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The Washington times., 1917-10-05

4AE EObLlS LlbhAh1
of the
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
j. Washington.
October 4, 1917.
Mr.. Arthur Brisbane,
Editor Washington Times.
Dear Mr.. Brisbane:
On behalf Of the American
Library Association, / wish to
thank you for your generous con-
tribution to the Library War SerV-
H. Fund. We welcome this gift
as an expression of your patriotic
interest in this movement which
will mean so much for the hap
piness and welfare Of the boys who
are going to fight for US in France.
We are all beginning to realize
somewhat fully what a blessing
the camp Libraries will be in the
lives Of the soldiers and sailors,
many Of whom have patriotically
left their trades and professions,
their colleges and technical
schools, to fight for the cause of
democracy. The camp libraries
will make it possible for many
students from our universities and
technical schools to continue their
studies while they are in the
training camps and at the battle
front, since the libraries will be
abundantly supplied with scientific
and technical books, as we'll as
The Washington times., 1917-10-05
49, 0 The Cute Things
OllCC ONOIS Your Child Says
Copyright, 1917, International NeWs Service
lrse, you have bright youngster who says an

Copyright 1917, International NEWS OeTV0e
OF course you bright younger who and does
amusing things
But all children do.
Your child has not monopoly.
ooes
telling constantly and continually what child says does
other child said or did what
your does and which such delicious orse for you to re-
peatw youth excruciatngly funny? No.
intelligent child is delightful in the unfolding
mother the particular angles Of understand
in embarrassing most inter-
esting..
But that youngsr of chiefly interesting yourself?
characteristics the light of what know
makes it sound funny
little tricks that child has and that
you cannot om They all have em too Tell these things!
No.
your merely another form Of braggadOO
How aboutt
The Washington times., 1917-10-05

Give the Germans credit for one thng-they refuse to
be discouraged For instance here is picture from Lusge
Bae of Berlin showing the Kaiser driven by victory on
his way to Paris.
It has been pretty SLOW drive. More than three
years ago the Kaiser his son. and the Uhans started out
As they passed through Belgium and Belgian bodies
they held up five fingers and said I'm Paris in five days.
They know that they won't be in Paris in five years
in fifty yearLunless it be suppant delegates to peace
conference to find out what Paris going charge
for peace.
The Washington times., 1917-10-05
ELIZABETH JORDAN WRITES
ON ONE BLEMISH, A BEAUTY INCENTIVE

Dear Miss JordanLI am ssvsn-
teen, with dsformity. That is.
my nose IL too long and not q good
shape. It spoils the whole eject OF
my face.
consulted q facial doctor. and
he said my nose could be improved
by an operation
feel very sensitive about II and
often wish myself dead Please ad-
wise me as you would your own
daughter. Shall have the opera
toni 8. y.
The Washington times., 1917-10-05

ably efficacious. Before the six
months were up my husband had
shown a keen interest in our Sc
curing a home of our own, and our
aunt had conceived a perfectly new
respect for me because the people
she admired admired me-"
The triumph Of diplomacy"
said /.
"Yes. OF course every case Of
the sort requires a different
method, but this worked in mine.
/ never dreamed, though, she
spoke in an awful tone, that had
so many hidden devils lurking
within me as my husbands aunt
managed to stir up"
I'VE all have" consoled her.
Fur and Feathers Would Fly If
Young Creatures Lived
With "in-Laws."
"It's the greatest folly" she went
on still intent on her theme, for
two young married people to start
their lives together in the home Of
either his or her relatives. OF
course, there are exceptions, but l
am talking of the majority Of
cases. The beasts Of the field and
the fowls Of the air are wiser than
that. You never see young btSd-
couples taking up their abode In
the family nest; and imagine a
young fox leading his mate to the
den in which he was reared.
"If they attempted it, l fancy
that Mother Bird and Mother Fox,
as well as Wife Bird and Wife
Fox, would have some very posi-
tive and conclusive remarks to
make, and both fur and feathers
would fly. It's an impossible sit
uation for everyone concerned,
even harder, il anything, upon the
mothers-in-law, poor dears, than
upon the younger generation.
"It's easy enough to see why the
condition is so difficult. Nature,
as / have Just said, presents the
analogy. Look from your window
IN the sprlnBCme II you naPPeh
to be fortunate enough to have a
tree in sight. Mating birds don't
spend all their time on upward
wing, cleaving the sky. 1mmedi-
atelv they build a nest. It's an in
stinct in all our beasts, this nest
building. We must have some
place which we can call peculiarly
and intimately our own.
"A mans real home is very
often his office, the spot where he
can have things exactly as he likes
and wants them. But for a wom-
an not to be able to exercise her
instinct for home-making is a
hardship which goes deep. She
has been defrauded. She doesn't
feel that she is really living, and
her life hangs patchy and scrap
vvJD
The Washington times., 1917-10-05

