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The Washington times., 1915-01-12
,Copyrisht. 1915. by r. Il. Yoder,)
CN,TiSvSI t. ,n1 Sp,ffle tho two

AODNIlSHl. y. ~. AoASi -
SNIFFLE and Shuttle, the two
bunnies, were very nearly
the same size and very near
ly alike. Pinkeyes, who was
bigger than they. and who thought
himself n great deal better. didn't
approve of their ways of living
al all.
Shuttle was not so bad. but IL
YOU would believe It. Sniffe dill
not care what he wore. and was
always borrowing clothes from the
other bunnics. He borrowed shoes and
Jackets and vests, and even gloves,
which, of course is very bad taste.
He was almost afraid to borrow
clothes from Pinkeyes, but Snuffe
could not keep him from wearing
his things. One evening they were
all going out to supper at the
Tabby house. and wanted to look
their best. Pinkeyes had no
trouble at all in finding what to
wear,
His clothing was in neat piles. ana
nicely folded. Ee disappeared into
his room directly after dinner. smut
the door and made his toilet Win
care. Shuttle, who tried hard I"
look his best. went to his room with
his mind made up as to Just what he
would wear. but poor Sniffle. did
not have a single idea as to what
HE intended to put on.
At exactly : 40 the door Of Pink.
eyes room opened, and lie stepped
forth. His waistCoat was spotless
and no WAS as neat as q, new pin.
lust = moment later Shuttle appea"-
ed. looking aliasst as neat.
What do YOU suppose ails Snif-
fleT" asked Tinkcycs anXiOusly look
Ing at his watch. 1T is getting late.
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Peters Adventures in
MatrinnOny
Bv LEONA DALRYMPLE.

parked outside. \ piano MAS lin2lnS
ragtime. and on a polished floor DcN ond
Il pretty lattice work which divided the
main dining room from tho dancing
floor one or two couples were dancing:
In the dining room tn" two parties OF
motorists seemed losr.
We pecred within and then iied TO the
hotel porch.
ITS terribly lonesome. said Mary.
"Why didn't your father warn us lhal
i, would be almost descrted?
u think nc wanted me to have quiet,
] suggested.
Quiet doesn't mean that You cant
have life around you..' said Mary, petu.
)antly "Hc-hc just meant that no
matter what went on around you he
wanted YOU to be quiet"
We seated ourselves in two easy chairs
and watched the tumbling surf. The
wind was salt and fresh. the noise OF
The breakers pleasant drone to my
ears FROM within car came ,, the s,,r'1Sisf, rSkisn
jerk Of one-step and the shuh ihs
sound of the dancing couples.
I'm going TO like it here" SAID
suddenly.
I'm not" said Mary
Copyright. 1915. Newspaper Feature service
The Washington times., 1915-01-12

REST" Is GUARANTEED.
AD had insisted upon the sea
and quiet for the first part of
II my recuperatvc TIP. We
found the sea. and We found
the quiet. and both were, to put it
mildly. very much so.
The season for one thing vas very
late. Although it was now early juno,
it was chilly April ! shall never for
get Mary's look of astonishment when.
late onG afternoon, VIC alishted at Il
little station set in what looked at first
a vast area Of sand and scrubby vcSc-
tation.
The sunlight was very bright on tho
sand, but the breeze from the ocean
had a bite in it. There was no car
riagc in sight. think Mary must haN c
had in mind a marble palace Of a de-
pot filled with shrieking life and cN-
element Indeed. she admitted AS
much aftcrward. To discover this
small. unobtrusive station set alons
a sandy stretch, was. therefore. good
deal Of a shock. OF to the west
thundered a white. curling line of sea
There was Il gaping poy digging va
cantly in the sand with a pointed stick
!! where's the Metz?'' | inquired.
over there said the boy with
c"cSpIhS MaNc VI ii'' i'',iu NiiSh Wv.
in handsome group of buildings of
across the sand.
What about luggsge?" present.!
asked the sole man about the station
After much explanation. he agreed tc
send it over to the Metz later in tho
afternoon.
.Is the place always as deserted as
thisc" l asked. thinking OF Mary's very
evident disgust.
CART see the sand tor folks. iIaint tina,
way now though. Seasons chilly
tumblin' sheet O. ice water, less they re
brave
Somewhat discouraged We set oil
bravely across the sand.
Mary mad on very pretty pair Of
Jumps. About every two feet she stop
PED and shook sand out Of them. We
passed a number of summer cottage,
built after Il Spanish pattern. They
were picturesque enough in their way.
but looked deserted. After travelling
mp broad road and over another
stretch Of sand We came to the board
walk. Ard there think both Mary and
| forgot the sand ana desolation be-
and curl of that sheet of water before
oerful dazzling. snow White. but tl.c
could reach in either direction ran hucs
o. dc sorted board walk.
rhc Metz was huge. handsome buini
deserted. one or two motor cars were
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M axe Note On t

