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The Washington times., 1915-04-03
ANIMALS Will AdOrn Ne7U Grounds
Foliage Plants May Be Used To Take Place of Shubbery
While Waiting For Slow-Crowing Vegetation.

more or less dependent upon the condi-
ton of nearby lawns.
Lawns are the foundation of all deco
rative planting. A good. well-kept lawn
contributes more to the beauty of
grounds than any other single factor.
For this reason special attention should
be given to the grading, cultivation, and
enriching of the area to be devoted to
the lawn. After good preparation come
good seed and care
The variety of soils which will be en-
countered and the special treatments
which they need render it possible to
mako only the broadest generalizations
here. For localities north of St. Louis,
Mo, and Richmond. Va, lawns can be
formed chiefly of bluegrass, redtop, and
white clover. South of this point Ber-
muda grass and St. Augustine grass
will have to be relied upon chiefly, al
though it is said that In some places
alfalfa has been employed with good
results.
The Department of Agriculture has a
bulletin on Lawn Soils And Lawns, -
No. 49i. and Il bulletin on "Beautifying
The Home Grounds" No. 1S. which will
be sent to applicants as long as the
supply lasts.
The Washington times., 1915-04-03
YOUR SICK CHILD
IS CONST|PATED!
LOOK At TONGUE
If cross, feverish or bilious
give "California Syrup
of Figs"

No matter what ails your child =
gentle, thorough laxative should
always be the first treatment given.
If. your little one is out-of- sorts.
acting naturally-look. MotherI see II
tongue is coated. This is sure
sign that it's little stomach, liver and
bowels are clogsed with waste. When
cross, irritable, feverish. stomach
sour, breath bad, or has stomach ache.
diarrhoea- sore throat full of cold.
give teaspoonful of California
Syrup of Figs" and in a few hours
all the constipated poison. undigested
food, and sour bile gently moves OUT
of it's little bowels without gripping.
and you have a we'll. playful child
again.
Mothers can rest easy after giving
this harmless fruit laxative" be-
cause 1t never fails to cleanse the
little ones liver and bowe:s and
sweeten the stomach and they dearly
love its pleasant taste. Full direo-
tions for babies. children OF ali ages.
and for grown-ups printed on each
bottle.
Beware of counterfeit ng syrups.
Ask your druggist for a 5o-cent bottle
OF "California Syrup of Figs" then
see that 1t is made by the California
Fig Syrup COMMUNICATIVE.
The Washington times., 1915-04-03
AnSzverS to Health Questions

alternate nights apply a cream made Of
one dram Of carbonate OF iron and one
ounce OF vaseline. and a sulphur oint-
ment This treatment should be con-
tlnued until the gray hairs have dis
appeared. 2. Special exercises on the
particular muscles Of the hips, such az
rolling exercises and other forms of
gymnastics. will reduce the hips.
C. T. P. B.-National Soldiers Home,
Tenn:-Q.-Can you advise a remedy for
sleeplessness?
A.-Eat nothing heavy for your even
Ing meal. be in the fresh air and sun
light most Of the day, get several hours
active exercise daily, take a hot bath
before retiring, drink q cupful of hot
milk and eat a few crackers before
going to bed. Have your room we'll ven-
tilated and have a bottle Of triple ef-
fervescent bromide tabloids beside your
bed. and II you are not asleep In an
hour take one in glass OF water.
DR.. Hirshbero DIH ans,oer questions
for readers Of The Times on medical,
hy9ienic aud sanitation subjects that ars
OF general interest. Hc toilI not UNDER
take to prescribe or otter advice for i,s.-
divtdual cases. Where the subject IS rot
Of general interest letters tctH be an
stoered personally, " a stamped and i'd
dressed envelope Is enclosed. Adress oil
Inquiries to DR.. l.. K. Hirshbero, care
this office.
The Washington times., 1915-04-03
THE TIMES DAILY MAGAZINE PA(
Dr.. Quiet. DR.. Merrynan .
And DR.. Diet viii Cure
Recurring Spring Fever
BY DIR. LEONARD X EENE HIRSHBERG.
Copyright 1916 Newspaper Feature ervice Incl