MO, s. F., do not nave the
N operation.
Y There are many kinds Of
facial doctors. No doubt there
are many good ones, but undoubt-
edly there are many bad ones.
The risk Of any facial opera
tion is great, even with a good
SURGEON. When the operation is
performed by a wei.-meaning, am
bilious bungler, terrible results
may follow. Indeed, terrible re-
suits have followed in cases Of
which / have knowledge.
Let us look at your nose togeth-
er, S. F., and see If we cannot get
q saner view Of It. When you ad-
nit that you sometimes wish you
were dead, you prove that you
have thought about your nose and
worried about 1t until your view
point is no longer normal.
Now, the fact is-and ! am very
sure Of this-that you are giving
fifty thoughts to your nose to one
thought that any one else is Civ
ing II Ynn imagine that because
you are thinking about it all the
time every one you know Is doing
the same thing.
Our Friends Have Troubles Of
Their Own.
They are not. They have other
things to think about They have
troubles Of their own.
Perhaps your most intimate
friend, Mary c., has an ugly mouth.
When you first met her you noticed
this. Now you rarely think Of It.
You have grown used to It You
have accepted the fact and dismiss
ed 1t from your mind.
Isn't that true?
Sometimes q girl who has Just
met Mary for the first time speaks
to you Of Mary's mouth.
TITS q pity it's 50 large" the
stranger adds Mary Is such q
pretty girl"
For a moment you are almost
surprised. You suddenly remem-
ber that Mary has a large mouth.
You realize that you had torgot-
ten Il
She imagines that you, too, are
thinking about her mouth You
have imagined that she has been
thinking about your nose. You
have both been wrong.
Two reflections will help you,
s. F.. II you will let me point them
out
The first Is that we are Infinitely
less important to others than We
are to ourselevs, and that others
are not giving US half the thought
we think they are.
The second is that, when It
comes to q question of personal
appearance. almost every girl Is
worried about some blemish Of her
own. She Is thinking Of her bl0m-
ish, and not Of yours.
The Washington times., 1917-10-05
Books For Soldiers
Letter From Mr.. Bowerman, Public Librarian.

with modern novels and books of
history, travel and other informa-
ton.
We expect that in many cases, as
has been the experience of the
English army camps, men whose
educational opportunities have
been limited will, through these
libraries, develop a taste for read
ing, or an interest in some scien-
tihc subjects o. in some profess
sion or trade which will have a
positive beneficial effect on their
careers after the war is over. The
War Service Committee Of the
American Library Association not
only plans to make available for
all army camps and naval training
stations, complete library facilities,
but they expect also to offer
through the influence Of trained
librarians every encouragement
and every stimulus to instill in the
minds of our soldiers and sailors
an intellectual curiosity and q
taste for good reading.
Please accept our sincere thanks
and appreciation for the influence
you have. used for the success of
this campaign through the columns
of your influential newspaper.
With kind personal regards, l
remain.
Very sincerely yours,
GEORGE F. BOWERMAN,
BIC Librarian.
The Washington times., 1917-10-05
Make the One Blemish an In
centive, Not q Handicap.

If vour teeth are good, make the
most Of them. If they are not
good, go to a dentist at once and
have them put into perfect condi-
ton.
II your figure Is good, keep it 50
by exercise and diet.
AS to your clothes, see that they
are first Of all immaculate. Then
see that they are pretty and suit
your style.
In short, 8. F.. make your one
blemish an incentive to the reach
ing Of condition as near physical
perfection as you can get. Say to
yourself: II cannot change my
nose. but l can and will see that
everything else about me Is abso-
lutely right"
IN that way your one blemish
will be the opposite Of a handicap.
You can almost forget 1t in your
interest in the upbuilding and i'm
proving Of your entire body And
the chances are that your friends
will wholly forget It.
Try the plan It will work
The Washington times., 1917-10-05

