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The Washington times., 1915-01-26
Peters Adventures in Mdtrimony

thing from the beach and held 1t UP for
james inspection.
"Looku she cried. what In the world
are these? Aren't they oueer?"
Jaynes picked up another.
I'VE used to call them snappers.
See you can explode them and they're
fun OF seawater." They were curious.
tiny green pods-a form OF seaweed.
imagined-and Mary and Jaynes fool
ishly amused themselves by collecting
and exploding them. 1t proved to what
desperate straits we We're reduced for
entertainment. I waited a reasonable
length OF time. then I plunged into the
surf and began to swim.
I shall never forget how wonderfully
cool and delightful that water was to
my fevered body. Nor shall ever for
get how l paid for it later Jaynes
came in after q while and We swan
about but he didn't care quito sc
much for the surf as I did. He said
1t tired him. The waves were noun
famous. They came and deluged q
swimmer before he we'll knew what he
was doing. Once l thought / heard a
muffied shrek from Mary. bu. when !
looked backward she seemed all
right.
Peter" she confessed when we re.
turned. that wicked surf frightened
me IL did scream once. for though,
you we're drowning"
felt insanely glad that she didn't
include Jaynes in her fear.
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BY LEONA DALRYMPLE.

After that we set forth for the surf side
OF the peninsula for I was possessed by
desire for another swim to cool off
ly morose lethargy. Mary and l made
the trip to the further beach gingerly.
Whatever the stiff vegetation was that
spranR UP from the sand. II stung and
bit my sunburned flesh like red-hot
needles. I began making elaborate de-
tours. and Indignantly felt that Jaynes
occasional glance at me was slightly
Mary.
Arrived on the surf side. I was all fol
going in at once, but Jaynes demurred
TOO close to breakfast, old man." h
suggested. ITS dangerous
] was about to say that nothing
could he very close to my breakfas
that day. but before I could answer
Mary had spoken.
Peter" she said. timidly. IL thinl
you're very. very foolish to 60 in at all
You'll simply burn more and more. ant
II you feel badly now"
said l couldn't burn more. JayneI
looked doubtful. So did Mary.
A Cooling Swim.
Well" she said at last with a sigh
81 wish you wouldn't. Peter. II your
worse tomorrow"
l heaped snow-white sand over m!
sunburned legs and looked obdurate
| Mary sighed. Then she picked some
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Times Question Box

Fl. Gillette-Following Is an explana-
you: Clock time does not vary. 1t 10
the average not the actual time for
the entire year. The speed Of the earth
in its revolutions does vary-increasing
In winter and decreasing IN summer,
since in winter We are nearer tho sun.
The hours of sunrise and sunset arc
determined, not by the individual stand
ard of the earth's speed for each oay =.
but by the average or clock time. II
our clocks were regulated by q movable
systcm changing for each day. the time
Of sunrise would show much mare diff
ference between the time OF sunrise on
the shortest day In the year and the
present. The time for sunrise. as indi-
Gated. Is the nearest approach to the
changing standard for each day that
ard Of clock time.
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Absorption Process
Makes Faces Young
(rrom the Home Maker.)

CFrom tne home MakeTJ
Success has at last come to scientists
who for years have sought some moth
Cd Of removing the outer facial skin In
cases Of unsightly compilations. which
would be both painless and non, ,injur-
inexpensive. the wonder 10 no one had
discovered 1t long ago. It has been
amply demonstrated that common ner-
colised wax (get an ounce at any drug
store( entirely removes. BY gentle Alb
sorption, the withered, lifeless surface
skin. showing the youthful. roselike
skin beneath. The wax 4: applied at
night. like cold cream. and washed of
In the morning. The absorption also
cleanses closged pores increasing the
skins breathing capacity and capillary
circulation. preserving tone. color. and
natural beauty Of the new skin.
A simple and harmless wrinkle-re-
mover which has also proved quite
In a tffy. All one need do 10 to- dissolve
an ounce OF powdered saxolite In half
pint Of witch hazel and bathe the face
In the solution once a day for awhile.
After the very first application the finer
lines disappear and the deeper ones
soon follow.-Advt.
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A "suNBuRN" MORNING.

