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Varied Assortment Of Strange Wares
to Catch the Eye. Baskets
Never Failing Delight

kets. These women arc bedecked with
heavy silver ornaments. in which they
invest most of their limited means.
and the necklaces, bracelets, rings.
anklets and bangles with which they
are loaded down display exquisite
workmanship and dee Gn. The manner
in which many Of these ornaments are
worn indicates caste. and n lot Of Al
gree work disfiguring the nostril pro-
claims married woman. These East
crn won en- are always picturesque and
often beautiful. Wistful and fawn-
like. with soft, dusky skins. they are
as shy and proud as wild animals
over In one corner of the market
place col5red men sell ropes of strong
native tobacco by the yard and suggest
that strangers take home few yards
as souvenirs. Into the meat and fish
markets, presided over chiefly by men.
! could not persuade myself to go. as
everything was too i'll smelling and
unsightly: but I poked about unhcsi-
tatingly everywhere else. The most
delightful OF all the stands are where
they sell native basket work and
beads; the latter being seeds Of various
colors and sizes. strung in long neck
laces. and selling at sixpencc each.
The venders Of these bead strings.
with long punches of them hanging
over arm or shoulder, hawk their
wares everywhere. haunting the piers
and railway station and victimizing
travellers. 1t seemed to me as IL they
were always on the lookout for my
self. for found 1t impossible to re-
g hos
and black. brown and yellow, and dove
colored Job's Tears that seem TO have
been wcpt all over the island
The baskets are equally tempting
and are Of every conc eivable shape ana
size, from tiny ornaments and shapes
for ordinary usage to great hampers
and suit cases. In suit case form they
cost but a shilling or two. and
are extremely light and serviceable.
Then there are knicknacks and
fancy articles made OF bamboo joints
and palm leaf. candle shades and
mats made o. cotton fibre or lace
bark: and cocoanuts carved and
decorated in endless designs. 1t is
mornings treat TO examine them ali.
and buy here n hit and there bit. un-
III an astonishing number of shillings
and pence have been transmitted into
| baskets and beads And then there
= the sweet smelling cos-cos grass,
tha, costs hut penny bunch and
| leaves the things IN ones trunk per-
| fumed ever after.
Coming away after mornings
stroll through jubilee Market helped
: big. sldt,crnly darby girl to pin up
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Honor for her services since the war
broke out Mrs. cadwalader Jones.
Mrs. Wharton's sister-in-la'S, was tell
ing of it the other day az the flower
show at the Grand Central Palace.
where the nove.ist's Paris charities
the American Hostels for Refugees In
Paris. the Children OF Flanders Res
cue Committee. and so on-shared the
day last week.
Since the day that Paris was threat
cned by the Germans and the war vic
tins began to pour into that gay city.
so suddenly made sad. not novel. not
short story has come from Mrs.
Whartons pen. Except Tor the writ
ing Of some sketches of scenes that
have come under her observation in
the course Of her work for France and
the Allies. she has given her strength
to the practical job Of looking out for
the suffering.
1t has been said that this war found
English girls better fitted to take up
the burdens men had To lay down thar,
American girls would prove them
selves in similar crisis--that the
schools there are more practical and
thorough in the things that count in
real life. Wei, there are several hun
dred debutantes in New York Wash
inston. Philadelphia and other cities
around here, girls who never did "a
thing but dance and dress and ride and
amuse Themselves generally, who are
going to prove this summer that what
ever the deficiencies OF their education
they have made up their minds not
to lr found wanting in case Of any
unpleasantness. The first week In May
group Of these girls will form an
other l'lattsburg on a ten acre lot near
the Chevy Chase Club. on the outskirts
Of Washington. which lot Is donated
to the cause Of feminine preparedness
by Senator Newlands Of Nevada.
The womeH's branch of the Navy
League is mothering this project.
Mrs. George Baineii wife Of the head
Of the United States Marine Corps
has charge of the commissary depart
ment. She represents the navy and
Mrs. Hugh Scott. wife OF Major Gen
Scott, the army. Mrs. George Dewey
wife OF Admiral Dewey. and Mrs
Richard Wainwright, wife Of Rear
Admiral Wainwright are also active In
the plan.
Two hundred dcbutantes will report
May at the camp. dressed in KHAKI
uniforms divided skirts If course.
high boots, n military cap with gold
lrald, said to he very becoming. ant
the other proper togs, They viii
sleep five in a tent--tents Of military
! baroness. containing each hvs littl,
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TODAYS AID TO BEAUTY

