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The Washington times., 1917-10-05
The Manicure Lady

set to music. This young LADY saId
80. and EoodnsSs knows Shs ought
to be posted"
II don't care what she said" in
sisted the Head Barber. "A sonr
ought to have = couple Of verses
and a good chorus for the whole
family to sing. I mind that old
Black Joe and \ lot of other GOOD
songs We used to sing at home when
I was 4 kid Ny dad and all the
family used to Join in the chorus,
though sometimes when the old man
had been at his lodge meeting and
Just got home his voice would be
the only one you could hear plain
That's what 1 call songs, kiddo."
You was brought up back over
the hills" declared the Manicure
Lady. loftily. "I suppose your folks
had 4 mslodson in the parior. with
enlarged pictures hanging over II.
That amt culture. George, accord
ing to this lady that was up home
hast night Brother wiIfrsd was 20
stuck on what this lady said that
he 10 working now on some refined
songs which ought to be out any
day.
''winfrsd can be refined, too. IL he
takes . notion. He always took
more after mother than after the
old gent. whose notion OF being re-
hnsd 10 kind OF misty. like one OF
them April mornings"
Maybe you and me has been
eoaEse all the time and never knew
It." said the Head Barber uneasily.
Maybe you have, George. but
dent drag me in!' said the Mani
cure Lady. II realised all the time
that lady was talking that she was
saying things which have often
thought. but which couldn't very
we'll spring around a barber shop"
I'm glad you couldn't" said
George You spring enough
around here. the way IL ia Hsrs
eomss . refined customer
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Synopsis of Story

jonathan Harker. q London so
tettOr's clerk, takes long
Journey 10 Bukowina to see Count
Draeuia and arrange for the
transfer of an EnEIIEh estate to
the Count. In his diary, kept In
shorthand. he gives the detaIIs of
his strange trip. the latter part
Allied with mysterious and thrill
Ing happenings. Upon his arrival
At Castle DraeuIa he Is met by
the Count and ands himself vIr-
tually q prisoner. The castle It.
self II q place Of mystery with
doors all barred, and no servants
10 be seen. The Count greets him
warmly, but his strange person-
ality and odd behavior cause Hnr-
ker much alarm. In order not to
arouse suspicion Harker leads the
Count to tell of his estate and Of
the history Of his family. Later
the Count orders him TO write his
employer he IE to stay Mt the
castle for . mOnth- That night he
sees the Count crawl down the
castle wall like n IIEsrd. A series
Of mysterious Incidents follow,
and HarkeF gains m idea of the
strange character OF his host.
One night three women appear In
Bis room but are driven away by
the Count In fury. Recognizing
his danger he seeks 60 escape. but
ands all avenues of eHeape closed.
JIarker discovers the Count wound.
ed and believes him dead. Then
the strange developments are told
In q series Of letters which throw
new light on the Counts wIeFd
personality.
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Has Life Passed You By? By rsR1.4 sEa1HIcE

