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The Washington times., 1915-09-08

Dear Annie Laurie-We have
inst formed a club Of young peo-
ple. The girls ages average six
teen years, the boys eighteen
years. We have just discovered
that one of the boys Is married.
though he does not live with his
wife. DO you think he should be
kept In the club?
Kindly tell us what to DO. ana
we will act on your advice.
ANXIOUS MEMBER.
r THINK 1t would put your club
on a better basis II you did
not allow the young man to
retain his membership. You
could say, as your excuse. that You
don't want any married people as
memberA Since he concealed the
fact from you at first. he only Is to
blame.
The excuse that he Is not living
with his wife will not justify you at
all He is none the less married
because he does not live with her.
If he were thrown into an intimacy
with some of your members troSh'e
might follow.
Dear Annie Laurie:-I wish to
supplement a few details which
Dorothy evidently overlooked
to mention In her letter to you.
The Ideal man" has been divor-
ced from his wife for cruel and
abusive treatment. also has a son
sixteen years OF age whom ne ig-
noreS, passed as a single man
with Dorothy's parents for one
year and when asked to cease his
attentions refused. The sad Dor
othy, after her parents had plac-
ed her in a position to earn her
living and incidentally help with
her small brother and sister. de-
serts her family and has had no
communication with them for over
mother, but still continues going
out with this ideal man."
Until she was twenty-one years
OF age she was an ideal daughter.
but the man seems 10 have hyp..
Noticed her. He Is not her equal
in education or breeding. a fact
which he acknowledged to her
family.
Now, Annie Laurie. wonder
II your advice would be the same.
Who has devoted her every thought
to her children, then one Of them
Of whom she does not know
where she is or what she Is doing.
Death would be a mercy.
DOROTHY'S MOTHER.
or course. Dorothy did not tell
me any Of the things you have in
cluded In her letter. YOU will re-
member that the facts she gave
were her age and the statements
that the man was fifteen years her
senior and OF good habits She
inquired whether she should give
the man up because he was so
much older than she.
Rasing my reply on the story as
The Washington times., 1915-09-08

tSOpyr1Bnt. tSlb. Dy NewsDa
~ EFoRE me rests a scholarly
x medical journal. Two ponder
Gus articles in Its pages. by
two overseers of medicine.
spout forth massively upon the vices
and virtues OF overeating. The first
professor holds to II that to eat like
a glutton is an abomination, Tho sec
ond professor maintains that to eat
less than a slutton is hygienic de-
pravity that will pay with a thorn in
the side.
You will agree with both Of them.
ACCIDENTALLY with the former, prac-
tically with the latter. Both were
about as right as our old friend.
Rabelais, who said: Il drink moder-
ately. no more than a sponge" or as
Mark Twain used tobacco. when he
said: II never smoke more than one
cigar-at a time"
The two main plaques Of human
kind are too much food and too little.
Each has besotted end infatuated.
hungered and destroyed myriads Of
good people. Yet here are two dis
tinguished and universally known
American physicians. one Of whom
other dancing attendance upon the
contradictory.
Two contradictories cannot be true.
On this problem both the eminent
| heads Of medical schools are wrong.
This is abundantly proved by facts.
| Gross overeating can by no stretch Of
sanity be maintained as a health
siver. and surely too little food can
not make for strength and vitality.
Swallowing q Vital Act.
The act OF swallowing may be in
augurated by the viii. but for the most
| part 1t Is carried on without regard to
| the will. The great physiologist, Magen-
die, divides swallowing into three stages
the entrance OF food into the mouth
and upon the palate, and It's passage
! backward bv means Of the tongue; next
its motion from the palate to the Begin
| ming Of the oesophasus; then the in
voluntary. serpentina. worm-like crawl
| through the oesophagus.
| Commonly. food must be moist and
upon the tongue before the first impulse
to swallow is initiated. From this point
| on both air and pabulum must pass
simultaneously. so delay Is dangerous.
| The upshot OF this Is catapultlike
| movement OF the VlCtuolS 10 senu tneIIl
quickly into the waiting oesophagus.
| The muscles Of the floor Of the mouth
!-mylonvoid muscles-are most con-
cerned with this multiple motion. Like a
| slingshot It thrusts the food into the
| oesophagus. The chewed. damp lump OF
food lies on the back Of the tongue like
q CANOPY upon a camers hump. BY
pressure OF the front OF the tongue upon
the roof OF the mouth the ration cannot
10 forward. and there Is no choice but
pass out Of the back Of the mouth into
the oesophagus. that tortuous vesubule
| to the stomach. ,
,One-tenth Of a second after the boltet
The Washington times., 1915-09-08
ADVICE TO GIRLS
Bv Annie Laurie

