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CUTICURA STOPS ITCHING
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of itching, burning skin and scalp af-
fections. Besides these super-creamy
emollients if used daily prevent little
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Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard. Cuticura, Dept. L,
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Whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as Gen.
eral Tonic because il contains the well
known tonic properties of QUININE and
IRON. II acts on the Liver. Drives out
Malaria, Enriches the Blood and Builds
up the Whole System. so cents
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Naturally So.

Didn't you tell me that dealer you
bought the salmon from, gave you
short weight?"
NO, l. didn't. All / said was that
there was something fishy about his
scales"
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Thounht II Eunnv

why have you spelled every word
in this joke you have offered us with q
capital letter." asked the editor.
Because it is a capital joke" re-
piled the joke-writer.
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QaK7 HA q ~ e 8 n
- & 90 lSW1LE2 " "
The Old Lament.

Il thought l heard screams coming
from the nursery. Is anything wrong"
"Only that Mamie is washing her
hair and can't do a thing with it,"
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Its Mature

mo watering place. however, fash
ionable. can be made exclusive"
''Why notf"
Because anybody who pleases can
be i'm the swim."
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A String 10 Them.

WHAT became OF that String oil
pearls your husband was going to give
your"
"Oh. he had hold of the string"
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Nothing Serious.

WAS l full when you saw me last
night?"
Il wouldn't like To say that"
"COme on. What was | doingf
well, you were challenging lamp
post TO race"
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Cut Them Out.
Remove from your vocabulary
don't like" or cant eat."-Emporia
Gazette.
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l. MO back TO play, John Will
liam. I'm very busy.
The Washington times., 1917-07-21

at home q girl may have two froeks
for the cost Of one ready-made.
It is more. practical to select .
simple model to copy rather than
one that needs professional work
manship. Success may be obtained
by the home dressmaker II abe sees
to the "nt" of the garment and IL
sure to sew It we'll A good finish"
is also important.
Nothing prettier or more express
sive of delightful Summer days
could be imagined than = dainty
frock Of pale blue yoile. The sim
plicity of the model makes for its
beauty and the cost. too. is attrac-
tive. The blouse Is cut perfectly
plain. not even boasting Of q tuck.
A really quaint hchu. edged by two
narrow plated rufnes. picot on edge.
is the only trimming on the waist
The nchu gracefully crosses In front
and is lost IN the soft belt
The sleeves. too. are Interesting.
b&ing long and rather snug. The
cutest little pointed cuff Is edged by
the plating. Very graceful Is the
skirt Groups Of deep tueks. three
II the. knees and three At the hips.
give q smart line to q plain skirt
Quite q lot of fullness IL. shown at
The waistline. A belt Of self ma
The Washington times., 1917-07-21
Meeting Success
Half Way
In the Last Analysis, Who Makes
Your Decisions for You?

Happen upon . correct solution
OF your problem, and next time YOU
have . problem in which you will
expect chance TO direct you. And
the chance that chance will send
you west when you want to 20 east
is exactly as good as any other.
Experience Is made up of bIunders
and successes properly understood,
properly reacted upon and wisely
remembered.
A habit OF leaning on someoLs
else Is absolutely fatal The busi-
ness world duplicates life In its
habit Of putting up to its denixens
situations where instantaneous de-
cision are necessary.
Suppose you are padding around
IN the ocean in water nicely calcu-
lated to come Just TO your shoulders.
You can't swim and you are very
careful not TO venture out into the
undertow.. Suddenly you see some
one twenty feet beyond struggling
wildly for help. To rush to the
rescue seems beautifully heroic
but to turn and stride in to the
lifeguard who Is rowing his cata-
maran in such a direction that he
cannot possibly see the danger Is
much more useful.
II you have taught yurself to
make instant decisions you get
through the water toward the eni-
cient means Of rescue as fast az
ever you can, shouting the while
to attract attention. You don't let
the fact that what you are doing
looks cowardly cloud your vision
As a rescuer you will be of no pos
sible avail. II you try TO be hero.
the lifeguard will probably have two
victims on his hands. -.
All of life is full Of instants like
that-instants when you have to
siSe yourself up and decide on .
course which will be Of use to you
and everybody else concerned.
m YOUR office IL short-hAnded ana
YOU are willing TO stay overtime
every day for q week. wen ana
good. But suppose you are strus-
Fling along on the verge OF
nervous breakdown and those hours
Of extra work land you In SICK
bed. You haven't accomplished any
thing particularly constructive Tor
either yourself or your office- Never
mind who tells you that you ought
II
that you are physically unnt 10 90
II, tell that to the superintendent or
manager.
From such simple beginnings a.
whether TO ride in the subway or
the L." all of life Is nlled with
need for decisions. Don't waste
your energy on decisions which
aren't worth much thought But do
give real thought to important de-
eisions which deserve q constructive
attitude from you. No one else can
quite tell your fitness to undertake
certain new work. No one else can
estimate the amount of work Of
which you are capable; no one else
can tell just what IS your point Of
greatest efficiency. Unless you
figure the thing out ana decios
saneIy. you are missing your real
opportunity for success
The Washington times., 1917-07-21
Care For the Baby