should any Of US 60 to . friend We
love in dusty, unbrushed clothes or
looking SO shabby and unAttractivS
that we cannot be gracious to the
people we meet IN her homer
Clothes do play an important part
in Transforming 4 stupid. unattrao-
tive girl into = beautiful one. Please
notice exactly what the fairy god
mother did for Cinderella
am not advocating vanity or
conceit-both interfere with charm.
I am just advocating the careful
grooming. the sensible selection of
clothes. the attractive arrangement
of your personal background and
atmosphere that cannot be man
aged in public. Then when you
come out in public you know that
your hairpins are In place and your
collar IL clean and you don't have
to spend your whole evening think
ing about yourself.
Who hasn't pltIsd the self-con-
seious. unhappy looking man whose
brown oxfords and blue serge busi-
Qess suit and green tie stood out IN
a dinner-coated assembly. II the
gentlemen of the oxfords and the
green tie Is ninety-nine per cent
charming he may rise above his
clothes: but the chances are that
they will swamp him. -..-
The unlit lamp. the unEirt ioIn."
are Browning's symbol of unprepar-
edness. Well. you have to be ready
for happiness when II comes-ready
and Waiting-or II will pass you by.
Charm IL partly physical. partly
spiritual and partly mental. II 10
to some extent = gift OF the fairies
and. In . degree. q thing you aotu-
ally go out and Eet-a thing you
make to order.
Life has 4 way of slipping BY the
folks who are eolorless, unattrae-
tive. stupid. borsHorus. or so rsstlSss
and incapable OF staying put" that
Whsn opportunity rings the doorbau
they are usVaF honS - hSAs tA0
.OannNnA .s-
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~N with the search for charm!
We all want It: the con-
sciousness that we don't
possess II makes each and every
non-fascinator miserable.
The other day I attended a tea
where were gathered together sew
sral celebrities. masculine and feml-
nine, a few ordinary folks and one
or two pretty little moVing-plcturs
actresses. Into the gathering came
one of AmericG's foremost woman
writer's. She was dressed in q suit
that belonged to the past Spring
not to the coming wintsr-her hat
was of straw instead of velvet.
And the woman herself was thor
oughly dowdy and unattractiVs
looking. She was so conscious Of her
work-a-day clothes and her lack of
physical attractivensss, in contrast
with the youth and beauty flower
ing all around her that she was
miserable, awkward and utterly
dull.
Her really brilliant and charming
mind got all elouded over by terri
ned self-consciousness; and the self
consciousness was based on the
date of her clothes and the dusti-
ness and general lack OF freshness
that distorted her from head to
foot.
"Oh, I didn't know there we're
going to be . lot or people here!
I've come straight from work with
out brushing or washing. or getting
ready for all these folks. I Just
thought you and were going to be
alone, dsar.' she cried to the
hostess.
And ~ she reads this article aHd
feels . little hurt At me for writing
it-that vent hurt haS~A bit! Why
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By BEATRICE
FAIRFAX

Most Of rs havO . stupid way -
thinking that life owes Us cur De-
sires. so We trot around lookinG -
hnattraetivO that lEfO ruistakaG n
for notsam and jetsan instead Of
for real ships, capable Of carrying
a cargo. II ne don't err IN thai
direction We may make the hlundeP
OF sitting with folded hands. wait
ing for the tide to carry rich .oarrO
right up into the little back
water whore We have anchored. Il
won't.
The man or woman who nAkss a.
his or her mind what he or abs
wants and then goes after Il Rats n
Given someone q strong soul wants
TO attract, he or she doesn't talk
the beloved to death. doesn't. dib-
play his or her nature a. rsstlsaa.
pleasurO-sesking and spOndthrfft Of
energy. vitality and all the big
qualities which ought to be turned
TO real usG
The tragedy Of many q man -
woman II that he or Sha KiEsa
false impronsions. The really nna.
deep woman thinks she has to chat.
ter and EigElS and hu6 herself a.
like the little. empty-headed aiEhs
tsen-ysar-old.. who 10 forgiven be-
cause OF her youth and prsttineaa
The Eentle. charming quiOt man
imagines that he must bluster anl
swaEgsr like the cave man. He 10
completely startled when psopio
don't like his poor InitEtions q
something that would not be CON.
plataiv affirmative 49, % a.
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By William F. Kirk.

