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Peters Adventures in MQtrin0nv

Swift calculation three words from a
period convinces me that this does not
really require reply. With a wild
feeling that ! must read rapidly ] bolt
into the next paragraph and silence
1aiis over the room.
''Peter!' There is something in tho
voice now that would make any mere
man jump. | do.
here in absolute silence while man
reads revolver ads and prize fights and
ball games. ! don't"
Snubs and Rubs.
"l'm not reading revolver ads" say
well I never read prize fights AS for
ball games"
You were reading about ball gamer
This with an air of triumph such as a
lawyer might use who's found a choice
bit of evidence.
And what if | was?" | inquire, feel
ing guilty for no reason under heaven.
mo special reason. Only it's not
very flatterins sensation to be snubbed
simply because seven or eight fellows
choose to throw ball around and quar-
rel. and get into the paper for other
men to read"
"snub you, Mary: Who ON earth
Snubbed you?
wish l might peep once into the con-
volutiors of my wife's brain. Her ted
soning at times is so brilliantly logical
and vet at the same time so brilliantly
ingenious that ] marvel How could a
man reading quite peaceably snub any
one?"
Il call it snubbinG." said Mary, to
have ones existence ignored. suppose I
should sit and read and read and read
! and let you stare at me without ever
, paying anv attention"
u wouldn't sit aud stare | hinted,
! I'D find something else 10 do
! 'I-Im not sitting ard staring said
, Mary, colorirG, II think it's hor;icd
| of you 10 put it that way"
There's no answer at all to that. I'm
- sure. ! merely return to my paper.
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The Daily
Editorial
For Women
Being Grown-Up.
T THE first signs Of an IN
. .h,l;,.to Iorrp and

n reason the Chlld IL, II "hue'
the direction Of sensible
parent, taught to dress himself and
arrange the hair.
The first time that a little girl can
put on her own clothing. and. per-
haps at a later date. arrange comb.
and successfully do up" her own
hair, she makes signal entry INTO
the realms of the grown-up.
She ceases to be child.
II the individual case may be taken
as a model of the race in funda-
mental things, We may now \ay
that American women, as race,
are just entering the world Of the
groWn-up.
For have they not for the first time
set out to dress themselves, with
great blaring OF trunpets and 2lank-
ing, and sounding Of cymbals?
Furthermore. have they not, as the
latest open indication of their haV-
ing risen to a higher plane. an
nounced their intention of combing
and dressing their own hair in a
manner qualified . to best display
their own particular charms?
On Saturday night. in Philadelphia,
the Hairdressers' Association will
give the first display of American
made coiffures. thus clinching the
matter. and showing that. to all out
ward appearances, having learned
not only to dress herself. but to ar
range her hair. Miss America Is
grown up. and entitled to the cour-
tesv and respect not only of other
nations, but her own,
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platform with neat little pamphl It
entitled For You To Consider" ard
to Judge from the demand for this
brochure. it is obvious that the
Daughters are studying it with ex-
traordinary zeal.
This is the first time a candidate
from west of the Mississippi has
come forward. Mrs. Guernsey has
spent most Of her life in llansas.
where her father. the .Rey, Daniel
p. Mitchell. went to organize M@ttio-
dism. When a girl of sixteen She
taught school in her native state.
and was later appointed principal Of
the high school at Independence.
Following her marriage. Mrs.
Guernsey became president of the
school board in independence. 1t was
largely through her efforts that Il
public library was opened in her
home town. She was "A leader in
the state Federation Of Womens
Clubs. and has been prominent in
tights for civic betterment of Kan
Sas. Six years ago she was elected
State regent of the Daughters Of
the American Revolution of Kansas.
and has held that office ever since.
For time Mrs. Guernsey was presi-
dent Of the Chautaugua Circle, D.
a. Il.
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Thinking Is Her Hobby, Con.
fesses the Wearer of the
Lilac Domino" and She
Proves Why Women
Ought To Adopt Her Plan.
Just "TO Think" Will Bring
To Woman's Face Per-
sonal Beauty, Says Actress
In Outlining the Secrets OF
Her Philosophy.

