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TINES BEDTIME STORY
A Change of Luck Comes to PinkeycS.

lCepyright, 1915. by F. E. Yoder)
" YER since the discovery by
- sn.ffle and Shuttle that Pink.
eyes was not tine wonder that
ne was supposed to be. they
began to think that he was all
bluff.
though Pinkeyes was conceited. he
did know quite a bit for a bunny.
Sninle and Shuttle did not treat
him unkindly. but for several days
after they had been acknowledged
as the best house keepers In Tabby-
land they were apt to think. as had
the chief bunny. that they knew
What they all had to learn was
the world. even IL that world Is a
small place like Tabbyland.
They did not know It. but Pink
eyes had become very humble after
not to make statements which he
could not prove.
Ono morning they were about to
sit down to breakfast when Pinkeyes,
who had as usual done nothing.
pS spoke up: The lettuce in the glass
er any good. l went out there today
to gather some. and II was covered
with small worms. 1t has nodded"
Sniffle and Shuttle exchanged a
glance, as If to say. He is just talk
ing to hear himself talk" and when
they got ready they went out and
gathered the lettuce.
Pinkeyes saw them go. and made
up his mind that he would not touch
the stuff, as he called II.
When tho lettuce was brought on
the table IL looked good enough. but
Pinkeye3, looking at II closely saw
man! little green worms crawling
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NO. 166
MARY TRULY REPENTS.
- VEN yet" went on Mrs. Fos-
- ter. "the town continues to
talk"
What" said Mary. gulp-
ing. what are they saying"
It was the instinct, ! Imagine, that
lures a murderer back to the scene Of
from the knowledge. must yet needs
feel a fearful fascination about the
attitude of the town.
whst sts,ar are they sayins ,hsy saN
ing! They arc saying. Mrs: Hunt. that
you have driven your husband to the
verge of the grave by your eXtrava
sancc: that he has had to do night
work to make both ends meet. that"
Enough" said I: sternly.. that at
either the community or yourself
The community has made It OF vital
interest to every one" she retorted
And since Mrs. Hunts extravaganza
and--and snobbishness lead directly ia
my niece. it Is my. business, too. They
pay the expense OF your car and then
were too proud to admit it. that You lied
about him, said you knew his family, in
troduced him socially. that Mr. Hunt
pawned his diamond ring to add some
thing to a car which he could not af.
ford to maintain, that
But Mary, whose face had been burn.
ing hot, went suddenly white. She gave
a little gasp and slid from her chair to
the floor in Il faint.
tiehtened-I don't know. But | dc
know that in bound I was at Msry's
side bending over her, and that when
rose to get some water Mrs. Foster was
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~ HERE'S big ship in from
Japan, said the woman who
knows, come on, let's 20 over
TO Angel island and see the
Picture Brides
And 50, as the sky was blue ard the
sea was smooth and the sun shone
Sayly on the waters, we put on our
trot-about clothes ard went up the
6Ay to Angel island to see the Picture
On our way over my friend. the
woman who knows, told me about
them.
ns sfs oa said aI the wen. WhS t.r
about 1t: In the. letter he tells Just
what he's doing. how many times mes
been Ill during the last year. how much
money he has in the bank and what
sort of wife he thinks ne wants.
and no sends his photograph.
And then the folks at home look
around for the bride, and when they
ind what seems to be the right sort
OF CIR! they send her photograph to ..e the
80 far the marriageable young man
sends the money to Japan, and as soon
as she can got ready the Picture Bride
starts to America and her brand new
1--WE always wanted to see the Pic
ture Brides"
And now" said I, "we'n see thcm.''
and we did.
Eager "Picture Bridegrooms."
We were not the only persons in
terested In the Picture Brides.
The little boat that took us over TO
Angel island was full Of men, Japa-
nese, most Of them young, one or two
Of them middle-aged, all Of them hope
full, and every one Of them smiling and
conscious.
They were the Picture Bridesroons
And. dear me, how they were trying
10 live up to their pictures!
They were dressed in the last ex-
treme as to ties and hats. and their
natty boots were a marvel to see.
One square-shouldered little brown
man wore a silk hat and carried a
fine walking stick. -,
You would never in the world have
taken him for a farmer, yet farmer
10 is nevertheless, and making a very
good thing with loganbcrrfes and rori-
OTIS small fruits.
And one, though, neat, was just q
tfifle shabby. think his suit had
been mended more than once. and his
hat was not quite new. There was
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something IN his tace that made me
believe that he had put the money in
his purse instead Of upon his person
and that he intended to buy something
Picture Bride.
They were Just coming from MONDAY
dinner-the Picture Brides--when we
got to the island. they and the Hindoos
se ana sSs cSn.,s Sa the ana seh Ss
slams and the Greeks, and all the
strange peoples Of the earth gathered,
like fish in Uncle SANS wide thrown
net.
Anxious "Picture Brides.'
And four of them came out and sat
in the reception room and met, right
before our eyes, the Picture Bride
grooms.
The farmer was there with his silk
hat in his hand. and his little bride
was fairly overcome with the spleDdor
She held her sleek head down in
modest fashion, but her shining eyes
strayed ever and anon to the glory Of
the hat and 1t was plain to see that
she hoped all the other Picture Brides
meant.
1t isn't so simple. after all, this mat
ter of tho Picture Brides.
The bridegroom has to prove that he
10 hCehASAy, oiu VI 8oON AAN 10
able to take good care OF q wife, be-
foro he can get his bride.
And the bride must qualify, too. Each
knows a great deal more about the
others real character than most Of
our brides and grooms know wlu,.
they walk up the aisle to the tune Of
the wedding march.
The neat little man whose suit was
not quite new was In dream OF de-
light
His little bride wore American slip
pers and a pair of silk stockings. Mo-
body can make me believe he hadn't
sent them to her. and ia be willing
to wager that thcre was q poem in the
package when It went across tho sea
to cheer the heart Of the little girl who
was crossing 30 many miles Of tumb-
ling water to meet her Picture Bride
groom.
What a sight it was. the Picture
Brides and their Pitcure Bridesrooms.
I do hope they'll all be happy They
stand about a. much chance Of 1t as
do our friends who marry catch other
because somebody thinks they should.
or to keep some other girl from getting
him. or to show the other fellows that
he can win her II he wants to.
What do YOU think about it?
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Young Woman With Ten
Years Experience Tells of
Many Things the Novice
Should Know.
BY FLORENCE E. YODER.

