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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-01
AUCTION SALES.
BY w. Il. Purcell. Jr.. Co, Inc
Real Estate Auctioneers,
1914 East Main 81.

TRUSTEES AUCTION SALE or DE-
srRABI4E FARM, MIDLOTHIAN
TURNPIKE, ABOUT SIX MILES
FROM RICHMOND, VA.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-01

In pursuance of orders entered in
the District Court of the United States
for the Eastern District of Virginia, on
the l4th day of July, 1917. and the
i4th day of December. 1917, in the
matter of Bessie v. Bragg. indi-
vidually and trading as Maternity Hos
pitai. bankrupt. we will sell at public
auction on the premises on
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-19
The Feverish Child

covered. In the newly born the
navel is frequent source Of
trouble. A blood culture will gen.
orally reveal the organism respon-
sible for the infection and consti-
tute a guide to vaccine treatment.
There arc a number of rare blood
diseases which can be very definite
ly diagnosed by a study of the blood.
Such a study should be undertaken
in all children showing anemia,
weakness. obscure fever and short
ness of breath, when the cause is
not obvious.
The rheumatic heart may be sus-
rected when n child has afternoon
fever. sore throat and joint and
muscle pains 1.-THE so-called growing
pains) 1t is most important to con-
fine the child to bed before valvu-
lar damage ensues, and such con-
finement is imperative when dam
age becomes evident.
Children sometimes suffer from
chronic Influenza which is difficult
to diagnose accurately, unless the
bacillus of the disease is discovered
in the bronchial secretions.
Adenoids, diseased tonsils, and de-
caying teeth are common causes Of
persistent fever which are readily
amenable to treatment.
Pyelitis acts a good deal like ma
laria. Examination OF the kidney
secretion reveals the source Of the
trouble.
The ears must not be overlooked
in a search for the cause of a per-
sistent fever in a child.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-19
Women and War Work

week TO the free service.
Obviously, it.would be too great a
physical drain on any woman to
work three or four nights a week
at the end of a full days work, not
to mention the injustice this would
inflict on her regular daily work IL
she brought to 1t a weary mind and
body. Bue one night, or even two
nights a week, impose no excessive
physical hardship.
The end OF the war does not end
the activities of this aggressive
little group. For the women who
have served declare they have re-
ceived much more than they have
given to the work. not merely in the
satisfaction OF patriotic con-
science, but in the great interest
of the tasks themselves, the con-
tact with 80 many varied and I'M
usually types of people.
And so emergency calls from
Uncle Sam during the period of de-
mobilization and reconstruction viii
still find the secretary Of the Busi-
ness Women's War Service at her
telephone, ready to respond with
expert workers, eager to donate
their hours to his service.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-19
BY Eleanor Gilbert.

N LENTT OF attention has been
r given the more courageous
women who have done the
unusual things. some more
or less spectacular. in the interests
Of war work. And ! would give all
praise to these women who cheer
fully entered unpleasant fields OF
service To replace men, who per-
formed dissEreeable as well as dan
gerous tasks OF helpfulness.
But let's pay tribute. too, to the
women who for good and sufficient
reasons were unable to get into the
thick OF war work. either because
OF physical disqualificatiOns. home
obligations, or other factors. and
who chose the less conspicuous
fields OF service.
Especially should due credit be
given to women who quietly gave
what they lad of service in routine,
useful things that carried with
them no particular glory of sensa-
tionalis.n. Far too many women
have been tempted by the IimeIight
OF publicity to forsakc the useful
tasks they performed well to seek
some spectacular job which they
couldn't permanently hold. There's
much common sense in the theory
of a group Of office women in sew
eral OF the large cities who offered
what time and abilities they had in
the useful fields they knew.
Since last August LOO office
women in New York have operated
a generous service for Uncle Sam.
They are secretaries. stenogra pliers,
file workers. tyDists. bookkeepers.
and other kinds Of clerks. All Of
them work during the day and have
TO earn their own living. But that
didn't stop them from forming an
organization that has been of en-
ceedingly great value to the vari-
Gus Governmental groups-draft
boards. Liberty loan committees,
and other emergency calls.
Under the name Of the Business
Women's War Service these women
operate a free office help bureau for
Uncle Sam.
1t differs from other employment
bureaus in these particulars:
% Only night workers are sup
piled, because the girls are all en-
ployed by day.
60 Workers give their services
tions serving Uncle Sam that have
no appropriation for office help.
This is to avoid dcpriving some
other office workers Of needed
paying Job.
The organization consists of the
high type OF office workcrs-wom-
en- in banking houses, insurance
companies, law offices, etc, and
most Of them are experts in their
particular work Consequently,
when a hurry call came from one
IF the draft boards for four girls
to work for three nights. the men
OH the board were amazed to find
that the huge pile Of work was all
finished In one evening.
or course, when the organization
was formed. the enthusiastic women
eagerly offered to work four or
five nights n week. But the wise
chairman tactfully refused. and ask
ed merely that each one pledge her
self to give at least one evening a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-19
Taking a "Dare. 1"