no you ever stop to think? Just
to think? When you have
- few minutes for rest do you
devote them to thinking out
certain problems that have puszled
you, or does your brain traverse n
weary cycle Of "ships and shoes and
sealing wax and cabbages and
kings?'
Have you ever convinced yourself
of the value of serious thoughts
nice little secrets that you don't
have to share with any one unless
you wish? DO you ever watch the
faces Of passers-by TO see whether
they look as if they we're people who
thought things over or were quite
content to let things go as they
were?
They are easy to detect-thesc peo-
ple who think. A certain indefinablc
air of mystery. a look Of knowing
something that others do not stamps
them as different from average per-
sons.
There is at least one girl in town
this week who asserts that thinking
is her hobby. A glance at her face
will assume you Of that. She is
Eleanor Painter. who is creating the
part Of the wcarer of THE Lilac
Domino at the Belasco Theater this
week.
Most actresses. when interviewed,
"Hnfess to a passionate fondness for
dancing slippers or Airedale ter.
riers.
Others when questioned as to their
favorite occupations vow steadfast
clleEiance to their art" or to mo-
torns or dancing. other things that
everyday people like to do, but not
so with Eleanor Painter.
Human Point of View.
What do l like to do best in the
world?" she repeated the question
rather slowly and then sprans her
surprise "If you want a truthful
answer. l like to think. Whenever
| am busy think long and deeply
about things ! want to know about
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tween educated ana ignorant per.
sons? The person who thinks has at
least one basis of sympathetic un-
derstanding with other thoughtful
people.
My second reason for believing
that a certain amount of time should
be devoted to thinking. especially by
women. ought to receive their sim
cere consideration. since IT involves a
subject dear to most Of them-their
personal beauty. This is it, One
should think because of the outward
beauty that it brings to the face
But just consider all the unat-
tractive teachers we see in the
schools. Surely they think don't
they. in their spare time?" the inter-
viewer suggested.
,"'Ah, but it isn't the right kind Of
zling over a geometry problem would
bring wrinkles to any face in time.
Often it is the very simplest sort Of
thoughts that have the most beauti-
flying results. Then it is as though
the entire countenance were lighted
from within. The expression these
thoughts leave cannot be attained in
There is no elaborate problem
about it, We simply acquire simple
itv when VIC begin to ponder on
simple subjects. and soon It begins
to show in marked simplicity of
dress and even arrangement Of hair,
for the brain has accustomed us to
such things by its influence working
from within.
How is this attained? You know
the greatest thoughts Of all the
worlds history have been the SIM
plest, rema rkable for their depth and
sincerity rather than for comple1ity.
Eyes and Thought.
For just one second, we believed
that Miss Painter was going to de-
sert her firm support Of thinking as
an occupa ton for ones leisure hours
When see a girl whose eyes are
never quite fathomable. recognize
her as a thinker Those unfathom-
able eyes show thought, and are sup
plemented by poise and quiet.
"A woman who stops to think only
when she discovers that nothing else
will take the place Of it doesn't de.
serve to be included In the class OF
real thinkers at all The chief beauty
of the girl who thinks Is her air or
originality, and the realization she
brings to you that she Is able TO
think out her own problems without
continually fleeing to her friends FOR
How wonderful it would be, then.
IL ali Of us thought more than we do.
How many mistakes would be avoid
ed, how many more really great
characters there would be IN the
world, and how much more worth
while it would be just to live"
AS the heroine of The Lilac Dom
ino" concluded the eager explanation
of her philosophy, one felt that she
had justified thousands Of misunder-
stood philosophers of past genera
tions who. like her, believed that
thinking made it more worth while
lust to live
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never be quite depended upon to
stand for it. and a sort Of forced fair
ness to the general mass. results.
For the sake Of the outsider. who
may be interested In knowing
just what a womans eight-plank
platform may embody. the Guernsey
statement Is given:
Elimination Of all party lines.
One term of three years with no
reelection, for all national officers.
in order to prevent the distractions
consequent upon a campaign for a
second term.
All elected officers shall have COM
plete and unhampered control Of
THAR own offices and shall be held
responsible by congress for the
proper conduct of said offices.
No mileage for officers or commit
tee chairmen.
Regular board meetings to be held
four times year.
A committee of appeals, to be
elected by congress for the adjust
rMnt Of otherwise unsettled differ
ences in State or chapters, whose de-
Cis'On shall be final
Magazine to be restored to publica-
ton by a responsible firm.
\ fair and square deal for every
daughter.
Mrs Guernsey later followed her
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S. R-How may rid my face of
f-eckles?
Apply to the face each night and
morning: Carbonated potash. drams :;
chloratc sodium, drains; orang" ho"-
er water, ounces rose water. ounces
l.. A. O.--1s salt water in any way
beneficial to the hair?
No, 1t Is not beneficial.
Constant Reader-What shall ! 40
to relieve my boy. six years, old, who
has whooping cough? Does he need a
tonic to keep his strength?
full, so is a tablespoon does of cotton
seed oil with three drops Of tincture OF
belladonna, every. four hours. ne reeds
no other tonic than green vegetables.
fresh fruits. cereals. clear soups. 1sh.
poultry. lots of distilled watcr dany'
olive oil. and prenty Of fresh mix.
Keep him in the fresh air as much as
possible and have him sleep In well =
Ventilated room. He should retire at :
o'clock and get plenty OF sleep.
r. K.-O-1-I asked the druggist for
oxide OF nnagnesia and he gave me CAL
The Washington times., 1915-02-05

