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this time It was a man. old and feeble
there one moment. gone the next.
This bridge isn't as safe as it looks -
said the man who had been singing, and
other. Where did they 20? who
called to them? Did a plank open un-
der their feet and let them down?
The man who sang crossed himself.
What a fool I've been to sing" he
and counted all his steps-one. two,
three. four. "It shall not catch me-
the plank that opens"
And all at once the plank turned under
the foot Of the tna, man who ssnshis care.
water below. He was falling falling.
Would no one try to help him? Well,
he would warn them. anyway, the fool
ish travellers upon the bridge.
treacherous plank for Just an instant
longer, and in that instant he would
warn them. and then-the black river
below.
Hello. up there. you who travel"
the plank that turned, Beware! Look
plank" But no one listened to him.
Wars Swift Destiny.
Some laughed. some sang. some danced.
some wept, some beat their breasts and
cried aloud. some muttered to them
selves. some took gold from their poe
kets and seemed to count II as they
walked, and some wrote with eager pen
ellis in books that seemed to be to them
important, and some walked arm in arm.
lovingly. and some jostled each other in
jealousy, and some pushed one another
in spite, and some crowded. and some
stepped politely aside to let their swift
er neighbors pass. and some walked all
alone. But none Of them listened to the
cry Of warning Not one
And the man fell to the cold water in
the dark below, and just as he plunged
into the stream-he awOke.
1t is all a dream. shuddered tho man.
all a hideous dream, and yet, somehow,
the bridge. 1t is like life. is 1t not?
The bridge we tread so gayly-thcre,
one ahead of us Is gone.
Where is he. who walked with us this
morning? The rivcr-does he find 1t
cold down there?
If we knew when our turn was conf
ing, il we knew. we. should never walk
at all.
I'm glad it is all a dream
This morning Red-checks, the Germa
boy, last night the pleasant Frcnchman ;
this afternoon the sturdy Englishnan
tonight the Hungarans will be singing
to the accompaniment of the wheels OF
a rushing train-gone. so suddenly How
quickly the turning Of the plank Of des-
tiny.
What use are all our small ambitions ?
For what do we struggle and strain
and agonize? The plank there, just
ahead Of us--it never turns so often
and so unexpectedly as now, this time
Of the wars.
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ting ready to go that they were worse
than useless, and when I asked Andre.
the agreeable waiter, what he thought
of the war. Andre smiled, lifted his
shoulders and bowed.
Tonight / serve you with the dinner.
madame" said Andre, tomorrow I so
10 France to fight for my country
At the golf links the head caddy and
two of his boys were gone. and the
porch Of the clubhouse was fairly de-
serted.
Every Englishman in the club was
either in his room. packing his kit or
down at the ticket offices. getting his
ticket-for home and war.
Tho musical evening was not the sue
cess 1t should have been. The man who
played the violin so charmingly the
other night and his beautiful wife. both
sent word that they could not come.
They were packing, to get the man
ready to join his regiment in Hungary.
The Twisting Plank.
What was the old story about the
man who crossed the bridge so gayiy.
singing as he went and ahead OF him
crossed others. some quickly. some
slowly. some gay. some sad. but none
of them looking very hard at the bridge
that carried them over?
All at once the man who crossed so
saylr noticed that woman just ahead
of hin slipped out Of sight.
She was there one instant. and gone
before he could blink.
II startled him Il little. but he soon
forgot. and sang his gay song again.
And ahead of hint happened again
The Washington times., 1915-02-10
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The Washington times., 1915-02-10
Peters Adventures in
Matrin0ny
By LEONA DALRYMPLE.