<r-HERE vas . young lady
up to our house last night
u that 10 . great singer"
said the Manicure Lady. She sang
. lot Of them classic songs that 1
never heard before. which only goes
to show that life In . barber shop
don't keep one cultured and refined.
not 80 you could notice it Honest
to goodness. George, there has been
. some beautiful songs spilled by
them great artists, II you could
emily get q chance to hear them
Ones in . while
That song. over There IL Surs
! selling" said the practical Head
Barber.
~oh, these songs I was telling
about Amt them kind Of songs At
ALL" said the Manicure Lady. "T
wrote enc Of them down, It was %
sweet It was called The Rose at
Dawn and part Of It is like this:
20 Rose at dawn. through crystal
dew
Upon thy petals cleaning.
EAEs into the heart Of you
And there my love lies dreaming,
And there my love lies Dreaming"
was that snr' asked the Head
Barber.
That was all bat Il vas bsauti-
full" said the Manicure Lady.
That amt no song" declared the
Head Barber. You didn't sing no
ehoruE"
There Amt No ehsrus to them
swell songs" explained the Mani
cure LADY. 'Thsm senEs win che
russs IL only for barber shop quar-
bstL Classy SsaGs u tnst pOss,s
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made by the Red Cross.

inches wide. Slip the stitches of
both pieces on TO 3 needles, arrang-r
ing for last 2 stitches OF back piece
to be on beginning OF first needle.
with IS stitches of front piece added
Cmaking 40 on frst needle).
Divide rest of stitches on other :
Beginning with first need iIs, knit
2. purl 2 for 8 inches. Then on hrst
needle knit 2, purl for is stitches.
Bind OF 20 stitches for face opening.
City TO keep same arrangement of
stitches on needles for further in
structions.) Knit 2. purl forward
and back on remaining 90 stitches
for / " inches. always slipping FIRST
stitch Cast on % stitches loosely
to complete face opening, and knit
?. purl 2 for AZ inches adjust
stitches by slipping ? from end of
third needle to hrst needle, making
~ on drst needle).
Knit / round plain. knit .
stitches together. knit II. knit
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stitches together. knit 1. Repeat
10 end Of round. Knit I rows plain.
then knit two stitches together.
knit .. knit ? together, knit 1.
Repeat 20 end OF round.
Knit Z rows plain. Continue in
this way. narrowing on every NTH
round and reducing number of
stitches between narrowed stitches
by las I. s. 3. etc-). until you have
2S stitches left on needles. Divide
on two needles. having IL on nrst
needle and IL on the other, and nm
ish the same a. for the toe Of q
sock.
And II you would knit = mufner.
follow these directions: You will
need two hanks of yarn Cone-half
pound).
Cast on rs stitches or IL inches.
Plain knitting for IS inches.
the next ana last article Of thIs
Instructive and useful series will
appear On this page MOnday.D
The Washington times., 1917-10-05

