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The Washington times., 1915-02-12
Three Minute
Journeys
BY TEMPLE MANNING.
Where Seaweed Is Harvested Like

THE stransest farms" have ever
seen are the seaweed farms of
the Island of Guernsey. Held
in common by all the farmers
OF the neighborhood, farmers coun-
ciI' allots to each man making appli-
cation strip of the seashorc. and all
the seaweed that Is cast up within those
limits belongs to him.
Great powders mark the boundaries
OF the farms. which are from 200 to 500
yards OF shore, and If any man gathers
seaweed from any other mans farm, or
moves the powders to extend his bound
aries. the council takes his farm away
from him and ines him besides. The
se9Vced harvest is at It's height during
thAmonths Of July and August. and all
that man needs possess to gather it
u a two-wheeled cart and one of the
sturdy Guernsey ponies, couple OF
long s-handled pitchforks and rake.
Guernsey people call it. Is used as tcr-
ttlizer on the inland farms, or is sold
to manufacturing chemists. who extract
iodine from il.
In the old days. but not now. the
great Guernsey harvest home" which
was held usually in May at the con-
clusion of the winter season. was the
chief festival of that QUAINT island.
The last load was piled upon the carts,
and the men and women in holiday
dress marched at the head Of their
carts with their ponies gayly bedecked.
singing old sea songs and dancing to
the sound of the women's tambourlnes.
From village to village they went until
darkness came, and then a huge bon
fire was lighted on the seashore and
the ''varech' season was officially de-
clared at an end.
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Peters Adventures in Mdtrimony
Bv LEONA DALRYMPLE.
ly clothes against 1t or

he feeling of my clothes against 1t or
or not"
Lets try. have missed you. Peter"
What Peter Wanted.
so I've noticed I limited, dwelling
on a more or less sore point. most
every night you've gone downstairs to
dine and dance with Jaynes crowd"
But" said Mary. looking out of the
window with certain occurrences, re
member how much you wanted peace
and quiet. Peter
Peace and quiet be damned ] said
quite suddenly. ~ want you!'
! don't remember planning these
words. They flashed a thing not Of my
own volition. and In an instant Mary
was In my arms.
sworc"
~ know it," I admitted, holding her
very tight, but I want you. and mean
lit"
Mary's face was very warm as it lay
against mine.
Peter she whispered. "I-honestly I
haven't been running away from you
because I wanted to. II just thought
for once I'd take you at your word
and show you that you could miss me- "
With my wife in my arms l forgot most
of my psychological notions amout mar
riage. ] was growing fonder of Mary!
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are used-rose pink for the part that
would correspond to the floating
ribbons of the basket. two shades of
blue for the flowers themselves. and
sprigs OF brown and green added
here and there by way Of contrast
and imitation of nature. Made In
the new short wa aisted effect, with
broad girdle OF black taffeta or satin
and black straps over the shoulders.
long net sleeves, and wisp OF a
net bodice. this would be an after.
noon costume individual and be-
witching.
Very like a stenciled effect is yet
another design. There is sometAing
fascinatingly Japanesy about the
determined black stripes cutting
through them at regular intervals.
The woven effect of the roses them
selves with their horizontal lines.
breaks the severity of the stripes
and the black Henters Of the roses
Intervals. Though black again would
be the logical trimming. cherry
panne velvet would give a vividly
contrasting splash OF color. With
this material. it would be well to
have little Of It near the face. since
Int "oulu w u ylhS Ut CloSV
range. A yoke. of net or net
fichu--if one wishes to adopt the
colonial style that Is to he pre-
valent in the new cotton dresses
would serve to break the space be-
tween the material and the wearcr's
face.
Ever so many voiles in pale color
ings are to be had for this same
modest price-aucer little punches
of yellow, blue and pink roses scat
tered thickly or sparingly over a
white ground pale pink or blue roses
nesting against pale pink or blue
tfipes and oriental "all-over" pat
terms. with long twisty spirals OF
duh rose. green and brown.
Make n pilgrimage for yourself
now that you have had this formal
Introduction. II you are to make
this summer a season OF economy
you will And II isn't such a hard
ship when cottons are so cheap-and
so adorable.
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Dame Fashions latest costume,
To ravish her exchequer.
Has squares like checkerboard.
Os, black and white to deck her,
And though you may make game of 1t
Not even this will check her.
NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-On the square.
the latest move in the game of Fashion
is destined to make mans wife look
like regular checkmate. At any rate,
many is the modish maid bound to have
. checkered career this spring II the
early showing of cheCkerboard silks is
any indication.
Positively all the smartest frocks and
suits are In that ever striking and be-
coming combination of black and white.
and everything is checked up. against
the fair wezrer to beat the cubists at
their own game.
Naturally the checks vary in size
from the tiny pink checks and shepherd
plaids to the checkerboard dimensions.
These latter, being the newest and
most daring of the check variety. since
the smaller effects have been wished on
us many times before. are. therefore.
attracting the most popular attention.
Not only is the checkerboard silk used
as trimming. but is made up. into
whole gowns. with stunning, though not
exactly soothing results.
Cunning little shepherd plaid quits are
rapidly taking the place of the too nu-
'merous sand-colored covert cloth ones.
They are natty and chic. are built on
krig, straight line, with smart little
hip-length coats, almost box in their
cut. The inevitable belt. set we'll up
under the arms. marks the cmnipresent
npire' waist line.
4 cunning little silk frock of black
and white about the modest dimensions
Of a postage stamp. Is made with full
skirt pleated on to a short-waisted belt
Of the same silk and straps Of the same
uassing suspender-like over the shoul
t'crs OF a plain tailored white pussy
W illow taffeta blouse
silk sweaters are shown in this popu-
lar black and white check combine ton.
like ilk, purses and bags have checks
The Washington times., 1915-02-12