An especially fine shampoo for
this weather, on that dissolves and
entirely removes all dandruff, excess
oil and dirt, can easily he made at
tritling expense by simply dissolving
n teaspoonful Of canthrox in a cup
of hot water. Pour slowly on scalp
and massage briskly. This creates n
soothing. cooling lather. Rinsing
leaves the scalp spotlessly clean, soft
and plant, while the hair takes on
the glossy richness of natural color.
also a huilincSs which makes it seem
much heavier than it is. After n
canthroY shampoo arranging the
hair is a nleNsure.-Adr.
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T0DAY's BEAUTY HELP

You can keep your hair at its very
best by washing it with this simple,
shampoo, which cleanses
the hair and scalp thoroughly of all
the dandruf and dirt and leaves a
clean, wholesome feeling: Just use a
teaspoonful of canthrox dissolved in
a cup Of hot water, afterwards rims
ing thoroughly with clean water.
One finds that the hair dries quickly
and evenly, is unstreaked, bright,
soft and fluffy, so fluffy in fact that
it looks more abundant than it Is,
and 30 soft that arranging it be-
comes a pleasure. All scalp irrita-
ton will disappear and the hair will
be brighter than ever before.-Adv.
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Public Markets Of Jamaica
Full of Feminine Fascination
are two great public mar

THIcRE are two great public mar
kets in Kingston, Jamaica.
i where the natives sell fruit and
vegetables and all sorts of local
commodities for little more than a
song These are Victoria Market. by the
harbor at the foot Of King street. where
war vessels and colliers sail into port
across the blue waters Of the Carib-
bean almost daily, and Jubilee Market.
further uptown. and fronting the pub
lie square where are the great bayan
trees and all manner OF tropical plants.
The daily supplies are brought to
market by the natives In large fiat
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been put aside. OF course. in this time
of England's trial. and many an anti
H. serving in works started by her
former opponents.
Women photographers, women bac-
teriolOgists. women sanitary inspec-
tors. women chauffeurs. women every
thing are on the staffs of these hos
pitfalls. When unit was sent to es-
,abish n hospital In certain abbey
in France. and found no fires. no
lights, no wood to build fires. the girl
nurses took axes and cut down trees,
climbed poles and strung wires for
the lights; and in one day the old
abbey was an orderly. comfortable
refuge for the care Of the wounded
and not a man allowed on the place
except in the capacity Of patient.
Though Miss Burke Is serving a
Scotch organization and her home Is
in London, she is herself n mixture Of
Irish and French. Quite appropri-
ately she is little. vivac!ous, her words
fairly tumbling over each other. She
wears military looking uniform of
white with black touches, and always
greets you with quaint little uncon-
sciousy military salute.
Beatrice Harraden. author OF "Ships
that Pass In the Night" IL acting as
librarian In one OF the Scottish
yomen's hospitals. Most Of the women
authors, Miss Burke says. are serving
in some such capacity and letting
their literary work go.
Mrs. Edith Wharton was decorated
the other day by the French Govern
ment with the order Of the Legion Of
The sun., 1916-04-09
Spring Fashions Set Off
the Beauty Of the Neck

fiat frill Of lace rising against the neck
in the back but opening In a V in
front. Georgette uses shallow oval
front decolletage with a standing frill
OF lace running across the back from
shoulder to shoulder.
There is no end to the variety. One
must pick and choose.
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was hot. and the binding white light
guivered out upon the waters OF the
harbor.
A row OF stalls runs along one side
Of the market. where sticky sweets
are sold. most unappetizing to foreign
sensibilities. The stuff is ladled out
The sun., 1916-04-09

OF velvet. II in blue. turquoise beads
are used and for pink. coral
The old fashioned beaded handbag
Is coming into vogue again. In fact
every one who has anything made Of
beads may bring it forth and feel safe
To use II. as all sizes and all varieties
OF beaded bags will he used
The sun., 1916-04-09

knockcr should be on the entrance
door. To those who are familiar with
the massive knockers used on the ex-
pansivc New England or Dutch Colo
NAL doorway there seems AT first
decidedly !ncongruous and
a bit pathetic In the smaller designs Of
to-day. 1t is as though We clung to
The sun., 1916-04-09
DecolletageN Not More Frank ThanUsual,
but Not Within Memory of Woman
Has There Been Such VARIETY

merous instances. tying in the back
with long falling ends. Surplice
drapcries Of net and soft rolling or
fiat collars Of embroidered muslin or
plain organdy are as much used as
ever.
When IL comes to discussion Of
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VARIED ACTIVITIES OF WOMEN

Feminine valor not inferior to this
marks all the Scottish hospitals, which
sre operated exclusively by women.
The head Of them, the selecting sur
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geon, is DR.. Beatrice Russell, and oddly
enough. though they were founded by
votes for women organization. she is
an anti-suffragist. Rut suffrage has
The sun., 1916-04-09
NECK CHAINS OF BEADS.