II knows how 70 develop its muscles
ana senses. Allow time each day
for free moticn-wrigEiing. kicking.
turning. twisting. crying. cooing.
Wator-Inside and OUTS an es-
sential. Ofer the baby some boiled
water to drink several times q day.
Freahen up the body with daily
bath. On hot days two or mora
baths may conduce 20 greater COM
fort and prevent ths dire effects OF
overheating.
A mother enjoys dressing her In
fant. But give more thought to the
child than the clothes
Make the rule Of clothing one Of
coolness and comfort for the infant
Dress the baby for the hottest tenn
peraturs Of the day. II u beeomes
cool, II 10 easy to put on outer gar
nents for protection Don't put on
wooden garments when cotton win
suffice. Danish the flannel binder
as soon a. the navel II properly
healed and contracted.
The normal food for babies II
breast milk. Regular hours OF nurs-
ing and satisfactory milk simplineo
the feeding OF babieA
Moderate nourishlng food Il TO Be
supplied according to the needs OF
the Individual child Your child 10
entitled to consideration a. a real
person Its wants are to be deemed
worthy Of your thought
II you do not know how to bring
up q baby and attend to its physical
needs, seek advice from those COM
petsnt to give f. Read books At
tend lectures Ask doctors. nurBeA
trained workers among babies.
Remember your BABY - a nnO
little animal subject to the same
laws OF growth and development a.
all other animals
Your sentiment tells you that you
have the nnest baby In the world
Let your judgment make II the
hsalthisst baby you have ever seen.
Common sense sees beauty in
health. but seeks health before
beauty. N.. as
Baby care IL right living and AD-
piled common BensA
The Washington times., 1917-07-21
BV Lillian Lauferty.

r PAVE you any faith in your
n self? At once you answer.
Certainly" Then why are
you 30 fearful Of making decisions?
remember waking up early one
morning on the eve Of q college
vacation and wondering whether
ought to rush through my pack
ing, make an early train and ar
rive in my home town in time for
. late dinner or whether l had bet
ter take things easy, start right
after lunch and get home at about
ten o'clock. That problem began
TO assume immense proportions In
my eyeG
II the first train were late,
might keep my family waiting for
dinner until eight o'clock or there
'Gbouts. II the second one were
late, II might be at least midnight
before got home. / lay in bed
cogitAtinE that important % prob
lem until getting the early train
was entirely out of the question.
And then felt very much relieved
because fate had made my decision
for me!
Wasn't the whole proceeding
sillyf
Didn't It show a lack Of faith in
my own Judgment? Why couldn't
advantages in taking one or the
other tvain and then act sanely on
my own decision7
Would you like to know how the
situation came out7 The train !
u - L.
at half-past three in the morning.
Ny family was terrified and sleepy,
and / started out on my Spring
vacation with = completely worn
cut feeling.
why under the sun didn't you
take a train which got In at a re-
apectable hourF asked an unfeel-
ing friend the next day.
And quite without any intention
Of lying / heard this remark trip
pig OF my lips: "oh, 1 would have
taken the early train, but couldn't
manage to make II"
Making decisions seems particu-
larly difficult for the average
feminine being. But whenever / am
tossed between two alternatives I
remember the train that was six
aours late and come TO a prompt
aecision. II I am inconvenienced
nd annoyed and forced to suffer.
[ least am going to have the sat
sfaction Of knowing that tried to
meet the situation and didn't drift
aimIessiy and weakly because II
was too much trouble to decide what
TO do or because I didn't feel that
I was capable of making de-
cision!
Nowhere In life Is there q real
chance for success for any indi-
yidual who vacillAtes between two
courses. Better to blunder splen-
didly than to drift into near cor
rectness- Given two alternatives
and a wrong decision, you have a
few facts on which to base your
decision next time q similar situA-
lion arises
The Washington times., 1917-07-21
A Cool FrOck For
A Warm Day
inexpensive Yet Smart Gowns May
Be Made By the Girl at Home