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
We are a group OF girls OF about
seventeen. A short time ago a boy
friend OF ours was dared" to refrain
from talking to a certain crop OF Us
for one month and talk to other girls
instead. He took the dare" The
month is almost over. and opinion
varies among the girls who have been
neglected. Some claim that sincere
friendship ought to be resumed. while
others. feeling Inundated. believe that
II is now BUR place TO retaliate and
treat him as we have been treated
We would like to have your opinion
It is certainly extremely foolish
to trihe- with friendship in this
way. and your boy friend shows
weakness in allowing himself to be
so influenced by girls whose desire
is perhaps to make trouble. The
boys rudeness is objectionable, but
he may not realize this. Why
doesn't one OF you explain to him
what II is that he has done and let
him know that you all expect a
sincere apology before resuming
friendly relations?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-19
The Club-Footed Man
A NEW SPY SERIAL BY VALENTINE WILLIAMS
Desmond Is AstOnished to Learn That
Special Train Will Take
Him to Berlin.

"The Berlin train goneF' said.
"But my business brooks no delay.
tell you 1 must be in Berlin to-
nIghtw
There is no question of your
taking the ordinary train. Herr
Doktor." the fat man replied
smoothly, but unfortunately the
special which had ready for you
has been countermanded. thought
you were not coming again"
A special? BY Jove. I was evil
IDENTIFY a parsonage Of note. But q
special would never dol Where the
deuce was IL going to take me?
"The Berlin train was to have
been held back until your special
was clear" the major went on, ~but
we must stop her at Vessel until
you have passed I will attend to
that at oncew
He gave some order down tho
telephone and after a brisk CONVEX
sation turned to me with a beam
ing face:
They will stop her at weseI and
the special will be ready in twenty
=
You have an hour or more to spare.
Might offer the Herr Doktor a
glass Of beer and a sandwich at our
officers casino here7"
- Well, I was in for It this time. A
special bearing me heaven knows
whittier on unknown business
Perhaps might be able to extract
a little information out of my fat
frfand ~ 9Th hfr, T -
cepted his Invitation with suitable
condensation
The major excused himself for an
instant and returned with my over
coat and bag.
here until we come backi'' Behind
him through the open door I INV
a group OF officials peering cur
iously into the room. AS we walked
through their midst, they fell back
with precipitation. There was
positive reverence about their man
ner which found extremely puz-
cling.
A waggonette. driven by an or
derby, stood in the station yard, one
of the customs officials, hat In
hand, at the door. We drove rap
ANAs NhhOuBh NShJ SplCA-Auo-Spa
streets to little square where the
sentry at an iron gate denoted the
Officers Club. In the anteroom four
or five officers. in field-gray uni
form were lounging. As we entered
they sprang to their feet and re-
mained stiffly standing while the
major presented them, Hauptmann
Pfahl, Oberleutnant Meyer a
a III Of - b.,
had lost an arm, another was very
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-19
Knew ALI About It.

Mrs. Newlywed was determined
not to show her inexperience when
she started off on the shopping
round for the first time.
Her first victim was the grocer.
These eggs are very small" she
said.
81 know It." answered the grocer,
"but that's the kind the farmer sup
plies me with. They only arrived
from the country this morning."
Yes" said the bride. seeing her
opportunity to show that in spite
of her youthful appearance she was
not to be trified with. That's the
trouble with these farmers; they
arc so anxious to get those eggs OF
theirs sold that they take them too
soon off the nest"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-19
By Ann Lisle.
CHATTER LIZ.