Some girls have bad complex
ions and agonize over them
Others have bad teeth, and worry
over them. Others have badly
shaped ears or mouths or noses.
The pity Of it all is that most Of
these blemishes could have been
corrected in their childhood If the
mothers Of these girls '-ad been
far-sighted enough to have it done.
Today mother are very wise
about such things. Frequently we
see a child wearing q large brace
across her upper teeth. We know
that brace is uncomfortable, and
we pity the child. But we would
pity it more if it had no brace.
That brace viii prevent, in future
years, the deformity Of protrud-
ing teeth.
Not all mothers, Of course, have
learned these lessons. Again and
again we see small babies wearing
little caps so tight that their ears
stick out straight on each side.
Those little caps will finally ruin
the shape Of those little ears-a
fact mothers should realize.
To go back to you and the other
girls, S. F., my advice to you is to
make yourself so attractive in
other ways that your nose will be
forgotten.
/ am not advising you to "step
heavenward" or to absorb the fem
mime virtues-though that is an
excellent thing to do. ! am mere
ly giving you the very human and
feminine advice 10 make the best
Of your good points.
First Of all, be neat. Be so i'm
maculately neat, 80 shinin~i'- neat,
and beautifully neat, that it is the
first characteristic N observer
will notice about you.
In my opinion. perso-al neatness
is much more than beauty. It Is
beauty-and there can be no beau
ty without It.
Is YOUR complexion good? II It
Is not, go to a physician and learn
how to make it so and keep it so.
Is your hair beautiful? Keep it in
perfect condition; brush it nightly
until it shines, and learn how to
dress it becomingly.
The Washington times., 1917-10-05
$. Wilson Woodrow's Article on Relatives

Her Husbands
Unhappy Period Ened All
gInsdnco of
Bv Woo odrow
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-09-07
Hopes Women Will
Adopt This Habit
As Well As Men
Glass Of hot water each morn
Ina helps us look and feel
clean, sweet, fresh.

Happy, bright, Advantageous and
vivacious-a good clear skin; a nat
ural, rosy complexion and freedom
from illness are assured only by
clean, healthy blood. If only every
woman and likewise every man could
realize the wonders of the morning
inside bath. what a gratifying change
would take place.
Instead of the thousands of sickly,
anaemic-looking men, women and
girls with pasty or muddy complex
ions: instead of the multitudes of
nerve wrecks" 'rundowns," brain
Tags" and pessimists we should see a
virile, optimistic throng of rosy
checked people everywhere.
An inside bath is had by drinking,
each morning before breakfast. q
glass of real hot water with tea
spoonful of limestone phosphate in it
to wash from the stomach, liver, kid
neys and ten yards of bowels the pre-
vious days indigestible waste, sour
lamentations and poisons, thus
cleansing, sweetening and freshening
the entire alimentary canal before
putting more food into the stomach.
Those subject tc sick headache, bill
1ousness,a nasty breath, rheumatism,
colds; and particularly those who have
a pallid, sallow complexion and who
are constipated very often, are
urged to obtain quarter pound Of
limestone phosphate at the drug store
which will cost but a trif1e but is
sufficient to demonstrate the quick
and remarkable change in both health
and appearance awaiting those who
practice internal sanitation. We must
remember that inside cleanliness is
more important than outside, be-
cause the skin does not absorb impur-
tiles to contaminate the blood, while
the pores in the thirty feet of bowels
do.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-09-07

Receiving Draft
(By George Martin.)

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, Sept. with the
first 1880 draft rockies in or
nearing the country s sixteen can
torment training camps today,
the task Of making them over into
fighting men began.
The first thing every recruit
did on reaching camp today was
to take a bath. From the bath
houses, one by one the boys were
taken before medical examiners
Of the regular army.
AS a result Of this final and
most rigid physical test, many Of
the boys who closed the door OH
civilian lif and left lonely
mothers, wives or sweethearts in
side less than Sc hours ago will be
back home tomorrow, maybe to-
night.
Those who pass the physical
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-09-07

test will be vaccinated for ty-
phoid, para-typhoid and small
pox. Recommendations will then
be made to company command
ers for special exercises for each
individual to correct any slight
physical defects.
The first two weeks of training
will be occupied almost entirely
with these special exercises, light
setting up drills and physical
schooling of the young soldiers-to-
be.
During the second two weeks
regular training will begin. The
rigorous work will be increased
gradually. The division surgeon
and his assistants i'll keep a watch
full on the general physical condi
ton Of all the men.
IhOrOugh instruction IN per-
sonal hygiene, sanitation and
first aid will be given them during
the first two weeks.
These boys in short, will be put
into the best physical condition
they ever were in in their lives.
SHOULD anything intervene to
keep them from going ahead to-
ward France, after their three
months Of training, they will re-
turn to civil life sound as nuts,
physically hard and fit for any
work.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-09-07
TWAS MURDER
SAYS HOFFMAN