Sallo7v, Ugly Compilations
Caused By Use of Cures
Which Burst COrpuscles
BY DIR. LEONARD KEENE HIRSHBERG.
A. NJ, M. D. (Johns Hopkins.)

" stream OF life-which. under
the microscope look like gold
en- Chinese pennies--arc crushed, broken
up or chemically dissolved in large num-
bers. the red stuff in them-callcd
hemoglobin--which gives color TO ~"
blood-flows out of the corpuscles into
the serum. This condition is known as
"henolysis."
Red corpuscles have very thin tissues
as covers. The delicate membrane
which incloses the tiny, double concavc
disc holds the hemoglobin and other life
matter inside the little corpusclc. You
may be unable TO calculate, or even I'M
agine, the number OF rcd blood corpu-
scles in your veins and arteries. but in
one drop Of blood alone there are 333. 900.
and more Of the red blood units. There
are over 165. .OO0. 900 red corpuscles to each
ounce Of blood, and the blood is SUP
posed to be One-seNenth the volume OF
the human body.
Shadow Cells Result.
The membrane which surrounds the
little red corpuscles Is made of an elias
tic, malleable texture. TO withstand the
ordinary pressure and wear in the hn-
man machine. It Is. nevertheless. very
tender, and unable to withstand the
heat, cold, and chemical dangers to
which many negle individuals sub
ject thom.
II in the slightest degree torn. n.lnc-
tured o. distorted beyond tho h'>li'" OF
elasticity. the delicate tissue which noe .
the hemoglobin Is opened and the red
stuff pours forth to be destroyed in the
very serum it floats in.
An empty shell Of corpuscle then &C
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mains and floats about as shadow
COLL" easy to detect by the microscope a
eve. as well as by the spectromctcr and
the test tube. Moreover. II excessively
destroyed. the rush OF hemorlobin from
the ininred corpuscles produces dis
coloration even OF the skin. Jaundice,
blueness. ashincss. silver hues. sallow-
ness and many tints are given to the ex-
ternal surfaces of tho tace, trunk and
extremitics If extensive hcmolysis oc-
ours.
Substances. be they what they may.
which cause hemclysis, are called
"herolys!ns." These. in turn, are d.
vided into mineral ''hemolysins' and
organic ''he emolysins.
Ammonia, soaps, ether chlorotorm
chlorats of potash. practically all head.
nchr remedies. coal tar drugs, and the
very pills and powders. tablets and
iincturrs which give quick comfort and
soothe the aching body arc such hemo.
lysins, which destroy myriads of good
rcd blood Corbuscles.
Some Common Causes.
The other group Of blood coll destroy.
crs include juices from strange or diff.
fercnt knd Of animal tissue. fluids o!
YOUR very own self. when below par
the poisons OF tho erysipelas germ. tht
Virus in pernicicus anaemias. the On
trance of bile into the blood. the bacill
Of tuberculosis, the microbes of malaria
the ultra m m!croscopic irritant resron
siblc for cancer, these and many other
things burst asunder the miniature. fiat
tened balloons Of the streaming blood
and then scatter their vital vermillior
contents broadcast.
Uappily. this very knowledge. recently
obtained gives comfort and permits
preventive measures. Furthermore, /
is now possible to do much in the way o.
curing and stopping the explosions
,Copyright by Newspaper Feature Service.
The Washington times., 1915-02-05
.Anszvers to Health Questions