~ EADS, beads, everywhere. The
~ neck chain Of co.ored engraved
dull crystal beads is a popular
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DOOR KNOCKERS.

ITO be in the fashion nowadays
one should have a knocker on
ones bedroom door, or II the
home is in an apartment then the
The sun., 1916-04-09

cots. Ave washstaHds and Ave tiny
mirrors. Each recruit IL allowed one
suit case and one small bag
The girls viii rise at 80 o'clock
and put in a strenuous day learning
military signalling g-wigwagginc
To shoot. how to march and also less
interesting things, as camp cooking
and how to roll bandages and per-
form first aid 10 the injured Two
weeks of It they will have. and then
another batch OF debutan,es will take
their places, and so on through the
summer. Day pupils TO the number Of
600 at time will share the instruc-
tin. but Of course they won't rank
with the real soldiers IN embryo. who
sleep in tents.
Officers Of the army and navy. Red
Cross nurses and scientific cooks will
teach the debutantes. All the mothers
are said to be delighted with the
chance to give their daughters a taste
Of military life. ,."
My two sons were;at P.attsburg."
one New York woman SAID the other
day, "and 1t did them no trd ~ good.
My daughters need the training just
as much"
There's woman In this city, an
officer Of the Red Cross, who has hit
upon the simple but frequently disre-
garded fact that an organization
meant for the use OF those who are
employed during the day for six days
in the week ought to keep open doors
evenings and sundays She Is Mrs.
! Margaret Chanler Aldrich,
When Mrs. Aldrch started the West
Side Branch of the Red Cross recently
she decided that rs its chief purpose
! was to carry on classes to permit girls
who work in offices and elsewhere to
give a portion OF their time to rolling
bandages and preparing supplies to be
sent abroad. evening classes were the
thing. SO on Thursday evening. and
sometimes other evenings, you may
find twenty-five or thirty young
women working awuy and having ali
awfully good time, too. Every night
there IL something doing. Generally
Ion Friday evening there Is "A lecture.
, Next Friday Mrs. Amos Pinchot
! speaks at 3 o'clock. Sometimes In the
afternoon tea is served, and always
visitors are welcome.
The day Miss Burke returned to her
English home after this mission she
was greeted at the cato by Il stray
cat, a coal black cat Accepting this
as good omen, she adopted piss
and named him Schellcvelle, after the
village In which she was 70 nearly
| stoned by the populacs.
The sun., 1916-04-09

Mrs. Edith Wharton was decorated
the other day by the French Govern
ment with the order Of the Legion OF
The Detroit times., 1916-01-24

John a Mercier Albert r. Schnel-
der and George Moore have been
made members OF the ExDirectors'
club Of the Builders e Traders ex-
change. New exchange members
are The New Egyptian Portland
Cement Co. No. 1914 Dime Bank
building John S Hoppin. cement
The Detroit times., 1916-01-24
SEVERAL LARGE
ITEMS IN LIST
w e e kly Report of
Builders Shows Fair
Volume

A nine-story steel and concrete
store building. a two-story brick and
steel store and office. a three-story
steel and concrete school. three
story brick and steel 15-family apart
ment building. another three-story
brick and steel I4-family apartment
brick theater and store building.
and a dve.story brick and steel So
bachelor apartment structure. We're
fhe larger items in the list of new
work which came from the Offices
of the architects during the past
The Detroit times., 1916-01-24
Building News

Especial efforts are being made by
The Detroit Builders & Traders ex-
change to take a large delegation
TO the annual convention Of the Ma
tional Association of Builders ex
changes of the United States, to be
held i'm Baltimore. Fob %. q and
"a Michigan delegates, including
Detroit. Grand Rapids, Muskegon.
Flint. Jackson Saginaw, etc, are ar
ranging 10 make The nip i'm spe.
Cial train
The Detroit times., 1916-01-24
BUSY WEEK FOR
WALTER C. PIPER
Annual Board Meet
ings Scheduled in
Three Cities