she told 1t. 1t surely would seem
as II there were nothing to object
to in the man and I do not think
you can blame me for my point Of
view. Most assuredly I should not
have given the advice I did II I
had known the truth. but how
could have known when the
facts were deliberately misrepre-
sented?
hope Dorothy sees this new
reply to her query. taken from tho
additional Information you have
supplied. To begin with. any man
who has been divorced from his
wife on the grounds named should
never be considered as a prospec-
tive husband. What he has done
Comes cnes ne his may dece rfpea ANY man ee %he
declared that he was unmarried to
cover, the fact OF his divorce
and deceitful. Other things he
ous ~ II he mas attempted to con-
ceal most important fact.
Dorothys infatuation for the
man has made her devoid OF all
scnse OF obligation. For this she
has sloughed off all responsibility
Of contributing to the support Of
her younger brother and sister and
made it q possibility that they will
enjoyed.
story OF loneliness. of the mans
honor and good qualities, Trust a
mother to fight for the good Of her
child. even though that child has
been most ungrateful. Go back TO
your people. Dorothy. and ask
to have anything moro to do with
your middle-aged coward. for he
is man afraid to face the rcspon-
sibility for his actions.
Dear Annie Laurie: am a
young man. met a girl a year
ago and ! took a fancy to her as
soon as l met her. have gone
with her quite a good deal dur
hnsta Ing the 1oStd last year hsr ,t sneere!y
ton Is she doesn't love me. She
seems very sweet at times and
again when ! 60 to see her she
seems SO cold. How can l make
her love meP A. w. l..
How can YOU tell how she feels
until you ask her She may have
deliberately adopted O policy OF ap-
parent indifference to deceive you.
You may reply that actions speak
louder than words" but try the
words for a change. There are ex-
ceptions to every rule.
copy't. 1915. by Newspaper Feature Service
Miss Laurie pil welcome letters Of I,
gy on sn''ssss % 5sm5.s t.ndsr, M a1ters
paper, and ,oiH reply to them in the,
| columns. They should be addressed
her care, this office.
The Washington times., 1915-09-08

We have learned that ammunition is very i'm
portant, and that the kind of ammunition you need
is determined by your WEAPONS. So that if your
weapon is BEAUTY you must, Of course, have the
ammunition for beauty. But MOST of this ammun
tion is secret and the ways Of its use are won
derful. OF course you know about the powder. But
it seems that nowadays you can't win this sort Of
conflict with powder alone There are lots Of other
The Washington times., 1915-09-08

elements, and the ways Of using them make up an
amazing art-or maybe it's science Anyway. you
have to think out the whole thing and practice a
lot before perfectly honest mirror. If the strategy
is worked in just the correct way the results are
SAID to be perfectly sure.
1t must be very distressing to any one who has
been VERY careful about these things to have some
one win beauty battle with no ammunition at all!
The Washington times., 1915-09-08

| woman makes a mistake to bear chill
| dren and give her life to taking care
Of them. You couldn't make mother
believe that today-not any Of her
! friends.
Not when they have seen her-since
| the bOy was married,
The Washington times., 1915-09-08

J. s. P.-Please prescribe for one hav-
ing a poor digestion. 3 ] have lost con-
siderable weight, what do you suggest 2
Take ten grains Of bicarbonate OF
soda and ten OF calcined magnesia be-
The Washington times., 1915-09-08

NJ. FL suffer from severe cramps Of
the muscles OF my feet and legs. also
shooting pains. My toes often draw IN.
der. What do YOU suggest?
This is usually due to too high blood
pressure. excessive blood pressure. ex-
cessive muscular exercise. and kidney
ailments. Over-work. worry, and meat
eating make them worse. Keep your
habits regulated. Go to bed with hot
water bottle. even though it may be a
warm night. Avoid meats. and before
bed time take two effervescent bromide
tabloids in glass Of wasas.
The Washington times., 1915-09-08
Answers To Health Questions

