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The Green Forest tribune., 1916-02-11
ballot fee Of &7E. %.

ballot fee Of Sl5.00. ''1'''s--
 2. Candidates for district delegates to National Conven, ton must file pledge and $1.CC per county in District.
 3. Congressional and District candidates must file pledge.
 4. Candidates, who as office holders, were assessed by the State Central Committee in 1914, who are now in arrears in such assessments, must make a sub~ stantial compliance with such as- sessments.
 5. Before the names of any person can be certified out by the State Central Committee as can- didates, the pledges. fees and assessments mentioned about must be sent to the Democratic State Central Committee, Room 933 Southern Trust Building, Little Rock, Ark, on or before March l, 1916.
 6. Shortly after March 1, certificates of candidates who's names are to go on the ballots will be mailed by the Committee to the various County Chairmen throughout the state, together with the proper checks for bal lot fees.
 Democratic State Central Com. February i, 1916.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-02-11

"A shipth;e imnrpresss;les m .fsa ffgsqaw ? c ? E.e a good servant"
The Washington times., 1916-05-24
BY LAURA CLAWSON.

she was a full-fledged housewife her.
self
For never allowing us to borrow, no
matter how great the emergency" she
answered.
Il never remember being sent to a
neighbor's or even to a relatives house
Tor cup OF this or bit of that! II we
ran short of a household necessity, and
the shops were not open, We went with
out II until II could be purchased. We
would have as soon thought of stealing
as OF borrowing from another house,
keeper.
Il know several people in this neigh
borhood. and / have been calling several
times when have seen this neighborly
borrowing going on. and it's a bad thing
to start. Never having seen II in my
own home. was. naturally surprised 10
see II regarded as a matter Of course,
but It's nothing but habit. and a mighty
bad one. tao!
80 am most grateful to my mother
for not allowing ii to be cultivated In
her own house.
I'VE never borrowed articles of cloth
ing or 1ewelry from each other, much as
we needed them sometimes Mother
thought II as careless for us to borrow
from each other-as from outsiders.
1T isn't the amount or the fact that
10 isn't paid back promptly but that II
is bad housekeeping which mother tried
to impress on us. II fs Just as easy 10
plan ahead and to renew supplies when
The Washington times., 1916-05-24
The Song Won't Fit
These Mothers

II Didn't Raise NV Boy to Be q Sold
Ter" Ia song which makes no appeal to
an Englishwoman. Mrs. Davies of
Church Stretton, Salop. who has become
one OF the heSoines of Great Britain.
Mrs. Davies is the widow OF a soldier.
She has had seventeen sons, every one
or whom has at one time or another
served In the army. Within six weeks
after the declaration of the present war
fourteen OF her sons were on active
service with the colors. 60 far they
have Jared well. for, although several
of her numerous offspring have been
slightly wounded. all are still In the
ranks. Many other mothers have earn
ed the adulationf of Englishmen by CIV
Ing up numerous sons to their county.
Mrs. Williams OF Plumstead Is, n atfocal
heroine because she has six sons in the
army. four OF them being officers. All
four have risen from the ranks and OBJ
tanned their commissions g by sheer merit.
not the easiest thing in the world for
men without blue blood or influence In
high places. GRANDMOTHER" Potter OF
Portsmouth. has the proud distinction OF
having sixteen grandsons now fighting
for their country. and four OF her grand
DAUGHTERS also have husbands In the
army. Mrs. Bresnahan, of .Deptford.
has eight sons at the front, and nine
Smith brothers. OF Norwich. are uphold,
ing the honors OF the name. .
The Washington times., 1916-05-24
HAIR GRAY? THEN
APPLY Q--BAN
It Darkens Gray Hair Evenly
No Dye-HarmIess.