If gloss is desired for linen add
,easpoonfui of salt to the starch when
makins.
To polish a black marble clock ruo
over With olive oil and finish WIN
clean chamois leather.
When starchinG holland pinaforeS put
a little strong tea into the starch. Ihis
keeps the garments good color
If tea should boil by being put TOO
near the fire while infusinG the bitter
taste can be removed if a small quan-
tity of cold water be put into the pot.
To rid a cupboard of black beetles
place some parafhn in an old jar and
stand It ia the cupboard. Also saturate
pieces of rag with parafiin and lay
them about the floor
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hcr do the tI!ki.!-. went! years
ago began to try to get the authori-
ties 10 find soinc other means of dis
posal FOR the garbage, which they
had been dumping back OF the stock
yards. and which offended not only
III" noses of hundreds of poor people
who lived near there, but my own
nose as well.
Their argument was that the
people who lived back there we're
such a low order of society that
they didn't mind one more srnelE
What was that to them? In other
words. those mon thought that the
only place for refuse of all kinds
WAS the mos, dependent. unkempt,
Undcfcnded portion of town. where
all other kinds of crime and sorrow
already lay"
so they kept on dumping the
garbage. and I kept on appealing TO
the finance committee. Tho death
rate Of babies was terrible in that
portion Of tho city. sickness was
chronic. yet nothing appealed to
that committee. ] took with me on
my first visits tn" Immigrant wom-
en- and showed exactly what was
brought about 10y tho filthy condi-
ton of tho homes.
Il didn't Know lust what to do
with tho garbage at first. | VAS
neither city builder nor n poll
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NOT GIVING 1T AWAY.

Uncle Joe" Cannon was asked whn /
he thought of the outlook for the Re-
publican party in 1916. and he answered
with a story.
"A black man was arrested for horse
stealing. while ] was prosecuting attor-
ney in Nermillion county" he said,
''ard was placed OH trial att" being
duly indicted, When his Gay in court
came he was taken befo"c tn, iudac.
and ! solemnlr read the cha"ic IN The
indictment to him.
Are you guilty or not" ! Is"ed,
The black man rolled u'lcasi,v in his
chair. Well BOSS he fnally said
ami dat the very thing We're about
70 tyy?' New York Herald.
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}. (Johns Hopkins.D
spending to association and memory
stomach
Ordinary intellectual pursuits do not
faze either appetite. the sensation Of
hunger, or the hunger movements OF
that worry. anxiety, anger and other
explosive emotional outbursts actually
cause All immediate cessation of hun
ger movements.
quiet and physiological for man as 4
rational animal. whereas fright. anger,
Joy. rage. and similar emotions arc duo
to an outrush or cascade of internal
juices from the thyroid, the adrenaI
and the other tissues.
(CopSright. 1916 Newspaper Feature Sciyice
The Washington times., 1915-01-12
DAILY EDITORIAL
For Women Readers