]. c. M.-Will you kindly give me
some information in your column about
abscesses In the throat?
Tonsils and teeth are mainly re-
sponsible for most Of the human kind.
Attention given to teeth and removal OF
the tonsils effects a cure.
The Washington times., 1915-09-08

fore meals and half a dozen bone char
coal tablets after eating. Keep your
habits regulated. .. Eat more nou!ish-
ing foods. carrots. young peas. aspara-
gus. spinach, boiled rice and potatoes.
cereals. fresh and stewed fruits. Fruit
juices squeezed in a glass are also very
good Take an active intereset IN out
door sports and exercise. Sleep In the
open and keep your habits regulated.
Sleep ten hours In the twenty-four and
retire early.
The Washington times., 1915-09-08

Mrs. il would like to know II an
electric vibrator 10 advisable for soft
bust. II not. what would you suggest?
! do not think 1t would do any harm;
nevertheless. you might try massaging
with olive oil for ten minutes each
night. This Is easy and inexpensive.
Eat lots OF oily. hot. greasy. starchy.
and well-seasoned foods. sweets. pas
tries. chocolates. soups. and gravies
Drink three quarts Of distilled water
| and lots Of fresh country milk daily
Take a wineglassful Of olive oil abou,
half an hour after meals. live an out.
door life with plenty Of exercise.
The Washington times., 1915-09-08

Miss Laurie 1cill Delcome letters Of In
qui,y on subjects Of feminine interest
from young Domen readers of this
paper, and ,oill reply to them in these
columns. They should be addressed to
her care, this office.
The Washington times., 1915-09-08

- 81 81 NhlbEhS-ENery morning
awaken with a sick feeling. The mo-
ment / put my foot on the floor. l feel
nauseated. What do you advise?
Have your adenoids and tonsils 1e-
moved and II necessary the turbinate
allow more air space. Sleep In the open
| air, live an outdoor life. obtain all the
sunlight and flesh air possible. Irri.
gate the nose and throat three times
| day with alkaline antiseptic f1uld
diluted three times In water.
The Washington times., 1915-09-08

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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-09-28
CAREFUL AS TO COTTON.

Prices for cotton are up. The staple Is SELL
ing at around eleven cents g. pound. ana men
who study cotton figures are expressing tneir
belief that the market IS going higher. In some
parts Of the South organizations are urging the
farmers to hold for twelve and one-half cents a
pound, and some are advocating a wait TOT
fifteen cents a pound.
This should be borne in mind. No one knows
what cotton is going to do. It Is an "onsart"
problem. Some one has said cotton is a oarned
fool" In place Of going on up, there may De d
change, and it may go the other way. Inc
matter Of fluctuations requires careful study.
and when this is made there should always pc
held in mind that if cotton is dumped on the
market with a great rush this invites a drop in
prices.
Cotton is not going to spoil because it Is kept
on hand. 1t is not a perishable product. Sena-
tor Ellison D. Smith, Of South Carolina, in his
address before the Raleigh Chamber OF Com
merce last week, told Of a South Carolina bale
So years old in which the staple was in perfect
condition., the cotton graders being unable TO
say whether it was two or more years old. It is
a product which is always Of value, and being
a commodity Of the non-perishable kind it can
be kept indefinitely.
Cotton producers who owe money should not
hold off selling cotton to the hurt OF the men
who have advanced money or given credit.
Squared accounts should be the first thing. Then
there should be careful watching Of conditions,
for no man wants to sell cotton ct a low figure
when if by waiting a little while more money
could be obtained. Circumstances should guide,
and as for us when cotton is selling around
eleven cents a pound we are going to tell no
man not TO sell or to sell. All that we can say
is that the price is good, and that the advices
we receive is that the market has an upward
trend.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-09-28