through them. and torment the fbers
to your hearts content, yet they will
not show fatigue or exhaustion.
AS matter OF fact, everything 10
exaggerated in this world or mini
mized by comparison. Blue eyes are
made more blue by blue apparel.
knock-knces look worse IL the child
mas rosettes or ribbons on the out
side or his Knees. IL all watches are
set at London time in New York and
yours Is correct western time, you
viii quickly be convinced that the
others are right and you are wrong.
Three Best Doctors.
Where everybody Is cheerful, any
one who throws cold water into tho
assembly by a narration Of his own
gloom becomes much moro eg-
regious bore than would appear if
the others were equal nuisances
1t must be plain from all Of this
that when you have a mild discom-
fort, are somewhat out of sorts. or
feel otherwise ill---to hear the birds
chirping. to feel the fountain OF
about, to note the great and enticing
sunlight and balny zephyrs calling
you Circe-like to over-extend your
powers of the flesh. all Of this ana
the other stirring blandishmsnts OF
budding nature make your aches
seem all the more irksome and
feverish. -
In a word you pay a more attentive
tion. You observe the discord. You
convince yourself wisely that DR..
Dict. DR.. Quiet. and DR.. Merryman
are needed to bring you into harmony
with the vernal equinox.
The Washington times., 1915-04-03
National Program Of Mot11ercrdft
German. Institution Puts Every Resource of
State At Disposal of Mother and Child.

to be a mother. There is no expense
account too great for the govern
ment to audit when the life of a sim
gle baby is at stake.
The wife is required to leave work
two weeks before her confinement,
earlier II any complication of preg-
nancy makes ii necessary. And
weekly up to period of six weeks
after the birth of the child she re-
Ceives regularly by government ar
rangement her WoechenGeld, or ly-
ins-in money. At the expiration of
the first six weeks. If she will re-
main at home to nurse the baby for
six weeks longer, she will receive
each week half of the previous week
ly amount. II she Is in need OF
more assistance, she will get 1t at
the welfare station. In over 800
communities of Germany, these sta
tions provide for nursing mothers a
quart of milk a day. Madgeburg
gives a money premium. Stillgelder.
OF one mark a week. Berlin grants
from. to 20 cents a day, accord
Ing to the woman's need, the city
disbursing altogether each year
Every German municipality offers
this aid entirely free from the stig-
ma of poor relief.
Day Nurseries.
"nen Marina GrleS returns 10
work, industry must make way for
her home responsibilities. Her en-
ployer is now required by law to
allow her an hour and a half instead
OF the usual noon hour, and this will
afford her the opportunity propably
TO nurse the baby at midday. II
her home is too far away. there are
In most industrial districts. krippen.
or day nurseries, to which mothers
may bring their children in the
morning when they come to work
and SO have them conveniently with
In reach for the noon hour. These
nurseries are maintained partly by
municipal and partly by private
funds. The Berlincr Krippen Verein
has five throughout the city. Tho
Naterlandischer Frauen-Ferein has
ono at Cecilienhaus, in Charlotten-
burg, under the direction of Frau
Elsa Altgelt.
In some fifteen cities now are es-
tablishments like the Aktien Gesen-
schaft Mcchanische KTippen in con-
neCtion with their workrooms.
Women employees who bring their
babies are allowed time off to nurse
them, without any deduction from
their wages.
The Washington times., 1915-04-03

-ASTER bespeaks the awakening
II of nature from the Incidence.
~ sluggish Information and cold
death Of winter.
The glorious exhalation of vitality,
health and spirit now assumes an
exuberance in the human heart that
not even spring fever, tired feelings,
or sulphur and molasses can utterly
and completely rout out. The reaction
from the very austerities Of Lent and
the forbidden exposure to the wintry
icicles which hung by the wall stimu-
late the tagging, tagged fabric Of your
physiology.
Curious to tell. the tenacious old
tallacy of tired nerves" and nervous
exhaustion" "spring fever and tired
feelings" still encourages the quack and
charlatan to dispense huge carboys OF
his own great profit and amusement
Each spring these perpetuated errors
work havoc among good and kindly
old-fsshioned folk. They hug their de-
lusions so vigorously to their bosomf
that the medicine man with something
yellow, sweet ana pleasant to sell has
only to put on labels to At the demand
Golfers as water gushed from the rock
smitten, by the magic staff of Moses
Nerves Cannot Tire.
Psychologists to a man will tell you
that a nerve does not become tired
Nerves are the very last of the tissue
to become fatigued. Why, you may
remove the nerves from market frogs
and beat them, send electricity
The Washington times., 1915-04-03
TOWN AND COUNTRY.

