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The Washington times., 1918-01-31
A Fascinating Series
of Good Night, Stories

lightning. and then. all Of 4 sudden,
a great bird snatehsd him on his
pony and new away with him.
Oh. dear me! Wasn't that dread
full. For It was the Thunder BIRD.
and his feathers were a. black a.
night and his wings a. large ~ the
sails on a ship. and his beak wa
like a shaft, OF lightning. It was 20
sharp and bright. and every time he
Mapped his wings there was 4 sound
like thunder. and every time he
opened his bill streaks OF lightning
dashed over the sky. And the little
pony was 50 frightened that he
turned and ran back ~ fast a. he
could to the little King Of the
Mountain and told him what had
happened.
And when that little King heard
the news. he called together all his
subjects and they started to walk
UP the great staircase that reached
on the inside of the mountain to the
very top. where the Thunder Bird
had his home. Let Us make haste
to rescue our little friend" cried
the little King of the Mountain.
And in the next story you shall hear
what happened to Puss.
Copyright. ISfs. David COY.
CTO BE Continued To-nOrrswJ
The Washington times., 1918-01-31
BeetrOOt Cement.

A result OF experiments In French
factories is the production OF an
excellent cement a. . by-produot of
beet-sugAr refining. The first step
in the production Of sugar from
beets is boiling them. II has hereto
fore been customary TO throw away
as Nalueless the scum formed on
the caldrons. But II has now been
discovered that this scum contains
large quantities Of carbonate of
lime. II IL estimated that 1000 tons
Of the carbonate can be recovered
from 10000 tons OF beets. To this
quantity OF the carbonate l,1oo tons
OF clay Is added. the resultant
product being q good cement. The
beet-scum IL pumped into large
reservoirs and allowed to evapornte
for n certain length OF time before
being mixed with the clay. Il IL
then stirred or beaten for an hour
before being fed into a rotary oven
such a. - used u making Portland
espsat -
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Southern spirit chay that does not die must remember she has
all the from seventeen tentvn Of the girls Of her
land live with her for awhile girls who from their mothers
strange food be thand there isn't
mother to make things right
There's hy the of long sopng street. where they
a splendid old that would make
right fine spot for barracks for Uncle Sans soders who aren't at
home while they work for him.
Please remember that Doris who little bride Mary who
visit mother Virginia often, Myrtle who at
home in Washington Ruth who Scotch and ambitious May
whose mother coming Mildred who used matinee and lunch
and likes this lots better Pae who has four brothers love her. Louise
from Iowa. the bOh girl Adele with the and Quaker Frances
with the golden hair straight from the Office their ggngn
rocks and aren't dressed up all
you and Ike them this what would i we could see
Youth for when loved to dance
NELL BRINKLEY.
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HERE lady lucky in this whole country right
Because whybecause day the pest three girls from
department the Governnenhs Government that
holding breath with interest these days. no parlo
all drink tea-mtn make their faces
little Southern fac-ke yellow there
gypsynes confess Welsh Spanish blood there little
and have just ONE there
to know thirgbut just
little hghheels and SLIM tall who
waving the Western prairie where they
FROM
% golden black brown in love-
they working for Uncle Sam the wtest
hands hywOng for and me and the boy on the sea-
the boy on Some been busy before
working night they pass the Civil Service
and be Uncle schoolgirls the Some Of them have
their far from them and wish they
did Washington the beautiful women the kind soft
The Washington times., 1918-01-31
By David Cory.

kI@E ECAUsE I have such won
derful ruby eyes?" repeat
- ed the strange toad. for
you remember that was the answer
Puss gave him in the last story
when this strange toad asked PuSS
why he ran after him.
I'll tell you. II you'll promise not
TO hurt me. why Iny eyes are red
as rubies and my legs yellow" and
the toad jumped up and sat down on
the big mushroom and crossed one
leg over the other and commenced.
"Oncs upon q time there lived in
Frog Fairy Land a wise Frog King
who had two sons. and not far from
the Frog Pond was Toad Country.
where my father was King OF all
the toads. Well. one day as 1 was
hopping along near the Frong Pond
a man came by with a net and in a
few minutes he had picked up so
many frogs that the big basket
which he had with him could harly
hold them. Now l did not know
that this man worked for the Giant
Thundertone. or I never would have
called out:
wicked man! Why do you make
The Washington times., 1918-01-31
On the Border of Sleep
STRANGE SIGHTS THAT LINGER THERE
Garrett P. Serviss Explains the
'Hypnagogic' Illusions That Have
Puzzled Many of Us.

