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The Washington times., 1915-12-14
BRIDE OF FEW DAYS
!. TRIES TOENDL|FE
Tea Room Owner Shoots Her.
self Soon After Marrying
Wealthy Man.

STAMFORD. Conn. Dec. H-I.ess
than a week after she had been secretly
married to Andrew Taylor, a wealthy
Darien business man. a pretty young
woman known In Darien as Miss Lydia
Wesselink. proprietress of the Chick
Inn Tea Room. tried to commit suicide
with .32-caliber revolver. The bullet
entered the body below the heart, took
an upward course. clearing the lung and
lodged back Of the shoulder blade.
The young woman's condition IL
serious. 1t Is said. at the Stamford Hos
pital.
Andrew Taylor, husband of the WON.
an, first denied emphaticaliy that they
were married. but later said that he
would not affirm or deny the story OF
the marriage in New Rochelle, which
took place last Tuesday night, accord
ing to the wife of Mayor Griffing.
Mr.. Taylor told Grand Juror will
mott that he was summoned by Miss
Wesselink to her house about 3 %, m,
that they sat in the parlor and talked
for a time, and that she then asked
to be excused and went upstairs. He
said he walked about in the lower pa ri
of the house and presently heard n
woman scream. He went upstairs. he
said. and found Miss wesseIink lying
across her bed. bullet wound near her
heart. He summoned Mrs Frederick
Schrader. neighbor. and also called
DR.. @. II. Noxon.
DR.. Noxon said that the young W, man
The Washington times., 1915-12-14
When Baby Comes.

Before baby comes there is period
when experienced mothers are glad to
aid the eXpectant mother. They urge
the use Of Mothers Friend. obtained
at any drug store, because this safe,
harmless external remedy is positively
since it brings relief In. cas-
ing the muscles, cords. tendons. and
ligaments involved and unnecessary
pain is avoided; thus 1t serves to ease
the mind and has q beneficial effect
on the nervous system. In many cases
nausea, morning sickness and other dis
tresses are avoided.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1915-12-14
Sure Way To Get .
Rid Of Dandruff

There IL one sure way that never
falls to remove dandruff completely. and
that Is to dissolve It. This destroys 1t
entirely. To do this. just get about
four ounces of plain. ordinary liquid
arvon. apply II at night when retiring.
use enough to moisten the scalp and
rub II In gently with the finger tips.
BY morning most II not all OF your
dandruf will be gone and three or four
solve and entirely destroy every single
sign and trace Of 1t. no matter how
much dandruff you may have.
fou will find. too. that all itching and
ss'e ang nenr hair will hs VIII y,,,SSv mstrn,,s
glossy. silky. and soft. and look and feel
n hundred times better.
You can get liquid arvon at any drug
store. 1t Ia inexpensive. and four
ounces In all you will need. This simple
remedy has never been known to fail
Adyf
The Washington times., 1915-12-14

told him she was Mr.. Taylors wife.
Il am disgraced,, she said 10 him. land
! am sorry I did not make q better
Job of Il. / waht to die"
Two wears ago Miss Wesselink opened
the Chick Inn Toa Room. on Boston
Post road re catered to motorists and
To-. e the Tekeneke colony and did large
Mr.. Taylor oaid the family came
originally from Phillipsport, N. Y. He
thought Miss wesselink lived FOR time
in Chicago.
Mr.. Taylor was twice married. He
divorced his first wife number of
wife, whose maiden name was Miss
Georgia Farr of Southngton, Conn.
divorced him for desertion.
The Washington times., 1915-12-14
High Heels Flatten
The Feet, Says Doctor

