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Child Welfare in the Country.


II used to be that the condition OF
the country child was considered
irhmeasurably superior to that Of mis-
city cousin. merely because
he lived in the country. Items in
the annual report Of tne Federal
Children's Bureau snake tnnt
ancient faith. FRANKLY admitting
that all the facts about ,he welfare
the 100000 children in this coun~
trf.--are not known, the report
makes an urgent plea for develop
ing standards of rural child welfare.
It bases this on the 'act,; shown by
the 1910 census. that illitcracy il
rural communities is twi"e as pre-
valent as in cities. Rural child Ia
hor and illiteracy seem TO go hand
in hand. Moreover. the juvenile d.
linquency laws of many states are
rural probation officers are non-eH-
istent.' The net result is that coun.
try districts arc heavily represented
In correctional institutions.
This is quite a different picture OF
the possibilities Of country life from
that presented by some New York
legislators who We're diligently seek
ing the amendment Of the labov
laws to permit day. night and sun
day work in the can l2~i1s and the
hiring of immature operatives. They
spoke only of the sturdy indepcn-
dhnce of the country Youth, who 'lc-
lighted to toll to add to the fatness
II the family purse. There was
never a word about illiteracy. ill
health juvenile delinduAncy or he
reformatory in their speeches.
II Is we'll for the puolic to have
both views Of the life Of the .coun-
try child. Welfare work for M:
fortunate city youngsters Is well
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An Early Protest.

In the 'y0's the profcsscu advocates
Of woman suffrage in Tennessee could
almost be numbered on the fingers OF
two hands Nevertheless, when a Ten
nessee anti published a statement on
woman suffrage or representative Ten
nessee women, she could discover only
10 women sufficiently enthusiastic in
opposition to let their names appear.
Mrs. Ida Meriueth one OF the sut-
fla.ists 10 answer this statement, OBJ
lained in two weeks 531 signatures TO
her protest" and vas urged to extend
the time and double the number"
The protest shows the spirit OF the
early suftraGists:
I'VE, the undersigned women OF
Tennessee, do and should want the
ballot, because
i, Being twenty-one years Old, we
object to being classed with minors.
Q Born in America and loyal to her
institutions. we protest against being
made perpetual aliens.
g. Costing the treasures OF our
counties nothing, we protest against
acknowledging the male pauper as
our political superior.
T. Being obedient to law, We pro-
test against the statute which
classes us with the convict and
makes the pardoned criminal our
political superior.
s. Being sane, We object to being
classed with the lunatic.
s. Possessing an average amount OF
intelligence. we protest against legal
classification with the idiot.
:. We taxpayers claim the right to
, representation.
S. We married women want to own
our clothes.
y. W emsrricd bTeadwinners want
to own our earnings.
TO- We mothers want an equal
partnership In our children.
II. We educated women want the
power TO ofl<t the illiteTate vote OF
ON SLAle."
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a STONE price-tag would
N scarcely add to the joys of
Y shopping today. but in the
Babylonian era-somewhere
about 2350 b. Cit was considered.
quite necessary. Several examples
of these in perfect state of preser-
walton have been acquired recently
by local art dealer as part OF
collection OF sixty-one pieces.
The price-tag looks like nothing
more nor less than an ungainly ring
covered with small dents which prove
TO be prce-marks in cuneiform. A
string of some sort was originally
passed through the ring, but this
has been lost. Another price-tag is
a smooth, slightly rounded square of
clay, with hole for the string
hored at one. corner.
VOtive Offerings.
A feature Of the collection is
series of cones with rounded tops. TO
be stuck in the walls of temples as
vot;ve offerings to kings or gods.
Several of these We're given in the
name Of the goddess Ishstar. They
are probably of sun-dried clay. for
the surface has not the polish Of the
kiln-dried.
\ number OF small square pieces
Of baked clay, covered with cunei-
form. repro sent receipts for sheep
and cattle. \ small record has the
approval of the temple priests in the
cross-impression of the official seal,
a tiny cylinder which was run over
the clay while It was yet damp to
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Women Protecting Women.