, hypnagogic visions, as It were, by
q pin Of waking memory.
IL is very interesting to recall.
IN connection with the subject Of
hypnagogic visions. some curious
remarks OF Edgar ALEU- Poe con-
corning the ecstatic fancies that
came to him when he was passing
through "the border ground OF the
dominion Of sleep" Theae are to
be found IN his "Marginalia," Geo
ton LXI.
Poe begins by combating the or
dinary assumption that there are
thoughts which cannot be eS-
pressed in words. For my part"
declares Poe, 81 have never had q
thought which I could not set down
in words with even more distinct
ness than that with which l con-
ceiyed #" Then he goes on to
say: There is, however, q class
of fancies Of exquisite delicacy
which are not thoughts and to
which. as yet, I have found It alb
solutely impossible to adapt Ian
guAge. ! use the word fancies at
random and merely because must
use some word; but the idea COM
monty attached to the term is not
even remotely applicable to the
shadows Of shadows in question
They seem to me rather peychal
than intellectual. They arise In.
the soul (alasI how rarely only
at its epochs Of most intense tran,
Quillity-when the bodily and men
tai health are IN perfection-and
at those mere points OF time where
the confines Of the waking world
blend with those Of the world OF
dreams. l am aware OF these
'fancies' only when / am upon the
very brink of sleep, with the cen
sciousness that / am so"
He continues by saying that the
~faneies have In them . pleasurable
ecstacy as far beyond the most
pleasurable Of the world Of wake
fulness, or OF dreams, a. the heaven
OF the Northman theology is be-
yond its hell" and further on he
describes the "Rbsoluteness Of now
city" in these -psychal impres-
sions." In which there Il really
nothing even approximate in char
acter to impressions ordinarily re-
ceived. 1t as II the Eve senses
were supplAnted by hve myriad
others alien TO mortality"
The locus in time TO which Poe
refers HIS psychic phenomena, viz.
the verge Of sleep, suggests for
them an origin similar to that Of
hynogogic visions.
The Washington times., 1918-01-31
To My Sweetheart
SOLDIER
TENTH LETTER.
Dearest:

bCAICSL.
General Oliver and I, sitting to-
gether on a corner of the low fence,
watched today the young soldiers
drilling in the hollow square. Why
is it that the sprightly, martial
music Of a military band is always
so inexpressibly sad? Perhaps it
was the memory to me of the strains
to which your company swung in
line, and marched away! Perhaps
it was the memory to him of the
day when, with sworn held high, he
made at the head of the Union
troops that memorable charge at
Gettysburg. At any rate we looked
at each other with eyes full Of tears.
One can hardly believe that a
group Of young men, six months ago
so ignorant of military tactics could
today be drilling with such perfec-
tion. 1t was q wonderful line that
came swinging down the field. Every
head motionless, every eye straight
ahead, every face lighted with en-
thusiasm and hope! The eagerness
that fills these soldiers of today
amazes me! They have individual
belief that the war must end, as
soon as they enter the fray! What
an invincible army they will make !
And how brave they are! / wonder
il it is the courage of understanding
or maybe the false courage of igno-
rance! 1t doesn't seem possible that
anyone actually acquainted with the
horrors Of war, could be so light
heartedly brave as these boys are!
Your bravery is a different thing.
It is of different quality. You have
a courage which help lps you to rise
above physical and mental calamity
which triumphs over fear of any
kind-fear of poverty, or suffering,
or sickness, or even death. Yours is a
mature, far-sighted, understanding
courage, which upholds you, not only
in some tremendous crisis, but
which helps you in all the petty
issues Of life.
As we sat on the fence, General
Oliver gave me a running comment
ary on the various young men as
they swung past. He knows them
all, / guess, and their fathers be-
fore them. This one was expelled
from colIege-that one has a wild
owed mother-another is just start
ing the study of law-still another
idle and unwilling to work-and
here now they are, welded together
in one common purpose, fired by the
same high courage, working shoul-
der TO shoulder in the noblest en-
deavor one can know, defense of
ones country Equalized-made as
brothers-all of them high priests
in a holy cause!
The captain of the company used
to be the widest young man in the
county-mothers feared him, and
daughters knew that if they received
his attentions it must be behind par
entail backsl Now he is completely
changed! Standing six feet tall,
straight and broad shouldered and
fine, his head held high, his eyes
flashing, his eager young voice ring
ing out across the field, he was a
very picture Of Sir GalahadI Such
The Washington times., 1918-01-31
Verda Too Confident.