A "SuNBURN" MORNING
r ATE nothing at all that morning.
Neither did Mary. Jaynes consumed
outrageous quantities OF food and
enjoyed It. felt resentfully that
since he had done all OF the eating.
and with such appearance OF zest. he
could apply that foody zest to the wash
Ing and securing OF the dishes.
Don't stir" ne said kindly. as he
finished a third cup Of coffee. II can dc
these dishes in no time. You two cit
there and enjoy yourselves"
He hurried around and piled up the
dishes.
Il think" 1 ventured. that I'll have
to get back this afternoon. I-er-rn
expecting a telegram
"a m afraid came Jayne's voice
that you've stayed little too lona
for your own pleasure
Mary Is Polite.
"Oh. no, indeed" came in Mary. and
saved the day. for l was not intending
to say anything polite at all Politenesi
is dissipation. When you're in the
state was that morning It's a monu
mental penance.
I'VE can so back right after lunch.
agreed Jaynes. And he added absently
provided the engine will 20. It may
still be cranky"
I. with difficulty. restrained a groan
Jaynes washed and secured the dishel
and packed them away in the big DO,
we had brought from the motor boat
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Three Minute
Journeys
BY TEMPLE MANNING.
Where q Tree Warns Of Fever.

70HE low-lying tropical district of
the west coast of Africa on the
i Gulf Of Guinea 10 a part Of tho
French posscssions. and I had
accompanied an officer from the little
French military station down to the
mouth Of the Ottawa river OH an ex-
cursion In search Of any unknown
aquatic birds or plants that could find.
A party OF natives whom we en,-
rloyed to man our boat pointed out to
US the "fevcr tree" I had heard Of
this tree a number of times before. hut
this was the first time I had ever seen
one. Tho tree gets It's name because It
Is only found in the fat. swampy coun-
try where the deadly South African ma
larla abounds. 1t bears no fruit, .ts
bark or wood are worthless because of
its spongy softness and brittleness, and
altogether 1t Is about one OF the most
worthless plants in existence. save for
it's beauty.
1t Is really handsome tree with a
light, fcathery foliige, somewhat rescm-
bling the juniper bush. At a little dis
tance 1t looks as II the bark was of a
bright chrome yellow. but this 10 due to
a powdery sort of lichen which easily
rubs into q fne dust
1t grows sparsely, scattered hero and
there. in and about the swamps snd
morasses. never above 500 feet above sea
level. The natives say that It never
grows anywhere but In u district where
the fever IL most prevalent. Therein
lies Its usefulness. 1t Is a sign post for
the warning of the unwary against the
I dreaded scourge OF the equatorial low
lands. The natives become partially
immune against these fevcrs. but the
European never. IT the traveller is
tempted by the beauty Of the foliage of
the fever tree" looking so restful and
! inviting in this otherwise barren and
monotonous country. his guides hurry
him away as fast as possible. because
| to stay means weeks Of lingering sick
ness. with malady beside which the
swamp fevers Of Europe and America
are mild and which more often means
death than otherwise.
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Don't Make It q Terrible -.
Tragedy # Your Little .
Boy Doesn't Pass Tests
The objectionable Sin of Not Passing Their School Tests
Turns the Clever, Sensitive, High-Strung Child
Into Nervous Wreck
BY WINIFRED BLACK.
Copyright 1915. by the Newspaper Feature service.)