THE mother who possesses . young scamp for
offspring sometimes looks with envious
eyes at her friends plump and unobtrusiye
young who so little disturbance.
She loves her own dearly. but occasionally. when
she is tired out from her boys activities she wishes
she had been lucky enough to bring placid and
quiet child a. this neighbor's into the world.
Wait awhile. however, young mother. and how
these two boys turn out. Perhaps some day you may
be proud and glad Of that restless activity that
causes you so much inconvenience The chances
all In your favor.
Mental activity very young children usually
takes the form Of increased physical actvity-for
physical activity Is that time the only outlet the
child has.
The mischievous boy is the one who is constantly
impelled by active imagination-an Imagination
above the average. and you may some day be repaid
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II is ] do not yet know. His redeem
ing quality is love OF animals.
though, indeed, he has such curious
turns in IL that ] sometimes imagine
he is only abnormally cruel His pets
are OF odd sorts.
Just now his hobby is catching flies.
He has at present such a quantity
that I have had myself to expostulate
To my astonishment, he did not break
out into a fury. as ] expected, but
took the matter in simple seriousness.
He thought for a moment. and then
said: May ] have three days? ! shall
clear them away" or course. I said
that would do. 1 must watch him.
IS June.-He has turned his mind
now TO spiders, and has got several
very big fellows in q box. He keeps
feeding them with his flies, and the
number Of the latter is becoming sen
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Here IS the second in the Sc
res "Hotc to Knit for OuT Sol
diers. The first article gave
directions hoD to knit q sWedter.
This one sCiU help any one to
knit a cop or a muller.
TERB are the directions for
II knitting a cap in one piece.
Miss Rambeau il wearing
such . cap In the accompanying
photograph. For this cap one hank
Of yarn ~ Ib.) Ia required and four
needles
Cast on sc stitches loosely. Knit
plain for . inches for front piece.
and leave on extra needle. Knit an
ether piece te correspond for back.
These pieces must be at least
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used half his food in attracting more
flies from outside to his room.
RENFIELD'S PECULIAR TASTE
FOR UNUSUAL FOOD.
JuIy.-His spiders are now becom-
ing as great a nuisance as his flies.
get rid OF them. He looked very sad
at this, so said that he must clear
out some OF them, at all events. He
cheerfully acquiesced in this, and
gave him the same time as before for
reduction. He disgusted me much
while with him, for when a horrid
blow-fly, bloated with some carrion
food, buzZed into the room, he caught
IL, held 1t exultantly for a few mo-
ments between his finger and thumb.
and, before knew what he was going
to do, put It in his mouth and ate it.
scoIded him for IL, but he argued
quietly that It was very good and very
wholesome: that 1t was life, strong
life, and gave life to him.
This gave me an idea, or the rudi-
ment of one. / must watch how he
gets rid OF his spiders. He has ev.-
IDENTIFY some deep problem In his mind,
for he keeps a little note book in
which he is always jotting down
something. Whole pages OF 1t
are filled with masses OF fig
ures, generally single numbers add
ed up in patches, and then the
totals added in patches again, as
though he were focusing" some ac-
count, as the auditors put II.
July.-There is a method in his
madness, and the rudimentary idea in
my mind is growing. 1t will be a
whole idea soon. and then, oh, uncon-
scious celebration! You will have
to give the wall to your con.
scious brother. I kept away from
my friend for a few days, so that ]
might notice II there were any
change. Things remain as they were
except that he has parted with some
OF his pets and got a new one. He
has managed to get a sparrow, and
has already partially tanned it. His
means OF tanning Is simple, for al.
ready the spiders have diminished.
Those that do remain, however, are
well fed, for he still brings in the
flies by tempting them with his food
CTo Ne Continued TonsrTow)
tcopyriEhtsdl
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By Fred jackson.
Episode Is.
DssvuEht. IS17. ~ tr,a JssEss.. an IisAss
= SasRTOa-I

OsSvESht. IS17. ~ tr,d JGekssa. all risAs
; o.. ss.RSsd-I
@ARsLAKE. the captain and tive
sailors started up the rigging
after her.
At tAiS instant Tom sspisd her.
He and the Spider had been driv-
Ing reeklsssly along the shore, keep
Ing up with the steamer ana watch
ing for . good place to board her.
Now Toms sharp eyes caught sight
Of Pearl on the riEEing-and he
Aads the chauffeur drive down to tbs
waters edge. ="
A strangs-leokinE little seaman
stood in . motor boat there. tinker
ing with the steering whssI. ana.
catching aiEht sf Aiz. Ten. flashed
from the car. shoutinE:. :.
WhAt'll you take to let me use
your boat-Qulekr' .,s-.4..
"A hundred dollars." Responded
the strange little seaman promptly.
"A hundred dollarsr" Easpsd Tom,
locking through his pockets.
''whSwP
on to Save Pearl.
He hadn't such . sum on him.
Neither had the Spider" who had
drawn near aIse.
But there was no other boat about,
and this looked to be q hiEh-powsrsd
craft.
Were they to b, stepped. then. by
this little mans greed for Eeld-
while Pearls life was in danEsrf
NsVsri
Tom leapsd upon the little seaman
and dumped him head-nrst out Of
the boat into the water. Then. with
cut ceremony. he started the boat,
giving the Spider barely time to
Join him.
The strange little seaman came MP
with much spluttsrinE and gassd
furIously after his eonnSeatsd boat
but II was BY that time away out Of
rsIeh-hsadsd for the oil steamer
and going like thunder.
Pearl saw them coming and wished
that she could hang on to the rig
EinE until they were close at
hand. but this was obviously i'm
possible carslakS and the sailors
were creeping nearer and nearer.
and carsIGks was attempting to
seize her feet
She saw one OF the sailors with
q knife in his hand and feared lest
he cut away the ropes and loosen
her support To fall to the deck
from such q height would be fatal
She preferred to take her ehancss
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An Inspiration.