Promptly at o'clock the post
man arrived with the morning mail.
stopping only a moment as he cast
down on the desk n packet of let
ters. papers and packages VerdA
watching. rose and hVsried over al
most before the clerk could begin
sorting them. At the same time the
operative watched her closely. not
caring to miss the girl he sought.
rs there a letter for me- Ysrdh
asked the clerk.
He ran through them. Yes he
replied. handing her the letter Hd-
dressed TO Doris.
Verda seized It eagerly and hur-
risd back to her seat in tke GIeov&
She dropped into the chair hur-
riedly, looked at the letter q mo-
ment. then tore II open.
The operative was nervouL
Should he interfere.
Just then ne caught sight Of
Ramsay and the others who hur-
ried In.
Where is she?' demanded RAM
say.
There's Miss whitney, and the
operative pointed.
Ramsay looked. but not at Doris
Instead. II was Verda. now totally
oblivious OF what was going on
about her. He took half & dozen
steps toward her.
To his utter Amusement. there
Sh" held In her hands the precious
locket which she had just taken,
apparently. from a letter. She was
looking az u eagerly when Ramsay
reached over and seized It from her
hands.
The Washington times., 1918-01-31

marriages IN Italy before the war
was $4,000. In 1914 the number
was 25o.Oos. In 1915 this number
fell to $4,000. Figures for 1915 are
not yet available.
Thers are eight hundred and
forty-three languages and dialects
spoken among the blacks Of Africa,
but only a. few of them are written.
The seeds OF the tobacco plant are
80 minute that a thiblsfuI will fur
niSh enough plants for an acre.
Pistols were Invented At PiStoJa.
Italy. and were nrSt ussd By Eng
NsA Dvs1SInsA IN iILA
The Washington times., 1918-01-31
Do You Know That

The loftiest habItation in the
world is in Peru. Between Anita
bamba and Cotshuasi occur the
highest passes In the Maritime Cor
dillera- The snowline. very stssply
canted away from the sun. IL be-
tween l7.7oo and 1880 feet. A
thatched stone hut which stands at
I7.10o feet enjoys the distinction Of
being the highest in the world. and
shelters a family of nvs.
More than q hundred eggs have
been found in one alligator. They
are eaten in the west India Islands
and on the west coast OF africa.
The manufacture OF suIphurlS
The Washington times., 1918-01-31

; acid has greatly increased in France
during the last two years. Before
the war the monthly production
was Ave thousand to six thousand
metric tons, whereas now # is said
to be ninety thousand tons.
The human hand. from the wrIst
to the end of the middle finger. 10
one-tsnth OF the total height Of .
man OF perfect proportions.
camphorated oil Is made by dis
solving camphor. by heat. In olive
oil. Two ounces OF camphor 70 suf-
ncient for a pint OF oil.
Che AVERAGE annual numbS1 -
The Washington times., 1918-01-31

vvYHAT you see are the "hypna-
w gogio figures" or "hypna-
w gogio Illusions. first sys-
temGticaIly described by French
psychologist. Alfred Maury, They
are probably much more common
than might be supposed from the
rarity Of refersece 10 them.
l myself was not aware that l
could see them Until after my at
tention had been called to the
matter, and l do not often see
them. They have been associated
By Andrew Lang with the visions
seen by crystal CARERS" But /
am not aware that any attempt has
been made to use them as q means
Of pryinE into the future, or Of I'M
covering mysteries, Is IS the case
with crystal gazing"
The colorS Of which you speak
would, In themselves, suggest
some special influence upon the
brain, such a. that of mescal,
which, It Is said. produces visions
In which geometric or architectural
shapes or figures are presented
with q brilliant display Of colors.
Ordinarily the attention Of the per-
son who possesses the power OF
hypnagogic vision is attracted by
human faces which seem to appear
and pass rapidly before him. some
times singly, sometimes in q crowd
and sometimes in q kind Of pro-
cession.
The faces are not those OF friends
or relatives, but usually are en-
trely strange to the seer-prod-
ucts OF the Imagination. although
never, or, at any rate, rarely, fan
tastic or bizarre. Spiritualists, OF
course, regard them as the faces
Of ~disembodied spirits" visiting or
attending upon the person TO whom
they appear.
Their association with the sleep
ing and dreaming state OF the brain
IS clearly indicated by the mo-
ment OF their appearance. which
is Just before the instant when con-
sciousness is lost in slumber, But
It is possible to allow the brain
TO sink to that point and yet TO
retain sufficient control over X to
rouse It again and thus to nK the
The Washington times., 1918-01-31
GUARDING THE
CHILDREN
By William A. MeKeever.
(o-s Of the aatisass Ss-s.sst -.