, strung child into something very like a
; nervous wreck and it makes of a stupid
plodding. conscientious child a dull au-
| tornation.
To hear a lot of public school children
was just one objectionable sin. and
that Is the sin Of not passing"
Is 1t true. the theory they seem to
have in the public schools that all chill
dren are born, bred, and brought up
exactly alike and that you can run
them through q mold-like 80 many but
tons-and make them all come out at
the other end of the hopper-exactly
Mary is duh in geography. but she's
clever in arithmetic. Betsy knows
every battle Of the war Of the Revo-
luton backwards. and can't parse
born artist; he can sing like bird.
paint. draw, add-and subtract, too
but kings and queens he abhors Must
John, therefore, be branded as dolt
The American public school is with
out doubt the one great and shining
success in all our system. But need it
be quite SO much of ''system?''
the other night. He tossed and tum-
bled and walked in his sleep. and when
l listened he was spelling and making
motions as II he were writing.
ana Cn0ckS were HuBneQ dnO MS
eyes were so bright and staring that
I thought he was going 20 have fever.
In the morning at the breakfast table
he kept Whispering to himself. "c-a-t-
cat-g-o-go." only he did 1t phoneti-
cally, as is the fashion now.
1t was all about test: there was
going to be a test and he was SO wor-
ried for fear he wouldn't pass that he
couldn't eat n bite of breakfast.
Do you know what | did. heatlHn
. and breaker Of images that I am:
took the Little Bov out into the coun-
try, and we picked scarlet berries Gnd
we watched the squirrels and fed the
chipmunks, and that night the Little
Boy slept. and III the morning he ate
| his breakfast. l hope he passed. for
his sake.
For my own I don't care button.
| The Little Boy has plenty of time ahead
of him-he Is Just six-and l really don't
think the skies would fall If he didn't
pass" into the third grade for another
year.
Isn't there enough stress and worry
and anxiety and responsibility com.
ing to those children down the road?
Is it really necessary for us to put
such a burden of nervous anxiety or
their shoulders before they are hardly
| out of the cradle?
| Pass-tests-grades! All necessary
| evils, / suppose. out to my unreBen'
! erate mind-evils. just the same.
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Why You Haze Hair, and
A Fe1v Of the Possible
Sources Whence 1t Came
By DIR. LEONARD KEENE HIRsHRERG.
A. B., M. A., M. D. Johns Hopkins.)

of corn. and ears are all entirely differ.
ent. and intended for a different pur.
pose from those found on animal hides
and on human skA.
Hair, even on animals, Is Of two yarie.
ties. he says. There is the beautifylne
hair of the eyebrows and scalp, on the
one hand, used to attract the opposite
sex and analogous to the gaudy color
ing and plumage OF many animals, and
touch--tactile hairs--very prevalent in
certain classes OF animals This last va.
riety or hair is a sixth sense. which
animals use-men unconsciously thus
use their mustaches. he says, with this
rudimtntary sensation still presen,-to
feel their way along in water and in
the dark.
Use. Ornament and Defense.
Once hair made it's appearance in IN.
animals skins 1t began diverr IN
three directions. First. there sprane I'm
the non-sensory hair type like the w,o,,v
hair, to protect the internal heat Of he
| animal. and also to save its hide from
| injury. Another line of descendants de-.
yelored themobile. tactile hairs for feel.
Ing their way about. These are The
| whiskers of the cat and other menbers
Of the brute world. Their hairs OF tho
| head and lip. Independent OF the hairy
furs, bristle up In the same way that
the ears are pricked up to hear, or the
| QE,
they are structures with sensation
with one of the senses.
Plainly, from all this, there il some
| reason for the curious magnetism found
| in people and pi>S1res with diffaent
| kinds of hair. A Nicholson drawinx
attracts ever fiber of your being. Why !?
! You were, perhaps. never before aware
| of 1t. but Or. Botezai's researches show
1t to rest upon the artists enttcing ap-
, peal of heavy eyebrows eyelashes and
/ rnRlliSh OF nd nf 1o1y 1tSz- \
! Curls of hair.
| The quilts upon the back Of the fret
full porcupine. the savant says. are not
| in any fashion to be confused with
| hair Hair is essentially defensive,
quiIls,, like the armadillo's armor, are
used for offensive more than protective
! purposes.
The Washington times., 1915-01-26

A Reader-l. What effect has cigar
ette smoking on the system? .. What
tonic would be helpful to one who has
quit smoking. to build UP and cleanse
the system? 8. What reference books
on the subject Of tobacco and it's ef-
fects on the System are there that could
be consulted at public library? 4.
Wherein does the use OF tobacco in
form Of cigarette. cigar. and pipe diff
fer in injurious. and which form is the
least injurious?
l. Smoking reduces efficiency, makes
the bones and muscles soft and fiabby.
stunts the growth. irritates the eyes,
throat and lungs. and makes the VIC
tim q slave to an expensive habit.
2 A strychnine tonic. such AZ the
compound syrup OF hypophosphites.
8. Popular Science Monthly. Catholic
Encyclopedia. Physical Culture Maya
zine. and any modern physiology.
T. The pipe 10 q little less injurious
than the cigarette. the cigar more so
All are definitely harmful.
A. r. M am very thin. What can
I do or take to build myself up?
Eat every three or four hours-butter
sugars. spices, pastries. fats. ham. pork.
graves and oils. Sleep ten hours In
the twenty-four. Retire early and get
plenty Of rest Exercise slightly. drink
lots OF fresh milk. cream. and plenty OF
The Washington times., 1915-01-26
Book ReUieW
THE LONE STAR RANGER. BY Zane
Grey New York. Harper & Brothers
Price 81. a.

