep. Bread
and butter sandwiches, waters, a little
fruit-anything that has been found
satisfactory-can be prepared before
hand and placed on the bedside table
for the sleepless ones feast. II hot milk
does the work. 1t can be kept in a
thermos bottle-or II can be heated by
the electric cylinder.
Little silk candle screens are dainty
The screen is formed of wire, and the
silk, shirred. is stretched over it II
Is three sided. The top can be decor
ated with shirring or putting of the
silk. or with little chiffon roses.
Such screen protects the candle flame
against the draught-if a real candle Is
used. 1t also serves as a reflector, in
throwing the light where II is wanted,
And If the room is shared by two per
sons. and the outside of the screen Is
covered with black or dark green or
blue silk. II serves to keep the light
from troubling the sleepy one.
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again. i am not absent-minded any
more" He club to his mother as he
spoke, but she pushed him away.
IF you can do the right thing over
at Grandmother Tabby's," she said.
the next time you can so along
Some day you viii forget something
that will hurt you"
Toby went slowly out of the yard
and across the street Mrs Hicks
sighed as she watched hfrn go. Il
wish something would teach dim a
lesson she said to herself. as she
hurried into the house 1t came, but
sooner than she had expected.
Tottie was playing in the swing.
and was only too glad to have Toby
to push her.
Now. hold on tight" he warned
her. land don't let go Of the sides"
Tottie was very careful at first, and
he did not swing her too high nor
too fast. GRANDMOTHER Tabby looked
out OF the window at them and
forgetful people get together" she
said to Miss Flax, something IL
bound to happen You had better keep
an eye on them" So Miss Flax sat
down by the window and this Is what
she saw. Two or three times Toby
almost forgot that the swing was
coming back. and got out of the way
III IAtiics Jul ne save AOlLAc -
big push that got them both into
trouble. Just then he saw the boys
coming back.
wait a minute he called. 'T'm
going to" but he had forgotten
the swing and Tottie. and she. like
foolish little kitty girl. had turn
ed to look at the boys. too. and had
forgotten to keep her hold
She crashed into Toby with bang.
knocked him down, and bounced OUT
herself. Miss Flax hurried out Of
the house, as fast as her stir legs
could carry her. She was laughing
hard. but the smile that was painted
on her doll face was very kind.
Don't tell mother" both of them
cried between their tears. and Miss
Flax promised not to do SO, but both
kitty girl. and puppy boy were 50
good and remembered so well for sos
long a time that both of their moth
ers.knew that they had some way
learned lesson.
Copyright. 1914. Florence e. Yoder.)
The Washington times., 1914-07-06

INSOMNIA and sleeplessness are
robbed of many of their terrors II
Il their victim looks at them in a
sensible way. The very worst
thing to do when sleep fails to come is
to worry about It, and finally work
yourself into such a state of nervousness
that night and darkness seem all sur
rounding and never ending.
The victim of sleeplessness should
make her wakeful hours as comfort
able as possible. II she cannot train
herself to lie still, relaxing and resting,
she should provide herself with such
comforts as are necessary to make the
midnight vigil bearable, even pleasant
Sometimes simple little devices bring
the desired sleep. One remedy is this:
Close the eyes and turn the eyeballs as
far toward the top of the head as
possible. This is their normal attitude
during sleep. and this attitude, persist
emily held, often produces sleep. One
woman cured herself of real insomnia
In this way.
will produce sleep. There is now on the
market a little metal cylinder, who n
is attached TO the electric light socket
by wire. When the current is turned
on the cyHnder becomes hot, and II IL
is placed in a glass of water the water
soon boils. A glass Of water, covered,
and this cylinder on the bedside Ia bic
would make hot water at any time in
the night convenient
A bedside light always should be at
hand for the convenience of the light
sleeper. Small electric candles, lighted
with storage batteries, are sold now
These are ideal for bedside lights. The
little watch stands, on bases in which
there is storage battery, fitted with
little push buttons to press when it is
desired to tim on the light that iIlu-
inmates the face of the watch, are an
other convenience.
A soft, comfortable wooden wrap of
some sort shoulG hang by the bed Of
the light sleeper. One knitted of wooden
yarn-one Of the attractive little bed
jackets with eng sleeves and a soft,
rolling Collar about the neck-is a good
choice. One can be made of soft outing
flannel or of eiGerdown.
The Washington times., 1914-07-06
Wa Tinefang on
American Women