ToR the next two days Jim had
X a bad time of IL. When the
ice pack had reduced the
swelling OF his ankle, DIR.
kellogg strapped his foot up at an
acute angle which looked agonizing.
but was needed to take all weight
and strain on the ligaments Jim
had torn.
He's not 20 see soul" were the
ooctor's parting instructions. REST
and quiet for forty-eight hours
ought not to be a hardship TO .
lad with two or three smashed ribs
ready to start up a runpus."
Say, does the old fool generally
prescribe a week in q sanitarium
Tor a splinter in the finger?" Jim
demanded irascibly the very mo-
ment the doctor was gone. "Fn bet
Terry thinks I'm a dub"
He doesn't!" / cried. He knows
how sick you are
That's right-teIl a real man
that I'm a tender blossom dying of
torn ligament- Say. Anne. why in
blazes do you shut the door every
time you go to the phone? What
are you saying about me, anyway,
that you're so precious careful to
keep me from hearing?"
+Oh. Jim, the doctor said you
were TO have quiet, and thought
hearing me talk over the phone
might tire you! 1t never stops
ringing, you know"
1T doesn't? Well. then, more
people must have called up than
you told me about. Let's see
Betty, Terry, Sheldon. Tom Mason,
DicSy Royce, and Pat Dalton, you
said, didn't your"
Eyes, and Envy, too, and Sally,
and the folks from the cap fac
tory" catalogued stupidity.
-'Not-fny sisters?"
"That 1 took for granted you'd
know, Jim The telephone from the
Rochambeau must just ring s au-
tomatically-I think they cali every
hour"
A High Regard for Virginia
Jim smiled happily; all his irrita-
ton vanished
at didn't think Virginia would
stay mad at me-" he murmured like
a little boy. @Say, nursie, I've a no.
tion IL you'd pull down the blinds
] could sleep now. And shut the
door; after all, there's no percent
age in hearing you recite answers
to those telephone calls"
This was the second day, and
from that moment Jim got steadily
better But had lied, fer. though
the Rochambeau did telephone us al
most hourly, it was Phoebe, not
Virginia, who called.
On the third day Jim was to be
permitted to see one guest knew
who would be his choice, but things
didn't work out just as I expected,
for Betty telephoned to say that she
and Virginia had talked il over and
Rad decided that the most important
person for Jim to see was Terry.
''Terry's such a darling-so placid
and English" Betty declared. Hell
be over at three and I'm coming
along to visit you, and have you
meet our beloved Anthony Norreys
who was just come back from Can
ada"
didn't like any OF It. How
dared Virginia discuss Jim and me
with Betty? What right had she
to scheme and plan without con-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-19
Whor, q Oil Mo,.x;oc A Serial of
+" AIOu q O1l1 U1dl 11C0 Early Welded Life
Anthony NOrreys Tells Anne That He Needs Man
Like Her Husband as Secretary

sultins me? Was this her way OF
CLOSING over the fact that she
wasn't generous enough TO come
and visit her brother-until. per-
haps. he apologized for tho grave
crime of defending his wife against
her rudeness? And, finally, why
should Betty be bringing u strange
man to call on me now?
Some of my questions were an
swered soon enough.
In angry resentment / waited the
coming OF our guests-and 1 felt a
sign of my feelings flaming into
my cheeks when / opened the door
at three and found Terry Winston
standing there with a strange man
but no Betty.
Terry presented Anthony Nor
reys. and then began nervously to
explain that Mrs. Dalton had
thought it best for Betty not to
come.
because we-er-three would
probably get on better without an
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-19
Outmatched.