When the young woman in the
home tires Of society and doesn't
want to get married she inevitably
turns to social work. and Just az in
evitably decides after q while that
she 10 no longer fitted for it. But
her interest In social work, however
spasmodic. however neeting. is rs
sure to come to her a. 10 the tooth
less age to the six-year-old child, or
the souvenir button age to the small
boy. But with all the vast material
offered. the social workers reap a
very small majority Of helpers every
year"
why doesn't the average intelli-
gent young girl succeed in social
work. In work where she is really
SO greatly needed?"
Because she usually goes into it
without any theoretical training.
Social work Is a thing to which she
can gravitate naturally. SO she
thinks; something or which she
needs no special preparation. But
from ten years. experience I feel that
! can safely say theoretical social
work. q grounding in those branches
Of study which touch on social con-
ditions. is absolutely necessary for
the young girl who would enter upon
q career in this line"
The young woman who delivered this
statement spoke 50 feelingly and with
such conviction that 1t was almost
impossible to believe that ono who
had been working in the same line
for ten years could possibly look so
very, very young ana be so intensely
interested in her line Of work.
Makes Her Grow Younger.
But Miss Josephine J. Eschcn-
brenier. membership secretary OF
the aational child labor committee,
has been doing social work for ten
years. and It has had no other effect
on her than to make her look as IL
she were sixteen. Just how old she
Is we do not know, but that social
work Of the most intense sort, after
ten years active service, has done
little but deepen the look Of interest
in her eyes, and make her smile all
q Recommendation to the young
woman who intends to make social
work her career.
"Oh, there arc SO many things
which the young woman who goes
into this work should know. really
have not the time to tell them all.
She must never be afraid, for one
She smiled at the memory Of her
She must be perfectly willing to
subjugate entirely her own wishes
and comforts. and really dedicate
herself to the work. She must be
willing to study beforehand no that
she will be able to judge fairly
the questions which come up before
her and that she may know what
they mean"
But" we asked, "you have spok-
en- several times Of this study of
social work. How in the world can
a girl get 1t except through the So
GEOLOGY and economics in an ordi-
nary college course, or through uc-
tual exper!ence?'
Got Training In School.
Miss Icschenbrenncr laughed. "How
few people really know about all
of the good things that there are
in the world. OF course, when there
is so great q need for one thing I,
Is going to be provided by some cne.
The especial provision in this cas-
Is the New York School Of Fhilan-
thropy.
Il attended that school and re-
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Il this season of the year
II many of the best stores are
~ Offering special sales in
white goods, linens. sheets,
pillow cases. etc. The wise house
keeper has saved part Of her holi-
day money to take advantage OF
this yearly Offering to replenish her
linen shelves.
Probably there never is a. time
when family Is surfeited with
towels, but frequently, in past buy
ing. we have made the mistake Of
getting towels Of inconvenient sizes.
Perhaps it is just 100 short to al
low comfortable and adequate dry
Ing. or, perhaps, it is so large and
heavy that much of the material
Is wasted and only goes to make
additional work for the ironer. In
buying bath towels, especially, it is
wiser not to get them too bulky
and long. as they are hard to
handle. especially when damp.
Here are the standard sizes OF
towels as given out by one Of the
buyers in a large linen store:
Guest towel. 15 by "a inches.
Medium face towel. "a by 10 inches.
Largo face towel. Il by 45 inches.
Average Turkish towel, "a by 4.
inches.
These measurements should be a
Hrom the elistening array Of linens
also we shall likely choose at least
one more tablecloth and set Of nap
kins.' Was there ever a woman
who had too many cloths? Oor
timo when our favorite pattern was
mot. mot M Just t,w "beeinntnx to gS?, The
member that the maximum overhang
should be eighteen inches. Cloths
for round tables must be carefully
measured, as the table appears
most ungraceful IL too much ma
terial is hanging around the edge.
everyday use when the table Is
not extended. and one or two espe-
cially long ones kept exclusively for
guest use when the table is en-
larged.
napkins are of any and all sizes.
there really are only the three stock
sizes, as follows:
Breakfast or informal meals. .32X22
Luncheon doilics .l5Xl5
1t Is much more economical today
10 buy sheets ready hemmGl than
it is to try 10 make them at hcme,
unless the womans time has no
cash value. The cost OF the hemme a
sheet Is almost identical with the
cost OF the necessary sheutinS by
the bolt. OF course. the upper hem
should be three inches and the low
er one inch wide. Large sheets
mean extra laundering labor: too
narrow sheets mean discomfort and
non-protection OF the mattress. A
good rule to remember is to have
the sheet with all overhans OF III
ieen inches OH each side. plus the
width OF the mattress. That is. for
tortytwo-inch mattress each
sheet should be seventy-two inches
wide. This allows a generous tuck
in. and no greater mistake can be
made than to purchase narrow
sheets from supposed point oi
economy.
Another idea that can have ho'cf
picked in II is that the ''t.-
Ssscheu shasts wear lonse.. The,
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EDITORIAL
For Women
The Woman Of Forty.
. ROF BISHOP. Of Fordharn,
- has come forward with the