And he got an Inspiration Catch
ing up the hook swiftly, he swung
It high above him in the air. aimed
and nung 1t into space. II sped
through the air ana fsII-just a.
carslaks had meant It to falI-di-
rsctly behind Pearl.
He drew in the rope and the hook
caught in her dragging clothes. He
continued to draw in the rope. and
Pearl. weakly struggling. found her
self being hauled in with II.
And not only was she beinR
drawn toward the boat but direct
ly toward the propeller!
To Re Continued Ts-ue-.-
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PART oNE-CContinuedD

TDO NOT know what to say. but
Lucy turned the conversation as
she said, rising up:
"Oh, why did you tell US OF this?
1t is my favorite seat, and ! cannot
leave it, and now find 1 must go
on sitting over the grave Of a sui
eide"
THAT won't harm ye. my pretty: an
IL may make poor Geordie gladsome to
have so trim lass sittin' on his lap.
That won't hurt ye. Why, I've sat
here off an on for nigh twenty
years past, an II hasn't done me no
harm. Don't ye fash about them as
lies under ye, or that doesn't lie there
eitherI It'll b. time for ye to be get
ting scarf when ys see the tombstesns
all run away with. and the place as
bare as q stubble-field. There's the
clock, an must gang. Ny service
TO ye, ladies~ And off he hobbled.
Lucy and I sat a while. and IL was
all so beautiful before us that We
took hands as we sat; and she told me-
all over again about Arthur and their
coming marriage. That made me just
a little heart-sick, for / haven't
heard from Jonathan for . whole
month.
The same day came up here
alone, for ] am very sad. There was
no letter for me. I hope there can
not be anything the matter with
Jonathan. The clock has just struck
Q. / see the lights scattered all over
the town. sometimes in rows where
the streets are, and sometimes singly:
they run right UP the Esk and die
away in the curve of the valley. To
my left the view Is cut off by a black
line OF roof OF the old house next the
abbey.
The sheep and lambs are bleating in
the fields away behind me, and there
ts q clatter OF a donkey's hoofs up
the paved road below. The band on
the pier is playing a harsh waltz in
good time, and further along the quay
there Is q Salvation Army meeting
in q back street. Neither OF the bands
hears the other. but up here hear
and see them both I wonder where
Jonathan is and IL he Is thinking Of
aei wish he were here.
DR.. Seward'G Diary.
8 bJune.-The case OF Renfield grows
more interesting the more / get to
understand the man. He has certain
qualities very largely developed: sell
ftshness, secrecy, and purpose. /
Wish could get at what is the object
Of the latter. He seems to have some
0sttled scheme Of his own, but what
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Carslake Desperate.