But, could You be content to bid
adieu
To the dear playhouse and the play
ers, too;
Sweet country seats are purchased
everywhere.
With lands and gardens, at less price
than here
You hire a darksome doghole by the
year.
A small convenience decently pre-
par'd,
4 shallow we'll that rises in Your
yard.
That spreads his easy crystal streams
around,
And waters all the pretty spot of
ground.
There, love the fork. thy garden
cultivate.
And give thy frugal friends Pytha-
gorean treat.
'Tis somewhat to be lord OF some
small ground,
In which a lizard may, at least. turn
around.
-Juvenal translated by John
Dryden)
The Washington times., 1915-04-03
Mary Fels Travels Through
Land Spreading Gospel of
Single Tax, of Which Her
Husband Was Notable
Promulgator.
Hope That Poverty Can Be
Abolished Held Out BY
Advocates of Single Tax
System Of Taxing Only
Land Values.
BY FLORENCE E. YODER.

"HERE is visitor IN Wasn-
ington today who wishes to
accomplish very wonderful
thing, the abolition of poverty.
OF course there are many such, but
this visitor Is so diminutive, Is n
woman, and Is SO likely to succeed,
since she has chosen a sensible
method by which she may accomplish
her purpose, that she is worthy of
especial attention.
Her name is Mrs. Joseph Fels, she
is tho widow Of Joseph F'els, Is very
wealthy. and very small and un-
assuming, but withal a remarkable
person with a wonderful mission
the spreading of the gospel of the
single tax.
There are not many people in the
world who have money, who are set
ting deliberately about to make laws
by which the further accumulation
Of such moneys would be made i'm
possible. This. however. is just ex-
actly what Mrs. Fels is doing when
she turns all of her funds into the
cause Of the single tax, for with the
natural adjustment which will follow
the single tax laws, the boarding of
moneys by the few will be made i'm
possible, and the Equalization of
betterment for the many result
When asked to tell simply thai for
which she stands. Mrs. Fels smiled
quickly, and instead, like many folk
with great missions, OF saying that
the purpose was so big that it could
not be expressed in a few words or
in a few moments, she began at
once. dark eyes shining. 10 speak
clearly and directly.
First OF ALL she said, Il wish
to be known merely as the person
who Is carrying out the wishes OF my
late husband His wish was that
there could be such laws which
would make him and his kind i'm
possible. He meant by that, laws
which would make ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
by the spoliation of others. impos-
sible. He stood for the rich.
IT stand for those who are now
poor. but for whom nature made
especial provision. to whom God gave
the land, but against whom the laws
of the land which allow the personal
ownership of property are pitted.
1.-The single tax would be what 1t
means-a single tax, instead of the
present system of taxation. 1t Is
tax on land values. II Is the payment
of rent to the public by the indi-
vidual or the corporation for the use
of public properties.
For the Government as the parent
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or guardian of the people should
hold the land in feif for them. since
II is really the people. the presence
of the many. which gives the value
to the land at all: Should they not
receive some value for their COM
munity existence and for the land
which is made valuable by their pres
enCe?
"The single tax would prevent all
lend speculation. which is the basis
OF all other speculation. IT would
prevent false values and false mar
kets.
"Do you know that only one-tenth
of the land which could be used in
this country is being used? And
that the rest is being held for idle
speculation? If there were a proper
tax on the mere values OF land that
property could not lie idle since it
would be too expensive for those
who wished to hoard the land.
There would be more building
and less rent. But II Is almost i'm
possible to go into all Of that which
would follow the installation OF sin
gle tax laws. One can think them
out for oneself"
Mrs. Fels spoke OF the prize Kiao
Chow. the German protectorate
The Washington times., 1915-04-03
Hone-Mdking Instruction
By Mail Will Keep Alive
The Busy Housekeeper
Commendable Courses Are Prepared In Table Service,
Coking, Hygiene, Nursing, and Management By Cor
respondence Schools For Those Who Wish
To Keep Up-to-Date.
By MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK,
Copyright s ervice. Inc)
homemaker whether