Actually does-so you can see II
with your own eyes-turn every gray
hair in your head beautifully dark. II
your hair IL gray. streaked with gray.
prematurely or Just turning gray, or
IL your hair is dry. harsh. thin or fall
ing. simply shampoo hair and scalp
a few times with Q-Ban Hair Color
Restorer. Every strand OF hair
whether gray or not) then becomes
evenly dark, soft. flossy. fluffy. full
of life and health, full and heavy and
fascinating. and so beautifully and
evenly darkened no one could suspect
you had applied Q-Ban. It Is abso-
lutely harmless and no dye. Ready to
use, nothing to be added. Give It a
trial. SOC for a big bottle at :Liggett's q
Riker & Hegeman Drug Store. 1905
street northwest, Washington, d. c.
out-of-town folks supplied by mail
Is-A4vt
The Washington times., 1916-05-24

they are almost gone, as Il Is when
they have quite disappeared" said the
April Bride with an air Of experience
which was most captivating.
when / married. mother explained
that she would help me all she could
with her advice. but must depend abb
solutely on my own resources to run
the apartment"
The April Bride lives but a stones
throw from her parental roof, so she
has ample opportunity to put her moth
er theory TO the test.
'Have you ever run out, and been
tempted TO borrow" I asked. "Seyeral
times she said, and II has been very
good Tor me. i had to send Bob ali
the way dowr town for bread once be-
cause the shops In the neighborhood
had closed. and I had none in the house
for the next mornings toast, and I had
10 drink my coffee one morning without
sugar because l forgot TO order AZ. but
know mother Ia right"
The list OF things for which nv
friends are thankful to their parents n
growing. II should be very encourae n
Ing to some of the mothers and faShers
of this generation who are STRUGGLING
to form the habits of their children
What We learn in childhood we do
retain, no matter what the years have
In store for us. So Il pays to keen max
ing the effort. II you are DISCOURAGE
about Johns hardness or Mary's
stoop shoulders. It's the eternal
perseverance which will tell!
Copyright. 1916. by Laura clawson).
The Washington times., 1916-05-24
What They Say
About Us

The Clubwomen's Convention.
when, in 1859. at the invitation Of
eorosis. which Mrs. Croly had found
Cd twenty-one years before. dele
gates from sixty-one women's clubs
met in this city. they little dreamed
TO what proportions the movement
was destined to grow.
Under q title so broad as that Of the
General Federation there Is room for
almost every kind of association of
close similarity OF purposes or inter-
ests but the fundamental fact of
cooperation among women. During
the civil war, in sanitary, philan-
thropic and patriotic work II was re-
veAled to the women of this country
as never before what they were
capable of accomplishing. Out Of
lsrger outlet for their energies.
The program OF the convention Of
the General Federation best proves
how far the women's clubs have
progressed from their obscure be-
ginnings. Separate sessions arc
devoted to home-maklng and econo-
mics. to music. drama, art. to civics
health. child hygiene. to civil-ser-
Vice reform and Industrial and social
conditions, at which men and women
speakers. specialists In their own
lines of work. will make addresses.
II Is to be a social and political uni
versity. with departments for every
body. Only nominally will II be a
the activities and the interests Of
women In this day become merged
with those OF men In every commun-
fty.-New York Evening Mail.
The Washington times., 1916-05-24
Reflections OF Bachelor Girl
By HELEN ROWLAND.

-HERE is something insidious
about the spring moonlight that
always makes q girl think ten
derby Of the last man who kissed
her-and a man thinks wistfully OF the
next girl he wants to kiss.
Oh. yes, there IL q world of differ
enee between a "marriageable man"
and a marrying man." and It In the
Herculean feat of q modern girls life
to turn the one into the other.
More marriages arc shattered by q
difference OF taste in ventilation than
by a difference OF taste in Jokes; It Is
a lot easier to live with a person who
bores you than with one who insists on
keeping the window open when you
want It shut, and vice versa.
oh, pshaw! II q girl says she doesn't
want to marry. q man always calls her
.'uhfeminine;" II she openly declares
that she does. he never calls at all.
A lover looks at all women through
rose colored spectacles. bachelor
The Washington times., 1916-05-24
Prune Pudding.