learned, and will learn as the days
80 on, the most valuable OF lessons
the ability to respond to orders,
a. gree with those who have the time
to work out her ideas, and to con-
s'der herself ono of mass-in
other words she has become capable
Of being organized. She is coming
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STORE in G street has a
wide variety Of Italian silk
blankets At the special price

n wide variety Of Italian silk
blankets at the special price
of 9s cents. These are OF
silky texture. and come in wide
variety Of colors. with stripes at in
tcrvals. They are light. but very
warm, and may be used as couch
like Navajo blankets.
4 department store in F. street has
bracelet watches in colors GSeerent
from the usual blacks and browns.
in one most attractive timepiece the
bracelet Is OF blue leather. and the
case Of the watch is enameled in
blue to mstch Another is enameled
the same color. Gray leather forms
the case for watch of gray enamel.
The price of all these is $50. En-
amcled watches on long chains with
,namcled links are SIS at the same
store.
4 store in F street is specializing
ia Made in America" china. The
best products of American potterics
are displayed to show that the
United States will not be the loser,
though she Is cut off from her for
cign supplies In Limoges and Havf-
land. A rosc-wreathed chocolate set.
pitcher. and half a dozen cups and
sauccrs sells for sec.
A little store in f street has back
numbers Of the most popular mage.
zines In excellent condition. TIN
die only shop-worn copies. but these
are e1,ial to the current numbers in
everything but date. They would
make nice remembrances for sick
friends, who don't care when a
magazine was published il it is read
able.
4 store in Eighth street Is show
ing some very pretty crepes and
voiles for summer dresses at 25
cents yard. The custom has
been growing more and more among
women to purchase their summer
areST are more expensive at the time. in
stead of waiting until the materials
lose their freshness from constant
handling.
Have you quill pen-holder to add
Il note of color to your desk fitting?
priced at 70 cents each in an F
street department store. They are
made in all colors to match the
stained desk sets.
Tcn-ccnt phonograph records
Just to think of it, Those who con-
fine their purchases to selections
by Caruso, Amato, and Farrar, will
probably refuse to deafen their
artistocratic ears by even listening
to a record at such a price. Though
the wearing qualities are all un-
known quantity, owing to their recent
introduction to the market, some of
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SEEN IN THE SHOPS
By the Shopper

the selections are really worth buy
ing. For example, one NAV pur-
chase the omnipresent "Tipperary.
the famous and often parodied max
ike. "Dengoza:" the novelty SONG.
DO the Funny Fox Trot," and the
recent ballad, Back to the Carolina
You Love-
A G street department store has q
good assortment of'"betwecn season
hats Of satin in the wanted colors.
for $l.aS and $3.50. Even though
numberless little Tommy AtLin"
hats of straw have made their ap-
pearance in the shop windows. few
people have had the temerity to
wear them on the street as yet.
The satin hats are ready to wear
and most of them are in the sailor
shape. which is to be popular this
spring.
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BRITISH TACTICS.

Olficer-IIow did he get into that CON
dition?
privatc-llc captured bottle Of
whisky. sir.
Private--Ics, yes: hut how did he
manage 10 10 that?.'
privatc--I think he must ave sur
roundcd it. sir.--London Sketch
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Eternal Change.

Said she. What lovely fashions. dear.
They do so change from year to year"
There's not much change that I can
see
In pocketbooks." responded he.
They're worn little shorter. though
And lighter. than year ago
-Lippincotts.
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Q,-s>,x s>,x