terial and sash ends finished ~
tassels eomplete this fetching froek.
To copy such . froek about seven
yards Of thirty-six-ineh material
will be necessary. One OF the stores
offered = very sheer voIls In pInk.
blue. lettuce green and corn color
for twenty-five cents per yard.
making one dollar and ssventy-nve
cents the cost for the material
Picot or hsmstitichIng for the ruff
nes will be an additional twenty
nve cents. making the total cost
about two dollars for this charming
frock. OF course the cost will vary
according to selection Of style. ma
terial. etc, but such . froek should
not be more than three dollars at
most
There are many pretty variations
that can be made to this simple
gown Some girls show . marked
preferences for striped voIls- Shrimp
pink. lavender or Dutch blue are
good when striped with white of
pin-head width A smart little frock
was made somewhat similar to the
model just described, but striped
wolfe was substituted. The nchu
and sleeves were cut from plain
white voIle and trimmed by striped
rufles. The belt. too. showed white.
The groups of tucks were omitted
and . deep knee band of silk mate
The Washington times., 1917-07-21
Returning Gifts.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

nEAR MISS FAlRFAA:
VIII you kindly advise me
regarding the following: I have
been going about with \ man for
four years. During that time he
gave me two very valuable diA-
nond rings. About three months
ago we quarrelled, and since then
I feel we never could be friends
again. Now. wrote asking
him TO call for the rings, and he
replied that they were given to
me, not loaned. and was to do as
l pleased with them. Ny friends
say / ought to accept that as
fnal and keep them, but feel
that as long as keep them I am
indebted to him What do you
advise? B. C.
Of course . girl ought not to ae-
cept valuable Jewels from any
but her hance. And when an en-
gagement 10 broken. the ring Is
generally returned. The mans at
titude Is very fine and generous.
would prefer not to keep his gifts.
I think TO send them to him without
another word would be distinctly
rude. especially as his attitude II
so generous. Why do you not
write and tell him very frankly
that you feel you cannot keep the
Jewels. which meant something to
you when their Eiver was dear to
you and which only hurt you now
Tell him that you simply cannot
keep them. and so are returning
them to him. by sxpress- The ex-
press offices assume practically any
money obligation On insured pack
AgOL -
The Washington times., 1917-07-21

pedo once more. and went on my
way"
He described the sinking OF two
ships at Gibraltar. the destruction OF
the Tarascon bridge, the cruiser at
Spezia, and many, many mora, until
the white flag was fastened IN San
francisco Bay, following oriers by
submarine telephone from Fulbs-t.
II had trouble" he explained, "to
md a strip OF cloth.
~ took a piece OF sail from q boat
in the bay. It was .n the dead OF
night. so no one saw ms. wrote the
prescribed words with the blood os II
dolphin which I killed especially"
Hictaner made his tragic recital
with an air OF pride, AMI concluded
this exactly expressing his state OF
mind:
DO you think the men will give
US the empire OF the word LHw, or
must l go out again and destroy
everything left floating on the water?
Command me, for I obey with
joy"
II their faces had been bare Hic-
taner might have seen cunning lights
steal across Fulbert's eyes. ami pUz-
zllng, cruel smile play upon oAus'
lips.
I'VE must wait. my son." answered
Fulbert in q voice vibrant with tsro-
cious JOY. Men will have until the
end of the month to reflect. decide,
and answer. Let us wait.
But as for you, we are most surely
pIeased!"
Yes. my child" exclaimed Oxus.
ssYou are thu 1yorfhv ranpapt ~ vo,tr
race. You are he whom prophets of
old have foretold from all time. and
for whom we had not dared to hope"
The Washington times., 1917-07-21
Saving the Nations Birds