Disfiguring Scars Can Now
Be Completely Removed By
Nezv Scientific Treatment
By DIR. LEONARD KEENE HIRSHBERG.
Icopyrisht. 1915. by Newspaper Feature serv ice,


skin can be softened and restored to Its
natural state. Individual and peculiar
differences call for treatments to fit
each separate instance. The plan and
scope Of the remedy, however, can be
easily made to suit each kind of scar,
and no less a proud leader than Prof.
Paul Unna, of Berlin, Germany, stands
sponsor for this.
Large scars are first to be eliminated
by scaritication.. It Is by no means
always necessary to TRANSPLANT bits OF
the epidermis from another place. A
special method to avoid this-too tech
nical to explain to the lay reader-has
been devised by Prof. Vidal.
Scars Are Absorbed.
Elevated. hard or soft scars that rise
above the level and even skin can be
reduced by the use of the electric
needle. The whole "horny" layer Of the
scar is then removed by the use OF a
strong salicylic acid application. such
as is used for warts and corns.
The most important treatment Of
scars however IL included in the use
of carbon dioxide snow in the depres-
sions. This elevates the hollows and
simultaneously softens them.
To cause. an absorption of the scar
tissue. injections of what is known to
psychologists as fibrolysin is made. The
absorption of the tough. discolored scar
tissue begun i'm this way. is thereafter
continued and hastened by the applica-
ton of salicylic acid plaster or by the
introduction Of thiosinamin by the cleo
trio needle--the method is called ''cata-
phoresis."
Ere this the larger portions of the
scar have vanished. The whole process
is completed by polishing and friction
in order to remove the last vestige of
what was once "A Disagreement and an
abominaton.
The Washington times., 1915-02-12

