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painting. drawing and mathematics
He also early became an expert
sWordsmaa. He never thought OF
studying music. though his whole
family was musical his mother.
the Donna CAtSTinG. IN particular.
being q most accomplished mu-
HtciAn. and one OF his sisters haV-
ing . wonderful contralto voice
which he GftsrWGrd said would
have created . perfect furors had
she ever gone on the stage. But at
this timS his only ambition was 70
become . good soldier like his
father. bis uncle and his elder
brotheFG
In 1873 he left the academy with
the rank OF sub-lieutenant in the
King OF Sardinia's Guards and
Joined his regiment at Genoa.
where he nrst met AAzIini, whose
liberal opinions were destined TO
influence his whole future life.
His father viewed these liberal
opinions with horror. and used his
influence to have his son trans
fsrred from his regiment to become
bis own aide-de-camp at Nice. Here
the young Count became q great
favorits with his brother officers,
who loved to hear him sing. But
he continued to hold his opinions
about the freedom of Italy in COM
mon with many OF the officers who
. fterward formed the party of
Young Italy. One by one, these
young officers disappeared. and It
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What All Women
Doesn't KnOW

Before washing lace collars, basic
them closely on . piece OF white
cloth. They win thus not DO
stretched. II no starch II put In
them they will look quite new.
A few drops OF vinegar rubbed
into the hands after washing clothes
will keep them smooth and take
away the spongy feeling they al
ways have after being in water for
some tim&
Do not use too coarse cotton In
the sewing machine. Remember that
with machine work two threads are
used instead OF one. and the cotton
used should be proportionately inner.
To keep copper articles bright for
several weeks. steep the outside of
the copper In hot ale and put near
the IRE to dry. Utensils thus treated
must not Be wiped after tsinE i'm
mersSd.
when winding . skein OF wool
put two nat-irons on the table .
sufficient distance apart to allow
OF wool being stretched tightly over
them: they will answer as well a.
any one holding the skein.
To remove grease from boards.
take two ounces each Of fuller's
earth and pearl ash. and boil them
In . pint Of water. Stir we'll and
apply to the boards. leaving the
paste on for twenty-four hourG
Then scrub on IN the usual way.
To clean cAndlesticks, whether
enamel or tin. without destroying
the enamel or metal. NIL the CANDLE
stick with boiling water. Without
allowing IL to stand . long time.
pour on the water and thoroughly
Fireirons and brass and nickel
ornaments can be cleaned with rot
tSnstons and sweet OIL. AfterUGrd
polish with . channels cloth
When washing mauve prints and
muslins. put 4 little soda in the
water in which they are washed. in
order to keep the color from run
ming out
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By c. A. Martin.
z Summer afternoon. now

HNE Summer afternoon. now
l nearly ninety years ago, q
handsome and brilliant young
officer OF the King OF Sardinia's
Guards was lying asleep In the
whitewashed bedroom of his quar-
tiers in Turin.
He dreamed that he was IN q
.yAst hall. packed with men and
women, who were wildly cheering
md applauding q singer on the
ftage. The face Of the singer
Seemed strangely familiar. Sud-
7enly he recognized himself. But
ne enraptured audience were CALL
pg him by q name that he did not
know. With their cheers ringing
IA his ears, he awoke. Years after
yard his dream came true In every
particular.
The man whom the world came
% admire under the name OF
Mario" was in reality the Count
Giovanni de Gambia Born on the
and Of Sardinia. in 1910, OF an
and noble family, he spent the
ner years Of his life at Nice,
~ 3h then belonged to the King
y AardiniG, Of which his father
VI liateiy been appointed Cover
= was twelve when he entered
me Military Academy of Turin,
where his fHvorits studies were
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Meeting Success
Half Way
A FeW Hints on HOW to Keep the
Balance True for Work and Play