Mary eagerly. and | could see how up-
said It,
"What?'
"No-o-othins, Peter
." hat did he say?"
He merely said that YOU probab
were not 50 sick as you thought YOU
We're all men We're like that
and you said"
What Jaynes Said.
oh, Peter | did stick up for you. [
said ! knew you felt terribly, for you
We're so awfnlly cranky and didn't want
to be bothered with me around
| eroaned.
And Mr.. Jaynes laughed and said IL
that was the case he'd be glad to take
me off your hands for the morning"
have never heard an anecdote,"
said, Indignantly, in which a won,a n
permitted her husband to shine less tha n
,But. Petcr!' walled Mary, and we
wildly began to crescendo again. 1T
was all the truth. every word of it"
hats insult" I hissed, ''in addition
to injustice"
ut 1t isn't" said Mary, crying, it
it's all sunburn.'
''It isn't sunburn at all. It's wom-
ans inherent Willingness to flirt."
Il didn't firt."
You must have. Besides you've an
appealing way OF smiling at every man
Nou know. You make him think he 5
the only thing IN the universe. I've
often watched it
The quarrel was on again.
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beC2UO0 OF thc1r 1nSplTeU DHthOIOgy,
which has often anticipated the discov-
cries Of physlology.
Thus Addison wrote: Behold the
helmet In your fathers battles.
Continued Hair Growth.
Here Is a fact well understood now
adsys. that the din Of battle. the sleep
lessness in the trenches. the lack Of
proper food, no less than the weight of
a heavy helmet upon the scalp tends to
tne destruction of nourishment for the
hair bulbs. and in this manner allows
air to work It's way into the hair shafts
instead of dark pigment.
The much mootod matter of whether
hair really grows In the grave. believed
The Washington times., 1915-02-10
WOmen'S Health
Requires Care

Women are so constituted as to
be peculiarly susceptible to consti-
patton, and their general health de-
pends in large measure on careful
regulation and correction of this
tendency. Their delicate organisms
rebel at the violence Of cathartic
and purgative remedies, which while
they may afford temporary relief,
shock the system and seriously dis
turb the functional organs. A mild
laxative Is far preferable and, If
properly compounded much more
effective.
The combination of simple laxative
herbs with pepsin sold in drug stores
under the name Of Dr. Caldwell's
Syrup Pepsin. is ideal for Womens
use. a free trial bottle can be OBJ
tained by writing To Dr. W. B. Cald-
well, 452 Washington St. Monticello
Ills.
The Washington times., 1915-02-10

\. Yes. it is often caught in this way
Rub balsam peru into the parts. Then
use talamine. two >drams; zinc oxide,
two drains; glycerine. two drains; rhe-
mol, y dram; lime water and rosewater
enough to make three ounces.
+. R.-What is good way to get rid
Of water bugs?
Acetic acid is very good preventive
for these vcrmin.
:. k.-1. After eating. a small lump
appears in my throat. What will remedy
this? ,. Can you recommend cure for
Il bunlon?
l. II you will take 10 grains of oxide
of lnagnesia before meals this lump will
probably be eliminated. 2. The bunion
should be operated upon by a surgeon
Mrs. I. NJ. F.-Q. What is the cause
and cure Of eyes sinking back into the
head?
increase your weight extra sleep. extra
in the eye sockets Anything which will
increase you rweight, extra sleep. extra
meals. fats, oils. sugars. sweets. butter
cream will increase fat around the eyes
The Washington times., 1915-02-10

was no such thing as a bad
- boy, that it is only that some
boys were better than others.
Last night at the meeting Of the
Special Child Club, after quoting Mr..
Riis and bringing some pretty con-
vincing statistics out into the open.
the fact that the statement was very
nearly true. was proven.
1t seems that out of 800 boys who
have attended the ungraded and
atyptcal schools since their installa-
tion. seventeen were later found in
Institutions and training schools.
This means that out of 800 boys
ed and bounded with the title Of
bad" incorrigtble and criminal.
only seventeen actually qualified as
citizens who needed more than or
dinary. coercion into doing right.
The bad boy is going out Of style.
He simply isn't. Mainly because
some sane minded educators have
decided to eliminate him, by the
simple process of treating him not
as bad. but as unusual. and, there
fore, deserving OF especial attention
in youth. instead Of cubby -holins
him as merely one Of a criminal
type later In life.
Neighbors. and mothers and faith
ers and sisters who have the sec
ond floor front should help these
people in their good work Don't
brand the boy as bad, but give him
the chance to make good for which
he Is looking. If outsiders can take
an interest in the boy surely those
with whom he is brought in close
contact in youth can we'll afford to
give him their indulgence.
In a way 1t Is hard on the boys
They love to be bad and tn be 80
considered. But their regulations
get SO colored after a time that it
Is unpleasant. and in after life they
resent the appellation as a stigma.
Give the bov future and he won't
worry about qualifying as a bad boy
in the present
The Washington times., 1915-02-10