A man who was selling second
hand clothes in the market place OF
n country town was accosted by an
Irishwoman. who asked him the
price of a certain suit of child's
clothes. Five shillings." was the
mans reply. "And pwhat be the
price wIddout the weskit?" -Four
an-ninepence. madam" was the re-
ply. "Only threepence off for the
weskit?' The frishwoman picked
up the waistcoat and put down
threepence. remarking, "Tll get the
jacket and breeches cheaper some
where elser'
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-19
A Serial of

other-er woman" he brought out
perkily. ''Oh, Mrs. Jimmie. I'm all
set for seeing the lad-may 1 trot
right in?"
Almost on the word he popped
out of the room, leaving me to face
the man so strangely brought to
my house.
Anthony Norreys was slightly
over medium height and thin almost
to emaciation. He looked actually
i'll, but for all this he suggested
strengthened weakness. The sweet
ness of his mouth was belied by a
chin so rugged and dominant that It
made me a bit afraid until the one
Illuminating feature of his almost
homcly face caught and held my
eyes. And then / was conscious of
nothing but his eyes-ice-blue, keen
and penetrating, but, above all,
honest - unflinchingly, uncompro-
misingly honest. Strength, sweet
ness and honesty-they repeated
themselves in Anthony Norreys'
voice when he spoke:
MRS. Harrison, I've. come to ask
a favor of you. 1 can use a man
over at my place-a confidential
assistant. Winston and my friend,
Betty Bryce, say Jim Harrison is
the man I'm looking for, they say
it's his chance, but that I'll never
be able to persuade him to take 1t
unless / make him feel I'm in need
of a favor-not doing one. In a
way, that's not quite true. I've a
wonderful man in the place I'm Of
fering your husband. He under
stands"
A Declaration.
"Are you asking me to persuade
my husband to-steal this mans
job?" I interrupted hotIy. "Have
Betty and Terry made you think
I'm SO selfish that I'd be a party
to this scheme? Must 1 force Jim to
accept charity Ind take the bread
and butter out OF another mans
MOUTH"
Neither" replied Anthony Nor
reys quite without resentment Dear
child. !, too, am proud. But I'm go
ing to confide in you. See this
glove 1 wear? Well, IT covers wood.
They got the good old right hand
back in the days when Terry and
! were together at Verdun. Your
husbands ankle rather lays him
off real service, also. So IL we two
can release an able-bodied young
American like my assistant, 1t
would make up-a bit. The Govern
ment says I'm welcome 10 my
helper-and he'll stick. I'm buying
for England-and some chap with
a right fist has to keep the ac-
counts, you see? Don't often CAB
about my troubles like this. But 1
trust you. Some folks shrink from
a man who's MANNED"
laid both my hands on the arm
above that bit OF wood which was
a monument to what he had done
for his country Virginia had been
right-it was better that Anthony
Norreys and I had talked alone.
Thank you for Just what you've
said. I'm proud you knew you
could say it. I won't gush, but
don't feel as IL that Hun bullet
MANNED you. Instead il may have
given you something trust
you, too. Mr.. Norreys, and / prom
Use that my pride won't come be-
tween you and anything you and
my husband can do to help each
other-and our countries"
CTo BE COntinued.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-19
PUSS IN BOOTS
JUNIOR
By David Cory.

ELL, Puss carefully put
NM the Flower OF Youth,
Wv which the old man gave
him in the last story, in
the crystal vase, and then the little
Bluebird began to sing:
Take the flower, little Sir Cat
1t is far more precious than
gold
And give it at once to your father
dear,
Who then will never grow old"
So Puss Junior mounted his Good
Gray Horse and took leave of the
old man "You must be careful not
to spill the Flower of Youth from
the crystal vase, nor the Water OF
TRUTH" said the Bluebird, "for II
you do they will lose their magic"
81 will take care" answered Puss
bravely, and he rode away, and by
and by 1t grew dark, so he climbed
off his Good Gray Horse and sat
down beside a big stone, and while
he got his supper ready the Good
Gray Horse nibbled the grass and
rested after his long journey.
And by and by the moon came
out and the night wind sang such
a sleepy lullaby that Puss went
fast asleep. l think the song the
Night Breeze sang was something
like this:
by low and tinl<ling bell.
Fairy horns within the dell;
Ger the rocking, murmuring sea
Comes a pretty dream for me-
'See the kitten with the red top
boots" cried a little elf who hap
pened to pass by where Puss Junior
lay sound asleep beside a big stone.
And ] guess the Good Gray Horse
was fast asleepS too. for he stood
very still and never moved his ear
when a moth miller lighted on it
81 have read about this famous
little cat" whispered another elf.
"He is a great traveller. I have
read much about him in a little
book with his picture en- the
cover"
Let us look at his Shoes" said
a tiny fairy. jumping down from
her moth miller steed and tiptoe-
ing up to Puss.
And then. all of a sudden. they
saw the Flower of Youth in the
crystal vase standing close beside
little Puss Junior.
Look, lool1!r they cried; "here
is the Flower OF Youth" And then
they all lifted the vase carefully
and sped away with II. And, oh,
dear me, Puss Junior never woke
up, and neither did the Good Gray
Horse, till morning. But when Puss
looked around and found his pre-
cious flower was gone he was
dreadfully unhappy.
"Oh, who has taken my hower?'
he cried.
TOO wit, too wool" hooted an old
owl THE fairies did. I saw
them."
where did they go with it,"
asked Puss. but the old owl was
so sleepy with sitting up all night
that he didn't answer, but went
back into his hollow tree.
'Oh, dear, oh. dear. what shall
do?" cried Puss Junior. and the
Good Gray Horse felt so sorry for
his little master that he couldn't
eat his breakfast. And in the next
story you shall hear what happen
ed after that
Copyright. 1918. David Cory.
CrO BE Continued.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-19
Economical
Recipes,