THE intellect of the American wo-
man is equal. If not superior, to that
of the men," says DR.. WI Tingfang.
late Chinese minister to the United
States, in America Through the Spec
tacles of an Oriental Diplomat"
(StOkes). american women are good
conversationalists. and many of them
are eloquent and endowed with the
gift of CAB. one of the cleverest and
wlttiest speeches | have ever heard
was from a woman who spoke at a
public meeting on a public question.
They are also good writer's, and their
work shows profound insight and wide
culture. Naturally such women cannot
De expected to play second fiddle. They
exercise great influence. and when mar
ried they rule the roost' II should
be mentioned that their husbands sub
NIT willingly To their tactful rule, and
gladly obey their commands without
feeling that they are servants. | would
advise any married woman who COM
plains OF her husband being unruIy and
unpleasant to take a lesson from the
ladies Of America"
The Washington times., 1914-07-06
Away to the Country.

Hrrrah for the country where breezes
are sweet.
And the newly laid eggs are too costly
to eat:
The beautiful country where rivu'ets
flow,
And they sell all their butter and cat
cleo:
The calm. peaceful country where ber-
ries turn brown.
And every last berry is shipped to the
Ub.re nature has painted a canvas full
rare,
And folks are too busy to look or to
And tho farmer who gazes at eve DER
the plain
Merely speculates whether those clouds
will bring rain
To, us HE to the country, away from
the stress
And hurry back home on the eighteen
express;
Walter G. Doty, In Judge.
The Washington times., 1914-07-06

~
African forest. where the rub
~ Der is gathered. | heard a
weird chanting coming from
over the river as we approached Ma
kala. The wild voices came across the
water In a monotonous chant mixed
with discordant notes blown on antelope
horns 1t was the natives. I knew, but
why they sang 1 did not know. The
chief OF my carriers told me.
1t was not a special festival to the
sowing OF crops. nor an Invocation OF
the natives to the Supreme Spirit II
was only rubber caravan returning
from forest trip. happy at the thought
Of coming home.
Louder and louder grew the chant,
and at last. from among the great trees
the caravan wound into sight. We of
our party stepped back to the side Of
the trail and watched the rubber car
riers file past
AT the head walked chief. re-
splendent in gala dress that was nearly
an color decoration Of a loin cloth, and
following him came the gatherers. One
by one they strobe past. chanting their
song as they marched. and on their
backs they bore the rubber. The men
were big. black fellows. strong and stall
wart. and the women fit mates in Drawn
and muscle
1t will ever be an open question in
my mind whether the women were not
even stronger than the men. MANY a
woman. In addition to the heavy basket
OF rubber on her back. carried her little
black baby strapped on her hin.
We followed the caravan into the town
Of Makala. There the rubber was being
weighed and the cares of the trail for
gotten in the time of payment. The
women were al standing around the
scales with glistening eyes. looking at
the treasures they coveted spread out
for their choice.
Cloth. salt. soap. beads are among the
greatest treasures. but even more
precious to these dusky women are the
little bells that the white men give them
to tie on to baby's tiny wrists and
ankles. For. like all good mothers the
world over. these black workers idolize
their children.
Al work I'm the forest camps. gather
ing rubber, or on the hard marches
carving the precious rubber to market,
tho African woman will not be sepa-
rated from her baby. No matter how
heavy her burden or work may be. her
little black child is strapped to her hip
and she croons to 1t as she works.
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! An/ importers and dealers In
Wv Japanese and other Oriental
wares are setting forth a
tempting array of trinkets for the tea
table or cart.
An attractive offering is the broad,
low, shallow teacup, which has entirely
| superseded the slender high cups once
associated with the tea service. These
new cups are as broad as or broader
across the top than the ordinary family
coffee cup, and not more thar an inch
or two inches in height. They are pref
test in the eggshell patterns, with the
exceedingly fine and translucent lining.
Wedgewood Is also popular.
For Use with these cups comes a new
spoon, almost as small as an after
dinner coffee spoon. In fact. II the host
ess selets her cups carefully she can
employ the small spoons she already
uses for the demi-tasse For 'rany
years the vogue has been for a collec-
ton OF odd and widely different teacups.
but now the demand Is for complete
sets.
An interesting fancy in teapots is Of
work, depicting tiny Japanese scenes
The pot Is small with a flat bowl,
and has spout six inches in length.
which Is longer than the teapot itself.
The perfectly equipped table boasts of
TWO teapots, the one in which the tea
is brewed and the one from which II
is served. a faster" whose word is
law in importing circles, says that the
true taste of tea is lost after II has
been brewed four minutes. At the end
or this time the only flavor noticeable
Is the bitterness of the tannin. the dam
gerous quality in tea. Hence the secret
OF making a delicately Favored tea Is
10 serve II after il has been brewing
but a minute or two.
When a large number OF persons must
De served in rapid succession. the tea
should be brewed in one pot. permitted
10 stand two or three minutes and then
poured through china-not a metal
stralner into the second pot. Both pots
must be steaming hot before the yare
used. In warm weather a cosy is not
needed. but in winter the second teapot.
or that from which the beverage is
served. should be covered with a cosy.
The old-fashioned cosy. like hood. Is
much in use, but a daintier accessory
for the afternoon tea table is one OF
the wicker affairs lined with padded
Japanese silk. Tl-ose come In sizes 10
Mt almost any pot.
There are also attractive tea caddies
made of filet lace. mounted over SILK
and padded heavily under the SIX.
Pink Is the color usually OF the SILK,
but any desired color can be used TO
match the other fittings OF the Tea
table.
Covers for plates of cakes and sand
wiches also are made OF filet lace
mounted on wire frames to give them
the proper form. Some are sluale.
some round and dome IKE. and they
are made In various sizes. For refresh
mepts served on the lawn or Vc"arda
these lace covers are most useful, for
they protect the table.
The Washington times., 1914-07-06