Women lawyers Of Chicago have
banded together to saYe girls who have
been found guilty of a first offense
from being sent to Jail The organ
IZstion will be known as the Public
Defenders League for Girls and
there are at present thirty women law
yers who are members. They will pro-
Jest against having girls sent to Jail
In punishment for first offense, sub
sCquently to become the prey of pro-
(cSsional hondsmen.
IL is announced that members OF the
League will ask chief Justice Olson. of
the municipal court, to create a special
girls court and appoint woman as
Judge The women attorneys have
agreed to give one day month to the
proposed special court, defending Of
tenders free Of charge.
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Mrs. BOissevain's insurgency.

Mrs. Incz Milhollsnd BosSeYaIn
HIS flung the bomb OF unpler rsant
and Inwholes )mc truth into the al
readv dissentient camn of the survi-
Nors Of the umDeacefIl mace eNDed-
ton. Her definition is neat and con
elusive; the propagandists are in
sooth "a confused mass OF anna oily
intontiOncd persons of VAGUE think
ing and no collective Dlannin4.'
They have not been lacking in the
disposition to make. themselves
heard. however and there have
h2"n as nlanv opinions as there we're
free tranSDol tat.or tickets. At any
rate. by their wrangles and ianGlcs
the crusaders have obtained more
have received If the" had been OF
cne rnind. in conformity with Rop-
e"ts' Jules of parliamentary law AMI
order. OF course. il was grand
MISTAKE TO allow two or three p"r-
sons to override the general will.
ami to try to impose the d,ctatoTi1l
methods Of an autocracy upon
democracy: hut It was in any case
very difficult to determine what these
rcbulous and hazy pacifstS meanj to
do. Irreverent International or inion
expected them to fan. ana they have
failed: bat their mission will be Of
% ,vice IL it detcrs other amateurs
from reckless and premature inter-
ference :hat attempts to antiCipatn
sincere and careful mrGiatbry Of
hlade!phia Morning Ledger.
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Bargain Seekers Looked
OUer Stone Price Tags
Thousands Of Years Ago
Local Art Dealer Has Several Stone Tags in Perfect State
of Preservation Dug Up in
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia.

indicate that the inscription was
never to be changed
None Of the pieces of clay is larger
than four inches square, and about
three-quartcrs Of an inch thick. The
majority Of them are much smaller.
two inches square or less. rev
have picture writing in addition to
appearance of number OF tiny,
wedged-shaped incisions. Several,
however, combine the cuneitorm in
scription with tinv human figures in
bas-relief. IT has been suggested
that these were for the benefit or
persons not acquainted with the
cuneiform alphabet.
All the little tablets have been
dug up in recent years by Arabs In
various parts of Mesopota mia, the
location of the long-eXtnct Baby
lonian empire. particularly near the
sites of Drehem and Jokka. The
city of Drehem offered a particular
ly fruitful collection of tablets. since
many temple records were kept
there. Other official records have
been found near the site OF Jokka.
Complete Collection.
The collection at present in WASH
ington Is considered one of the
most complete in this country. Even
the National Museum possesses but
three or four examples OF Babylon
ian record tablets. In addition to
the price tags and the votive offer
incs. other, specimens include a
round irregular piece of clay that
served as q child's slate and nine
tablets with inscriptions that place
them definitely in history. giving
the date and the name Of the ruler
in each case. The most modern date
in any of tho inscriptions is 536 B. G.,
the last Babylonian dynasty.
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Not for the Consulate.

The schoolmaster wanted to know
whether the boys had an understand
lhG OF the functions of consulate
'Supposing," he began, framing his
question in the likehest way to arouse
the interest of his hearers, "supposing
someon" took YOU up in an seroplane
and after a long. exciting fight drop
ped YOU down thousands of miles from
home in q country quite foreign. what
place would YOU seek out first of ALL
Ar eager hand was instantly upIitted.
Please, sir. the hospital.
burgh Dispatch.
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War Spinsters Cert ain to Become
IT, Leaders in Social Service
Effects OF War Upon
Women

Entrance, frequently under
compulsion, into new fields
Of employment.
Increased opportunity for
higher education.
Reversion to venefated posi-
tion much like that in the
age Of chivalry.
Establishment of a large cell
bate class, to whom will be
intrusted leadership of the
sex in future.-PROF. EN-
lily GREEN BALCH, of
Wellesley.
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Three Military tces.