THE LONE STAR RANGER BY Zane
Grey. New York. Harper brothers.
The story Of how the Rangers cleaned
out the State of Texas is now a matter
Of history. but the stirring deeds of
their steadfast adherence to duty and
their hcroism are today repeated in
a thousand tales Of wild romance and
adventure.
No more fitting foundation for a
goodly tale could be chosen and yet
for their very melodramatic tendencies,
no background and no set Of characters
are more liable to be mistreated and
misused by the enthusiastic but often
unframed writer.
Some people even enjoy a poorly writ
ten Wild West novel, with plenty Of
blood and thunder rolling around In
the pages promiscuous like. even as
did the thunder We are told Of In
Alice" How much more then, can
one enjoy the reading OF a Wild West
novel. told safely, sanely and without
the attendant derniere classe atmos.
phere which at other times makes the
same thing repugnant.
This novel by Zane Grey is pleasing
yet Vlllle ana pregnant win tne SpiTit
of early Texan days. The hero Is
brapded as an outlaw at first. and
! travels away to the bad lands with
q price on his head. There he learna
| much Of border wrong and life. and
| it stands him In good stead later en-
Yet in all OF his experiences, and
Throughout the whole time of his exile
| he does no wrong without due justifca.
| tion. If small growing boys must have
| literary meat OF a red blooded type
this book is not bad meal, surely
| far better than some of the miscel-
laneous motion picture material which
he Is fed Unfortunately. +. Y.
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water and olive OIL. Green vegetables,
fresh fruits, cereals, and fish should be
added to your diet
NJ. B. Ii. I have q little girl hvs
years old who constantly complains
Of her legs and feet, especially around
the ankles, paining her. Her feet do
not swell What could you advise? 2.
When I walk little. stand on my
feet or work. my feet feel tired and
stiff. the flesh feels raw and they
swell around the ankles. How can 7
J.. You should take the child to the
orthopedic department Of hospii..l
for complete physical examination.
There may be half a dozen more or
less serious things troubling her. Do
not neglect to do this Have a diagno-
sis made.
2. You should wear rubber stock
ing and have the arches Of your feet
attended to. Also have your heart
| and kidneys examined.
A. az Massage the nose with oil of
theobromine. into each ounce of which
| six grains of ammoniated mercury have
been Incorporated and three drops of
| lilac oil.
| (2) The alkaline antiseptic fluid diluted
three times is a good spray.
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SEEN IN THE SHOPS
By the Shopper