~ LORENCE HOWE HALL has
- just published another book on
social usage Good Form For
ALI Occasions" (Harpers &
Brothers) and because everybody at
this time of the year is interested in
what shall ] take" with me to the
weekend, we quote the following:
Three changes of costume should Dr.
dinarily SUFFICE short plain skirt.
suitable for walking or out-of-Goor
sports, with body OF the same material
CT separate shirtwaist, either white or
of corresponding color; an evening
gown. and one for afternoon or church
wear. The last named will suffice for
with friends who live quietly in the
country. An old but extremely con-
Venient arrangement is 10 have the
afternoon costume made with a re-
movable yoke. thus serving two pur-
poses. The English fashion of wearing
a decollete toilette tor late dinner is
popular with the smart set in our large
cities, but is by no means general in
America 1t Is a pretty custom for
young girls. and many follow II, wear
ing simple frocks of white muslin or
similar material IN their own homes.
For a visit in the country one should
always take rubbers or stout shoes.
For tennis. rubber soles are necessary,
as those of leather tear up the court.
While some country hostesSeS are very
thoughtful about providing extra wraps.
a wise guest, especially If she is in
clined to be chilly. will carry a warm
coat or cloak.
An older woman would appear in the
evening in a dress cut out somewhat
at the throat, or with a lace yoke or
jabot if her health did not permit the
exposure OF her neck. She would
choose silk or some handsome material
made up in a dressy way, with a train
longer or shorter, according TO the
fashion. Short dresses are much worn
at the present moment. Doris should
take a pair of long white gloves for
the evening. as she will need them II
there is to be formal dinner: also a
to match.
For a weekend visit in summer q
The Washington times., 1914-07-06

! would that all my readers might
have listened to the productions of
that class Of young women enter
ing nfe's school. had heard the
addresses the day before commence
ment. There was a new note of
living for others in all of them. One.
= poem. THE Call" was a call for
irving humanity. Another poem
-.ealt with a fathers love for his
ape.
Lesson of Self Control.
1t hardly seemed possible that
such young women could have
Erasped the meaning of life in all
its fuilness. but when j saw that
beautifully serene. white-haired
principal standing in all the majesty
of her ripened years. bidding these
young women to remember the les
sons of self-control and discipline
they had learned In school. in order
that they might better qualify for
The Washington times., 1914-07-06
By MRS. FRED T. DUBOIS.