(Uontiued from page one)
early today and resulted in Coron-
err Hoffman declaring that Mrs.
King was murdered.
It is my opinion that the
wound on Mrs. Kings head was
not self-inficted, and that a crime
has been committed is the YER
dict of Coroner Hoffman.
Hoffman also contradicted the
verdict of a coroners jury at Con-
cord, North Carolina, which found
that she had died from a bullet
wound inflicted accidentally by
herself near that city on August
20.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-09-07

Washington, Sept. 6.-Congres-
sional action on the recent spread
of pink boil worm from Mexico
into the American cotton belt has
been recommended by the house
committee.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-09-07

FOR SALE OR RENT-One store
house and lot in East Scotland Neck,
in town for the right man. Posses
sion can be given at once. Apply to
J. S. Coleman and Son, Scotland
Neck, N. G. 9-30-tf
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-09-07

SALESMAN WANTED-Lubrica
oil, grease, specialties, paint. Part
or whole time. Commission basis
until ability is established. Man with
rig preferred. Riverside Refining
Company, Cleveland, Ohio.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-05-22

paper or magazine we distinctly remember an article which said in substance that man was fool until he had passed thirty-six. That as- sertion made deep impression on our mind and when we passed the thirty-Six mark we became conscious of the fact that We had stepped over the point at which man ceases to be foolish. and naturally considered ourselves wise. Yesterday We discovered our mistake and to think that We have lived all those years with that fool idea fixed in our minds makes Us sick. To live four teen years foolish after the allotted period. is a long time. But there are others; and therein lies our consolation.
 Now. to be candid. what led us to the dis covery is this; Had we been wise we would have become Democrat say a year or two ago. like Attorney General GrigSby. for instance and. the govefnorShip over which there is so much wrang- ling would be ours. Democrats as general rule do not like office. They prefer digging po- tatoes or something, than holding office. Their desire seems to be to increase the number of voters in the party. and they are ever ready to ..elcone q Republican in office. Most of their offices are TOW filled with former Republicans who live or the fat of the land-temporarily They are wise. those Republicans and while we admit of having penchant for republcanism 4re are nor evidently of the wise kind since we have not taken tumble soon enough to get the rovernorship of Alaska. From now on. how. ever. We are wise.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-05-22
LET US sE TOLERANT
duncan Dispatchl

h every town iu Alaska personal feelings are too often permitted interfere with the communal good No matter where goes in this mundane sphere he gzn ind towns divided amongst themselves and with s-aan uetu-a aS it fs this condition inevitable We 5ee 7oe much ot each other and know much about 4ach other have any illusions, T. is impossible 10 ayoi6 -.e irr:at;oas among people who brush against
 c o-her every y their lives and it is impossible to avoid z Nle differences make the world go round
 \ man aboard the steamer Alaska some days ago. way s=S5. after he had spent the first vacation outside for many years said he had been in San Francis winter and 551t man in the city except wretch a lad been his deadest enemy in the Cor 6s-r5ct But -he horuesickness strong that
 finally went that fellow and the first time in 5aose men churnrned and became the best of friends cant understand how I mistaken sooa---.~ said the returning Cordovan the other 6a~ Why. hes prince
 This s really true story and fl illustrates the pc 1us-zsg ot nature r you got Holy Job and the neea Gabriel together and kept them together too long -y might lose their pa-ieu- angelic characteristics surely some q us less supernatural ones We make mae of tzlsasz and i, bzts all by preventing rem making united efforts The trifles become magni-
 fled hT constant propiaquity just like iceberg that c-=ases with every Iit-le cold wave until 1T becomes mountainous LeT ger apart let get where friends scarce and learn how small our grievances were
 The people ot every town should get together for 'fe good ot the town. Right here learning .= a3v4nagz 6- concerted effort Even if some of us esnns help feeling uartendy toward another we should rhcsa feelings interfere with business or the bene ts -he H-igzz bT pulling together Without united =sor- o-r is ike ship without and drifts air- --s~ly and. uaaFbe. eventually towards the rocks.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-05-22
SUSPICIOUS LOOKING ACT.