inquiry on subject. Of iemininer Inter-
est from young women readers of this
paper and viii reply to then: in these
columns. They should be addressed to
hcr. care o. this office.
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Dear Annie Laurie:
am twenty years of age, and have
been going with young boy a
couple of years older than myself. l
like him very much. but now am
in doubt Of him.
other young man, If I happen to meet
one on the street he'll be angry. and
throw it up to me. What do You
think about him? ANXIOUS.
Oh. we'll, Anxious, | wouldn't be too
anxious about the jealousy. The poor
fellow suffers good deal worse than
You do. Don't fret about 1t. Don't pay
right OH treating your good friends as
YOU have always treated them. and al
ways expected to treat them. II he can
stand that, break with him.
Don't let him narrow your lille down
till there is no one in it but him. He'll
probably be all right after he under
stands that these other men arc nothing
to you but pleasant friends.
Copyright. 1915. Newspaper Feature service
The Washington times., 1915-01-12

p. With many women the preparation
Of toilet creams and lotions is
hobby others have discovered that
it Is far more economical to make
them than to buy those already
prepared. Recently l have had a
great number of letters asking for
directions to mix different toilet
preparations and decided that a lit;
tie information upon this subject
might interest many Of my readers.
In compoundlns cold creams at
home 1t is essential that you un-
deEst&nd how to mix the different
ingredients o" they will be ruined.
Use "a china or glass bowl for
mixing. and when fats are to be
melted place them in small recep-
taclc which should be immersed in
larger vessel filled with boiling
water. Tho fats are removed as
soon as they have melted; If al
lowed to become hot they will never
CONCEAL. When oil is 10 be added
you may find It necessary to return
the fats to the water. jf the cold
liquid hardens them. The secret Of
successful cold creams lies in keep
ing the conseaiins process delayed.
until all the ingredients are mixed
To stir the creams use bone or
wooden spoon. When finished pack
in glass or china jars.
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Dear Annie Laurie:
am in love with nice Young
man who insists on kissing me. And
he says that he will quit II I do not
permit him to do so. And ! am so
much in love with him that | cannot
give hirn up. What shall ] do:
DISTRESSED.
Let him quit" Distressed. and the
quicker he quits" the better off you'll
he. Why don't you "uuit" first?
An. man who will threaten TO quit
girl unless she does whatever he
a would-bc tyrant. You are the one to
threaten. not he.
Toll him, IL he doesn't behave himself
you'li quit" and then do 1t II YOU have
the slightest self-respect You'l have
to anyway, fear.
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Advice To:
Girls
By ANNIE LAURIE.

Dear Annie Laurie:
One Of my boy friends is going
away. Hc says he Is going to write
10 me and he wants me to answer.
en- fifteen and he is sixteen. DO You
think we are too young to keep up
correspondence? A. B. 5.
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VVY Fly, YES, little E1rI, Wrlte TO
XH/ your friend II you want to.
w Write nice. jolly, friendly
letters. Why not?
Don't write anything that you wouldn't t
want your mother or the boys mother
to see, and don't imagine you're in love
with him just because he writes to you.
You're nothing but q little Girl-nothins
but just the dearest thing in the world,
a good, sweet, little. girl. Don't write A
word in single one OF your letters that
Is silly or spoony or overscntimental.
respondence should do you bit Of
harm.
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Nervous Manifestations
Temporarily Stop Hunger,
/: ~" Discovers Physiologian
BY DIR. LEONARD KEENE HlRsHBERG.

80 A. b.. NJ. A., n.
Z OU know the man who vent to
" his physician and complained of
his stomach
The Washington times., 1915-01-12

Have you quill pen-holder to add
a note of color to your desk fitting?
If you have not, you will find them
priced at 70 cents each in an F
street department store. They arc
made in all colors to match the
stained desk sets.
The Washington times., 1915-01-12
Women and Organization.