family. sometimes as many as .
dozen in number. will all set out for
the zelda
For the small partidges are no
weakIings. They have no idea Of
remaining in any nest. however
comfortable. and being fed like 50
many young sparrowA No sooner
have the sun and wind dried their
downy coats than they are eager to
20 forth into the world.
You may imagine the anxiety of
the parent birds on this important
day. There are 30 many duties
to perform. Nourishment must be
found for mouths that have never
tasted food. The grass must be
watched for cats. skunks and
snakes. One eye must be kept wide
open for dogs or men. and the
sky must be also watched for mur-
derous hawks. Last of all. the
family must be kept together.
Many are the troubles which be-
set the young partridge. One family
that watched once lost several
members In an incredibly short
time. The second day out Of the
nest one Of the little ones was
stepped on by a horse gallopinE
about the pasture. A second was
caught by 4 prowling cat An
other fell into q deep poSthols and
never got out again, and two others
sickened and died.
When the family are old enough
to take care of themselves the
mother forsakes them and turns her
attention to the raising OF another
brood.
And the nnai and greatest peril Of
all comes when they are all fully
grown when the Autumn brings the
hunting season. So you can see that
the life Of the partridge is beset
with dangers on every hand.
The Washington times., 1917-07-21

opened the shellhsh with what
seemed to be a gold dagger drawn
from his aluminium belt.
He swallowed the bivalve after
chewing Il with an extremely rapid
vigorous movement
Taking the snemones, which were
OF an exquisite red, he pulled out
their tentAcles one by one and bit
into them with the great bites q child
might take in a peach.
There" he exclaimed, when he was
finished, 'T can tell you now about
my expedition, though It will take
some time"
How Il Was Done.
With an unconscIousness, mon
strous II It had not been touching
and at points sublime, he related the
story OF his terrible journey from
HeIigoland to Yokohama.
He told how he had attached his
torpedoes to the hulls OF mems ships,
set the clockwork in operation which
caused the explosion ten minutes
later and how he was already far
away when It occurred.
+. "At Cherbourg," he explained. "a
network OF steel wires barred both
entrances to the harbor. Neverthe-
less, my father, you ordered me to
blow up the fort remembered your
warning me about mems ruses and
avoided touching the wires.
Leaving the Torpedo in the bottom
OF the sea. swan around looking for
passage. / very quickly found a
spot where the bottom OF the net wss
stretched between two rocks, thus
making An opening. Between these
two rocks the ravine was free.
slipped in and out, boarded the Tor
The Washington times., 1917-07-21

There was a moments pause.
Fulbert anu Oxus measured in their
minds eye the distance still to be
run.
HIctaner saw in his the marvellous
stories he had heard about past deeds
OF the man-fish species.
The silence. surcharged with faith
omless thoughts. was first broken by
Fulbert.
A Restriction Removed.
MY son. we wish to prove our sat
isfaction to you, and for that reason
we are going to>remove a restriction
which may have been irksome for
you. We have placed bans upon your
liberty"
(which one, Iatherg" asked the
man-fsh.
"Oxus," said the monk. "do you
agree with me in thinking that .ouI
child can roam freely in the neigh
borhood now with safety"
II was going to express the same
wishw
"Very well, my son." Fulbert went
on. until now prudence made us ex-
act from you that you never leave
those submarine grottoes which are
your home and your refuge.
From this time on you may cross
at will the gate which separates them
from the high seas. and which We
have only opened to send you forth
upon well-dehned expeditions. After
this the gate will be opened or closed,
as you wish"
Thanks. indeed, father" cried He
taner. with unfeigned joy.
ITO tell the truth, have some times
been unhappy at not being able to
roam around this isle, swimming
gently. cradling myself on top Of the
waves In the SUM-"
But" said Oxus, eve must exact
one thing. Don't ever go farther than
a league from the lost isle. And don't
ever be gone more than Ave hours.
"If you should see a ship during
your wanderings, don't show your
self. II you are surprised, however,
blow her up without hesitation, and
kill all her men who try to keep
afioat.
Moreover" the monk went on. 1--WE
must warm you tnat II you walk on
the lost isle by daylight you will be
apt to meet men. Do not notice them,
nor talk to them, nor even look at
them.
beware OF them!
They are men, or the children OF
men. whom we have reduced TO sla-
very. They are our servitors.
II will order them not to approach
you. nor speak to you II they see you.
You are their master and their god,
and you must not so lower yourself
as to let them know you even notice
their existence"
Your wishes will decide my con-
duct" responded Hictaner. May
take out the Torpedo?"
Yes" answered Oxus. at will al
ways be ready. But do not go more
than twenty leagues in It. When you
go alone be sure to take your dagger
to defend yourself against sharks"
81 understand. l will take all the
precautions you suggest"
81 am glad. my son." said the monk.
"And now" Oxus went on. raise
your arms so that I may listen to
your lungs and find out II your health
Is still as perfect as ever"
(COntInued In Sundays AfternOon
The Washington times., 1917-07-21
By S. Gilbert Pearson,
CHead Of the Audubon Society and
One Of the WOFld'u Greatest
AuthsritIea On Bird LIfe.)