aper Feature ervice Inc.)
nomemaker whether she lives on the
prairie of the West or the Isolated lands
of the South or the equally unenlight-
ened compactness Of the city, may un-
derstand.
The university extension courses with
their excellent bulletins. such as those
of Cornell, New York, and their classes
or grange meetings. amount to grac-
tically correspondence work. Then
there Is large Western school which
issues volumes and part courses on all
home subjects such as cooking. table
and hygiene. The subscriber receives
the benefit of the lessons which are
overseen by a good teacher. and which
she sends in just as she finds time to
learn them. Questions are answered, a
quiz is given when certain work Is
completed, and the student receives a
grade for her own particular satisfac-
ton. She can take the course In a rev
months or extend 1t over couple Of
years, according to the amount of leis-
ure at her disposal. But at the end Of
her course. she cannot help but feel that
she has become more intelligent, more
skilled in her profession.
No Excuse For Ignorance.
Is it too late for the homemaker Of
adult years to go to school? We see
men of fifty and the owners of impor-
tant enterprises studying and attending
lectures along with the youth Of twen-
ty. May not one reason for the in
creased up-to-dateness and "aliveness"
of the business man be due to just this
fact-that he uses his spare time find
ing out more about his special work !?
There Is no excuse for ignorance as
long as a person can read the printed
page. Print has spanned the bridge
OF distance and isolation. If a woman
never learned how" before she was
married. or If her school training did
not include homemaking subjects there
Is still a chance for her in the plan of
homemaking by mail
The Washington times., 1915-04-03


Y ItsIT1NG large correspondence
" school recently, the writer was
" surprised to learn that in a
town Of about 500 population
there were fifteen men taking some
course in that particular school. In a
talk the next day with an important
business man, he told how his firm was
arranging that it's employees receive in
struction from another business corre-
spondence course at the firms expense.
And it did not seem mere coincidence
to learn Of this or that clerk, this or
that business man subscribing to 'in-
struction by mall
How about the homefnaker? Has she
already reached maximum perfection. or
can she, too, improve herself by taking
instruction by mail. So many of us are
too old to go to school, too busy to find
time for several hours study. But do
not all Of us have a few moments a
day, an odd ten minutes, which could
be devoted to improving us or give us
further training in our speciality? Sure
think that we know it ALL" or believe
that there Is nothing further that We
can learn.
Need For instruction.
That this idea of homemaking by mail
is no chimera is proved by the fact Of
the success Of two or three courses
based on this correspondence idea.
Homemakers all over the country are
eager to find out, to learn Of new meth
DDS, new ways of cooking. more intelli-
gent buying. and marketing. Where
shall they go?
True. the magazines and other periodi-
Gals are doing great deal in this re-
gard. Women's clubs and organizations
of housewives are helping equally. But
there is still need of definite, concrete
instruction. topic by topic. written 50
The Washington times., 1915-04-03

which has been gobbled up since
the war began In Europe.
Germany installed single tax laws
there. and today Kiao Chow Is one
OF the richest. and most coveted
E seaports in China. 1t is not falsely
rich. but soundly prosperous. the
kind of prosperity which reaches
not a few but the many.
Mrs. Fels is sure that the single
tax will come at last. Like suf-
frage. 1t Is creeping in through tho
States. and is seeping its way
so surely. for since 1t Is almost
natural law" as Mrs. Fels calls 1t
herself, the single tax is proving It
self In many places in the world. a
great adjuster of moneys.
There IL one person in America at
least equipped with both money,
brains. and a big soul-Mary Fels-
who will bend every nerve and penny
to the realization of the single tax,
not because of her devotion TO the
cause alone. and OF her own belief
in 1t, but because she is carrying out
the wishes of one wealthy man, Jo-
seph Fels. who saw in 1t a measure
for making such men as was he i'm
possible.
The Washington times., 1915-04-03

chief purpose Is to render the tendons,
Iigaments and muscles 50 plant that
natures expansion may be accomplish.
ed without the intense strain 50 often
characteristic OF tho period Of expect-
sncy.
At any rate Il Is reasonable to believe
that since Mothers Friend" has been a
companion to motherhood for more than
half a century no moro timely advice
could be given the inexperienced mother
than to suggest Its daily use during en-
pectancy
Ask at any drug store Cor Mothers
Friend" a penetrating. external liquid
CT great help and value. And write to
Bradfield Regulator Co, 3n2 Lamar bldg :,
Atlanta, Ga. for their book of useful
and timely information to eNpectant
mothers. 1t contains many suggestions
The Washington times., 1915-04-03
ADVICE TO GIRLS
Bv Annie Laurie