than you get back. 20 the ambitios
and energy which 1t feeds have I
chance TO grow, too.
Now remember that these various
percentages take place on different
planes. After you perfect yourself
a. a stsnosrapher you may bseoms
. sscreatry. then secretary to the
president. then yourself an Official
with . secretary.
How It Dwindles.
II your power keeps growing and
you have an excess hundred Der
cant which you have accumulated
In your reservoir. you are ready to
climb from one plane to the NEXT
But. suppose instead of giving 100
per cent Of all your energy ana
ambition for the day to your work,
you give Il seventy-five and
twenty-five Of II goes into play
that, too, may make you perfectly
satisfactory In your own plane.
Suppose next that you strain
yourself by calling on your power
to reproduce energy for you . little
faster than you naturally restore
It In other words. you try to
steal = little Of Tuesdays 100 per
cent % that you may put seventy
ave per cent Of energy into your
play.
Tuesday you have only nifty per
cent left-so you steal from
wednesday, and presently you ar
rive at the stage where by spend
ing ITO per cent 4 day you have
to come 10 an utterly bankrupt day.
By always spending your energy
faster than your power to restore
IL, you lay up no accumulation Of
power to help you rise out of your
plane into the one above Il, and the
energy left from the days regular
tasks won't be great enough to lift
you.
Each individual has to figure out
the problem for himself The longer
anyone puts II on the longer he 10
getting from one plane of endeaVor
to the next above It The kiddies In
school who are promoted IN the
middle OF the term or allowed to
skip n class have been doing work
which Is $50 per cent efficient for
AhGAE OWn ClhtB-oA- Inl1 HOulQ
probably be fully 100 per cent effi-
Client in sB. and Is worth trying out
in "A. because II will start out by
being rs per cent efficient and can
be worked up to real efficiency.
Suppose you sit down with your
self and . sheet Of paper and q pen
ell. and figure the thing out. How
do you reach your highest sfficIen-
cyl Everybody needs a little d.
Does going to the movies
two nights 4 week. and taking q
walk two nights q week. and going
TO one dance and one lecture. and
reading one night q week. give you
the best results? Or do you need
Of sleep and two eve
nings OF diversion? Or does read
ing and trying to improve yourself
give you the best results? Figure
L out. See what expenditure OF
FOUR energy gives you the best re-
turns.
As for your ambition always
give 4 full hundred per cent of
hat to your success. II Is full and
.ntire expenditure of high ambition
hat will make you sit down and
igure Just how much of your energy
Tou need to give to play in order to
AVE the biggest returns from what
Ioes into your work. And only by
'etting full returns from your work
nd play energy can you hope to
row In power.
And more power to your dear
sader. say L
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Today is a tomorrow OF countless
unrests.

Ny life is a vast stone bastile
OF many little rooms, in which I
am the prisoner.
AS I read this book II makes me
cIench my teeth savagely, and
coIdly, TRANQUILITY close my eyelids.
It makes me love and loathe me,
soul and bones.
listlessly change into the other
black dress for listless dinnertime
and all my thought is that my alb
domen is beautifully fiat and that
I must purchase a new petticoat
rub a little rouge on my mouth
and I idly recall a clever and filthy
story once heard.
have FITS of laughter al Ito my
self.
Often in the windy autumn nights
lie awake in my shadowy bed and
think of the children. the drab-eyed
thousands OF children in this Amer
lea who work in coal mines and fac
tories.
When I'm tired 1 want to rest .
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By Lillian Lauferty.