- He first sign of polite sense
is organization. Men them-
selves sowed the first seeds
The Washington times., 1915-01-12
Hobby Of Making Toilet
Preparations at Home Is
~ An Economical Practice
Nourishng Cream Can Be Made Far More Cheapy In the
Home Than Can Be Bought Already Made.
Essential Feature Is knowledge How
to Mix ingredients.
BY LUCREZIA BORI.

ia Donna, Metropolitan Grand Opera. New York
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-11-27

peat the experiment conducted on
the occasion OF the Kings visit five
weeks ago. the discharge Of 10 en-.
shell at a Ain plate. at an agile of so
degrees. like the side of a ship. The
Kings shot pierced the armOr; tho
correspondents did not One of each
allotment of shells is thus tested. And
there are acres and acres of shells
completed and awaiting shipment.
And new factories are in process Of
erection.
j. Here at the HadfeId plant. the
home OF manganese steel and other
noteworthy inventions, all the ingen'
uity and capacity arc harnessed to
the lnnnition work and at the cele,
'bTated Vickers establishment il is
nearly the same story.
Process Pictured.
Mr. Douglas Vickcrs conducted the
party through the latter plant. long
famous for its part in the admiralty
work. Everything is done here from
receiving the pig to turning out the
15-inch guns like those of the Queen
Elizabeth. You can devote hours to
q tour through all the shops, viewing
all the processes, or you can sit in
the neat little theater provided ad-
joining the general Offices and see on
the cinematOgraDh screen every pro
cess pictured. d
In these Sheffield shops the manu-
facture of munitions IS not new
thing, as in many Of the new mun-
ton plants, and you can find many a
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-11-27
KRUPP CHALLENGE
IS ANSWERED.

Sheffield, Nov. 26-,An Associated
Press representative has walked ten
miles through the plants Of Hadfeld
and Vickers on a tour arranged by
the Minister Of Munitions. Sheffield
81 perhaps as much as any one place
the British answer to the krupp chal-
lenge. #@
Sir Robert Radfeld, who conducted
the party through his large shops, 'sy-
planned that Herr Krupp Won EOhlen
was his guest five weeks before war
was declared. Now the Hadfield plant
is working day and night to counter
act the Krupp influences.
While engineers and me1alhnrgists
would find countless details to inter-
est them in such visit, the news.
paperman merely grasps some notion
of the intensity of output, the cease
less pace, the driving power OF this
enormous establishment, all running
with one aim. It is as if every blow
of the machines, every turn Of the
shafts chimed in the chorus: Our
aim is to kill Germans.
At the Hadlield plant TheAsso ciat-
ed Press man was permitted to re-
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-11-27

wseacre to, remind you that there
would have been no shortage OF shells
if Snet1clds advice had been taken.
But the complaints are over now and
everybody is driving. driving, rush
ing, rushing at full energy to make
up for lost time.
1t is not all impersonal either. For
example, one engineer cOntided in the
correspondent that he was particular
ly interested in studying the effect O..
the German shell-tire. on the Tiger
He had worked on her armOr and
they let him 60 to see the result. 1T
was good armOr: some armOr as you
say in the States vas his proud de
acrpti0n Of the result.
Ruskin's observation about shef
field, that il was 4 WTetched picture,
but in a lovely frame, did not hold
good today; ii was as clear and brac-
ing amid the workshops as out on
the surrounding mOOrs. In no other
of the mnniiiOn areas is there more
activity. Shops are measured by
acres, employees estimated by thous
ands and output by millions Essen
is answered by Sheffield, Krnpp by
Hadfeld and Vickers. The munition
aspect of the war takes on it's grim.
NEST aspect here.
1--WE make these shells at half the
cost of the shells for the American
navy" said one foreman before an
acre or two of tWelve-pounders.
'The war pressure must have in
creased the cost, hasn't it,"
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-11-27
ARMY AND NAVY
NET. ON GR|D|RON
Annual Contest Between Two
Military Schools to Re Watch
ed by Thousands.
NEITHER TEAM SHOWS
EXTRA GOOD FORM
All Branches of Service Will Be
Represented on the
Bleachers.