ST. LOUIS. Mo-. Dec. 15.--The wear-
ing of high-heelcd shoes by women.
for van!ty's sake, and the practice OF
donninG house slippers or loose shoes
at home as an aid to comfort were
commented upon by DR. Archer C'Reilly.
School faculty. in q lecture at the Child
ren's Hospita! on "Orthonedic Defects
and Diseases.
High heels are not beneficial" Dr..
tend dts to flatten them by .shiftins f : the the
weight of the body to -an improper
portion of the feet. In their homes
women often put on loose slippers or
port to the arches OF the feet. and this
results in many cases of flat foot.
The Washington times., 1915-12-14

there Ia a model OF a BUSY Bertha. Z"
near nv Is mammoth shield with the
Gerlnan coat-of-arms upon Il. Nails are
sold for N.s0 and 20 cents. The
purchasers of these nails drive them
into the shield. which shield will be pre-
served In one Of the German halls OF the
city. The Rev. DIR. julius Hotmann
pastor of Zion Church.. drove the first
nail Into the shield After that the
nails were driven In rapidly
2, Costs To Pet Daschund.
Toys ana household articles mnde by
captive German soldiers In British
cemps were sold at one table. The de-
mand for them was brisk. Fancy artis
cles, embroidered bv German women of
this city, were on sale-handsome arti-
cles well worth having.
A cake made by Mrs. Ernst schme'sser
sold at 81. x..n,,,on
II costs 6 cents to pet him. he maoe
good money for the cause last h'kh''
The Washington times., 1915-12-14
BERNSTORFF DANCES
At BALTIMORE BAZAAR
Envoy Attends Opening Of Ger.
4 ntan Austro-H Hungarian Ben
efit--Princes There Also.

g BALTIMORE, Dec. account Johann
Heinrich Won Bcrnstorff. the German
ambassador to the United States. danced
a two-step, took in a cabaret show and
had a jolly good time of 1t last night
at the Lyric at the opening of the ba-
,zaar which is to be held throughout
this week for the benefit Of the German
and Austro- Hungarian Red Cross work,
The bazaar is being conducted under
the auspices of the local branch of the
German-Austro.H Hungarian Red Cross
Aid Society.
Mayor Preston and a number OF city
officials were present. The mayor de-
iivered an address, praising the spirit
that had led those promoting the bazaar
to take up the work of aiding those
wounded on the field of battle.
Ernst Schmeisser, president OF the ex-
ecutive committee, also spoke. urging
his hearers to give generously to the
Ambassador Proves Popular. =
Ambassador Won Bernstorff arrived in
the early part Of the evening and was
In a decidedly merry humor. He cap
tured the big crowd present by his
sociability and his democratic way Of
backs for little souvenirs and literally
patronized all the booths.
When Miss Hilda Hildesheim asked
the count to buv flower from her. he
did so. He asked her to pin the flower
on him and then danced with her. After
taking a chance card from Miss Elsa
Beirkrich. Count Won Bernstorff gave
her hts autograph, which Miss Beirkirch
forthwith sold for good penny.
Accompanying the ambassador TO
Baltimore We're Prince Hatfield, an
attache at the German embassy. and
Prince Hohenlohe. of the Austrian EN-.
bassy. They were the guests Of Carl
A. Luderitz. the German CONSUL and q.
Louis Hester. the Austrian consul. De-
the members of the Washington party
on their arrival. and remained with
them until they left for home.
U. S. Flag Raised.
No one who was present al the Lyric
last night was surprised that the am
bassador and his associates enjoyed
themselves. The attractions at the
bazaar are so varied and the decora-
tons so pretty, that even the most
ardent sympathizers of the allies would
be apt to bury his differences and ad-
mire the display.
There was a particularly happy fea-
ture about the opening. and that was
the real Americanism displayed on the
inaugurated with the raising Of an
American flag. The band played THE
Star-Spangled Banner and the au-
dience. led by the Germania Maenner-
choir Singing Society, sang the an
them Is a whole hearted way. Many
patriotic American selections were play
ed during the evening. and all met with
hearty applause. There was a liberal
display of American flags.
Probably the most interesting of all
Z a n 49,
trench life of the German soldiers. The
trenchcs as they are built on the plains
OF battle are reproduced faithfully in
miniature. 1t was surprising to many
to see that even in the trenches COM
comfort NAV be enjoyed.
At the entrence OF the auditorium
The Washington times., 1915-12-14
Compromise Settlement
Stops Traction Suit