There are big chunks Of wisdom II .h.
view with Governor Craig published =
paper this morning. He does not uss
words, but IN condensed form he tells .,.
which go to the point.
The South has learned by expels4r4
says, that it must not bank entirely on o~s -
that it must diversity. Truly he SAYS III.
was hard hit last year when cotton went l.--.
ing towards bottom figures, but from tro
haps Of those days he we'll holds thar " f.
learned a lesson which will pay for the cos .-..
If there is practiced diversidcation OF c-sr< D..
are ready for the emergency.
This year the emergency appears = H..
passed us by. Cotton is moving up. Ara =.
agree with Governor Craig that the bc -t.-.
that helps is that Secretary of the Tresso,s
McAdoo gave the assurance that there was tn-,
millions Of American dollars of goyernrt-s
funds ready to back up cotton. that farmers
could borrow at six per cent 10 tide over ~
the market went up. This inspired he cotton
producers with confidence and they we're ready
to sit steady. and have been sitting steady.
The assurance Of money backing given ~
Secretary McAdoo, as Governor Craig well saws
chad much to do with the present healthy con.
dition of the cotton market" 1t shows that ria
Democratic administration IS the friend If Tho
farmer, just as it is the friend Of all the people.
Indeed it Is good for the people of this country
that the Democracy is in charge and that Wood.
row Wilson is President. The policy IF the
party, and the administration of affairs bv Pres.
dent Wilson, are things which are making {
good for the farmers, and for all the people.
in these present days
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-09-28
SPud Il t Pie:
Secretary Garrison.
New York Times

New York Times
The place for Lindley NJ. Gaifis}A
head of the War Department. As Secrttg ~
War he has developed extraordinary ntf@~
the nation will expect him to remain
post until the work Of Strengthening 9~I
defenses, which he has undertaken to CHI
carried out according to his Well-formTd
A change in the department might result
pleXltes. Secretary Garrison has st-d''
situation thoroughly, his views are TaiI'A
is a man of moderation whose ideas ar
extravagant, he is not q militariSt. r."
military needs are SO extraVagant ara
so great ignorance of existing condlIlot
throw into high relief the wisdom, llN
and intelligent conception Of his duty ">#
by Mr.. Garrison.
We do not believe he can be tempted
sign his position by q promise Of 2 nom
next year for the Governorship Of Ne"
or the lure of a SenatOrShlp. The falh
end is probably as futile as it is unWlSe
is not encouraging to know that tttemh
before the end of his term. There III
deal Of hard work for Mr.. Garrison 70 g.
there, and there is not too much tune
In. He is the one man now in the adh
ton best fitted to check the opponents
sort Of army extension, to combat the eAlf
and to bring about a thorough reform
United States Army on q wise and coHeiEI
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-09-28
ALL TO THE GOOD.

August is usually a month ia which there is
not expected an especially large business. one
of those summer months when affairs move
slowly. Yet last August our imports amounted
to s141,72s,63s, the largest recorded in any pre-
yious August except 1912, when they were iar-
ger by some 5000, 900. And in August our
exports We're greater than our large imports by
$3.50, 246,133. If such figures as these do not
show prosperity, what are we to expect from
prosperity?
This country is getting in a stronger fnan-
cial position straight along, and bountiful crops
abound. The South is seeing the price Of cotton
climb. But to return to this matter of imports
and exports consider this from the New York
Commercial:
Calamity howlers have been minimizing
the Importance of our enormous exports as
an indication Of domestic prosperity by
showing that our imports had fallen off
and by claiming that this proved a lack of
buying power and cOnSumptive demand
which should accompany real prosperity.
They were wrong, because the decrease in
our imports was due to our inability to get
merchandise from Europe and not to our
inability or lack Of desire TO pay for it.
importers are adjusting their operations to
changed conditions. Had we t1en able to
import articles that we need and would
gladly buy from Germany and Austria our
August imports would have broken all pre-
vlOus records. When the people Of this
country import on a large scale and buy
homemade automobiles in record breaking
quantities it is hard to deny the existence of
well distributed prosperity.
August exports exceeded the large inn
ports by $12o,246,133. August is usually a
slack month and if the increase later in the
year are proportiOnately great we will prob
ably accumulate a favorable trade balance
Of two billion dollars for the calendar year.
The bilion-dollar mark has already been
passed and the heavy movements of grain
and cotton are yet to come. August records
were surpassed in earlier months, but the
maintenance Of our foreign ira de in the duh
season is very encOura ging.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-09-28
ALL FOR $1.7O