PETER ADMITS JEALOUSY.
p KEPT to my room for three days
with sunburn And during that
period Mary and ! had more or
less of a strained time of it.. She
was forever slipping away. leaving me
to the peace and quiet of which In a
bitterly regretted moment ! had spoken.
She was pervcrse and repentant by
turns. but always bewitchingly lovely
to the eye. wondered why Mary
than she had at home.
Beauty and Clothes.
Later | was to know that the green
demon was helping me see my wife
through the eyes of other men. 1t is
unfortunately true that any loneliness
to which YOU become accustomed be-
comes first mediocre. later delicately
faped and still later something sc
much a part OF your life that you don't
notice it at all. There is an inevitable
sting for the man who has forgotten
his wifc's beauty and hears 1t praised
unexpectedly by another man.
You are getting prettier." ] said to
Mary ono morning.
It's clothes" said Mary. "All these
wonderful things I've brought with me
are so different from the things l had
- home that YOU notice it,"
'Bcsuty," | quoted tritely. 'unadornel
is best adorned"
Pooh,' said Mary with an expressive
lifting Of her eyebrows, the man who
said that, Peter. knew absolutely moth.
ing al all, lie was likely a husband
Giscouraging his wifes interest ir
Iretty clothes
You figure, then. that a lot of gew
Esws enhances woman's appearance.
~ know it, said Mary. 1--WE seer
Rn indifferently pretty girl made into
a raVishinG beauty by the right clothes
the right coors. and a different way O.
dressing her hair"
lin girl with a pink ribbon sash and &
rose in her hair!'
Il thought" unused Mary. you didn
care for clnging vines"
7 bit my lip. Mary was getting over
apt in retort of late"
Who arc these people you say Jaynel
has been introducing you to, while I'v'
been hermiting the time away on my
back?''
Mary was at my side in an instant.
Poor Peter! she said. You can &,
down to dinner tonight, cant you?"
My sunburn is still pretty bad"
Erumbled, quite willing to aggravate m,
wifc's sympathy a little and make /
last. l don't know whether l can stan'
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OCTORS come and doctors go,
vet great medical schools 20 on
forever. They flourish like green
bay trees. There are eminent
medical universities, connected with
magnifcently equipped hospitals. whlch
rather discourage their graduates. even
after eight and ten years elaborate ex-
pcriencc, experimentation. and practice
from treating the people. They thus 81
lently admit that much remains 10 De
taught and to be learned.
Yet the experts" and graduates OF
these best universities somehow become
imbued with the notion that what has
escaped them Is either false, worthless
or dangerous. Usually these professors
of medicine assume the elevated pose
that what they do not know Is either
vicious or impossible. Many or them 60
farther, and assume that what they do
not know is impossible, hence TO at
tempt it Is immoral.
Needless to say, this Is an absurdity.
There are many conditions of the living
person which do not indicate intamma-
States. not distinctly beyond the bounds
or within the confines of health. yet
may clearly fall to the open-minded sur
geon and consultant for remedial laid
ard comfort.
This is peculiarly true in the matter
of eliminating scars and the removal of
pores in the skin. After chickenpox.
pmples, smallpox, splinters, particles
from the anvil and many accidents,
ugly and disfiguring scars are left.
which need not be suffered. either by
any rules of religion or morals. to mar
the face.
Scope of Treatment.
These little depressions in the skin
may be elevated. or IL raised scars. re-
duced and the hard. tough. discolored
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j. n P-Q. | have lumbago at times.
viii you please suggest remedy?
A. Keep the intestines active, take up
bending exercises. eat meat only once a
day. and massage the back with cotton
seed Oil
A Reader-Q. % Is sulphur bad for
the stomach when taken Tor the purii-
cation of the blood?
tO have heard that witch hazel is a
good wash for weak eyes VIII II de-
stroy the cyelashes?
A. % sulphur is not good for the
blood or stomach. II Is laiiacs 10
take 1t.
I2) This may do harm to the eye
lashes and il is not good for weak eyes.
Glasses are the only cure Tor weak
eyes.
&. e B-I am forty-nine. and have
rccn sick for The last four years. |
lave what the doctors eau ha1 1dehlf's
OF the nver. n leaking heart, also my
RIGHT lung is contractcd-thcN say my
lung has fallen " inches. My hands
have started to swell, also teet, lace
and stomach is there anything lha'
can be done to give me rellei I'm, H..
You must live on n strict m'k a,s.. st..
cat and drink nothing tot nHG ;t,i, or Of
davs. Then YOU may eat ntli' oi
| something to satisfy the uhpleaSah. AZ
pctitc and 20 back to the s'ric' i''l'"
, dict from time to tim:.
! \ Rcadcr-What can ! DO TO ''uuN'
| NY weight? . .,ioou
| Nvo'I cutter. cream. sugars: specs
III, strcs fat. nam. pork. graves, OILS
| and take lots ii active cN"rclS'' ,oi,
A gymnasium class and sleep rSS wa
| vou have been accustomed 10. VAIN
! ,.rcat deal and take hot balhS
! Mrs. L.-tIc should he massaG"d iiSh''
ly and given some sWe'ts' 'trraiS' NJ W
! soft yegetableg every two houfs' nc
,l.r,e meals Onc-half grain of nitrate ol
asnf, very four hours is about the only
| sal. medicine.
| 1. S P.-What effect, If any, upon IN,
lungs and health has the hreathilS u,
! air laden with Iinc light particles o
graphitc? =. Arc white bread and pota
| toes proper foods -,
| /. They collect in the smaller ends o.
tho lung tubes and often cause scare
The Washington times., 1915-02-12
DAILY EDITORIAL
EorWo,1oo,1 Readers

Some how or other. one can't tell
just why. perhaps from mere per-
vcrsity. perhaps fundamentally for
geographical reasons. New York has
been the apple Of the eye Of the
East, and Is initiated accordingly.
If she does thus and so. II she
goes dance mad. II she initiates
Paris. the people in the other cities
fall right down and follow her lead.
The ndmonjshing phrase They're
not doing it THAT way In New
York" has come to be a real power
in the East.
so when New York takes up suf-
frage seriously. safely. and sanely.
and when the powerful New York
papers line themselves up with
scarcely q break for suffrage tor
women. and at least stand as open
forums tor the discussion OF the
question, a new step Of vital import
has been taken by this country.
For the oft-heeded phrase Is going
to be turned to good account. and
the fact that why, the women are
getting hearing In New York!
will be the greatest one-sentence
argument ever promulgated for the
future by the sufrragists.
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Possibilities of
Pop Corn
Rv MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK
MOTHER applicant has ap

