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The Washington times., 1917-08-19
By BEATRICE
FAIRFAX

And having Acknowledged that
shall you dare TO fail them who
need you?
The proposition Is not a selfish
one. 1t cannot be reduced to cold
blooded terms os demanding every
thing aud giving nothing. No one
in all the world is completely iRde-
pendent Of other people. a Cecil
Rhodes. a Lord Kitchener may be
able to work out his own destiny
without leaning on other men or
asking favors Of them; but even
such a man can achieve little with
out using other men or working OUT
his problems through them
Life Is a lonely. fearsome, seri-
Gus thing for most OF US But 1t Is
never uncomfortable while we have
the warm human consciousness that
somewhere out in the No Mans
Land through which we are lighting
for honesty. decency and ali those
principles which give humanity
progress there are other men who
will die for a cause even as vs. will
die IL there be need of supreme snc-
rIice.
We need each other. We need to
know that we may count on each
other. We need 10 be sure that
when We face the enemy our fel-
low soldiers viii ts there .Oo,
kraysly doing their h!c
The Washington times., 1917-08-19
Catching Colds.

II you want TO avoid all likeli-
hood Of catching cold in future you
you had better turn explorer and
trot on to the Arctic regions. There
sneezes are unknown. and a cough
would probably scare a polar bear
out of its life.
Although the clothes OF explorers
in those regions are often saturated
with perspiratiOn. and are a mass
OF ice when they retire for the
night, and despite the fact that
they otter have to sleep out In the
open in their sleeping bags. and
that this is their only means of
thawing themselves, their health
does not suffer in the least
Then there is the classical and
somewhat mythical instance OF the
st. Kilda cold. on the rocky island
lying some forty miles beyond the
Western Hebrides there are about
one hundred Inhabitants. access to
whom is practically impossible dur
ing eight months out OF the twelve,
owing to the stormy seas. Oddly
enough, however. every time A
steamer touches at the island, all
the inhabitants. including the very
infants--sO runs the leEend-ars
seized with violent sneczinE Ats.
which develop into colds.
Exposure is not the direct cause
OF colds. 1t simply acts on a low
cred vitality The only safeguard
is continued exposure.
The Washington times., 1917-08-19
The Making of a MOllycOddle

him yourself, SO as to be there -
dig the worms. bait the hook and
row the boat
II. All, hal Fifteen Is here Son
Is in love. See that he has the use
OF the auto whenever he desires 10
and ample money to spend at thea
tres. dances and other places OF de-
NghtfuI entertainment II his high
school course seems difficult or un-
interesting. better send him to . Sc
lect school somewhere else. High
tuition fees are sometimes helpful
in securing good passing grades In
everything.
have now given the reader the
successive steps in the making OF
mollycoddle. a procedure which II
all too common to-day among q cer-
tain so-cailed better class of our
urban families. II such errors be
continued up to the high school age.
full recovery Is never afterward
possible A cringing. whining and
undemocratic member of adult So
can hope for.
The constructive leaders ana max
ers of the nations of to-day are
nearly all recruited from the ranks
Of those boys OF yesterday who had
the beneflt of much rough and tum-
BILE. catch-Rs-catch-can experiences
during all their growing years II
Is a great secret, this slow process
OF growing a hardy personality. In
my next article. I shall describe Il
under the title The Making ot
Young America"
The Washington times., 1917-08-19

And there lies human nature IN
its stark simplicity. Loneliness We
can endure: but of "aloneness" we
have an unendurable fear. Fight
ing alone against a hostile world
which may cut US OF from every
thing We hold dear is too much for
nine out OF ten OF US.
Individualism is a wonderful
thing: we vaunt It highly to-day.
But individualIsm Is unendurable
unless it is conscious or all the
other individualism which stands
with It against the unknown.
For a real figFt we all need elbow
room and the confidence II gives US.
But there is wonderful reasoning in
the knowledge that somewhere in
the offing there is another man who
will stand by-another man who
values the big. fne. clean. fearless
things which make life.
There Is never a situation too
harsh to face bravely II we are sure
that love and understanding will
help us when our powers Of endur-
ance fail.
Yes" you say to yourself; that's
how l feel about II. 1 couldn't go
through things alone. I couldn't
fight them out II l had no one to
turn to, no one on whom I could
rely. no one to stand by and help
me"
The Washington times., 1917-08-19