one-third OF a cup OF bread crumbs.
one-third OF a cup OF flour.
One-third OF a cup OF sugar.
One teaspoonful OF baking powder.
One egg. 80
One quarter OF a teaspoonful or salt.
one-third of cup OF milk.
Ope-third OF a cup OF prune Juice.
Flour crumbs. baking powder are
mixed and the egg beaten and mixed
with salt, milk. and prune Juice. Then
the latter are stirred into the dry ingre-
dfents and the whole poured into a but
tered mold and steamed two hours
The ever popular prune whip with
custard makes really substantial des-
sert. About twelve prunes are covered
with cold water and left TO stand over
night, cooked until- soft, and then
forced through a sieve. They are then
cooked In a double boiler with one
quarter OF a cup OF sugar. one quarter
OF a teaspoonfii of salt, and table,
spoonful Of lemon juice. Whites OF two
eggs are than beaten stiff and folded IN
the hot mixture until II sets"
Served on top of custard. surmounted
by a walnut. 1t is an appetizing and
wholesome desert,
The Washington times., 1916-05-24
Correct LiUing Gives
Average Woman Longer.
Life Than Mans Share
By DIR. LEONARD KEENE HrRsHBEse.

A MoNG the happy individuals In
~ this country VINO live 70 be q
IN hundred years old. the United
States census reports seem TO
show that there are three women TO
every two men. DR.. A. II. Burr, In
the Illinois Medical Journal Of Chicago
gives the census figures as 1,b7b women
to each 1000 men alive around the
The longevity Of the finer sex is even
greater than this proof might indicate.
This 10 evident In the sworn testi-
mony OF the census for children under
five years OF age. At this period there
are LOIS boys to each 1000 girls.
What do these figures indicator They
point TO the fact that between the ages
Of ave years and 100 years man divorces
20 much more from the laws Of health.
strength, Vitality. morals. and other
human and divine wisdom that he falls
behind his more sanely living better
half. and meets death earlier and
oftener In the ratio Of once In three
times.
What facts can be leveled at mans
disdainful disruption of physiological
law and order7 Perhaps ono Of the
most heinous infractions OF the blood
brother 10 TO overeat.
Excesses Shorten Life.
Men are plainly more given to slut-
tony-a hated word-than women. They
have the habit Of eating too much and
eeting too often. Woman. lovely woman
thinks more OF one pimple on her face
The Washington times., 1916-05-24
Mrs. William E. Andrews
Has Been Official Ar
ranger for the Thirty-three
) Washington Women Who
Went to the Clubwomen's
Convention. !
Tickets, Hotel Accommoda-
tions, and a Complicated
Checking System for
Hats and Husbands Are
Among the Comforts Pro-
vided for Delegates.

VIZ HEN the delegates
wv from Washington ar
~ rived. at the head
quarters Of the Thirteenth Bien-
nial Convention Of Women's
Clubs at New York yesterday
they did not have q thing TO
worry about.
Tickets FOR the, meetingsf 7
They were all arranged for.
Powder? Hair pins7 Hat
checks? Hotel accommoda-
tions? Ready and waiting.
The explanation fof this ID
simple. Mrs. William z. An
drews had been sent ahead to
complete all these jobs, odd and
otherwise.
Mrs. Andrews went not only
as official arranger for WASH
ingtonians. She is q director
in the national board Of the
Federation Of Women's Clubs.
The local organization with
which she is particularly asso-
ciated is the Day Nursery and
Dispensary, Of which she is
president. II was after the sue
cessful have . heart" tag day
Of the association last week that
she went to New York for a
still more strenuous campaign
in tho interest Of the comfort
The Washington times., 1916-05-24

through blue glasses-and q married
man through a microscope.
Perhaps the reason why brilliant
women so seldom marry In that q
woman simply MUST fall In love with
her Imagination. and the moro imagina-
ton she has the less likely she II to
lose her mental balance over the bitter
realities that offer themselves.
Never encourage" man to make
love to you. dearie: Just forbid him to
and then lead him out into the moon
light.
Tho only thing sadder to contemplate
than Q disillusioned married pair who
are tired Of one another II q disillu-
stoned bachelor who is tired Of himself.
After five years OF matrimony q wife
10 either q necessity or a nuisance.
Copyright. is1s.)
The Washington times., 1916-05-24