thsritiss 80 DrSDIeas s1 sAuA-
he'd aAa sseaoIsgy.)
A PPRoxINATELY' n. zee 'ehfl.
~ dren die annually In th0
United States from the So
called ehiidren's diseases. a. feb
lows: Measles. 4.3so: scarlet fsvsG
1000: WhoopinE cough. 5.Soo; diph-
iberia and Group. I1.0oa. Nearly an
these unnecessary fatalities occur
during the lats winter and early
Spring months. and the diseases
causing them are nsarly always
carried from one eemmunity 70 A.
ether through neglect Of esrta1A
reasonable rules OF health aad san-
ttation-
The nrst vital eonsiasrAtioa fsR
these Ghut-In. EsFm-SrSSAta8
months Il leave the ehIldrUa -
homo when you 20 VISITING trUA
one city to another CloSs. stzGy
cars hotels ana waiting roS-
crowded full OF All glasses And eoa-
ditions Of psopls-thesS ArS Asaa
places for your little ehIId - 80
up one of these fatEl Aissasas e.
start an epidsmis among eAS IaekS
ones Of the hone Sonnanlty WAaA
he returns.
AT this time when trains -
oter-erowdsd and running e. .
vsriablS and uncertain sehoAuaA
there u much suffering and inesA-
vsnisnes. A traveller eountad nssO
than one hundred bAbias ana smau
children among the thronE as q
big metropolitan station roeSnklR.
Many OF these little ones wsr~ a.
parently half sick or suffering fron
improper diet. loss of slesp ana
other Ill conditions.
1t must be recognised that the
health of even the sOundest chiIA
IL a very delicately poised affair. Al
normal children thrive best under
regular habits Of life, and this
rhythm is quickly disturbed whan
the home environment Is exchanged
for q strange one. The general order
OF events Is usually one Of Irregular
diet. broken rest, nervousnsn.S .
bad cold" and whatever conta kious
disease there may be flying about.
More than 80 per cent Of the
proper health care of the young II
prevention and proper sanitafioa.
The child which 10 In the pink aG
health is least liable to catch" any
infectious or contagious disease In
deed. he may be expected to avoid
nearly all OF them. Besides keep
ing him In the home community
during the closed" season there
should be reasonably laxative ana
well regulated diet. certain hours
OF sleep and outdoor exercise,
strictly adhered to. ventilation OF
the bedehRmbsr. an antiseutic wash
for the throat and quick medical
inspection whenever there IL Indi-
cation OF the beginning OF some
contagious illness.
While IL Is true that school pupils
carry much infection among them
selves, such q spread OF disease may
nevertheless remain purely local
Moreover, the new health inspoo-
ton and the sehool nursing nov In
practice In many eitles, systom8 -
all doing much to establish per
nanent standardp Of COCA AsaltA
kA - - ..s1t-s - ~.
The Washington times., 1918-01-31
An All Night Search.


Hello. Chief,~ he called. ss re
rot the onice. Doris has dissp-
psAred. Have men watch the stA-
fionA, hotels and ferries. and let
them report TO me at once
At the onics the description and
Instructions were given All night
Ghe search was on, at stations. at
tunnels, on trolIeyE. IN every pub
lie place. and still there was no
trace of DOrIS.
Meanwhile It dId not take scarlsy
very long to devise a way 10 get the
letter and locket. 1t could not be
delivered until the hrst mail IN the
morning and in getting it he en-
listed verdH-
Early verda appeared at the
Martha Washington and registered
as Doris whitney, New York" The
clerk assigned her a room. but she
replied that she would rather not
10 up to It at once. but would wait
for the mail
1T doesn't arrive until o'clock.
Miss whitney" he replied.
VsrdA glanced at the clock and
cav that It was nearly now. She
thanked the clerk and turned away.
saunterinE over to an inconspicu-
Gus easy chair in the lobby. TO walt.
It was only q few minutes before
mat 4 Secret Service man had been
hanging ground the desk. hoping to
pick up = clue. As he overheard
the mann Miss whitney he moved
closer and looked at the register
Reading the name he could scarcely
EHit 70 telephone to his chief.
n the ofiics Ramsay. who had
fssn up all night was. puzzlIng
With the chief over where Doris
could be- At the call from the op-
sratIEeaht the Martha WaShlnEtoR
The Washington times., 1918-01-31
The Hidden Hand
A FILM SUCCESS STARRING DORIS KENYON