Dy AllIdll LdulCIlNs
KTo one ever yet made q success
IN Of any Job to which he did
not bring all the best there
was In him. You have to have your
whole heart In your work or your
play to make . success Of either.
But, to go right back to the case
Of the immortal Jack. all work and
no play doesn't sharpen the edges
Of ABILITY
II Marie likes dancing better than
trying to ADVANCE herself in her
chosen profession. she - pretty
likely to md school teaching q dull
Job. You haven't much to bring to
teaching the young idea how to
shoot straight, II you have been
Eig-SagginE around the ballroom
moor until four o'clock the night
before.
One OF the most brilliant woman
writer's OF our day told me recsntly
that she had to be In bed by eleven
ave nights out of seven II she
meant to do any kind Of work at
all Il allow myself two evenings
the theatre and dances that greet
the dawn see me twice q week
some weeksI
But know that ideas won't
now the next morning and I don't
let It worry me that they don't 1t
would be pretty awful to excite
myself with the thought that per-
haps I had gone stale when the
energy I had spent Tuesday night
didn't come bounding back ready
to spend itself all over again on
Wednesday morning."
The Need Of Rest.
A writer, however conscientious
about her work. IL not a routine
worker. A magazine gives her q
commission to produce one story
. month. and Il IL no ones concern
but her own Just how much Of each
day she gives to producing It But
the girl who has to be In q school
room or an office at q gives hour
every morning simply cannot AZ
ford to let Tuesday night encroach
on Wednesday mornings supply Of
energy.
All living things refresh and re-
new thsmselvss-but the processes
of building up must keep a little In
advance OF those of breaking down
II We as TO be healthy. efficient
individuals. When you are 90 tired
that you fall asleep over your Job.
you have been robbinE the Peter Of
working capacity TO pay the Paul
OF social endeavor.
The grim determination with
which some people pursue a good
time II rather pathetic. Their
friends excuse them by saying that
the poor dears have nothing else to
do and that they have to I'LL their
lives somehow. don't they? No. not
Just somehow"
The situation. however. has a
much more practical aspect than
this. Consider yourself a reservoir
OF energy which in its ideal state
would contain 100 per cent each of
ability. ambition and strength-the
reserve OF power. Each day you
have to eIpend on your work the
full amount of your ability, the full
amount Of your ambition and so per
cent OF your power. The renewing
strength within you nils the reser-
Yoirs again with exactly the
amount you have spent in ambition
and energy. But the power comes
back again by q slower process.
per cent is the most
you get back each day. and as you
let It grow by spending a Little less
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-09
Celestial Bombs
By Garrett p. Serviss

In A recent aPticla on nnekeorftAa
remarked that Tn. annals Of man.
kind show that n fsv neraons hays
actually been killed bv these
strange shota from thu akv. A
letter from the United States Ma
tfonaI Museum Of the Smithsonian
Institution. Asks me for nv author
ity for this abatement. Adding that
the writer of the letter. "in all his
studies, has failed as yet to dis
cover a single authentic record of
this sort"
This has led me to review some
of my authorities, and the result is
SO interesting that think IL may
have a general appeal to popular
curiosity.
Let US, to begin with, consider
what measure of authenticity IL In
proper to apnly in ea.es of tbIa
kJnd To W.. ra,,,.. % h.I,.,,. -
mat ooes not rest olreet-
ly upon original records made by
eye-witnesses at the time and on
the apot- of thu occurrencs or ~
sI-s,. -
ma
feils 70 give FORMAL exhibit OF
the evidence on which IL rests, IL Is
clear that we must throw AWAY