joke and call me pet names which I
do not like. although I cannot be
hateful with them. Please advise
me what to do. BLUE EYES.
Your position is difficult one.
Of yourself by using womanly tact
and good Judgment. So long as you
remain In your own place OF busi-
ness. go n'with your own work. and
show no signs of being fattered by
the unwelcome attentions you will
be all right.
Dear Annie Laurie: am employed
in a railway office, and am very
bashful. l see a girl every day. but
am too bashful to speak to her. /
am sure she is my ideal. for she
asks my friend about me when she
sees him. Please advise me.
acquainted with the girl you so much
admire. why not ask for an intro
duction and make the girls acquain-
tance?
Dear Annie Laurie: A grammar
school girl would like to ask your ad-
vice about six girls with whom she
the same grade. All our parents are
well-to-do. We are considered the
most popular girls in our school But
I don't like the idea of their having
small pleasures and not inviting me
to join them.
think l am always nicer to them
than they are to me. I am kind and
good-natured, and they take advan-
tage of my good-nature.
1 love these girls better than any
others. What can l do to have them
treat me as we'll as the rest?
l. C. Y.
Make friends of your own, little
girl. and do not be dependent upon
any set of girls. A little independ-
ence on your part is the best remedy
for your troubles. which. I am sure.
will soon cure themselves.
Miss Laurie will welcome letters {
inquiry on subject of feminine interes
from young women readers of thi
paper and will reply to them in thes
columns. They should be addressed
her care this office.
The Washington times., 1915-04-03
Spring Garden Series No. 1.

prepared by the Department of AgricultureI
FEW well-chosen annual plants
~ placed on newly graded grounds
~ will do much to take the place
of trees and shrubs until the
latter may have time to grow, accord
Ing, to the Department of, Agriculture's $
specialist. 1t Is often a question in n
new community where slow-growing
vegetation has not had an opportunity
as to what may be done to make
grounds seem less bare. A lawn caI
be made in a few weeks and its appear
ance may be greatly increased by the
addition of a few well-chosen annuals..
The specialist suggests as particularly
suited for this purpose the following
plants, which may be grown in most
parts of the United States:
Tall foliage plants-Castor bean, Gala
dium, Gamma.
Tall Towering plants-COsmos. scarlet
sage, sunflowers.
Border plants - Alternapthera, alys-
sum ageratum, coleus.
Medium-tall annual Towering plants
The Washington times., 1915-04-03
SANDY KNEW SIGNS.

Sandy strolling up the banks Of the
river. came upon an English visitor
fishing in the stream.
Man" said Sandy. ''ye Wilma catch
any fish there. You'll hae tae gang a
bit further up till ye come toa guid
spot"
"Ah." said the visitor, but how will
I know when ! come to a good spot?'
''Hoots. man." said sandy. you can
easy tell a. gud spot by the number of
News.
sRpty bootleS lyin' about. Chicago
The Washington times., 1915-04-03
HIGH BROW, HIGH PRICE

Farm products cost more than they
used to-"
Yes" replied the farmer. when a
farmer is supposed to know the botani
cal name Of what he's raisin' an the
chronological name of the insect that
cats It, an the pharmaceutical name OF
the chemical that will kill it, somebody's
got to pay."-Anderson (N. c. InteilI-
KenCeF,
The Washington times., 1915-04-03

Dear Annie Laurie: am a very
bashful young man, and am very
deslrous Of making the acQuaint-
OF a young lady in the town where
I live.
She is employed in a store, and
have no chance of meeting her only
in business hours. I knew her fam
fly some years ago, but have not
seen them of late.
Would it be necessary for me to
be introduced again, or could re-
sume the old acquaintance?
IF you introduce yourself to the
young lady as one who formerly
i knew her family she will prob
ably be willing to make your
acquaintance. There will be no harm
in your making the experiment IL
You do so in a respectful, friendly
manner.
Dear Annie Laurie: am a girl
seventeen years old. I used to go
with a real nice boy just about my
own age. I thought quite lot of
him. He came to my house quite
frequently.
One night he came and I was not
home. He learned I was out driving
with another boy, and grew vexed
and would not speak to me. and I
am at a loss to know how to win
him back. ROSEBUD.
Only seventeen. and wondering how
10 win back" boy silly enough to
get vexed when he called and found
You were not at home! Really,
Rosebud" you ought to be think
ing of other things, for instance.
etudying yOur lessons and learning
how to help mother more.
You weren't engaged to that silly
boy. were you? If you We're not.
don't worry about him at all, and
If you were, you should never have
been! Perhaps it's the very luckiest
thing that ever happened to you that
he showed you so plainly what a
silly child he really is.
Dear Annie Laurie: am employed
in a store where there are q good
many travelling statesmen. They seem
to be too friendly with me. They
The Washington times., 1915-04-03

Geranium. California poppy (eschscholt-
zia), Zinnia, marigold aster, petunia,
cock scomb larkspur, nasturtium.
Climbing annuals-Cobaea scandens,
moonflower, Japanese morning glory.
Varieties in color and contrast. In
height and general effect should be
studied in placing the plants.
The general appearance of plants on
the home grounds or i'm the garden is