NAEMf0kA u NNAanARaHA
I eke nor the captain
O >'.,.s 70 ioi0" ri INTO
nut NAAs "hiSpsreo
~, 'ss
.iYs you 'nouAha oohers
u you ssno somsons artsr thA
nO' fs-en Sn0'
Pr0HPu' oro'reo
ou' ~
Hny u was lAunehsd ana
VITA '"o ''Ar1 'aekles'
WY 'eA. 70 me oars ana Sent tns
"n o'sr 'hs sr.
80 nv
i'er' out the roW-eoat had not
nearly 20 far to 20, % the outcome
wnn n ou.affon
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over and over again for all ths extra trouble As n0W
causes you. -
Have you never wondered how some Of your poorer
nsighbors manage to get along-vomen with q house
ful OF children to, mind, and washinG cooking and
what not to accomplish besides? You think Of your
own lively young one and, putting yourself IN the
poor Womans place. marvel At her ingenuity
There is however, . vast difference In eAfldrOaL
Nature herself protects the woman who IN lnurOA -
hard physical labor. She brings into ths world a.
rule the type Of child who Il untroubsd By an iaE
nation-and IT II Imagination that II At the root q
all human restlessness i-
have seen . healthy country baby Of ezaxffns
age sit contentedly in hlgh-chair with bent tsa.
spoon for half day, while his busy mother scrubbed
sewed and baked for her household
When this child grows up he viii be httsd b psp
form hard physical abor-as his parents b0tdra
him-out he will not aspire to much beyond.
There is . fitness Of things In Nature which Shows
more tender Solicitude than sometimes Efvs he
credit for
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Jupiter,s Moons and Belts.

JUPITER will be seen few degrees southwest Of the
waning moon in the eastern sky about 10 p. mAo-night
The great planet now becoming favorsby placed for OBJ
servaon and amateur astronomers who have telescopes
will be delighted with the display Of its belts aud moons
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The Second Article on Knitting.

WOULD you like to know just how to knit aviators
cap muffler for soldier boy you know? Read
the article this page. You may just how the will
look in the picture of Marjorie Rambeau who is wearing
one made by the Stage Women's War Relief.
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DRAcULAOr The Vampire ByBram stoksr

One of the Most Thrilling
Read 1t In Every
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In the water and. 20 deciding.
1umpsd-throWinG herself eat a.
far a. she could.
Aarvelously she cleared the side
Of the yssssl and dropped safely
into the water below, .whSrsupon
she struck out valiantly for the on
coming motorboat. undeterred BY
her vet and clinKinR akirta.
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CHsvslissd from the photo-plsy The
Fatal RinE.")
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sibIy diminished, although he has
used half his food in attracting more
flies from outside to his room.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-11
APPLES, ORANGES,
FIGS AND PRUNES
Are The -Four Fruits Used in
Making "FTuit-a-tiVeS

"FRUIT-A-TIVES" is the only
medicine in the world that is made
from the juices of fresh ripe fruits.
Thus, it is manifestly unfair to say, ct
won't take Fruit-a-tives because | have
tried other remedies and they did me
no good". On the other hand, the fact
that ''Fruit-a-tives" is entirely different
from any other PycpGyafiOH in the vOrld,
is just whyyou should give it fair trial,
in any trouble of the Stomach, Liver,
Bowels, Kidneys or Skin. ''Fruit-a.
tives" rs composed Ofthe actise principle
CffyHit and the greatest neyJe toric eeey
diseosered. soc. a box, 6 for 50 20, trial
size, 25c. Atall dealers or sent by Fruit
a-tiyes Limited, Ogdensburg, NY.
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How 10 Stop Loss Of Hair
and Start New Growth

II your hair is thinning out lifeless,
full of dandruff, and your head itches
like mad. it's sure sign of the danger
Gus dandruff germ, and quick action
must be taken to save what hair you
have and start a new growth. Don't
walt until the hair root is dead for
then nothing can help you, but get
from your druggist four ounces Of
Partisan sage-it don't cost much and
there is nothing you could use that's
any better. DR.. Sangerbund, the fam.
Gus Paris specialist, discovered that
dandrutf and falling hair are caused by
microbe-then came the discovery
of the value of Partisan sage Oiquid
form to destroy this germ, prevent
falling hair and the formation of dand-
ruff. A few messages with Partisan
sage are all that are usually needed,
and very soon You should be able to
see the new hairs coming in Partisan
! sage is women's favorite hair dressing
because II will not stain and makes the
hair lustrous, soft and fluffy BE sure
you get Partisan sage (GirouX's) for
this brand is guaranteed William l.
Gokay can supply you.