Miss Ralch continred:
There have been three military
aoes--the so-call"d age Of Chival"N.'
the age Of standing armies and pro-
fossional soldiers. and the present
age OF universal Consc"iption and
competitive arma ments.
" During the age OF chivalrv there
was a decided tendency to elevate
the status OF women. The worship
of the mother of God: the fact that
the unarmed were Mt the mercy of
the armed the vencration of paHc
and squire for their ladv. and the
power acquired by the nanagempnt
of the castle for long periods while
the head OF the house was fighting
at the wars--a!l these helped 70
raise the position of the women at
the time. Added to this was the code
OF noble behavior for men. This cod"
failed to reach bevond the upper
circle OF society. and the man whose
chivalrv would not allow him to Sc"
Iadv bend to pick up her handker-
chief was not affected Nv the sight
her knees.
The second period gives a glimpse
of the mailed warrior striding along
with his wife meekly trottinG be-
hind with her market basket--the
az. OF chivalrv was over. YOU see.
Heightens Solidarity.
And now comes the woman OF tnc
present war. There is somethinE OF
return to the old chivalrous atti-
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HY this prejudice against
onions? Not really because
of the odor. but because OF
,ho snohhisbneas and the

idea that the onion is common. and
il there were one vegetable which
could receive a prize for all-year-
round usefulness, for the wholesome
ness, and digestiblity, the prize
would go to the onion.
For in this common vegetable are
found some of the most valuable
and tonic mineral salts in the Vege-
table kingdom. Onions contain sui
phur and other properties which
stimulate the activity OF the stom-
ach and intestines. They there
fore act as a neutral tonic TO the
digestive tract, and II thoroughly
cooked are an excellent vegetable
for children, being a preventive OF
human parasites.
Onions are as dear today as bread.
costing about Is cents per pound for
the best varieties. 1t L. always most
economical 10 buy them in quantity,
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strokes with the brush around the
lid SO that the paint will be spread
evenly. Even il you have pan lids
that are already rustcd coat them
With white enamel. Remove what
rust is possible with a cloth, and
then apply the paint as above.
You will find that the enamel will
dry with a glossy surface, and
when the lids are finished they
will please you with their bright
cleanliness.
Copy't. 1915. by Newspaper Fes sture Service.
The Washington times., 1915-12-30

Why not a card catalogue to keep
your pet recipes handy. or to suggest
menus of all sorts. or to record the
books in your library. or to help in
alpha bet, and a set Of cards is only
so cents. Start the New Year right
The Washington times., 1915-12-30
TO GIRLS

MY Dear Miss Annie Laurie: |
am a young widow and have two
swecthearts. one thinks great
deal Of me and is always beg
ging me TO marry him. He is
willing to do as much as he can
TO help me.
think the world and all of the
other man. He is equally as
good. and has more to do with.
but he has never asked me TO
marry him. only in this way: lie
tells me to wait awhile for him.
lie is business man. his mother
being widow, who lives with
him and help him out great
deal in his store. II he were TO
marry me | know il would break
up their home. lie leaves the de-
cision to me and tells me he VIII
do anything | say, but, dear MISS
Laurie, ] cannot ask him to give
up the dear mother who has
struggled so hard to bring up
her little family.
MARGARET.
OW would like to know you,
Margaret. feel sure YOU
soul to sympathize with the/
old mother the way you do. Per-
haps YOU have little son or dauSh-
ter yourself, and can realize how
she would feel if her child-for he
is still probably a child to her-left
home to live out his lie without
her guiding care every minute.
Why couldn't you 90 to her and
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Hits, From Sharp Wits

II is bad 10 work IoltofIngIy; II Is
worse to ioitcr instead Of beginning
10 Work at all.
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We must know ourselves. and. if that
does not serve to discover truth, it at
least serves to regulate our lives. and
there is nothing more lust.
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him to take me there and then
leave me with my friends.
ANXIOUS.
4 !, ES. indeed. it would be proper
" for you to do so. Do you
intend TO ask him to call for
YOU on his way home. or will
your friends provide YOU with an es-
cort? You had better have some
definite understanding about this be-
fore you go.
Gear Miss I.aurie-I am six
teen years old and have been
keeping company with I. young
min for year nov. | like him
very much and ari sure lie Iikos
me. | am going away TO Cali
fornia and he wants me to be
come engaged to him before I
60. He got NV parents con-
sent. What would you advise
me to doP
mVIOLET MAY.
~ ONT you think sixteen is
pretty young to become en-
gagged. Violet May. The man
may want 20 he sure that
YOU will be true to him while YOU
are In California. Int why don't YOU
tell him that II will he more just to
him If You are allowed to see
ether men and then make your
choice?
How long do you intend to stay
away? If it's to be a matter of
couple OF wears it would be much
more sensible to wait until then to
become engaged.
Copy't. 1915, by Newspa per Feature Service.
Miss Laurie iciH TelCome letters
Of inquiry on subjects Of interest
from readers Of this pape1, and tciH
reply TO them IN these columns.
They should be addressed to her,
care this office.
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A mite of bouttoniere--jus a
couple Of roses. a wisp of leaves and
a careless twist of tinsel-is all OF %
cents at a G street neckwear shop.
The Washington times., 1915-12-30
What They Say About Us
Pertinent Interests of Women AS Viewed
BY Editorial Writers Of the Newspapers