cined magnesia. Arc they the same
thing
2--l sprained my ankle about year
ago. and when work hard it is very
sore. What can do?
A-l-Thcy arc not the same. ASK for
pure oxide Of magnesia in seven-grain
capsules.
2-Exercises and messages are excel
lent for n sprain.
A. j. T.-Q-l--A little up and about
two inches over from my left hip bone
and inside | am troubled with some
thing like "A Cramp. just in one spot,
which never varies one way or the 9TH
cr. Also gas seems to form there. viii
you kindly give me some advice?
auto intoXication. but the medicines I
took did not help me any. l haye head
aches. and 7 get thtck-headed and dull
at times and fall asleep. Please advise
m" what to do?
A-l-Take twelve grains OF bicarhon-
ate Of soda before your meals and ten
grains Of OK gall and glycoCholate Of
soda after meals.
Take up physical culture and have
your eyes Thoroughly examined
Dr Hrshber0 ,pUl dnspcr questions
for readers OF this paper on medical
hyoienio and sanitation subjects that arc
o. general interest. he UiH not under
take to prescribe or offer adrice for in
dfpidual cases. Where the subject Is aot
sucred personally. u a stamped aud al
dressed envelope is inclosed. Address tl!
inquiries to Or. l.. X. HirshberO care
Of 7hs Washington Times.
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Growth of Political Sense In
Body Of $4,000 Lesson In
Development of Nationa;
Psychology-C o m i n 6
Congress Significant.
Mrs. George T.Guernsey An
nounces Platform In Her
Candidacy To Oppose
Mrs. William Cumming
Story AS President Cen
eral.
By FLORENCE f. YODER.


e-HE meeting Of the Continental
Congress. in this city April
i 10 to Il. when the Daughters
of the American Revolution
come together to elect a president,
is one OF the most significant events
Of the new year, and in many ways
Is milestone in the progress OF the
American woman.
Mrs George Thatcher Guernsey,
the candidate from Kansas. who is
to run against Mrs. william Cum.
ming Story. the president general.
Is making practical use OF her deep
knowledge of national politics. and
has sent out her platform along
with the announcement of her candi-
dacy.
The d. A. r.. from the time of its
tirst congress, has been constantly
viewing the efforts Of this body with
kindly intsrest and respect. the pub
lie has watched the growth of the
political sense in tho $500 American
women who are in the organization,
with nothing more than amusement
Mrs. Guernsey. by her adaptation
OF the essential methods employed
by men in politics. and through her
acceptance Of the fact that there
are politics in any organization which
Is OF the immensity OF the p. A. r..
has taken the organization a step
forward in the great journey of po-
ltical growth on which it has started
since Its birth In 1890.
Becomes Vital Drama.
No matter what the purpose, no
matter what the inspiration, the fact
that. in few years. $500 American
women, representative OF the first
citizens wih be proficient politicians.
having learned not by imitation. but
by the much more dependable meth
DDS. growth and actual experience.
is In itself a vital drama in the de-
velopment OF national psychology.
When her candidacy was an
nounced. Mrs. Guernsey sent out her
platform, comprising eight planks.
each one OF which is calculated to
make the daughters sit up and take
notice. and which will 70 doubt be
Of interest to male politicians.
For Mrs. Guernsey. knowing full
well that men can fool men, and that
men and women can fool men and
women. but that one woman can new
er fool another. has come right out in
the open and demanded things that
male politicians may want but new
CT would have the nerve to ask for.
Dealing with women after all has
it's destinations. and its rewards for,
while men will wink at the double
dealing OF one another. women can
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and have never been able to learn,
as we'll as things that no one else
has ever determined. Anything worth
while is an absorbing topic to me.
and I should think it would be to
every woman"
When asked to prove her point
is typically human!
"Well. for one thing. it helps not
to hurt others-to appreciate their
thoughts-for unless We have
thoughts of our own. how can we
make allowances for the intensity of
other peoples thoughts? Isn't that
the greatest barrier that exists be-
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NEWS VS.. MARY.