Of Washington women at the
biennial.
All sorts Of stories regarding
difficulty in securing ample ac-
commodations for the thousands
of women who will throng New
York this week and next have
leaked out from time to time.
Washington women aren't CIV
ing these rumors any credence,
however, for arrangements for
their comfort were made months
ago. Like the clever business
woman she is, however, Mrs.
The Washington times., 1916-05-24
nv yHY. chicken IL very whole
AN/ some food. and the market
Wv price isn't very high these
A.u. ~ t,,.,l,<r . .

great DEAL" said young housekeeper
who prides herself on her shrewd mark
citing ability.
But In buying food there 10 q pointAo
be considered that IL more important
than the actual price which the butcher
or baker or vegetable man asks. That
H.. how much OF the food bought con-
tains nutriment, and how much waste?
Every food contains some of the ele-
ments Of bodily nutrition-protein.
starch. fat-and many of them contain
suspect Broiicrs at 10 cents q pound
would be moro expensive-from the
standpoint Of amount Of nutrition they
times tbst amount. Becsuse broiieSs
are +1.e per cent waste. and the ribs only
10 per cent waste.
Here is q table showing the flesh
foods that have the greasess amount Of
waste and those having little or no
waste:
The Washington times., 1916-05-24
It He TIMES DAILY MAGAZINE PAGE
Stories Of
Stories
By ALBERT PAysoN TERHuNE
THE NAIL. -

UDGE zARco ths fsp,ea an.c,s,,
o,,r,,r.,..,., 49, ,-s,s"
~ from his court duties at Madrid
and went Tor a Few ve.ts, rest
to seviI,a Thsr~ -. 80. -,.-,..,.,',
h..ns,s,.' ~ ms. ser'ousiy
ceeded ta I,mlsn' ss,l ~ , Win wnom ne pro-
she was 4 woman Of mystery. All
her % f;,.st scG nesrs Knew sooul her wss that
rss, rrseSsnissd lied a in her 4 lofty soul and :
ne se pesougnt blanca to marry hfm. She
Snsr,rs, va. sne losca aim. out she
Navast ~, ms cneI;
.dorrtinn X. * .heer eioauencS ana
nror,iss III. as, won her nemtant
ended. ana he Srrspoed - cn w. W.
the w.dd,n2 s'us one month iaesr Tor
The impatient zarco m.n.~.1 =,
turn 10 tSSvjIIe two w>sh. ~ ~ 70
he had expected To. Eut Hiancs wss
not there. Her house was cioscd No
one could tell him anythinr about her
His, search was vain and IN day or
two, be went again to Madrid, broken
hearted.
home time later all Fpatn was elec-
trined py news OF q peculiarly atrocicus
nnruer; Don Alfonso Romerai had re-
cem.ly Gently aied. Cerebral spoplexy was the
esSn csSso assisned. " But when. hts body was
u.mea. eaa.. ounng some repairs at the
SoHS stesi nan was tourd TO DO
dSntSv ss ne nsi nad eyi'
csms,, .u uxsn t"fvush tnc prain.
hair hsd hItha,to ctnd.n ~ ",a snick
Ino,,trs.s 49, ,n"%s tne Wynn
upon RomerSIss ysvaiv ,,o,,ns sH Isn
Zsbr,eis On. wso Srgs,Sh. 80 80 ,3ns v3ns
Zarco for trial "o.s' "o'e '"uso
zaroo looked at her IN dumb horror.
She was Bianca' the vonsn hs h"H ~
STRANGELY lost
He had learned. meantime. that t,.n-
ca had returned to Seville on the date
fixed by them for the wedd,ns. ana NOT
finding him there. had once mora van
ished. Now she stood befors hin, on .
charge Of murder. Showing only by her
deadly pallor that she recognized Zarco.
statement. " "o :
II killed nv husband" she began.
her great ewes fixed on the judee's
asflen face. 1T had been forced by NV
parents to marry him. I hated him. Ee
was a devil. I endured three wears OF
martyrdom as his wife. Then. during a
visit to Seville. I met A man I learned
him. He was honorabIe ifI had to,d
The Washington times., 1916-05-24