Ihe National Association Of BeaI
Estate exchanges, OF which the DE
'rlit real estate board is a member
wllI hold its mid.Uinter executive
committee meeting in Washington
D. c.. or Thursday and Friday, Jan
q and 2s
The important matters which will
come before tha. meeting viii Doe dc.
Gliding on the program and speaker
for The New Orleans convention
week of March ~. the contract with
the government regarding the real
estate appraisal OF railroad termin
ais. the adoption Of distinctive
name 20 designate a member of the
National association, The question Of
recommending 10 the convention a
change iu tho constitution 20 change
the name from National Association
of Real Estate exchanges 10 VA
uoaa' Association of Real Estate
boards and "a one-year term for OK.
oculyc commitfoomon. instead OF
tlrccyear term which now exists
The program at Washington calls
for rhc executive committee meet
ing to nn held I'm the New Willard
hotel Thursday with a banquet I'm
the evening. a' which there viii De-
ass guests 80 representatives and
senators.
Walter O.. Piper. the national pres
ldort. viii speak on Tuesday night
The Detroit times., 1916-01-24
DETROIT TIMES REPRESENTATIVE BUREAU


cline by
The Detroit times., 1916-01-24

contractor, Ford building; Brown
a. Hutchinson iron works, Nos. So
81 Meldrum-aye. and Hamtramck
Lumber & Builders supply Co, JOS.
Campau-ave aud NJ. G. Il. r.
The Detroit times., 1916-01-24

The new lumber board or trade
Will hold its first dinner in the Ho-
tel Statler. Thursday evening, with
a number OF Detroit architects as
The Detroit times., 1916-01-24

at The annual banquet Of the Pitts.
UurEh Pa real estate board. on
Thursday night at the Washington
banquet, and on Saturday night at
The annual banquet Of the Phuadel
phia. Pa. real estate board, in the
Bellevue Stratford.
The delegation from Detroit
which viii attend these meetings
and banquets. In addition to the
above. consists OF Judson Bradway
executive committeeman, and wife;
Edward 4. Loveley. chairman Of the
finance committee. and wife; John
Tigchou, of the program committee;
and James Schermerhorn, editor OF
The Detroit Times, Will speak at the
Pittsburgh banquet
The Detroit times., 1916-01-24

SWEDISH AND NORWEGIAN GitO-
CEHIis.
IS KLEIN CD. agents FOR Ituuoa.
Nardtark. AuiovIs. AptltsiI1 Ffah
and Meat Balls tGt Grand River.
Cherry 2534.J
The Detroit times., 1916-01-24

week, according 90 the report Of the
Builders G. Traders exchange.
4 variety Of smaller construction
brought the total for the week up
10 a fair volume.
The contracts awarded showed
slight falling of, which is 10 be cX-
pected at this time OF the year.
The Detroit times., 1916-01-24

The balance wheel OF a watch vi
brates 300 times a minute, $4,000
times a day, or 1856 $4,000 times a
wear. As each vibration covers
about one and one-half revolutions,
the shaft on which tive balance
wheel Is mounted makes 236.520.-
600 600 revolutions In its bearings
each year.
The Detroit times., 1916-01-24
NEW COMMITTEE
MEMBERS WILL
DINE IN STATLER

"wednesday evening In the Hoto.
statler. the board of directors o,
the Builders a. Traders CtChsugs
will tender dinner 80 the mo0
bers OF the commit PES that have
been appointed 5y ~ sideu' W A.
c. Miller 20 serve during the pres
ont year FolloH1nE r-e dinner O.
business meeting Viii boz held and
a program for the year mapped out
The committees are as follows
Legislative and public improvement
IL. r. Schm,ed. chairman r :
The Detroit times., 1916-01-24

Tho million dollar mark for build.
ms permits for 1916 was PASSED Jan
1s.19i6
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-17

ing every dollars worth of her eX.
ports to us in her own ships, and PICK
ing up few million dollars worth Of
freight here and there along the route.
Our own Pacific coast lines ceased TO
operate with the taking effect OF the
seamens act November, 1914. Dur
ing the eight months ended February.
1916, Japan sent us $69,0O0,OO0 worth
of her goods, and Sal 100000 worth of
came in Japanese vessels.
Every line sailing out of the Flow.
cry Kingdom is heavily subsidized by
the Japanese government The demo.
cratic party refuses us subsidy, but
insists on spending fifty or sixty mil.
lions for ship to be operated by the
government. This is an impractical
scheme which will take millions of dol
lars from the people, and which is sub
versive of private initiative. No pri-
vate concern will go into shipping
business in competition with govern.
ment ships. Our hope lies in re-
publican administration next year"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-17
Main highways First.