BY reason Of a compromise settlement.
the damage suit instituted by Mrs.
Francis Clark against the Washington
Railway and Electric Company has been
dismissed on order of Attorney Alvin
L. Newmyer. representing Mrs. Clark.
Mrs. Clark was Injured August 26, 1912,
at Fifteenth and II streets northeast
When tried a year ago, the jury re-
turned a sealed verdict In which eleven
signed for the plaintiff and awarded
her 1000 damages. and one signed for
the defendant. The second trial was
about to be held when the compromise
was made
The Washington times., 1915-12-14

representatives OF the Senior and Junisr
Debating socities OF the law school.
sixty members participated in the com
petitions. g,.s. ..,a
The president .ot the Senior Debeiilg
Society. James p. Rossitei. of Pennsyl-
vnnia, will preside. The prize offered
BY the aculty to the winner OF this
debate is SOS. and the, ,wanner win take
part ina final debate with the winners
of the other three pubic aebates5 to, BE-
held later in the year the prize-ffor
which Is SIS.
The Washington times., 1915-12-14
Even.

Mrs. Wayupp-You are happy with
your husbandf
Mrs. Biase--Yes. indeed.
Mrs. wayupp--I'm surprised. You
were SO Suspicious OF each other al
first. ...r ...,....
Mrs. Blase-Yes, but that's all past.
Now each of us has hired q detective
TO watch the other, 30 II takes all that
worry of our minds.-Jpdge.
The Washington times., 1915-12-14
Lansing Is Confirmed.

Secretary of state Lansing's appoint
ment was confirmed by the Senate yes
terday afternoon. There was no oppo-
sition.
The Senate adjourned until noon
Thursday.
The Washington times., 1915-12-14
Georgetown Law School
To Hold Debate Jan. 27

The hrst public debate Of the year
will be held at Georgetown Law school
on January l2, at 7:9o D. M. In the Law
School auditorium The question IL re-
solved, that Congress should enact
legislation providing an increased, ma
tional defense. 1t will be debated by
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-05
a SUCCESSFUL BOOK AGENT.

Book agents, like poets and artists,
must be born-they can not be made.
A good address, tact, brilliant CONVEX
sational powers, and both veracity
and unveracity are the Unborn ele-
ments necessary for tie successful
book canvasser. That the fascinating
and suave manner Of the average pro-
fessional book agent is irresistible is
proved by the fact that there is hard
ly person in the United States who,
at some time or other, has not sub
scribed for book that he did not
want.
Some years ago book agent visit
ed a small town in Wisconsin, with
"The Royal Path of Life" nine copies
and no more.
The first man he approached said,
good-naturedly:
"You would better call up at the
house and see my wife, for she buys
all the books" ~,
But with the customary pertinacity
OF the guild, the agent made sale.
His success continued until, about 3
o'clock in the afternoon, he had sold
seven copies of his book.
He was anxious to get away, and de-
termined to sell the remaining two
copies; so he called on the wife Of
his first customer, and, first being
careful to ascertain that her husband
had not been home since morning, he
sold her one Of his books.
When the husband came home, he
gave his wife parcel, saying:
There! One of those COMPOUNDED
book agents talked me into buying
that book -sgr.s 7'.''~>e.~-~7 ',~,,.
What" exclaimed his wife, "a
book? Why, bought one, too!"
When they compared notes, they
found that they were we'll supplied
with "The Royal Path of Life"
The man was furious, and while he
was putting on his boots to go down
town to the station to get square with
that "villainous agent" a neighbor
rode by and the irate man shouted to
him to detain that book agent at the
station, as he wished particularly to
see him.
When the neighbor reached the sta
ton, the train was in sight.
"My friend, Mr.. --, wishes very
much to see you before you leave
town." he shouted.
ooh, yes" said the agent blandly,
che wants one of my books and I
have just one left"
"How much is it," said the man,
hurriedly, for the train was at hand.
1.-TWO dollars"
"Ill buy it for him. Here's your
money"
The train moved off, carrying the
agent, just as the excited subscriber,
in hot haste, came in sight. His an
ger at the latest imposition may be
imagined.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-05
HERE LIES.