Andrews did not propose to
trust in the assurance that all
was well. She preferred to be
right on the spot several days
in advnace to see with her own
eyes that each Washington dele
gate received the maximum at
tention to her comfort. On Fri
day, then, she left to give the
situation a last approving sur
vey before the special car from
the District Of Columbia pulled
into the Pennsylvania station
carrying thirty-two Washington
clubwomen.
The Washington times., 1916-05-24
Vegetable Soup.
-. - AaaR hrn4b

quarts Of beef broth.
carrot.
turnip.
. leeks. " - .-
punches of celery.
" teaspoonful of white pepper.
" teaspoonful OF curry powder.
" tablespoonful of butter.
The vegetables are cut in. thin and
small strips. and Drowned with u tea
spoonful OF butter, occasionally stirring
with wooden spoon. Broth (or hot
water), is then added, also seasoning, the
pan 10 covered and allowed to boil slow-
The Washington times., 1916-05-24
Why April Bride Is Good Housekeeper
Housewife Devouh Thanks Her Her R
on Neighbors for Aid in a Trivial Emergency.

r called on my friend. the April
Bride. the other day. and I found
her bursting with information as to
new salads and her husbands pref
erence for coffee OF q most alarming
degree Of strength
Interruptine her as soon a. decently
could. I asked her to tell me for what
she thanked her mother most. now that
The Washington times., 1916-05-24
A Few Easy Recipes

ly for thirty minutes. skimins the fat
from the surface every 10 minutes.
raw rice, or spaghetti can then be
added. then the pan Is covered and al
lowed to boil about thirty or forty min
utes. Toast Is an excellent accompani-
ment to this soup.
The Washington times., 1916-05-24
is Epidemic
OF Acting"
A Disease?
Serious Aspects Of the Sud-
den Intense Interest of
Hitherto Sane and Sen
sible People in the Stage
and the DRAMAS Acting
. Disease Which Has Be-
come an Epidemic2
SHE world today seems fred with
the desire to act.

TSHE world today seems fred with
the desire to act.
Men who have never before
succumbed even to the wiles OF
q fancy dress costume are on the ros-
trum. where they seem to take an un-
cxnny and ghonlish pleasure carrying
spears. shiyering ut the temerity Of
their first SPOKEN. lines, or in wildly de-
iivering In sepulchfd tones Danny
peevsr." ''Boots." or ''cunsal Din"
We are at q loss to account for the
reason. '.' Ns-'' -- ..t
Herstofcre. n has commonly been
assumed that women, being the natural
hunters Of the race. and having to con-
ceal the fact. were the actors. But
not 20. Even now does man feel that
Tho only plausible explanation Of the
sudden fall Of man In that the thing 10
> disease and that It has become an
OF course. almost every man or wom-
an sings or recites while bathing. Jhis
tive acting. Is not dangerous. IT Is due
largely to the fact that the acoustic
properties of the bathroom are 40 rat
rsciting is no effort whatsoeyer: Men
never known to even sing "My Bonnie
Ia Over the Ocean" when at stag
parties. sing in tho bathroom.
The bathroom scce: scot free. There
10 no circumstantial evidence against
the bathroom.
It 10 deeper than that. this reason.
II is often discussed by little groups
OF free thinkers, and by advanced sets
who struggle with the names OF
Nietzche and schopenhauer and Tur-
gsnieff.
Personally. we prefer to let them
In the meantime a consideration of
the ravases of the disease might be
Interesting.
and utter shamelessness are first no
tioeable. The consideration Of wheth-
snters the head Of the Victim; He
r ons ns> a. e h. aw.yi Is syopRsa so act
result Of action. as In most case. Of
temporary insanity. is not thought OF.
Next the creature, we will call the
composite person this. for want Of a
better singular neuter pronoun OF a
psrsonal nature. gets Boots or
nEs pin is,nx and on Tss,tss tSs street earle
as1st ana at Other % odd On momsnts.
A small part in a local dramatic
effort is then sought:
This Is the mecca of every victim.
None of the reluctancies exhibited
in the modest years OF youth. when
one was unwilling to expose. q bow
leg or two, for long before the pierc-
ing public gaze, stop the creature now.
From a orecian robe or chiffon. to a
smile and a feather boa, or a leopard
skin. they gladly skip.
Every body is acting. II ycS don't.
either you are passe or crazy. After
to. witness anything. Everybody
indeed will happiness reign on earth.
But we wonder no. many will have
Just as good a time when they awake
to the fact that there Is nobody to
look at them.
BY that time, however. we will
probably be acting ourselves.
Last night re-reading Jane Austen's
~Pride and Prejudice" we were ac-
tually flabbergasted by the amount
Of fun the Bertram's got out OF mere
ly PLANNING for the show which
never came off.
sh-h-h-h. rhatsit: The reason.
The fun lies in getting ready for II.
Not in the acting, EL,ur covn,,cro.
The Washington times., 1916-05-24
Paying for Waste Portions
By ISABEL BRANDS.