night with the company. Then
dress him in long curls. pink stock
ings and other dainty things to
match. And do not forget to give
him plenty Of ice-cream, cake and
punch before putting him to bed
for the night
5. Baby Boy Is now seven and has
never had to crook his finger In
order to obtain what he wants
Now. cut OF his curls and Start him
to school dressed in pure white and
with a caution to stay away from
those 'old dirty boys"
3. Give the teacher to understand
that you want your boy especially
looked after at school. Better have
linn play on the girls. side. and II
some rude little brat pushes him
down in the dirt. his teacher Is
probably to blame. Threaten to
take the matter up with the Board
OF Education.
10. As your boy continues to ad-
vance. do not require him to pick
up his own clothes or try to keep
his room in order. Do not burden
him with any errands. chores. and
especially see that he does no work
with his hands. Give him a pure.
undisturbed book education.
IL. Now Dear Boy Is ten and can
begin to be a scout. Get him all
the trappings of this happy order
"a tent for the lawn. suit, battle
axe. leggins and all. Put these on
for him as he seems tired. Keep
him away from the other scouts.
They are rough. Go fishing with
The Washington times., 1917-08-19
BY Vim. A. McKeever,
nue Of the Nations Authorities on
Children and Sociological Problems.
soon as the professional nurse

nue OF the Nations AutnorItle1 ON
Children and Sociological Problems.
A soon as the professional nurse
"A nurse is gene and baby be-
gins TO kick and coo a little.
have a nurse maid to attend imme-
dIateIy to every minor want
2. Don't permit baby to cry. He
might rupture himself, you know.
Every time he cries feed him, and
thus put him back into a painless
Btupor.
). II constant feeding does not
seem to satisfy him. try keeping
paciner in his mouth. Also hold
him in the arms and jostle him
constantly.
Z. Now, hire q nurse maid to stay
At his side constantly, to hand him
everything he throws down and to
keep him from soiling his dainty
white dress.
.. As soon as baby is old enough
to get about well. shower him con-
stantly with fine. ready made toys
40 that every whim shall be salts
Ned without effort. Put his play
things away for him at night and
get them out again in the morning
all ready to use.
s. Take Darling Boy daily to the
refreshment parlor and there NIL
him up with ice-cream sundaes. gin
ger ale and rich chocolates, thus
dIlatInR his stomach while II Is cas-
Ily stretched.
Z. Keep him sitting UP late At
The Washington times., 1917-08-19
Languages of the World.

How many men. II asked how
many languages there were in the
world, could give anything like an
accurate answer? The average
mans knowledge or ability TO speak
languages rarely exceeds two be-
sides his native tongue. The En-
peror Francis Joseph. when visiting
a Red Cross hospital. spoke with
the patients in their own languages,
which showed the aged Emperor
TO be master OF six.
1t may appear strange, but It is
nevertheless true, that there are
over 1000 languages spoken by
mankind, while the number Of dia-
than sixty vocabularIes in Brazil,
and in Mexico the Nahau is broken
up into some 700 dialects. There
are hundreds in Borneo. while in
Australia there is no classifying the
complexities. Let US assume that
fifty dialects. on an average, belong
TO each language and we have the
colossal total of a quarter Of a mil
lion linguistic abilities.
A century hence the probability
IS that there will be only four Ian
guages of Importance in the world.
Central Europe may produce a
newer and more straightforward
German language. Imperial English
may reign alone over the North
American Continent. and a more
business-like Spanish will be used
in South American States. while
Russia may take on some rich Sla-
vonic dialect which will blend the
races OF Eastern Europe and Cen
trail Asia into a harmonious feder-
alton. So that in future these four
languages will enter into what may
be a never ending competition
The Washington times., 1917-08-19
tCopyrighted.)
PART ONE-(ContInued.)