Here are a few tested recipes
from Good Housekeeping worth the
trying:
DATE PUDDING.
One box of dates, one cupful milk.
Stone a box OF dates and lay, cut
side down. in a small pudding dish.
Cover with the milk and let stand
at least one hour. Then bake in a
slow oven tit is wise to set the
pudding in a pan of hot water as
for custard) for one-holf or three
quarters OF an hour. This is good
hot or cold.
COCOASUT CAKES.
Three-fourths pound dried shred
ded cocoanut, one cup condensed
milk.
Mix together and drop from a
spoon on a well oiled pan. Cook in
a slow oven for twenty-five min
utes- This recipe makes three dozen
cookies.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-19
A Correction.

A school teacher had written on
the black board the sentence: THE
toast was drank in silence" and,
turning to the class. asked il any
one could point out an error in
that Instantly one small boy put
up his hand and, going to the board,
wrote the correction, 1.-THE toast
was ate in siIence"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-19

I I yer in children we are in a
a better strategic position
to estimate the Importance OF
feverish ailment OF this sort and to
deal with it effectively.
A protracted fever in a child,
more or less obscure with respect
to associated symptoms, may be
assumed to be due either to tuber-
culosis. malaria, some kind of septic
poisoning or other disease of the
blood, rheumatic inflammation Of
the lining OF the heart, influenza,
tonsillar and other throat condi-
tions, disease of the ear, or pye-
lit!s, which last is due to an in
fected condition of the lining OF
the kidney. or course, there arc
other causes OF protracted fever OF
obscure character in children, but
those we have named are the COM
monest.
Children presenting persistent
fever as a symptom must be care
fully studied by the physician until
a correct diagnosis is made. for
every one OF the conditions men,
toned is fraught with tragic pos
sibilities which il is frequently
feasible to avert IL the character
of the affection is clearly made out.
tuberculosis, for example, offers
good likelihood OF curse II diagnosed
early and II nutritive and other
problems are properly solved.
Malaria may usually be known
BY the periodic character of the
fever. which is apt to come on at
regular intervals OF so many days,
also by the discovery OF the ma
larinl organisms in the blood and
by the curative effect OF quinine.
In the case OF a septic fever the
source OF infection must be dis
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-19
WhY He Smiles.

There are compensations for
most things" said Mrs. wilkins.
Poor James was run over by a
motor car yesterday. but he had a
smile on his face when they took
him to the hospital"
"Why the smiIe?"
HE was carrying home a cake at
the time and il punctured a tirer
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-19
Use Old Tin Containers.

WITH the advent OF wheat substitutes, the housewife is
confronted with the problem of sanitary containers
for her cornmea rice flour barley flour grains ETC. Three
pound coffee cans and large cracker boxes make most
satisfactory containers Try painting them with auto paint
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-19
This Day in History.

THIS is the anniversary of the death in 1741 of yitus
Behring, the explorer who gave his name to Behring
Straits A. Dane he entered the service Of Russia and died
island in the Arctic of exposure and disappoint-
ment -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-19
By Brice Belden, N. D.

- WEN a knowledge of the va
rious causes of chronic fe-
yer in children we are in a
a better strategic position