thu 1ra.t WA. =, h,r, ht..o-,,
Ahe anhalS OF no nAtioh OF peo-
pie VIII stand cross-examination
based on strictly scientific require
mania a. tn evIdsnee hut thI. a.
-, -, g.. -, -
'e i1e'
not De SUBSTANTIALLY true. II 10
probable that modern hypercFiti-
cism applied to history has thrown
auav rnota trutb tb., srror
~, - e. e.. .,,,d... o.. 49,
statement mat human beings nave
been killed by metsoFitss. Fran
co.'s AraRo, the famous French as
tronomar fornad a eataloru. NJ
.-,, 1870.
M s, ..Tn On
- 6..IH.s - $500
-. -, sSHHe go - -IIs .
ShHt..ts - - ~ taIeI-
-IIo -.I. - - .o
SSS Us "t.,ss. Se
-. .-S.s. SI.,s1S ,
- .SITe 49,. 49,. 80 I'm
=" Iisa,I,, S,,aH.S
ta.,iTnony ~ svavitnsssss
In conn.ction WITH this ..,.Io1.
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AraSo further says that The
chemist Laugisr left q sample Of
meteorie stone accompanied with .
note which said, in substance, that
this aerolite had fallen, with an
explosion, near Roquefort, In Amer
lea, had smashed q cottage, killed
the farmer and some cattle, and
buried itself two metres lover six
feet) deep in the soil. He also re-
cords several cases of the dsstruc-
tion of buildings by meteorttes.
without loss OF life. except at Bag
neres-de-Luchon. on March ~, 1s46.
when a meteorite set barn on IRE
and the cattle in the stables were
all destroyed.
In his work on ~Meteors. Aarn-
lites and Falling Stars" T. L. Phip-
SON states, on the authority Of su-
RUS, Carthusian monk Of Co
logne; Of Petrus Martyr and Of the
celebrated Jerome Cardan, that at s
o'clock In the evening. September 4,
1911, more than a thousand stones
fell at Crema, near Milan. In Italy.
The largest stone weighed 100
pounds- Birds, sheep and even fsh
were killed by these stones. and one
Of them struck an ecclesfastic ana
killed him instantly. Arago says
this "eeelesiastic" was q Franciscan
friar.
Phipson adds. without giving his
authority, that In 1850 another
monk was killed near Milan by a
meteoric stone. He probably de-
rived this from Humbolt. who also
fails to mention the source Of the
statement. In the article Meteor
ite." In the Encyclopedia Britain
MICA the statement Is made, with
out authority quoted, that at
Mhow. in India, q man was killed N
1927 by q stone which IL q true me-
teorite and 10 represented BY frag-
ments In museum collections"
As to meteoritss falling at 4
short distance from the observer,
the cases are numerous and a. we'll
events OF human experience. In
Walter Flights Chapter on the
History Of Meteorites'' many such
instances are described, occurring
between 1889 and 1880. At Pro-
chvitz, in Bohemia, June IT. 1875,
IN the evening, q meteorito was
seen to explode In the sky over
head, and one Of its fragments fell
In the highway near the head
master OF the village school.
II was about as large as his ast
and burned with q sulphurous
smell. On February 20, 1853, at
Villanova, on the River Pc, In Italy,
q mSteorite crashed through . tree
top and buried itself in the ground
near a peasant. who fell on his face
in terror. A fragment OF this me-
teor struck q mans hat
On June IS. 1881, at GrosnaJa.
Russian Caucasus, q part Of an ex-
ploding meteorite struck the
ground with the force OF a bomb
she'll within two PAGES OF q sol
dier's wife who was standing IN
her door. The house was plastered
with earth, but the woman, who
had lodged back in terror, was I'M
injured. The soldier dug the frag-
ments OF the meteorits out Of the
ground with his bayonet: they
weighed ten pounds.
could AL pages with similar
accounts, as Trustworthy as any
history, and In view Of which II
seems hypercritieal to doubt that
anybody was ever killed by q me-
teorite, notwithstanding the fact
that nobody has had the distinction
recorded on his tomby- -
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Valuable Hints
HoNT throw out any left-overs
that can be rsheated or COM