ICTANER could not suspect nor
IL guess all that, so the piece
of board told him absolutely
nothing. His long rejecting
brought him quite naturally to this con-
clusion:
Bah! It comes from a hsherman's
boat. Some sailors idle amusement :"
So he threw the board back into the
water.
When the strange object no longer
occupied his attention. cruel misgivings
once more possessed him.
OF course the grottoes lay under this
terrible load OF rocks and stones. But
MoisetteI Moisette! What had become
OF her? The lover refused to believe
her buried under the wreckage, but
still?-
Suddenly an idea made him start.
Fool" he said half aloud. The
grottoes perhaps have a submarine en-
trance. I must search underneath the
water"
A moment later Hictaner and his
Torpedo went downward.
After thorough investigation,
however, Hictaner was obliged to ad-
nit that the cataclysm had upturned
the submarine rocks as well as the
upper ones.
The wreckage continued downward
far under the waters surface.
Hictaner rose again, thoroughly the
prey OF despair. The arrival OF Ad-
miral Germinet's squadron diverted
his attention from his own anxiety.
The Cyclone appeared first, then the
La Hire, then the four submarines.
Letting the Torpedo sink to the bot
tom in order to hide her from the
scrutiny of the crews, Hictaner went
aboard the Cyclone.
He gave the admiral an account OF
his search. He spoke OF the plank
and gave the admiral a minute de-
scription of 1t.
A council was held in which N.
White, NJ. Doozans. Ciserat and Sainte
Claire Joined Hictaner and the ad-
miral.
1t was decided to wait on the spot
until the engineers and battalion
should arrive by train at Cape Creus.
They intended then to clear away the
debris. They would uncover the
grottoes and thus could find out II
Moisette had been imprisoned, and
what the cause of their inexpiicable
destruction was.
The Washington times., 1917-08-19
Odd Funeral Customs.

When the famous Ii Hung Chang
was buried all his umbrellas. vest
ments, scrolls OF titles. etc, accom-
panied him to the grave, and promi-
nent among these was a white COCK
in a cage, which was to lead the
departed statesman's spirit to the
heavenly destination.
The graves in Ashanti have al
uays at their head q bowl OF bread
md a chatti OF wgter, and Field
Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood once re-
v,arked TO a Fanti chief. DO you,
an Intelligent man. really believe
,bar YOUR dead eat the bread and
d-Jnk the water" The man smiled
~of course not" he replied. The
bIrds eat the one and the sun dries
nm the other. But the spirit Of the
dezd eats the spirit OF the bread
and drinks the spirit Of the water"
The Siberian Yakuts and the
Canadian siccanees both observe
the curious custom Of placing their
dead in a covered coffin, which is
then hung up between two trees.
The strangeness Of the Mohamme-
dan burial rites was brought homg
10 us during the Kings coronation,
when a member OF the Cyprus Mill
tary Police who was representing
hts regiment at the festivities sud
denly died. The funeral cortege
passed through the crowded streets
of London TO Waterloo Station with
the Imam marching IN front, recit-
ing prayers and not deigning to
notice the surging traffic. The
grave was fixed by map and COM
PASS. SO that the body faced both
The East and the Kebla, or Holy
temple, at Mecca When the body
ras placed in position the Imam
Justify shouted instructions to the
deceased as to how he was TO COM
mort himDelf at the gates OF Para
disc. and a soldier then made a
small "fez" formation on the top Of
the grave, which was flled with
water to make a crust against the
wind.
~ funerals OF the military nobil-
The Washington times., 1917-08-19
Animals Refuse to Eat.

In the Edinburgh Zoo" there is a
crocodile which is content with a
rat or a piece OF horseHesn every
fortnight. There IS an anaconda
which arrived last August, and has
since steadily refused to take food
OF any kind. an example OF absten-
tiOn surpassed. however. by an In
dian python which during its thIr-
teen months stay has not yolun-
tariIy taken food
The Washington times., 1917-08-19

0NE chooses the road of indulgence and ease,
" and in the course Of time she IS only q
grGceIess mass of flesh. There tOGs a time
When she cGs a fms figure, attracting the ad-
nirGsio1 of men and the ENJOY Of cOmeH. NOw
there is none so fat as to do her reverence.
The Washington times., 1917-08-19
Little Stories of Interest

ity in Siam gaiety Instead OF sorrow
reigns supreme. The funeral pyre
is lighted by the king himself. and
this is followed by sports and the
lotus dance.
The Washington times., 1917-08-19

THE LAST ROSE.
'Tis the last rose Of summer
-. Left blooming alone,
All her lovely companions
Are faded and gone.
Thomas Moore.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-04
HOROSCOPE.