The waste basket is a symbol OF OBJ
livion. To it are consigned the fail
ures and the "has-beens," old love let
ters, appeals that met no response,
things emptied of their significance by
Time. 1t is the grave Of dead
thoughts. What a mass of human ef-
fort and emotion it's contents repre-
sent! The merest printed circular,
flung there with hardly glance,
stands for long hours of eager plan
ming by somebody and the skilled Ia
Dor of many hands. Men have striven
with the utmost of their ability, to
win your interest-and have failed.
The waste basket records their fail
ure.
Those little ink-inscribed bits of pa
per that lie submerged in it's depths
of human documents: letters of friend
ship, full of cordiality and barking
back to pleasant experiences; family
letters, expressing loyal affection and
giving word of those at home; letters
that once made the heart beat quick.
At first joy, they become an accumu-
lation and are now a radiance.
There is day-before-yesterday's
newspaper. The events it describes
are already remote. The issues her
aided in its fervent editorials are by
this time either settled or relegated
to the background. It is as out of date
as Rip Van Wrinkle.
With the newspaper is a popular
magazine of last January. How utter
~ fiat, and stale it seems! The he
roes and heroines that stalk, chatter
and pose through it's pages are now
forgotten. The great man eulosized
in a glowing article has since fallen
into disfavor. The big names faunt-
ed on the cover have a look of mock
cry. The most gripping story ever
written" has been superseded by =
score of others. The brilliant COM
edy success pulled by the dramatic
critic has left the boards forever.
In among these "has-beens" are .
host of "might-have-beens": inchoate
ideas, jotted down but never consum-
mated letters that were written but
never sent; plans for homes that were
never built; dazzling schemes aban-
doned out of fear that they were vi
sionary. Aspirations, gropings-how
they might have changed the world
for some OF us!
Few escape you long, old Jugger-
naut! One after another, they lose
their hold and fall into you. And you
are always waiting.
TIE morituri salutemus! - From
Judge.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-05
THE oNLookER.

am a fan for honest toll; my work
worn hands have bunions. like to
till the fertile soil and hoe the frag'
rant onions. like to push the gleam-
ing plow athwart the tufted hum
mock; l like to milk the lop-eared
COW, which kicks me in the stomach.
Such work appeals to every sense;
with pleasure I pursue it, till some
one sits upon the fence and tells me
how to do it. like to have my couch
at dawn, all filled with vim and ardor,
and NOW my large and portly lawn, to
labor hard and harder; and just when
I enjoy it most, there comes fat
head neighbor, who leans against the
hitchingpost, to criticise my labor.
"Your mower shouldn't touch the
ground" exclaims that gifted liar;
"just turn that doodad screw around
and raise the rinktum higher. Unless
those bearings you adjust and make
the blades go slower, you'll spoil your
lawn and likely bust your dadburned
ten cent mower. Just let me take
your mower home, if you'd avoid dis
asters; I studied moving grass in
Rome, beneath the grand old mas
ters."
TITS thus with every man tries; ne
cannot shear a gander, but what ne
gets some counsel wise from innocent
bystander.
l like to weave into song some
chestnuts old and older, until the
Aleck comes along and gazes Ger my
shoulder.
"Your every stanza has fault" l
hear the Aleck signing; your
rhythm's lame and blind and halt,
your rhymes are law defying. You
try to follow after Pope, by futile fol-
" blinded; kid could turn out bet
ter dope, though he were feeble-mind-
ed. ~ q ~. ::,rs.,4 .~la.'~-e, -'"-
7 throw that Aleck down the stairs,
who would with kicks assail me, ana
pelt him with the rugs and chairs, Dut
naught does it avail me. Another
Aleck comes along, the formers tate
forgotten; he reads the verses or my
song and says the same are rotten.
We all are prone to overlook the work
another's dom and whisper in his
ear, "Gadzooz! Your mind must be
a ruin! If should do such work as
that, forever 1 should rue it. Just
stand aside, poor, worthless f1at-lH
show you how to do it,"
Now when we see the toiler sweat,
why not come up smiling and say,
"You are the one best bet! Your style
is sure beguiling!'-By Walt Mason,
from Judge.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-05
THE SANDER OF THE SCARE
CROW,

Two crows set out at the break Of
day to steal their breakfast from a
farmers cornfeld, but as they neared
the place where the planting had re-
Gently been done, they espied man
standing in the middle of the field.
He wore his hat aslant and was ap-
parently waving his arms to warn
them away.
"He may have a gun within reach"
said one of the crows, as they veered
off and alighted in the top of dead
tree at the edge of the field.
"Since come TO observe him more
Closely" said the other crow, II can
see that he is the candidate who was
making a speech at the county seat
yesterday as l flew over the town.
At least, he is making the same ges-
lures"
"In that case" said his companion,
1--WE will proceed at once to feed our
selves. A candidate cannot afford to
offend even crow, for fear of losing
a vote"
Running for Office fills some men so
full of cowardice that it really makes
them ot-bellied.-From Judge.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-05
Who Foots the Bills for Sin?