MOTHER applicant has ap-
n pearxd to carry off the title
- Of THE American National
Dish" No one else but the
humble popcorn elf who is distrib-
uted by the million bushels annually.
No other nation can boast the little
ear and grain which, when touched
by the magic Of heat. bursts from
his brown prison and emerges
snowy, crispy fower-head OF appe-
tizins starch.
While the joys Of popping corn
may seem to belong exclusively to
the jack-knife age, popcorn Is more
of food product than is credited.
1t, too like all the corn kernels. con-
tains q quantity of starch and lit
tie protein or muscle food. There ls
slight difference between 1t and oth-
er cooked corn or corn in which tfe
starch kernels have been burst by
heat. Because 1t Is chiefly starch,
it combines best with fat and sugar.
So that we are following right die
tectIcs when we pour melted butter
on 1t or use 1t with syrup.
Perhaps the housewife has over
looked the possibilities Of popcorn OH
the family table. Not long ago, at
Il most Och6htioi NihhStb Wv S''f
course appeared with crisp popcorn
croutons. When freshly popped. they
are certainly as appetizing as crack
ers and can be welcomed for their
variety. II the soup happens to be
Il corn puree, so much more appro-
pirate, or an oyster soup lends itself
happily in combination with the
parched. nut-like flavor of the roast
ed grains.
Popcorn and milk is good equiv
alent for children's bread and milk
supper once in while. Several
geiatine mixtures with whipped
cream tendencies can be garnished
with popcorn or the grains may be
soaked in milk and favoring and
added to various dishes to which
they give the effect Of more expen-
sive nuts.
Even in the matter of corn-popper.
we find new ideas. The old-fash-
toned square. wire box fastened on
handle can be replaced by new.
round pepper OF metal which rotates
instead OF being drawn back and for
ward over the fire. Since ii Is made
Of more permanent metal and is
easier to use. II Is supplanting tho
mesh poper which does not stand
hard, continued service.
Copyright BY Newspaper Feature Service
The Washington times., 1915-02-12
Rest Laxative
For Children

When your baby is cross and
tretful instead of the happy, laugh
ing little dear you are accustomed
to, in all probability the digestion
has become deranged and the bow
els need attention. Give II mild
laxative. dispel the irritability, and
bring back the happy content of
babyhood.
The very best laxative for chill
dren is DR.. Caldwelrs Syrup Pep
,in, because it contains no opiate or
narcotic drug. is pleasant tasting
and acts gently, but surely, with
out gripping or other distress.
Druggists sell Dr. Caldwelrs Syrup
Pepsin at fifty cents and one dollar
a bottle. For free trial bottle
write to DR.. w. B. Caldwell, 452
: Washington St. Monticello, Ill.
The Washington times., 1915-02-12
Odd Facts

According to a German statistician,
Germany has 766 boxes for the col
lection of mail; the United States, 49,
$40: Great Britain, 1885: British India,
1888: France. 79.724: Japan. 1854: Aus
tria- Hungary. 59.5Os; Italy. 3s.7S7, and
Russia, 81 ia.
The metric system Of weights and
measurements has been adopted n
all the leading countries of the world
except the United States. Great Brit
ain and Russia. Here the old fogy, un-
scientific scales of weight and meas
urement In use for centuries are still
used except by scientists and the
more progressive professional men.
Airships are an enormous item Of
expense in the accounts of an army,
Zeppelins, for instance, cost 10000
to build. Their construction takes q
year, yet they can be totally wrecked
by high wind In half an hour. To MI
a Zeppelin with gas costs $500 every
time a full load of hydrogen Is pump
ed into the 500-foot envelope of the
airship. The great motors OF the ves-
sci drink up petrol at the rate Of thir-
ty gallons an hour. Moreover. these
delicate machines require a 100000
shed to house them IL they are to be
safely anchored away from the influ-
ences of Doistrous weather.
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Stepping Stones.
\ amendment to enfranchise
women is to be submitted to
the voters of the State of

New York. After some sixty
odd years of working and waiting
and battaring. the wedge is in, and
in New York on next November the
suffrage resolution will be voted
upon. ~
Suffrage has acquired weight and
speed with the velocity of falling
body. and if there is any voter left
BY next November who Is not in
formed, and inteilisently informed, on
suffrage questions. he will have de-
llhcrately made himself deaf, dumb.
and blind. for the purpose Of ac-
complishinS the desired result.
But the meaning OF the fact that
IN y few years New York may have
suffrage. will. at least be. 50 well
Informed that it will be hard to
dodge it. is far more significant than
merely applying to the women OF
New York and the future of New
York state.
The Washington times., 1915-02-12
Passive Optimism.