IT, HIS IS an uncertain day. accord
Ing to astrology. Venus. Uranus
- and Jupiter are in benefic as
pect, while Saturn and Neptune are
adverse.
There IS a rule OF the stars that
seems to Indicate a period OF public
perplexity marked by sudden changes
in public sentiment
Danger from agitation that may
gain .ominous power is presaged by
the stars.
Riots in many places. long foretold,
may mark the coming months. when
labor troubles viii be a serious
INSTRUMENTATION viii show itself in
many ways in the next few months. it
is prognOsticated
Growth OF kindness and a general
recognition Of the ideal of universal
brotherhood viii be marked through
the remainder OF the year. II the stars
are read Alright
There is a sign read rs presaginE
the opening OF prison doors through
a. reform movement brought about by
the war.
Children come much 10 the front
In public interest In the next few
months. Reforms in methods OF rear
ing them, as well as new forms OF
amusement are proRuosticated and a
worldwide effort TO concentrate the
effects OF the war unon the youthful
mind is foreshadowed
ADJUSTMENTS OF every sort are likely
20 prosper after a period Of not more
than two months. the seers declare.
The wise use Of money Will occupy
attention more than ever before. il
the stars are read Alright.
Inc death OF famous woman IS
presaEed by the planets and this viii
PC followed by the passing Of several
OF her associates.
Persons whose birthdate Il IS may
meet grief or disappointment in the
coming year
children born on this day are likely
70 ne very affectionate. but these sub
lectS Of Cancer usually have lives
marked by many change Copyright,
-; ~ the Mcclure Newspaper
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-04
The Daily Novelette,
THE SUICIDE.

II USTACE SMOOTH. agent for the
r, General and PARTICULAR Insur-
ance company. after having Dor
rowed a match from the strange
in khaki coughed ssductiveIy and
observed. by the way. sir. I gather
from your JuRiform that you are soon
TO coquette with the Grim Reaper. as
it were OfacOurse you are insured-"
NO. replied the late owner OF che
match Il can't say that I am. In
TACT, as I am an aviator. I fancy most
companies would not care to run the
risk Of insurinE me"
Nonsense! The 6. P. Z C. viii in
sure anybody but a corpse with a
death certificate signed by two reput-
able physicians can offer you very
attractive policy. sir"
But ] ought 10 add" added the
man in khaki. chat when not AWAIT
ing, my. duties viii consist OF stand
ing up in the trenches to attract the
enemy's attention from flank al
The G. p. T c. is always ready TO
take q chance" said Eustace smooth
heartily Let us talk over terms Rv
the way, find that I have nothing 10
smoke, so / may as well return your
Not at all-accept this cigar"
begged the other
Eustace smooth lit up. took one puff
and leaned against a nearby wall Hfs
race the color Of an unripe SQUASH
DO you smoke this brand yourself7-
he Easped.
ELEVEN a day" replied the man in
khaki AL
I'm sorry. said Eustace Svoo-b .
but I'm afraid I can't talk insurance
TO YOU after ALL
And he staggered dazedly Off.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-04
Popular Texas Women
Lend a Helping Hand

did me lots OF good. can recommend
10 TO women who need O. tonic 20 build
them up in Eeueral- 1t VIII do the
work If directions are followed
Mrs. r. p. CIanpitt. residing az 1905
s. 18Th St. Waco. Texas, says I was
fu very bad health, but took Dr.
Pierce-s Favorite Prescription and got
all right and now feel better than I
have in a long time I took Il for
uomaus trouble and nervousness and
10 did me a world OF good i can rec
oumend IL TO anybody as being good
medicine"
FavOrite Prescription car De %
tanned from almost any progressive
druggist. in either liquid or tablet
form It has the guarantee Of 90
years behind IL, and does not contain
alcohol nor narcotics but ingredients
are plainly printed on the wrapper
Entirely vegetable and extracted
from native roots and herbs
II not o5taiuable at your dealers
send $1-00 70 DIT. Pierce, Invalids'
Hotel. Buffalo, n. y. and he viii send
large package OF tablets or send 50
cents for smaller size.
Mrs NJ J. Powell 116. Oleander St.
san Antonio, Texas, says: Il have used
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription in
my family and find &c 70 be a very fine
remedy. I VIII recommend it 70 any
lady who is in bad health. especially
to those who have WOman's trouble
It viii build them up and benefit them
II they viii try it-"-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-04
COWbOy Recruit Signs
For Navy; "Busts" a
BronchO Is FDeueH