life's lessons, I marvcled no longer
at the work they had accomplished.
They were bur a reflection Of the
examples set before them.
So IL is In the honse. The child
will reflect US.
Among the lettersI have received
is one that reads like this. .'Ihe
Times says you will tell rs why
our children lie and steal. oh. IL
/ come to see yoU, won't You :. ii
me about my boy. I am so w.r-
rIed / don't know what to DO.
someway feel that you could help
me-"
1 felt on reading that mothers
letter that my ability had been
overrated. Perhaps. however, I
may be able to help young moth
ers 10 keen from teaching their
tables to lie.
Affecting the Future.
heard a young mother recently
say to her eighteen months tally:
4 am going TO buy you candy
when I go downtown. IL you will
sit still"
fanny. fanny" baby said. "Tes.
buy baby fanny
We went to the shop and started
hcme. To remind her 1 said: Jack
has not had his candy
"Oh." she said. II would never
give him candy now. It's too near
. his bed time"
l was amazed. When we reached
home baby said:
fanny, mamma, fanny"
Yes. Jackie shall have candy by
and by" she answered.
j was indignant.
o Do you think this was a sane and
simple subtrrfuge.
Can you believe that IL will not
affect that baby's future? In aftrr
life the boys disregard Of his
mothers wishes will be due largely
to her own deception. We cGnnot
lie too careful of the example wa
set our children in babyhood.
Those who had tie pleasure of
listening to Mrs. winifred Stoner
during the Child Welfare Congress
will agree with me that they mar
reled at the knowledge she held a
child of two years could grasp and
assimilate.
In Tomorrow issHr Mrs. Duhs In viii
continue this discussion. deslinE Will
Ia. Ia. Oh
The Washington times., 1914-07-06
Ways of Thrift
vrIghted. 1914. American Society for Thrift
Thrict Race of Races.

Thr1ct Race Of Races.
ONE comparative national thrift
S. .scriments have been wrought out
farming colonies near Whining
5 c. Hugh McRae, Of that city,
ured about 100000 acres of virgin
ID had IL surveyed and divided for
e separate colonies. and set off in
and 4O-acre farms. Streets were
ID out, water supply and drainage
aimed. the best location for the
me on each plot designated. ship
* depots built. spur lines run from
main line of railroad. and land
10 school and church donated for
ich colony. Substantial barns were
lilt for mules, wagons. plows. and
cry necessary farm implement iac-
ding TO the customs and methods
each nationality for the purpose
renting at low rates until the
'Gnists were able to buy their own
he first colonists were put TO work
ching. building roads. and putting
settlements IN shape. Settlers
20 could not pay cash for their
rms were given reasonable Install
mt terms. and comfortable homes
re supplied under the same ar
Egements. Thus many of these
reiRnerE without a penny came into
session of a home and a farm.
H0AAN Nho supervision
the general good of the COM
nifty, each settlement was left to
come self-supporting by its own
ices and industry.
he Italians from Tuscany proved to
p the best colonists. Their first step
IS TO plant fruit trees around their
I'd. These trees served as a fence. as
Il az becoming a source Of yearly
come. The trees were dwarfed to
event shading the crops OF these
Tifty Italians. Hardly second to the
alians are the German colonists. In
istry and thrift prevail in their New
Rim" and the settlement is a model.
Gcy have built store, church, school,
d a cooperative boarding house for
wcomers. The Poles. also, have
owed very satisfactory colonists.
Eere are more than 200 in the Eettle-
. NJ. and all are making good.
\ either the English nor the American
lpnists did as well as the other three
They have made slower
ogress, and have not shown the self
lance. energy and thrift OF the ItaI-
MS and Germans.
That nature lie a good business part
these prosperous foreigners have
owed, and efforts are now being made
the American Society for Thrift to
ing this fact more forcibly to the
ndsof American people.