One OF the "oEAal OENAAG4N
AuthOritIes On Bird Llfe.)
-HERE is nothing prettier TO
watch than the bobwhite or
partridge. particularly when
the birds are bringing up a family
In the Spring.
It IL in the Spring, Of course. that
the handsome male partridge begins
his eourtinE. II you are careful
and do not approach too close. you
will often see the male partridge
strutting about perhaps on the rail
Of a fence, displaying his beautiful
feathers to the greatest advantage
In the bright sunlight and whistling
away TO his lady love. who is prob
ably hidden in the grass near by
watching him with admiring eyes.
Occasionally she will give a soft
low cluek in reply. just to let him
know that she is giving him all her
attention.
When nesting time comes they
may select 4 comfortable place un-
derneath a bunch OF grass close to q
fence for making their home. Day
BY day for ten days or two weeks
the white eggs in the nest will in
crease In number.
After that for many days the
mother will brood over her treas
ures, her lord and master feeding
her and even occasionally taking
her place on the nest while she gets
. little needed exercise and takes
her turn in searching for food.
Then. when finally the day comes
when each white shell has been
opened by the vigorous pecking OF
the little bird inside. the whole
The Washington times., 1917-07-21
HIC7ANER- -tThe Man Fish The Marvellous
StOry of HOw He Succeeded in SINKING a Nauu
By Jean De La Hire.
What Has Gone Before

The story opens with the arrival Of Ful-
bert, q Buddhist monk Of the Tfbetan
Lama, At an isolated house on the Island
Of Cabrera. He greets Oxus. master Of
the house, with whom he II plotting for
the making OF q mGn-dsh. q creature that
may slip into the eea. and below sweep
the oceans Of every ship that noNts.
Oxus had expected his own wife, Bertha.
TO give birth to q male IAiid. but q little
girl was born instead. Fulbert, in q mon
astery In Spain, takas from Martha de
Bligutres her maie infant born out OF
wedlock. The mother goes mad when the
child Il torn from her breast.
Eighteen years pass. The scene shifts
to the French torpedo boat Cyclone. In
Nillefranchs Harbor. The commander.
Lieut.. Louis de. Cisefat. is talking TO =
friend. II Is February /. ciserat calls at
tention TO Newspaper article which tells
Of a Witt Of q mysterious stranger to the
palace o. tke, Kaiser. The Kaiser II com
''Unknown.'' similar prociamafions are
received by the rulers Of France. Bel
Gium, Denmark. Great Britain. Austria,
Russia, and Holland.
Ciserat and the other officers of the
French squadron are summoned on bard
Admiral Germinet's naEship- The ad-
niral announces that the Unknown" has
blown up q German and q British battle
ship. and has afro destroyed Fort Chav-
Other forts and ships also are destroyed.
Fulbert and Oxus are then turned to In
the story, being located on an island on
the Arabian coast. ---s
'Hictaner." or the man-nsh. comes into
the chamber and talks TO Oxus and Fur
bert by means Of signals. The two monks
wear wonderful diving helmets and gar
n1ents made Of silver scales II appearr
that Hictaner by means Of his marvellous
amphbious powers. and the help Of
torpedo, or bomb carrier. is enabled 10
travel under water at Incredible speed.
Severac. an engineer and also q member
Of the Lamaist order. Il the Inventor Of
the torpedo. but known nothing Of He
tnner. The two monks decide to impart
their secret TO sevsrac.
Fuibert explains how Oxus expertmented
on apes until he produced one that could
live IN water and hov q male child was
obtained. He then told Of how the man
nsh was trained. Of the treasures recoS-
cred, Of the destruction wreaked, and Of
the truce.
While they are talking Moisetts enters.
She ehides the two old men for being
late for supper. The monks invite Sew
erac to dine with them Severac 10 In
tsnsely agitated In the presence OF MOI
settle. who. however. regards him with
indifference.