tritive. as they have practically no waste,
and, although they contain a high per-
contain .10.s per cent OF protein and ii
per cent OF sat-more than any other
The least percentage Of waste is found
In dried. corned and canned meats,
where the full pound that we pay for IL
edible. In sausage. too. there fs only
90 per cent that IL paid for which Is
waste.
The Washington times., 1916-05-24

one gray lock In her hair. one loose
hair In q comb. than Of indulgence in
food and drink. Late hours, combined
with smoking, drinking, and midnight
suppers. beyond doubt tend to shorten
mans life
Woman, less subject to these tempta-
tiona than her less disciplined counter
part, more often retires at the sane and
sensible before 1idnisht hours end OBJ
tains her be- Ity sleep-properiy -
called because they foster good health.
the real mother OF beauty-and 20 has
less opportunity to develop those shsd-
cws which ienfthen before coming
eyonts-hish blood prsssure, neart COM
battelions OF ill-health in general.
This is not all. Man In the victssi-
tudes OF ordinary business-not to speak
OF war and the more dangerous sorts OF
work-suffers more accidents than
woman.
Value OF Correct Living.
II 10 perhaps an exargerntion to blame
my Lady Nicotine ns q major cause OF
the brcvity Of mans life. But tobacco
like the fumes Of any other burning
substance. be II wood. paper or weeds-
can do the delicate fabrics OF lifo little
good. And there are moro facts to con-
Wet Venus, Vulcan and Bacchus az the
guilty Jewelers. Of men. f.'
The CONTAGIOUS blood diseases as wen
as other Infections lay their heaviest
toll upon the sons of Adam.
The conclusion ts plain-correct meth
DDS OF living win length OF life.
fcopyrt 1s1s. by Newspaper Feature servies).
The Washington times., 1916-05-24
Fine Subject

Madge--when you took the long walk
with Dolly how did you find SO much
20 talk ahout7
Sfarjorie-We happened to pass q girl
uo both knew.-Judgs.
The Washington times., 1916-05-24
Vegetables.

This does not mean that these foods
are undesirable. for they all contain val
liable mineral elements. But in conn
parison with other foods, like dried or
peas. spinach. and tomatoes, we pay
moro for waste than for the edible por-
tions.
or course, when vegetables aru canned
we get practicaIy al the edlhie portion.
and II we can make sure that they are
fresh and shelled In sanitary surround
ings, II 10 cheaper in the end to buy tho
shelied meats. Here are the, unedible,
The Washington times., 1916-05-24

Shelifsh like crabs and Holsters come
very low In the scale Of nutritive value.
CLANS. on the other hand. are more nu-
The Washington times., 1916-05-24
Copyright. 1s18.)
In Naval Terms.

In Naval Terms.
'"That 10 the rhinoceros. See his ar
mored hider'
"Um. And what's thisr'
The giraffe."
Gee! Hes got a periscope.
city Journal.