Encino, y. H.. July AFTER Lee
Armstrong, a cowboy, had enlisted in
the navy here and passed examina-
uon before gunuer's mate Jimmy
Dousherty, who has charge Of the
navy recruiting station in AIbueuer-
que. the call Of the Wild sti1I Dosseseaf
the herder so strongly that he bergad
an hours turlOugh for the purpose OF
ore2k king just one more hroucho
PERMISSION granted. Armstronl- bo--
rowed saddle and bride and roped.
mounted and rode q wild pony into
submission within the time limit
Armstrong rode in from the country
near Lncino and had sold his horse
ana equipage before he signed 10 20
10 sea for Uncle sam He probable
VIII VI be sent 10 the Pacific through the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-04
FOOD RIOTS ARE REPORTED
IN FOUR GERMAN CITES

Copenhagen. Denmark. July "A
semi official German statement reach
Ing here reports that food riots oc-
Cured not only IN ststtin and Dussel-
dort, but also in two Sueslan cities.
5iel"itz and Hiudenburg. Troops had
oeeA called 70 restore order which
was accomplished without acfIsf
firing
Inc siege OF Dusseldorf has been
raised but an extraordinary conn
martial IS still sitting 10 try partici-
pants In the riots. some OF whom re-
ceived sentences up to six years
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-04
HOTEL SERVES WAR PORTIONS
OF FOODSTUFFS; CUTS COST

War portions" are the latest limo
walton IN Fl Paso They are being
served by Hotel Sheldon following
their origin In eastern hotels and din
ing cars The war portions" are A
half service OF food items. The price
for the full portion is cut in half
The war portions has been Of
fered for the purpose OF eliminating
waste during the period OF the war"
said T. NJ Curtis. IT,, steward at the
Hotel Sheldon Throughout the east
they have become very popular and
all the leading restaurants OF the
country are adopting this plan It
Is also proving very popular with
customers The idea originated VITA
the dining car service in the east and
the hotels and restaurants were quick
TO adopt it."
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-04
PACKAGE came for YOU
while YOU were out adven-

turing today said Nurse
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy. the muskrat lady
housekeepers TO Uncle WiggiIy Long
ears, the bunny rabbit gentleman. as
he hoped down the stairs OF the hoI-
low stump bungalow to breakfast one
morning.
wonder what's in it," asked tire
bunny as he put a slice OF carrot IAN
on his bread and held It over the-Iet-
tuce coffee TO have il favored.
oont know 1Ou'u have TO open
It TO find out" answered Nurse Jane.
1t is marked Glass. With care"
Uncle WiggiIy was so eager and ex-
cited like that he could not wait TO
finish his breakfast, but quickly
opened the package which NJ. Hum
mingbird, the lightning express mes
senger, had left at the bungalow
early that morning.
Its looking Elass-T exclaimed
the bunny uncle when he saw what il
was and it's from Alice IN Wonder
land-at least she used TO live IN
Wonderland before she came to Wood
land to have adventures with me"
And there's note with it," spoke
Nurse Jane, as she saw a piece Of
white birch bark. with writing on
IL, the letters having been made with
a burned stick which marks black
like a lead pencil
yes. it's a little letter" said Uncle
Wiggily as he read IL. And it's from
Alice. II SAYS Dear Uncle WiEEily.
send you the Looking Glass I once
went through, and on the other side I
had many adventures. I wish you the
same
That's queer" said the bunny. as
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-04
STOLLEIS HELD TO U. S.
GRAND JURY: BOND. $1,000

Hubert StolleiF. a German who was
arrested one week ago on a federal
complaint charging perjury, was
bound over to the federal grand jury
by United States commissioner Samuel
Z Kelly at a preliminary hearing
Tuesday afternoon Il is alleged IN
the complaint that Stolieis made
false application for a permit 10 leave
the United States Being a German
subject. he was required 10 have a
permit from the government 20 re-
enter the United States after leaving
this country Stollies wanted TO go
To Mexico
His bond. which was fixed at $4,000
ar the time Of his arrest. was reduced
TO $1,000. He has not furnished bond