stockings no longer have tops to
match the lower part. Colored up
pers" are seen in the very newest
hose. For example. stockings OF
putty shade have the upper half of
delicate pink. Other combinations
equally alluring may he obtained at
an + street store. The stockings are
full length silk, and the price IL
95 cents a pair.
The latest color that paper manu-
facturers have evolved for stationery
is named Rose Gray" but might
more appropriately be called Co
c,a,' since 1t is exactly the tone
OF that invaluable beverage. Since
Rose Gray" is so very new. IT Is
expensive enough to be fairly ex-
elusive. When 1t can be obtained
for 25 cents a pound. the chief charm
will be absent for most women.
However. at present the price Is
81, for a box of twenty-five corres-
pondence cards and envelopes or
twenty-five sheets OF letter-size
paper.
Dancing frocks. SIS and $26. This
10 the label at the front Of par
ticularly attractive window In an f
street store. All the gowns are
worthy OF individual descriptions.
yet several are unusually dainty.
One OF the SIS frocks seemed espe-
cially appropriate for high
school girl who was just starting
to 60 to dances. 1t was simply made
OF blue charmcuse. with an over
dress Of shadow lace. Around the
waist and over the shoulders were
inch wide bands OF silver tinsel. An
other dress was more simple. rely
ing on its lavender charmeuse sup
pleness and sheen to give an attruc-
tive effect. The SIS gowns were more
elaborate. One was of nile green
crepe de chine, trimmed with lace.
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= r AVE yon noticed something diff.
- ferent about the children OF
late? lis John sullen? Is Mary
emotional? Does Betsy have tc
bite her lips to keep from crying, II
you only speak to her. and does Will
lem snap back II one of his sisters
speaks to him?
That's tits the examinations
that's what we used to call them
"tests'' they call them now.
Mary has a geography test coming
this week.
And Mary is worried about the ORR
noco and anxious over the Andes.
She stops with the spoon half up to
her lips at the table to inquire anx-
iously II we are all quite sure Rio de
Jaheiro Is really the capital Of Brazil
and she has It on her mind about the
thick jungles Of the Amazon and what
grows there. and what grows on the
pampas, and how you spell all Of them.
Pass-the Battle Cry.
John hates history. He always has
hated 1t. what's the use Of dates?'
says John. "Who cares whether Will
lam the Conqueror tripped his toe in
1865 or 1865? But just let me trip my toe
over LHdt udLc 6HO 1 "OH pdcO.
John is so cross over Agincourt and
tho Field of the Cloth of Gold and the
battle Of Hastings that it's all We car
do to live in the house with him. .
Betsy Is half sick over the adverbs
and adjectives. She cannot tell them
apart; she really cannot, and the more
she tries the more 1t makes her cry.
But she must learn, she must know,
somehow She won't pass IL she does
not.
''Pass-pass." says the foreign gentle
man who doesn't speak the language.
And I, outrageous heterodex that
am. felt like grasping the foreign gen.
tleman by both hands and bidding him
welcome to the very core of my heart
Pass-pass-that's all they talk about
these days-the children.
Not what do you know. not how hare
have you tried. not what sort Of char
acter are you building. but will yor
pass?
Pess-pass what-in the name Of
common sense? Pass the boy who sal
next to you who can't think Of thing!
he knows as we'll as you do and rattle
them of as gl'bly as you?
Pass the girl with twice your char
acter and three times your brains wht
doesn't happen to be interested In tina
particular study.
Pass-pass. l wish there was no sucl
word in the language.
1t turns clever. sensitive. high
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for the material-a soft silk with a
raised cross stripe.
Have you seen the new nut sets?
They consist OF a hammered brass
bowl and a. small but. very strong
the unusual feature of the set. 1t
is nodded much like a tin for angel
cake, with the funnel-like part COM
Ing out from the bowl ut the center.
Instead of being open. however, this
funnel has a top. too. but 1t is
rlaced there to be cracked. You see
in this set you have bowl for the
nuts. a place to crack them and a
hammer to perform the deed. The
price Of these sets is IS, and they are
so strongly made that they will last
forever
A number of new spring blouses
have made their appearance during
the present week. Crepe de chine is
still the favored fabric for general
wear. The new blouses of this
very practical material are simply
note of the new blouses. whatever
their material. Applied bands and
straps Of self material and luster-
less pearl buttons form the usual
trimming in the new models. AL
though advance news from dry goods
manufacturers tell US the price Of
crepe de chine IL to be raised on ac-
count Of that very convenient bogie.
1.-The ,war." there has been no no
ticeable increase in retail prices as
yet. Well-tailored blouses OF crepe
de chine In flesh. sand and putty
may be had for 1915 at an r street
shop. Here 1t will be we'll to sound
a note Of warning to the possessors
OF sand-colored suits. Get all the
wear from them that you can In the
next few weeks Of cool weather. for
spring will find crap popular and
sand color on the wane In fashion g
favor. Don't con1ure up visions Of
dove gray for your spring Costume,
either The blue-grays. varying from
cadet to the soft. slaty gray Of a
maltese cat are to be widely used
for all kinds OF street and outing
costumes,
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LADIES! GROW THICK, FLUFFY, GLOSSY HAIR

cent bottle OF Harfna and begin at
once to lay the foundation for a new
head Of hair-actually a new growth OF
soft. fine. luxuriantly beautiful hair!
For Hariina feeds each hair root, nour-
ishes each gland and folicle, and in q
surprisingly short time really causes
new hair to appear.
Even one application Of Harfina brings
OUT the fuftness, the lustre and fresh
ness yod so much desire and admire.
Moreover, Hartina destroys dandruff-
makes the scalp clean-cures itching
and really stops the hair from falling.
For these results you must get the
The druggist above mentioned recon-
mends 1t. guarantees it. and will refuni
money IL II doesn't do as claimed. .--Advt.