New York, Nov. 2G.-The football
eleven of the naval and military
academies will close the eastern grid
iron season with their annual contest
here tomorrow afternoon. Indica-
lions point to hard fought game un-
der poor weather conditions and be-
fore the largest assembly Of specta-
tors to witness a football contest
since the initial strife in 1919. The
weather forecast calls for rain accom-
panied by warm southern winds which
will eventually cause the game to be
PLAYED upon slow and slippery
gridiron.
Large Attendance Anticipated.
The possibility of unpleasant wealth
er has failed to check the attendance
OF the thousand army and navy Off
GERS, government officials, midshipv
:nen and cadets who are gathering
here for the contest
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-11-27
BABY FARM
IS RA|DED

Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 2G.-'Fol
Loving raid on an unlicensed "baDy
farm in South Minneapolis, from
which place Miss Caroline Forster.
Humane society investigator, took
fo'lr babies, Secretary w. w. Bradley
Of the society today denounced as lax
the enforcement of city ordinances.
The babies taken from the farm"
were transferred to .Rcsedale Cottage,
Humane ,sOcitay.
"The chain of resorts being rncov-
cred by the grand jury has para::
lei in the chain of 'baOy Farms sii:.
under cover" said Secretary Bradley.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-11-27

"Our investigators have found that
babies placed in one Of these are
passed on to others until a hunt for
q given child leads into a seeming y
endless laNAyrinlh. We have trac"0
one child through ro'lr places, OILY
to lose track Of it at last
The present city ordinances, IS
amended last August, compelS the IL
censing Of all boarding homes for in
fants and requires the registration
with the city health department OF all
babies when they are 'broug mt to or
taken from such places, together with
names Of parents Of the child.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-11-27

tions for seats began to arrive a:
the offices of the New York Nationa.
Lcague Baseball club and long before
the worlds series was finished the
few thousand seats for sale by the
clll5 had been OVer-Sluhscrlbed. To-
day the rare set of seats in the hands
Of q speculator commancs starting
figures and sales are maze at many
times the face value of the coupons.
Not Dependent on Victories or Defea
This demand for tickets proves thai
the popularity of the yearly clash or
the two elevens is not dependent ui;-
on the Navy and Army teams coming
through the season to the 1inal con
test undefeated. Neither combination
has shown more than average GRID.
iron ability this autumn and defeats
The Middies have lost 10 George
town, Pittsburgh and NOrtl Carolina,
won from Virginia Poly, DncKnell ana
Colby, in addition to playing a tie
game with Pennsylvania. The Cadets
opened with lie game against Hoy
Cross; won from Gettysburg, George
town and Maine, while losing to Col
gate, Villan0va and Notre Dame.
Evenly Matched.
The records of the entire series
to date ,show that during period of
more than 25' years, tae two acate-
mics have been evenly matched. Eacn
institution has won and lost n;nc
games, while the contest Of 1903,
played at Princeton, resulted in 6 to
6 tie. All the other matches .lave
been played at Philadelphia or New
York. In total points scored the Ar
my leads with 2O2 to the Nays
The Soldiers also hold the honor OF
the largest score, West Point having
defeated the Sailors, 40 to ), in 19CH
TO offset this the Middes have white.
washed the Army on six occasions,
while the Cadets have accomplished
this feat against the Navy but twice.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-11-27
LIKES NJ. D,

Darlington, N, NJ, Nov, 2o.-J. K.
Gangs Of Grace City, this state, is
now firmly convinced that there is
good money in farming in this cour.
ty. A. couple Of years ago Mr.. Bangs
purchased a quarter section OF land
two miles east Of town for $4,000.
This year 157 acres of the farm was
put into crop. 100 acres Of wheat
gave return of 24O0 bushels and the
81 acres of fax yielded 721 bushels.
The crop when sold brought $500.
T,e farm paid for itself and thers
was still profit of $500 for the
summers work. Mr.. Bangs states
th"; he is not at All surprised ut what
this farm made for .lm this year but
He owns considerable land in this
county and expects 20 invest in mare
farms in the near future.