recognized institution. It may be that
the cities will have to send welfare
missionaries into many rural SEE
tions. despite ancient tradition, il
all children are to have a square
deal in life.--New York Tribune.
The Washington times., 1915-12-30

The normal school turns out profess
sors of philosophy; only the school OF
life produces philosophers.
The Washington times., 1915-12-30

ncrvousness and berossm does not mean
the absence of fear. but the conquest
nf
The Washington times., 1915-12-30

Cherry blossoms. so real that YOU
can almost smell them and imagine
what the entire tree must be cost
30 cents a spray In a Jar of blue
Owaii-ware-yes. that's sold right
next to the blossoms. the combina-
tion is. well. rather indescribable.
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odd little daggcrs anI loinards--
quite spanish in cffect-are num-
hcred among the latest accessories
for the coiffure. The uLecr, waving
lines Of the dagger nla'le- help I"
hold it in position. These are priced
from 30 cents up into the golden
dollaFs,
Other ornaments include the Chin
Chin pin, which looks to the an
initiated like glorifird paper-Gut
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Immediate Effects of Great
Conflict Becoming Clear
er, Declares Wellesley
Professor in Discussing
Status of Sex.

women are not at all slow in taking
advantage of It. Women taking
studies classified under higher ed
ucation' have increased remarkably
in numbers during the past year or
SO. The present records show 1,150
97i at the last records; 3,25S studying
science, compared with 3,12o; 82
studying mathematics. compared
with 761. The only studies where
decrease Is noticeable are pharmacy
and theology.
Social Celibate Class.
In London there has been an al
; most abnormal registration or
women in the medical schools open
to them. All of this is OF course In
line with the statement that women
are really being forced into new oc-
cupations.
THE third effect. which will be
even more noticeable in future years.
is the stopendous Increase in the
numbers Of unmarried women. This
social celibate class will not be use
less, however. II Is to them that We
must look for leadership In women's
affairs in the years OF upbullding
after teh war.
lnOuRn, OIL COURSE, tney Nlli noL
be fulfilling the functions of wife
hood and motherhood. they will
bring help to a far greater number.
1t Is known that the married class
is generally absorbed and exhausted
by family life.
The unmarried people OF today
and tomorrow are the lighttarmed
soldiers OF our social life, the flying
squadrons OF social service, not him
dered from giving out their most
vital effort by tho thought or cost to
themselves or their families.
Realize Strength.
War has swept away the chief
agent against the admission of wom-
en- to political existence. Wise lead
ers will be necessary, however. to
speak for their sex when the fran
chise is actually given them. The
family-free women Of Europ" VIII be
able to do this more extensively
than those who will feel themselves
tied down by the demands OF the
home.
Women are at last realizing their
strength in influencing political de-
cIsjons They know that they can
mobilize an Immense spiritual inf1u-
ence if they wish. II Is difficult, YOU
know. to reduce the chaotic social
conditions OF today to trite phrases
We are too eager to force complex
facts into simple interpretations.
The oddity remains that. though
war should, by all past evidence
lower the importance and social
power OF women. the present Euro
pean war has shown woman's i'm
portsnce in WAYS never before imag-
ined in history"
The Washington times., 1915-12-30

The most dangerous people if the
world are the people who are sincerely
wrong. Conscience is like a compass,
and needs continued readiuStment.
The Washington times., 1915-12-30