There has never been offered in North Caro-"
lima SO much good reading for SO little money as
We are Offering under the foil wing proposit1on:
For $40 We will send the following for one
year:
The Weekly News and Observer, an eight
pngc weekly newspaper.
The COInmoncT, an able monthly journal,
published by William Jennings Bryan.
The Farmer and Mechanic, sixteen page
North Carolina home and farm weekly journal.
Thus for One Dollar and Seventy Cents you
can get all these papers one year.
v. G. Manager.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-09-28

The Farm Life Edition. of the Yadkir vo1
ley Herald, of Salisbury, an issue Of "a naees
in three sections, is an attractive and va1nah,o
newspaper publication. Farming and farm nrob-
lens are given attention by men who know
practically Of farm conditions. It is not
boost or show edition, but carries a messaoa
to men and women who want to know about
farms and farming from men who know T. i
a helpful edition issued in frst-class s+v1a ona
reflects the highest credit on Editor 7 2
Hurley.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-09-28

In all this commotion about the billion dollar
loan TO the entente allies, the mobilization of
Bulgaria and Greece, the usury charges against
banks by Federal Reserve Commissioner Hard
ing, the 80 per cent valuation of property in
Mecklenburg, do not let US forget that Ca rranza
is still about.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-09-28

Now the reports come that there is to be a
citizens military training camp at Fort Bliss
Texas. Permit Us to suggest that this will he a
case of shaking a red flag in the face of one
V. Huerta, now on the inside Of the bars at the
aforementioned Fort Bliss.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-09-28

Il is certain that the man named Onion who Il
running for Office in Illinois is going to make y
strong race, just As certain, in fact, that the
candidate named Cats in another State is going
to make d noise in his contest.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-09-28

At the rate the discussion is proceeding it
looks az il pretty soon it will be charged the
liner llesperian was trying to torpedo a subma-
rine and that ii was the busting" of a gun
aboard that vessel which accounts for the piece
Of torpedo metal found on it's deck.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-09-28

Lead US to Bremen. They are ready there to
pay Is cents a pound for a million bales of
American cotton. But what would be the price
offered Tor a glass of water in the heated lower
regions? It's the delivery that is the trouble.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-09-28

1t Is announced, that the next Republican Ma
tional Convention will go to the city making the
highest bid, that it will cost the selected city
about $500, 600. Getting in the auction class
like Bulgaria!
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-09-28

Those Raleigh people who have been pes
tered and bitten by mosquitoes of late in Raleigh
will please just think it was a dream, is the
advice OF our asgrieved afternoon local con-
temporary.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-09-28

And now Ty Cobb has gone and broken the
record in the American League for stealing
bases, 50 bases being put down TO his credit thus
far in the present season. Another case of
base work.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-09-28

The youngster and the fobert rifle is a COM
hination which should be watched. A seven
year-old boy of Scotland Neck has just acct
dentally shot his two-year-old brother.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-09-28
THE FORUM OF THE people,.

This morning there will be found on another
page a number Of communications to the News
and Observer in a department which this l4per
has designated as 'The Forum Of the Peorle"
They give the views Of their writer's "a many
topics of present day interest.
Some OF these articles are somewhat longer
than we desire for that department., but I'm ee,-
ting aside a definite place for such commurica.
tons this paper makes use OF those on hand. at
the same time asking that those OF our readers
who hereafter contribute to that Department -
brief, keeping their letters inside of three hun
dred words whenever possible. Longer CONF
munications may have TO be carried over and
then may never be used. as their umeIines> WI
have departed.
This paper is anxious TO hear from IT. fea1-
ers on matters of live interest q the ~. -
subjects which merit a place in its columns IN
order to be published such COMMUNICATIONS
must always be signed with the name 4 ~
writer, as the News and Observer does not 4 -
lish anonymous communications.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-09-28

Chicago having had its Eastland horror in
vestigation New York counters with an ipvesti-
cation of It's subway dynamite blow-up horror.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-09-28

Bulgaria will; Bulgaria won't. Bulgaria is
still the riddle that is Balkan 'em all. That's
neat, now isn't it?
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-09-28
Morni ing Tonic


n EARN 10 do well; seek Judgment relieve
IL the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead
for the widow.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-09-28

The figures of that loan appear now to be on
the toboggan in place of the elevator. Going
down.