MARY MAKES AN EXPLANATIONS.
~ ROBABLY most people, especially
u lovers and married people, are
familiar with the brand of quar-
rel which Is subject to alternate
Crcscendo and dimnuendo. At the dimin-
ucndo end you have an attack of cousci-
ence. kiss your wife. feel that you've
done an exceedingly handsome. unself-
ish thing. and finish with IA barbed
remark that sends things with a wild
CresCendo to an unheard of climax
when your wife cries: then you glare.
and the uuarrels on again.
Mary's Motor Ride.
Go on, now." said after diminu-
endo spot in which Mary had kissed me
on one ear and laughed delicionsly into
my neck, you were saying that Jaynes
called to you--'
"Ah, let's forget all about it. Peter.
dear" whispered Mary, "or we'll b.
uuarreling again."
II have a right to know the particu-
lars of my wifes motor trip, haven't I?'
''Of course" said Mary, in a still,
small voice, indeed you have hut
there's nothing to tell He called and
asked me to take a little ride instead OF
walking up and down the boardwalk.
and ! said, NO, ! mustn't go very far
away for you were terribly, terribly
i'll "
Giving the impression. of course,
that I'd been groaning and making my
self out scker than | am
That's what Mr.. Jaynes said,' put in
The Washington times., 1915-02-10
HOW She ENDED
TEN YEARS OF
Sk|N-T0RTURE

Oct %. 1H14:-'I had eczema on my
face for ten years. Little red pimplcs
formed in II small spot on my chin and
then spread all over my face. They
itched and burned me awfully. It was
certainly embarrassing to me, and l
would not go amongst people. l tried
almost every remedy and treatment that
could be used for this trouble but moth
ing did me any good. | used Reslnol
Ointment and Resinol Soap, and was re-
lieved IN day or two. In one month
! was cured. This was six months ago
and the trouble has never returncd."-
,SianedD Mrs. c. c. Roberts. Weather
ford, Okla.
Every druggist sells RcSinol ONT
ment and Resinol Soap. For trial free,
write 10 Dept. SIR, Resinol. Baltimore. -
Advt
The Washington times., 1915-02-10

most loyal to the school paper, The
Western. The contributions from
these students are as numerous as
those from the three upper classes
combined in some issues. In fact.
in one number the editor made spe-
cial comment upon the quality and
excellence Of the material submitted
by the freshmen.
This afternoon in the assembly, hall
of Central High school the Sopho-
more and Freshman classes will de-
bate on the question. Resolved.
That Congress should adopt the
Hobson Prohibition amendment
The members Of the affirmative sup
ported by the Sophomores. are Miss
Corbitt, II. Wood. and Mr.. FrtSzell
The negative side will be defended
by the following members OF >t;he the
Watt. and Mr.. McCane.
At least one OF the high schools
has adopted training rules. A most
businesslike document posted at
Central High school informs mem-
bers of the senior basketball team
that they are expected to keep the
following rules: They are to be in
bed by. II O'Clock: they are to rub
themselves with gloves or a towel
after practice. they are not to eat
ter meals. and they arc to report
for practice at least once a week.
During the past two weeks several
OF the high schools have had special
morning addresses by cadet officers
and members OF the school faculty.
with = view Of interesting boys who
The Washington times., 1915-02-10
SOMETHING WRONG.