On the face of it. President Wilson's refusal to appoint Colonel Roosevelt to lead the Ameri- can expedition instead ot General Pershing. does not look good to Us. Not that General Pershing is not good man: or the contrary he may he 2 far better man than the Colonel to lead any other kind ot expedition but rot this one
 T. We examine the character of the leaders and the men on the one hand who will be forced -a s-o ard on the other the men who were anxious to go. vye arrive at 3 conclusion that the leader and the men who were anxious to go would have made daredevil bunch Ire man who Is forced into the service against his viM never makes as good a soldier as the man whose desire to serve iS inspired by his leader. The latter kind are the men who would have gone. They would have .-gre net because their country needed them; at leasr not as much for that as the desire to fol- low the man they ike and they would have made the best soldiers.
 The Colonel is iglpetu0US and the men who volunteered to fight under his leadership must ba the same Ther are active Ike their leader
 There is another p0in- that should not be overlooked and that i< he majority of these Tesen re over ne age at eonseription. therefore ssse government cs.rsoe dzaw them into service anaer the present law. They are napn not much below f9.cr ard would have made the bes- sold iers, Their age ard experience would have en- abled them to use good judgment. h other .~orcls. tle expedition nat Roosevelt would have led viii not te found under another banner in -hiS war. Noc as 2 whole. Roosevelt in the present crisis va believe 10 be ike Napoleon lead er par excelle-ee.
 Having examined the makeup Of the leader and h:> men and having found them ready. ray. anxious to to-n init and possessing all the necessary qualities. z2ds naturally to the quest ion: V-ar waz Roosevelt denied tile privilege to ro3 Congress had authorized he president to choose h:n taz me position. While an answer suggests i-z=lt re prefer not 10 give it al this .ir.e S.,f'ee ,. -o say that President Wilson's action doeS r5s loos good Go gs.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-05-22
scASolsAVitS a. E c1URca

S7nday school 2. T. z IT, F-azcl- :1g service Q. II z IT. Prayer Meetinz e.-ery Thursday evening a- 5 c'c.oc. T. the different homes The La1is .s.d Society meets eTsry rvo week n Thursday a. 2:39- Tas S1coas Services ars held at C.tsau'z cd aou- il NsvJo~u All Sczndinzrizrs s-e cofotsIt~ inrited.-ls- S.eipnes. Pastor sssR VsIH m ? Ge:8 1g ssgJg AoT
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 a- 1J.S9 c. E-- S1-czE Sccoo! a- ,. 9 2 T.: S-11zg E=sgeTz q .:55 L H.; W@k Dar Mass a q Ga-Rev. Paul P e-15. PzE-c--
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-05-22
IMITATION

is the sincerest form of flattery. that is why it pleases us to hear that other laundries claim to do work just like ours. It is a tribute to the excellence of our laudering which we fully ap- preciate. But why not have the origi- nal? Send us your washables and you won't have to say they are as perfect as ours. The work will be ours and the real thing.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-05-22
NEW DISCOVERY.

s992s ,a:rtv years ago. somewhere. in 2
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-05-22
ST. JOHNS EPISCOPAL CHURCH

ST. JOHNS EPISCOPAL CHURCH
 SgndaE-3 z n Eoly Communion. fexcsp- drs- Sunday ,a -1e mcn-h.s
 . z T. Native S1atay se1ooi. II c L. Morning prayer and seEnoa (Holy Coun14t0a 1rst Sunday Il uoata- , Iz T. Sgncsy school; 7:3g ETeairs prayer and sermon: Eoly Day-10: 2Q A. n, Holy Connunioa; Tuesday: 5 ? T., s. John'E Social Club, Guild -oom; Wednesday: 2. IT., Na.ire 1o-sn'g Guild. Indian school houss; Thursday: z:39 ?. n, s. Josu's Guild room; 7:59 ?. IT., g. Johns Athletic Club, Boys, Guild room: Friday: 2. T1, Chotr rehearsal, Guild roo1n- 4 ~lnesre welcoas is extended 70 all especially 10 newcouers-ReT. Harold H Kelley, Pastor
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-05-22
FIRST M. E GIL Rc-.

Suadzy chg-ca service q T n and 7:39 P T. Thursday 2ray=r 1ee- ing s3g ? IT Friday choir meets a; ?. IL Frs and .A!-t 1eiRzs1ay a -e-coa et z:S3 Ladies Al Soe5szy.- (. T. Van MaTrzr. Faster.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-05-22
KETcHIKAS CIVIC CLUB

Geets every first and thiM Tues day evening at 3 p m, at the coun- cil Chambers. Al women interes. cd in the welfare Of OFF city are cordially invited to attend-Sec. B ?. Dickinson, M. D.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-05-22

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