NoNT throw out any left-oVers
l. that can be rsheated or COM
bined with other foods to make
pGlatabls and nourishinE dishes
Every bit Of uneaten cereal can
be used to thickOn soups. SteUs or
Eraviss-
Stale bread can be used As the
basis for many attractive meat
dishes. hot breads and dessertA
Every ounce OF skinned milk or
whole milk contains valuable nour-
ishment Use every drop OF milk to
drink or to add nourishment to
cereals. soups. sauces and other
foods
Sour milk, buttermilk and sour
cream are valuable IN cookery; so
do not waste any. Sour milk and
buttermIlk can be used with soda
in making hot breads, or sour milk
can be turned easily into cottage
cheese, cream cheese or clabber.
Sour cream 10 q good shortening In
making cakes and cookies and use
full for salad dressings and EravisS
for meat
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-09
By Rita Stuyvesant.

ITO wear with the white tub
skirt for vacation time at
mountain or shore there are
some delightfully."- cool Little blouses
that are a real economy to the girl
OF moderate means. In . recent ar
tIele Il was shown that for q two
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weeks vacation
about two white
skirts would be
necessary. For
. dollar apiece
one can m q K o
50 m . Bm art
b o u BOs that
complete very
etc hinR cos
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For That Cool July Day

H/HEN her svit decided on he dor.
w iH0 inn0v0tioN Of going sOithowt
pockets, this lady N pOrcsI0iA
green bvrell0 Insisted on belt ,Chieh
should dst0ck Itself at The sides and loop
dOaOn iaso o sIin0, ,Ohers she could rest
her hand. Aftsr that, qSGtatly CIT r.
ceres, sharply different cuffs and q bSs-
ton stroyin0 from the usual place for
buttons sOere used to make s1rs that her
simple sTis you'd Be "Oh, 50 differ
snt." The quaint little hat abe wears
i0s crotCH of ls0kOrn bonded On red
'elVet and brim Of red chiffon, from
Okiek dGn0Is lEsciOHs-I0okis1 Colifor.
va cherries.
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CHere are more extracts from the
remarkable book Of Mory MooLoHe,
entitled, az, Mary AdSLaHe," p. 4.
Stokes Company, IN tohieh she S0rites
about herself t0ith unusual fronkHess.
This book gives the authors viet0-
point on life In decidedly Interesting
Esd original nGHner.)
Nearly all women are perplexing-
ly interesting as human beings.
And I am quit e the most interest
ing human being I know, and with
IT the most appealing. the most sin
cere-In my own false fashion, and
the most bespeaking.
Today in the afternoon I briskly
manicured my hngernails. sitting by
my gold-and-blue window, and I
unused upon Lots wife.
It is an entertaining world, by
and large; a limitless vaudeville.
Of my lovers identity-littIe is
known, as the historians say.
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This write is a strange thing
So close to fact: so far from IT.
What do know? know what
I am!
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could never write one-tenth of
my fondness for a cold boiled po-
tato.
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while in my grave; for I'm tired,
tired always.
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came in at midnight and met Me
at my mirror.

You enchanted one" said to
Me in the mirror, You witch-o-the-
world! You Mary McLane.-who
are but partly know. You're my
companion, my familiar, my lover,
my wilding sweetheart-I love
you!"
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write this book for my own
reading.
(Further excerpts from the In
terestinE work will appear here
soOn.)
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I am a fascinating creature.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-09

OF my lovers identity-littIe is
known, as the historians say.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-09

It is an entertaining world, by
and large; a limitless vaudeville.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-09

Mary MacLane, the
Girl of Many Characters,
Has Also a Domestic
Side, Although You'd
Hardly Think So to Read
Some of Her Writings
About Herself. Here
She Is Photographed
Embroidering What
Appears to Be a
Table Napkin.
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Before washing lace collars. haste
them closely on . piece OF white
cloth. They win thus not be
II no starch II put In
them they viii look quite new.
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When I'm tired I want to rest .
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-22

GERMANTOWN
THE NEW ADDITION
70 PELHAM COURT
is o r u "


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..s,ion. Germantown, Just on beautiful Lin
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'nSSfitn 'nSSaits. 'V5f q rooms and / bath to 8 rooms
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menWriHAM COURT is quiet, perfect
.5tpTMFNT HOTEL and located In an abso.
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wrte N9RMAN 8. SHERWOOD 4 CO.
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Most Artistic New Olney Homes
GET OUR FULL AND COMPLETE LIST
r JACKSON co.
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Continued from Prcccdinn Column

uo,i.v.r IA branch Office, N. W. cor. Boulevard
and Rising Sun ave.
wyoming 3340 Telephones PARK 1S44
xooen ONLY 5h MILES OUT
x1SOU by TRAIN OR TROLLEY.
12-room house; city COWS stable hennery.
LOT e0xl5s. SHADE AND FRUIT. .-
Wall located and IN good order. Photo.
c. p. PETERs Z SON, sos CHESTNUT sr.
SUBURBAN REAL ESTATE
ehRyxEREss ehRyx REEissss j. HoSp Sfs'o Co mo- MSrri. i sSs BIZ
eTJBURBAN REsIDENcEs for sale or rent;
Hoover. real Estate Trust building.
sUBURBAN HOMES, country places and build
ing sites to suit all requirements.
H. G. HUNTER, Wayne. Pa
SfsOO-CONVENIENr to fist and woodland
20 sn fsss, fisn Sss bsss: s1sS.a'a e.'n' '''
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REAL ESTATE WANTED

TO RENT, with prospect OF buying. a modern
house with 3 bedrooms second floor; either
furnished or unfurnished; must be in good
neghborhood; would go In suburbs far as
Merton, 12s, Evening Ledger.
WILL BUY CHEAP HOUSES. any section, for
cash. Immediate answer.
MY BUSINESS is selling real estate, no matter
where located keep me busy.
FRANK A. FITZPATRICK, l5i1 N. Goth st.
WE COLLECT RENTS. West Phila. properties,
efficient and honest management
T. II. MAGINNISS, 5000 Baltimore ave,
FAMILY OF 3 wants to rent in Germantown de-
tached house OF IL rooms and baths with
modern cows. J. A. Patterson, l30 g. 18th 1t.