Pa aueried little Tommy Toddles
whats a parasite?"
How long have you been going tc
school. young man?' asked Toddies
sir.
-Four years" answered Tommy.
We'll" continued the old man, there
Is something wrong with our educa
tional system II your years Of schooling
haven't taught you that a parasite 4,
q person who lives in Paris. STRAY
Stories.
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IL q delectable as
we'll as an instruc-
tive diversion to
saunter into the
realms Of poetry.
Unlike q friend,
who recently wrote
that he enjoys
the Emperor Of
Japan's poetry bet
ter than English
because ne cannot
read Japanese--the
English poets have
a peculiar appeal
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to fight-sure. And
he has gone across
the country, across
the ocean. home, to
Aght for h s
Kaiser.
At the restaurant
last night the chef
came and apollo
gized. Dinner was
slow, he said. The
two best under
cooks were gone.
and thirty walters
n.ArO ~ A~pitai rat
The Washington times., 1915-02-10
General Organization AT
Technical High To Elect
a New PreSi-
dent.

-HE initiation banquet of Sigma
Kappa Sorority took place
i last Saturday evening. The
following students at George
Washington have been received into
membership: Marion Brooks. Mrs.
Ella Enlows. Helen Miles. Mary
Newcombe. Elizabeth Richardson
and Dorothy Sornborgcr The So
rority Is planning to give a dance
some time in March.
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In by everybody but a few clinical pro-
fessors and know-it-all ratholoHists, has
suddenly been contirmed-most inno-
Gently, IL Is true. but verified neverthe-
Alexis Carrel. Of the Rockefeller Insti-
tutc Medical Research.
In spite of death,
our hair grows IN the grave. and that alone
Looks fresh. which all our other peautys
Poets have always maintained that
the hair grew after the body grew cold.
but the professors scoffed at the very
notion of It, Since Dr. Carrel discovered
that neither the heart. the brain. or any
Of tissues, and even units Of flesh frozen
stfT, isolated from the living struc-
lures: and placed in an icebox for
months and months. could grow like
reluctantly admitted by the doubling
ones they may POSSIBLY be wrong" and
that hair could grow with all the rest of
the tissues stiff or destroyed.
Bald Head Mysteries.
The equally mysterious problem Of
why a bald head is a shining mark, and
the one which concerns the preference
OF flies for bald heads rather than q
nearby sandwich is explained indirectly
by Prof S. .. Mast-who is not a physi-
clan. but a Zoologist-in his researches
upon the effects of light on the behavior
of insects.
Flies always seek a light and a shin
ing. glimlnering. illumination in prefer
ehce to less lighted and dark places.
Therefore. II bowl of milk. a dish Of
brown sugar, or savory fragment Of
meat Is nearby the flies may catch n
Whit of these. make for them. and 20
directly toward the shining bright bald
spot, which is the high light in their
field of flight. From much personal ex-
rerience, ! can testify TO as we'll as con-
firm the accuracy Of this observation.
The Washington times., 1915-02-10

The George Washington girls are
jubilant over the victory won from
Temple University of Philadelphia
last Friday
The Washington times., 1915-02-10
AnSzuers to Health Questions

G. W. Do. Will you kindly tell me
how to go about taking vaccines for
pyorrhea?
A. The vaccines are made from the
microbes which infect your teeth. These
are killed by a specialist and injected
with a hypodermic syringe.
r. F.-Q. have at times a fevcrish
pain in my left Kidney which swells SO
that I can feel 1t with my hands from
the front side. Can you tell me the
cause and suggest a remedy?
A. Your diagnosis is wrong. Ne one
can feel kidneys in front
". E--Q Would you please tell me
how to tram the voice without the aid
of a teacher? My voice Is very low. |
can't AHord . teacher. Is there .cny
patent medicine that will make It high? Z?
A. There are music teachers in the
, public schools who will help you with
out charge. There is no medicine that
will help you.
A. r. 10. Please give me remedy
for the itch. I have tried sulphur ONT
ment. Could 1t be carried from a wet
The Washington times., 1915-02-10