~ ROF BISHOP, OF FOrdhafn,
has come forward with the
statement which should be q
message Of cheer to the wom-
an of forty, who has come to think
that her sphere of usefulness in life
is ended.
DR.. Bishop says:
''The life Of a brain worker should
consist Of forty years Of prepara-
ton and forty years Of useful la
bor."
Although this statement was used
somewhere else in order to show rust
where 1t applied as a message Of
hope to men Of forty, this does not
preclude its use as a beacon Of light
to the woman Of forty who has
spent her life in as active brain
work as many meh.
No more truly in her own. &C.
cepted sphere than in the life Of 4
man is the woman Of forty at the
full bud of her capabilities. For
then Is she truly a woman Of val
ue and experience and instead of
sitting at home. a nonentity in the
lives Of her family, should she en-
ter carefreo into the life OF the
world and become large factor in
its progress and civilization.
seasoned with the spices Of toll and
poise she is eminently qualified to
identify herself with the larger
issues Of municipal and national
home making and cleaning Of the
highest order.
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Contagious Diseases Not
Necessary Evil For the
Young Child: ApOid Them
BY DIR. LEONARD KEENE HIRSHBERG.
Copyright. 1916 Newspaper Feature Service. Inc,

~ ONT listen to any old wives
tales about it being better for
baby to have mea sles and other
children's diseases while young
rather than run ths risk OF suffering
severe attacks when older.
If child can tie brought up without
ever having had ANY Of the common
contagious diseases OF children, so
much the better. 1t IL especially de-
sirable that baby be protected from
measles and Whoop:1g cough till che
second summer is past These diseases
are more dangerous to the nursing child
than diphtheria or s"arlet fever.
The best rulc to follow in this regard
is: Never take your child where there
is a child s!ck witt, any disease what
sver. A baby Gpn catch cold, rneui,io-
MIA, and possibly towel trouble from
other children.
Whooping cough is one Of the most
contagious Of diseases that children are
subject to. So when this disease is
prevalent every possible care should
he taken for the protection Of children
who have not been infected.
During the whooptng stage the victim
spreads infected secretions continually.
For at least L week after the vEoop-
ing stops the danger OF infection is still
great, and sometimes continues in
greater or less degree for three or
four weeks.
Furthermore the contagion cnn be
carried by persons other than the VIC
tim Of tho disease, who hnvt, come in
close contact with the patient.
Thus. for absolute protection OF ehil-
dren from wnoopiny cough they should
not only be Kept from asscciating with
children who have, or havc' recently
had the disease. hut also from contact
with those who havo recently been in
contact with ouch children.
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Answers to Health
Questions