It's all very we'll to keep hoping for
the best, but we hate to see man sit
down at the job and call It days work
Boston Transcript.
The Washington times., 1915-02-12

Spring days call out into the country walking tours but
budened with the ordinary e and fl This costume
but whether it thing of beauty depends the
charm of the woma who
The is knckers whipcord hunting CLOTH
hiking boots partially The Rucksack easily
the back nghtgown arce, and few necessities - ~
The Washington times., 1915-02-12

J. n P.-Q. ! have lumbaso at times
viii YOU please suggest remedy?
A. Keep the intestines active. take up
bending exercises. eat meat only once a
day, and massage the back with cotton
seed oil
The Washington times., 1915-02-12

Dame Fashions latest costume,
To ravish her exchequer.
Has squares like a checkerboard.
OF. black and white to deck her.
And though you may make game of
Not even this will check her.
The Washington times., 1915-02-12

OCTORS come and doctors go,
yet great medical schools go on
forever. They flourish like green
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-12-31
SOLDIERS TRAIN TO KEEP
IN HAPPY STATE OF MIND.
Force Themselves to Sing For Sake of
Their Comrades.

In letter to former chum in a
London Office. printed in the London
Morning Post, member of we'll
known London Territorial corps who Is
serving with the medical staff of his
battalion endeavors to give an impress
sion Of the proper atmosphere" at the
front. He insists that the soldier has
"schooled himself into the singing
and happy" frame of mind. He says:
Each puts on bright face for the
sake Of the rest, and the effect is ac-
cumulative till we are all happy. hav-
ing forgotten what real comfort was.
Then. again. the fearlessness is not of
the dramatic heroic order you read of
III the papers.
One comes gradually into the war
zone. and except for a few that are
sent back rs nervous wrecks every
one gets gradually used to his position
just as the people in London get used
to the risk of electric trans and motor
buses. The solder knows lie is in
finitely increasing his risks, but even
then the individual risk from shell fire
is not so very great.
Il have seen thousands of shells
burst hI.rnlesSly in fields, though, Of
course, ev r. now and again there is a
GisaGter. such as a shell falling in Il
platoon billet. Tie chance of shell
falling on the house you are in is COM
pnratively small. and if you are in the
open ANA lie fiat when ore is coming,
unless by an outside chance it falls
right Oh top of you lin which case you
know nothing more) you are not even
wounded.
"A shell bulies itself as it eXplodes
and. unless the ground is very hard,
gives narrow upward cone. OF
course the wide downward cone of
shrapnel increases the risk Of wounds,
but am glad to say that the German
shrapnel is usually very badly timed
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-12-31
ANCESTRY IN STATE CENSUS.
Interesting Results Of New Enumera.
ton In South Dakota.

Interesting Results Of New Enumsra-
ton In South Dakota.
In taking the new census in South
Dakota an effort has been made for the
first time in that state to set down the
ancestry Of all residents. The results
show that many Of those who are
classed as Russian in the general cen
sus are in fact Of pure German blood
and ancestry. Those classed as Amer
can" or Canadian" are those whose
ancestry has been so long in this coun-
try that any foreign blood Of other
countries has been lost track Of. In
percentages the "Americans" stand at
233 per cent aud the Germans" ut 22.4
per cent, with others ranging so low
that the percentage would he only a
trace"
In numbers the she wing Isl African.
800; American, 137 1881; Austrian, 3,123;
Belgian, 526: Bohemian, 9,S45; Bulga-
rian. 21S; Canadian, 1851; Danish, 49,
S9S; English. 29,7OO: Finnish. $40;
French, 1895; German. 1854; Greek.
500; Hollanders, S.169; Indians. 2O.557;
Irish, 2s,G43; Italians, 1000; Monte
negrin. 3; Norwegian, 56,731; Portu-
gese, S; Russian. 4.762; Scotch. 1919;
Servian. SO; Spanish, 80; Swedish,
22,972: Swiss. 1904; Turkish. 81:
Welsh. 2.292. Others Of mixed descent.
0O.S97.