The second and third year classes
OF Western hold basketball practice
at Epiphany today.
The Washington times., 1915-02-10

The General Organization at Tech
nical Is to elect now president to
succeed William Bastian. who was
graduated in January. At lirst Nj.
Bastian believed that he could defer
his graduation until June, in order
that the election of a now president
might not be necessary. Section
presidents have already been elected
to serve for the reminder of the
year.
The Washington times., 1915-02-10
Apparatus For Girls Gym
naSium AT New Central
High Now Being
Chosen.

entered school at the mmid- years in
the cadet CORPS
The Washington times., 1915-02-10

HuY HAT strange time IL is
W. this time of the war.
" Yesterday rosy German
boy came to the kitchen door
with his basket from the grocery He
was so good d-natured and smiling that
no one could help chatting with him
q minute or so.
Today a new boy was at the door.
Red-cheeks had gone-to the wars, the
new boy said.
Oh. yes. he was old enough to fight.
Not old enough to vote quite yet, but
The Washington times., 1915-02-10

Miss Whitford. OF the department
OF arte and sciences at George Wash
inSton. played tre par: of Miss Betsy
Trotwood, the aunt Of David Cop
perfeld. In the Dickens carnival
given at the New Willard for the
benefit of the Belgians.
The Washington times., 1915-02-10

Members of Lambda Kappa So
ror1ty of Eastern High School are
completing their arrangements for
the annual tea on George Wash
tngton's birthday. For the first two
years that II was given. the men,
bers wore Martha Washington cos
tune. but succeeding active chap
ters abandoned the custom.
The Washington times., 1915-02-10

BHIb WHO 10 HUt W1sII 10 DC IIIdteU'
Present company however. alone ex-
cepted, neither species has crossed my
path. Every now and again. when the
laboratory. the clinic. and ruminations
In physiology bring forth no returns, 1t
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HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE NOTES
\ TRAGl, PROBLEM.

sentative character of the council
and gives 1t the same status as
secret society or some other un-
democratic organization.
The Washington times., 1915-02-10

There has been some dissatisfac-
ton with regard to the method of
choosing members for the students
Council at Business expressed
through the school paper. The
Balance Sheet" Some of the stu
dents claim that the appointment Of
honorary members offsets the repre-
The Washington times., 1915-02-10
Hair GrOzUS in the Grave
Since No Vital Organ Is
NeedfulTo Tissue Grozvth
BY DIR. LEONARD KEENE HIRSHBERG,
Copyright 1916 by Newspaper Feature servi CO. Inc,

THERE are a few bald-headed men
who do not crave hair upon. the
scalp. Just as there are a few
girls who do not wish TO be mated.
The Washington times., 1915-02-10

since the formation Of extra
classes at Harrison School, the di.
reCtors of the Washington High
School Bank at business have Eccn
considering the establishment of Il
branch bank there. The bank at
Grover Cleveland School Is n branch
of the main bank at Business. and
il was established with so little
work that it should not prove u
difficult matter to install another at
Harrison.
During the past weeks Mrs. Eliza
beth Walton, OF Central, has been
selecting the apparatus for the girls
gymnasium at the new Central High
School. Each article is being chosen
carefully, to determine what will
give the most effective aid to the
courses In physical training. Ap-
paratus that Is cumbersome or that
requires some unusual skill on the
pvt of the user will find no place
in this model gymnasium.
In spite of the fact that the fresh
men of Western are living in
world of their own, untroubled by
sophomore hazing. they have proved
The Washington times., 1915-02-10

The Daily
Editorial
For Women
The Bad Boy.

ACOB R11S once said that there
was no such thing as bad
| boy. that it is only that some
The Washington times., 1915-02-10
War the Twisting Plank
OOer the Bridge of Life
Carries to Szvift Destiny
We Are Ever On the Brink of Our DesnieS, But Never
So Unexpectedly Does 1t Come AS
Now In War Time.
By WINIFRED BLACK.


? HAT a strange time IL is