keokuk Gate City: Some Of the
states are learning that the roads
most necessary TO be built and i'm.
proved are those forming main artcr.
les OF communication. Such state,
for example. is Maine, whose high.
way authorities have planned sys'
TEN OF state roads OF some 300 miles.
This is only twentieth Of the total
road mileage OF Maine. yet the system
planned will serve nearly three.quar-
tiers OF the total population. The rea-
son is that the roads selected are
those which connect the larger com.
munities OF the state and in their
course pass through territory populat.
ed to great extent by farmers.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-17

The county convention Saturday
named B. II. Runge as the republican
candidate to go on the primary ballot
in the June election and the selection
is good one. Barney is the most ex-
act man ever in the First National
bank. and one OF the most exact men
in the whole Toy system. That is II
prime requisite in the treaSurers Of
flee. Another thing. he will never get
ratified and make a mistake. He Is
cool headed and careful. Mr.. Evers
has been a good man, but he is demo-
crat. and this is the year when the
whole democratic ticket, from presi.
dent to dog catcher, is in i'll repute.
For the benefit of those who do not
know him, we will say he is Yankee,
born of German parents, his father be-
ing the Lutheran minister at Hanover.
He has worked in the bank here for
many years, which makes him thorough
~ conversant with the handling of
money. He was born in Crawford
county reared in Crawford county,
educated in Crawford county, and has
never even held position outside of
Crawford county. lie will be the coun.
tvs next treasurer.-Charter Oak
Times.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-17
II We Could Only Be.

"a poem for parents only)
There is poem which | have read,
and which is quoted far.
Advising boys to be the sort their
mothers think they are:
But | would nobler be than that, and
bear flames oriflanrme,
If could only be the man my young
ster thinks ! am.
I'd be the bravest man alive, the
stanchest ever born.
The greatest and most versatile that
could the world adorn.
And. if strove, far dOughtier in strife
than any other,
And very near as good and wise and
lovable as mother.
All, parents! What are precepts all
when little children grow
To learn we are not quite the sort
they thought they used to know
We could make home a dearer place
and life more perfect far,
If we strOve more to be the folks our
babies think we are.
Lee Shippey in the Ladies' Home
Journal.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-17
OFFICIAL CALL
70 rths Republican state Convention. t
Ds Held at Dss koinss. Iowa, ON
July 10. 1910.

To the Republican Electors of Iowa:
BY direction OF the republican state
central committee of Iowa delegate
convention Of the republicans of Iowa
will be held in the city Of Des Moines,
Wednesday, July 10, 1916, at :O0
O'Clock a. IN. In accordance with Sec
ton 1O87-ao7 Of the supplement to the
Code, 1913, the duties of this convention
shall be: TO formulate and adopt state
platform for the republican party: to
nominate candidates for the party for
any state office to be filled by voters of
the entire state when no candidates for
such office has been nominated at the
preceding primary election. as shown by
the canvass of the returns of said pr-
mary, and for which office there were
persons voted for at said primary: to
elect a state central committee, and To
transact such other business as may
properly he brought before it.
At 10 o'clock q. nj. of the day of the
aforesaid state convention, the dele
gates from the several congressional dis
tricts shall meet in caucuses to transact
such business as may properly come be-
fore them and select the usual commit
tees OF the state convention.
The basis Of representation in said
state convention ,aDsall h. al follows
One delegate for ehch county. ana one
additional delegate FOR each two hundred
votes or fraction thereof, not less than
100, cast for George w. Clarke. for gov
ernor. ut the general election held Nov.
3, 1914, and each county will be en-
titled to delegates as follows:
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-17

SO much has been written ana Sald
about cataracts and still current gen
eral knowledge is very Indefinite.
Cataracts develop INSIDE not OUT
SIDE of the eye ball. The eye ball il
not taken out in removing the catar.
act. When the cataract has developed
so sight is reduced TO only distinguish.
ing light then only the REMOVAL Of
tho CATARACT by operation will
offer any cure. An average OF eighty
out of one hundred Of all cases oper
ated obtain vision. Unless born with
cataract or it follows injury or dia.
betes it rarely develops before sixty
years of age. ] operated for cataract
for lady who was was eighty-eight
years old with good results.
Cataract can be arrested by MEDl-
CAL TREATMENT if treated IN the
early stages. | have cured hundreds;
with medicines in early stage. WHEN
DIMNESS FIRST APPEARS is THE
TIME EightyFtive out OF a hundred
arc successful, about same percent
age as operation. but when developed
to practical blindness only removal by
operation will cure.