Does any good citizen who fights for
temperance and morality stop to think
that he pays the enormous bills these
involve, that he pays for the care or
the vicious, the insane, the idle, the
pauper and the outcast; that he 'foots
the bill for every penitentiary, jail and
prison and every inebriate asylum!
Taxpayers are not among the vicious
and the pauper class as rule. The
thrifty must pay for the unthrifty, the
good for the bad. Is it not, therefore,
all the greater reason why the good
citizen should have his part, and
prominent one, in the selection of pub
lie officials and the supervision OF the
expenditure of public funds? Is 1t not
better that the money of the taxpayers
should be spent for educational pur-
poses, for good roads, for abundant
and satisfactory water supplies, Tor
health and sanitation and all the 9TH
err purposes which make for the well
fare of the common people? If the
good citizen steps away from the
primaries and polls and leaves politics
to ward workers, who marshal their
forces in the taprooms and evil re-
sorts, whose fault is it? Who is to
blame but the good citizen? What
have the churches to say in this mat
ter? Is there any higher form of re-
ligion the clergy can preach than the
first duty of the good citizen to the
city, state and nation of which he is
an integral part?-From Leslies.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-05

Electrically considered, popular gov
eminent is often dead wire, because
the man who has the most volts to
conduct affairs proves to be a non
conductor. Shocking!-From Judge
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-05

A happy and patriotic combination
would be fly swatter with a popgun
attachment that would give a loud
Fourth of July report at the instant of
impact.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-05

The compilers of the Revised Yer
sion, when they toned it down to
"hades," had never been jurors in a
sensational lawsuit, forbidden to read
what the newspapers said about it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-05

Keep a thing for seven years and
you'll find some use for It," says an
old proverb. That is one reason why
we are still keeping our appendix.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-05

Girls should beware OF young men
who pose as candy kids; as husbands
they are apt to develop into lemon
drops.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-05

No man knows the day or the hour
when one of his old love letters will
turn up and take fall out of his
happiness.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-05

After it became apparent that cloth
who said: Il told you So"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-05

An Ohio hen recently Matched ten
chicks from nine eggs. She doesn't
belong to the poultry union.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-05

From what a man thinks he knows
knows, and the remainder will proba
bly, be about what he really does
know.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-05

Any man who can hold fussy baby
for an hour without saying naughty
words is in the same class with job.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-05

Men are judged by their actions,
women by their looks and mules and
onions by their strength.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-05

There is lot of unconscious humor
concealed in the explanations of a
baseball manager as to why his CLUB
failed to make good.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-05

But the water wagon isn't as popu-
lar at this season Of the year as the
gasoline JOY chariot.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-05

The man who chews fine cut tobac-
CO considers himself higher up in the
social scale than the man who chews
plug.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-05

And some people make us tired
because we can't run fast enough to
get away from them.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-05

Many a man refuses to do what he
wants to do simply because his wife
insists on his doing it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-05

BY the way, 1t is still lawful to
twist the lions tail and make the ca
gle scream on July 4.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-05

The perfect husband always h.
longs to another woman.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-05

Some men make specially Of col
lecting paving material for the down
ward path.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-05

The average mans conscience Is
more elastic than his suspenders.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-05

We all like the man who looks as
though he did not know anything
much better than we like the one who
looks as though we did not know any
thing.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-05

A declaration of independence of
coats in summer is in order.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-05

About the only thing some men are
qualified for is posing as innocent by
ISLANDERS.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-05

A few weeks later, many young
wife wishes she could dispose of her
stock in a matrimonial combine and
get her old job back in the laundry.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-05

Many man who knows that there
ia room at the top sits down and watts
for the elevator.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-05

Affinities may be all right in their
place, but they seldom make good in
the kitchen.