r. H H.-Q. Will you kindly inform
me the minimum amount Of protein cal
ories required per pound by the average
man daily? DR.. Holem claims the
amount is one calorie per pound Of body
Of Pennsylvania. has come nearly to
the same conclusions in infant feeding.
namely. one and one-half calories per
pound Of body weight. Prof. Chitten-
den. after experimentation. declared the
minimum amount to be one and one
half calories for each pound. Which IL
correct?
A.-You must be mistaken in your
quotations. The calories per pound
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Theta Pi Sorority, OF Eastern High
School. gave it's annual tea at tho Com
stock studio on New Year Day. Tho
New Year reception has been held each
year since the founding Of the sorority
in 1906
Sigma Lambda Sorority, of Central
High School, had its Christmas dance
on the evening Of January ! at the
Raleigh. More than hundred We're
present. including numbers OF alumnae.
The committee for the dance included
the Misses Dorothy Nivils, Lucille Alex
ander. Charlotte Hamilton, Margaret
Whitwell, and Gladys Shed.
Lambda Kappa Sorority, OF Eastern
High School, gave a dance at the High
lands on New Year night. The mem-
bers OF the dance committee were the
Misses Marjorie Haines, Virginia
Farnsworth, Edith Barnes. and Lasalla
McCafrey. In addition to the MEM
bers of the committee, the members
of the active chapter present were the
Misses Clara Bradbury, Emma Corder.
Eleanora Earnshaw. Mary Estep. Anna
Hagan, Katharine Howell. Margaret
Jester, Roberta McElhannon. May
Mann, Pcniti Peacock. Helen Rouchen-
stein, and Katherine Taylor. The
alumrac who attended were the Misses
Mae dc Shields, Bessie Mackenzie, Elsie
Yost, Margaret Wilson. Mabel Winslow,
Dorothy BrueninGer, Mabei!e Ewing
Dorothy LantZ, Heien Wann. Helen
MYERS. Margaret Moore, Louise Weiss,
Thelma Davis. Margaret king, ana Be-
| lima Yost.
Theta kappa PM SolCr.ty, OF Cen
| trail High School, gave dAnce in thf
Jardin dc Dansc gold room On tho even
| ing of January q Miss Alice smith
Miss Louise steinbcrg, ana Miss Mir
| lam Long were in charge OF the pro
| gram, aud others present were the
| Misses Margaret Darby, Mildred Price
katherine Wells, Lillian Rosafy, lsa'
! belle Cain, Jessie Carr, Mary stevens
| Agnes Bryant. Ola Bruce. Anita Burk,
ett. Hazel Priest. May Harms, Ethe
| Porcher. Kathleen Long, Edith sullivan
| katherine Sullivan, Mildred Shoemaker
| Eleanor Gamer. and Margaret Sullivan
| Sigma Delta Fraternity, OF Ccntra
| and Technical High schools. gave it,
ninth annual banquet at the Cortinenta
| Hotci on saturday evening. tn" fou
{, ,csts OF honor were Frank c. Daniel
prnc.pai OF Technical Louis F. Mat
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CROCANS
Bargains

Hundreds of odd pieces of
Furniture in every DEPART
ment of our store, are being
offered at greatly reduced
prices.
You can have them
charged, with easy terms
no notes or interest.
For cash or a settlement
in 80 days we allow a dis
count of 10 per cent from the
plainly marked special prices.
Dressing Tables
We still have quite a large
selection of these dainty,
gracefully designed pieces
which add so much to the
furnishings of the boudoir.
All are beautifully finished,
with highly polished surfaces,
and have mirrors OF heavy
,beveled French plate.
One in mahogany, reduced
from $3.50 to $3.50.
One in mahogany finish,
reduced from $3.50 to
$22.5O.
One in golden oak, reduced
from $34.5O to $500.
One in bird's-eye maple,
reduced from $500 to
$3.50.
One in mahogany finish,
reduced from $3.50 to
$14.OO.
One in bird'S-eyc maple,
reduced from $500 to
$3.50.
One in golden oak, reduced
from $4O.OO to $4,000.
One in mahogany finish,
reduced from $11.0O to
$3.50.
Regular soc grades of In
grain Carpets reduced to Csc.
Regular $1.65 grades of
Administer Carpets reduced
to $1.4O.
Regular $l.lO grades of
Tapestry Carpets reduced to
SOC.
Regular $l.25 grades of
Tapestry Carpets reduced to
soc.
Regular $l.50 grades of
Velvet Carpets reduced to
$1.2O.
We make, line, and lay all
Carpets free, without charge
for what may be wasted in
cutting to match figures.
Peter Grogan & Sons Co.
8l7 to S23 Seventh 81.
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That January Sale of
White Goods 49,.
BY MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK,
Author Of "The New Housekeepins."