~ ANDAGING relieved my sunburn
- some. I found, however. as the
day crcpt on in an endless sue
ression OF hours that whenever
/ tried to stand upon my feat agonles
of pain dartcd rclentlessly through me
like pabbinr knives.
TO add to my torture the day was
we lett home. 1t seemed delightful sum:
ncr weather outside. and delightful
summer weather outside meant. of
course. that 1t was too warm inside.
lapera through. interrupted intermit-
trntly Ly Mary.
can never quite make out how or
WIZ it is that Mary always contrives
to speak to mo in the middle OF u
sentence. Her mterruptive seizures are
always uncannily timed. They never
come at the end of a period OF para
graph, and positively never at the end
Of an article. After pick up my news
paper or dialogues are very frequently
like Tins:
4 Breakfast Scene.
Peter" And this beginning is usual
~ soft, DICED and propitiatory.
Vt this point inva ably find my eye
cui'oDinc ahead 10 finish a sentence and
Nnd a period. II entails some delay and
rv,urr I've found the period the voice
il NOt 20 soft,
"petr~,''
"Nesr'
Would YOU nina answering me when
! speak to YOU, or is IT too much
t"ouir'c""
We'll. what i i;
";-i'rc lorgo;tru What ! was soins to
49, Nolt rarkel - rlo so i; frightened
n,e."
sno.t and return ID my paper.
y dol,'t SOC" cor1as hary'3 Noi"",
slightly rcscntful, what therc is SO fas-
chatting in tho papcr, anyway. to Keep
YOU porinc over II so. looked II
through. quite through, and ! didn
fnd a. thing OF interest"
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~ UR, satin. velvet and chiffon!
L. Such is the allurinE combina-
ton shown In group Of dark
afternoon gowns shown in an
Eleventh street shop. Most Of them
are developed in black, dark blue or
Sepia brown--and what q relief they
are from the omnipresent sand and
putty" Neutraliy American. though
they may be, one misses. blues.
greens, and other childhood friends.
These dresses are suitable Cor street
wear II the first balmy days find you
as yet without suit. The price Is
$40.
Wanted--a name for the new straw
that has appeared in so many Of the
spring hats At one shop where in
uuiry was made. the answer came
with convincing readiness. "Oh, you
mean lemonade straw" In other
shops it has been variously called
basket straw" and "pipe-stem
straw Hence. it seems not official
ly christened az yet. Whatever may
DO its name. most attractive hats may
he solved from it. In G street store.
one pert chapeau was made Of the
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SEEN IN THE SHOPS
By the Shopper

straw and Of faille in tan, with a
saucy feather stuck in at the very
summit of the crown and standing
up quite Independently almost per-
pendicular to the hat This Is only
one OF a number of attractive hats
priced at IS in the same shop.
A sale of silks at 70 cents yard is
being conducted this week by a de-
rartment store in g street. A par
ticularly wide assortment Of satns is
included.
A store in Seventh street mas two
very attractive lots of summer ma
terials. On is dainticr conception
OF the rich cloth that was SO de-
servedly popular last season. This
comes in floral effects on white
background, Is forty inches wide and
costs IS cents a yard. The second
material is the familiar silk and cot
ton crepe de chine in almost every
colCrirV You could imagine. Just
this time Of year ones party frocks
begin to look sadly the worse for
wear. and even the home dressmaker
could evolve a dainty new gown from
this pretty material at a cost that is
really trifiing, for the price is only
80 cents a yard.
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1T RUINS HAIR TO
WASH 1T WITH SOAP

Soap should be used very sparingly,
II at all. If you want to keep your
hair looking its best. Most soaps
and prepared shampoos contain too
much alkali. This dries the scalp,
makes the hair brittle. and ruins it,
The best thing for steady use is
just ordinary mulsifed cocoanut oil
(Which is pure and greaseless), is
cheaper and better than soap Or any
thing else you can use.
One or two teaspoonfuls will
cleanse The. hair and scalp thorough
ly. Simply moisten the hair with
water and rub it in. 1t makes an
abundance OF rich, creamy lather,
which rinses ont easily, removing
every particle of dust, dirt, dandruff
and excessive oil. The hair dries
quickly and evenly. and it leaves the
scalp soft and the hair fine and
silky, bright. lUstrous. fluffy, and
eusy 10 manage.
You can get n'lsiiied cocoanut oil
al any pharmacy, and a few ounces
viii supply every member Of The
family for months. -AdNt
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-02-08
The Printers Ball

The committee having in charge
the ball which is to 'oe given by the
Typographical Union, is getting busi-
er every day. They are now working
on the idea Of giving stunts not men
toned in the program. and among
other things which they will probably
pull off will be a song by the Guten-
berg Opera company. This is an or
SANITATION of the men who set type
and who think they can sing. They
sing songs not usual in the ballroom,
and the event promises to be not only
amusing, but instructive The ball is
set for the night of March 4th. and
everybody who loves a good time is
expected to be present
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-02-08
Prominent Reno
Man Is Called

Funeral services for County Com
missioner w. S. Da'oney, who died at
his ranch home near Sparks early yes
terday morning, from an attack OF
cerebral meningitis will be held al
, O'Clock "Wednesday afternoon at
Odd Fellows temple at Reno, under
the auspices OF Reno Lodge, No. H.,
!. O. O. T.
MIR. Dabney was 4S years OF age
and had been a resident OF Washpe
county about "a years. He was a ma
tive of La Belle. Mo-, from which
state he migrated to Nevada, locating
first at Wadsworth. He was a man
OF sterling character and great indus
try.
Mr.. Dabney leaves a widow, Viz
giria Dabney, to whom he was mar
RED about four years ago. They have
no children. He also leaves two
brothers, Simon and Rachel Dabney
OF Bakersfield, Cal.