There Is no such thing as utter failure
to one who has done his best. Were this
truth more often emphasized there
would he more courage and energy in
fused into sad and desponding hearts.
The compensation may seem Shadowy
and afar off. hut ii is not so. 1t attends
every one who Is conscientious. pains
taking. and Tcsolute. and will never de-
Sert him whatever may bc thn fate of
his eNcrtions in other respeotS,
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II was lust about time for new
sort OF tie to replace the ball and
tasscl effects we have draped about
our nccks for some twelve months.
And here it is-a long narrow tie of
crepe de chine ending in a fluffy. ac-
coruiOn-pleated tassel of chiffon to
match. The nr"ttioSt bv far the
prettiest, Is of fesh color, as deli
cate as the palest peach-hloom tint.
The price is 30 cents
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ask, for such woman is worthy
all the Difference you can give her.
ask If it wouldn't be possible for
the two Of you to share her son.
Tell her you won't be taking nm
away. that he will always be with
in call, and that you aren't going to
try to win him from his mother |
am sure that II you two organize
little corporation OF Mother and
Daughter-in-law, Limited. all this
fear of homo broken up will melt
away quite naturally.
The other man, being an "other
man" needs no discussion.
Dear Annie Larrie--Whst 10
YOU think is the proper hour for
2iIl Of fifteen to be in the house
AT night, and dc, y'U think a girl
OF that age is too young to so
with boys? h. S.
4 I.NF o'clock. unless the girl is
nj provided with an escort. II,
v fact, unless the circumstances
are unusual. girl OF that
age should he in hid by that hour.
If u group OF IF. cen year-old girls
arc gninS with q similar group OF
boys. no to your second que 5tion.
foI one girl to go exclusively with
one boy at that age is not consider
ed good taste.
Dear Annie Laurie: | am a girl
tWenty-one years of age. ] might
add that l am an orphan and
have been living here but a few
months. In that time ] have been
keeping company with young
man who does not care for
parties. | have an invitation to A
dance at a well-known club, but
the people with whom l am liv-
ing do not wish me to go unless
the young man escorts me. 1t
happens that ne has an engage
ment for the evening, and
would like to have you tell me il
it would be proper for me to ask
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Europe's Women, Celibate
Through Necessity, Will
Find Family-Free Condi-
tions Open New Lines of
Effort, Says Economics
Expert.

ftC- ,HOrGU the point has been
raised that the numbers Of
i unmarried women in Eu-
rope after the war will be
one OF its disastrous results. II will
be proven that these very celibate
women are to be leaders Of their
sex-the aying squadrons ur social
service"
Miss, Emily Green Balch, professor
of economics at Wellesley College.
was talking about the effect OF the
European war on the status OF
women. Miss Balch was a delegate
to the Womans Peace Conference
at The Hague. and special envoy.
with Mime. Schwimmer. to the Scan
dinavian countries.
The evidence has all been gathered
from original sources. for Miss
Ralch IL p Nnguist of no mean abil-
ity. At The Hague conference she
astonished the women by addressing
them first In Fnalish. then in
French. then in German. spurning
the services Of an interpreter, and
by an intimate study Of various
Slavic peoples she has ACQUIRED quite
notable collection Of obscure dia-
lects
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SEEN"IN THE SHOPS

ter or pencil. The pin is long and
slim and sapphire blue and set with
an oblong of tiny brilliants. The
price is 30 cents.
Silver cloth slippers are a ncccs-
Sity for the girl OF woman whose
social duties are manv. Many Of
tIiS years dancing frocks are
trimmed with silver lace. Silver is.
too. a bit less garish than gold. \
model with a long Vamp, becoming
if such a word could be used with
footwear--to the slender foot, Is s.
at one shoe store.
The Washington times., 1915-12-30

LUMY fans of ostrich feathers
u on clear amber sucks are 81
at one f street store. When
properly managed. there |"
nothing more potent .han ian -
accent the beauty OF perfect gown
or its wearer. A little practice De
fore mirror At nome will DO
wonders.
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Ec consistent in your economy. Don't
rN to save on the necessities OF life.
TO 10 so Is false economy. But praC-
iire your economies on those things
YOU do not actually nced-the luNuries
Of LIE.
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By ANNIE LAURIE

him to take me there and then
leave ME with nv friends.
ANNIOI-S
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1 = NE o'clock. unless the girl is
provided with an escort. II,
fact, unless the circumstances
ar, unusual p girl Of that