look so unattractive all during the
period they are worn and never
''bleached." Besides. the unbleached
frequently has q rougher surface
with portions Of tho knotty dark
threads running through 1t. The
buying OF linens is one of the most
important tasks Of the housewife
because it is an investment which
must stand for some time. We
cannot return a skinny sheet like
We can unsatisfactory food prod
ucts. Therefore. they mus be
bought with much wisdom.
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weight for an infant or q youth differs
from those of men. For men aast
and weight Increases. The number Of
calories necessary differ then from tho sc
Of infants and youths. Nitrogenous
equilibrium and body weight can be
maintained and work done on diets
man of average weight--l&5 pounds
doing a moderate days work. Is usual
ly supplied with 2.324,ooo calories If he
does physical labor. he will need much
more than this. often nearly twice as
much.
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tern. Of the advisory board Of the sen-
eral organizations; Dr.. G. II. Burroughs.
Of Central. and DR.. Frank Duehring.
James F.. OConnell. ir. while G. N.
Lester. jr.. Of Central's Alpha Chap
ter. and Park Talks. Of Technical's
Beta Chapter. represented the active
prof. Mattern. and DR.. burroughs re-
sponded to toasts dealing with various
phases of frat" life. About thirty -five
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ployes that l 'musnt work SO good.
1t amt fair to the factory They
only pay US 10 cents an hour l
worked here from In the morning
until II and 1870 at night
"ould-bc social worker, think OF
that before you leap
She continued: "And that was not
all. There was such poor lighting
that 7 could not see. We We're sup
posed to separate the good and the
bad peas"
well. II was all right for n while.
but by the light Of the two poor
electric lights the four people at
my table saw very. little. and the
stream of peas looked as one
mass.
Then. Of course. ventilation was
poor. the hours were terrible. and
] did mot dare stop my work en-
tirely.' She paused as II she
thought that 1t was futile to try
to tell nore OF tho. discomfort
which she had undergone. or to
explain in any fuller degree OF
the qualities. necessary for so
Cial worker"
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Are the "Picture Brides"
Of Japan With References
Such q Gamble After All?
b. WIN1FRED BLACK.

Syn dcsie l"@l
Perhaps the Girls of Nippon Who Have Qualified AS Pic
tre Brides, and Their Picture Bridegrooms Who Met
Them Here in America Stand AS Good Chance AS
ANY of Being Happy!
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Calculating Child's Value.

Then DEPRESSING from the sub
ject which we had chosen, and
branching into her own fold. the
need Of money required to keep up
the investigating and educating
rropa ganda OF the Child Labor
Committee. Miss Eschenbrenner
said:
How do you calculate your. stand
ard of child's value? Every one
of you who has had a happy. child
hood and feels the loving glow a..
gratitude for those who made it ST.
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members OF Sigma Delta were present
in addition to the guests Of honor.
Sigma Kappa Sorority, of G. ". L..
which was to have held its initiation
postponed these festivities until Feb
ruary.
Members OF the Girls Glee Club, Of
G. w. e., are delighted with the sue
cess Of their first concert. number
of undergraduates and their friends
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After a practice game this week with
one of the local preparatory schools
G. W. u. will be ready to meet Gallau-
det at the Kendall Green gymnasium
next Wednesday. Little is known of
the Gallaudet team this year. and the
| contest between the two local colleges
should prove interesting.
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From Factory to Factory.

Il worked In a pea factory.
went into town in on old suit. incog-
nita. with my worn suitcase in my
hand. and found a cheap boarding
house. then I went from factory to
factory until I got job.
Here is another word of warning
for the would-be social worker. II
y-cn take a position in a factory.
don't u too proficient For If you
are you may be discovered. near
iy lost my job that way, until ] was
quietly informed by the other en-