Ramsay was greatly excited. It
was not a moment before he had
assembled several OF his men. and
together they scurried on in .
hiEh-powered car.
The Washington times., 1918-01-31
By Arthur B. Reeve,

Creator Of the "CFaiE Kennedy"
mystery stories, which appear sI-
eIusIveIy In Cosmopolitan MaEA-
ElR0.
The Washington times., 1918-01-31
A Good Housekeeping Quotation.

FROM Paris learn that satin coats the feature Of
the moment. Everybody wears them. Black CLOTH
Jersey co satin, and velvet though velvet is
worn somewhat less than satin Cloaks of beige materials
are smart, as we'll as brown in all shades
The Washington times., 1918-01-31
EPISODE IL.
Trapped by Treachery.
copyr4Eht. 1911. By stAr COupGH

fk YOUNG man was hsrsl-
n she cried. 1T was Dr..
~ scArIey'E valet He said
n. would betray him. Doris went
with him and two policemen"
Ramsay pieced the thing together
instantly. Very excited. he dashed
for the telephone, calling the Sc
eret Service
The Washington times., 1918-01-31
By Garrett P. Serviss.

Every night when I an almoe'
n.lsen s1om to see the most wonder
Ful scenea consisting OF n great many
nCures and pretty c0I0TG What i'
the causSi-C. G"
The Washington times., 1918-01-31
This Day in History.

THIS is the anniversary of the launching Of the Great
Eastern in 1858 It not until 1901 with the launch
ing the the Celtic that so large ship built She was
success and lost money for her owners She vas
later used to lay cables and sold for 500 in
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-16
eEr YouR BONDS EARLY.

More than week has passed since the campaign for the third Liberty loan was opened. Because of the plans. made for liberty days at the opening it started off with 8 rush. Some cities because of the methodical manner in which they worked raised their qnota within 24 hours. Others did almost as we'll and large num- Der went over the top within less than a weeks time. One or more states have even raised their allotment and are therefore certain of a tremendous oversubscrtption but in spite of these gratifying results it cannot help be- ing realized that the same sort of en- thusiasm which was manifested on the opening day has got to be main tained throughout the entire campaign if the amount which the government is calling for and needs is going to be provided.
 Thern can of course be no such thing as falling down, any more than there can be a failure to hold back the Huns, But if the enemy is going to be prevented from accomplishing his object we who are not fighting must do our part. We cannot fall down here at home and still expect that the soldiers are still going to gel the needed material and the needed endorsements. We cannot expect them to do the whole thing regardless of how willing they are to make the great sacrifice. There is much whief remains for us to do and it is eer- tainly a much easier task which de wolves upon us here at home. Our fl. nancial support Is of vital importance We have it and it should be freel! roured out especially when it is real. ized that it is not gift but a loai carrying the assurance of a good rat of interest. The loan should there fCre be kept moving upward by ieapl Gnd hounds by purchasing your bond and buying them early.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-16

able to cope with the crime wave owing to a shortage in the force of which 2,000 in Berlin alone are serv- ing in the army. The chief culprits are the large numberAof conyicts dis charged from the army as unfit for service, deserters and hordes of half grown youths.
 The papers give many instances of burglaries, one warehouse is said to have been robbed three times in a month and the proprietor has been obliged to shut down the business.
 The Vorwaerts says one of the most astonishing cases of theft is that of whole family mansion at Duis- burg. The proprietor who was called up to service. sent his family away and locked the house up. Returning from the front on leave, he went to
 Duisburg to arrange for the sale of
 the house but found only portion of
 the walls remaining. Not only had all the contents been removed, but
 also the fittings, floors, chimney
 pieces, window frames and the roof, while thieves had commenced pulling down the walls and carting away the
 bricks.
 Even the houses of the Minister of War and the general officer in com mand of Brandenberg have been rob- bed.
 A great increase in thefts of par I eel post packages from railroad cars was attributed by the Pruss;an Min ister of Public Works, in a speech. to declining public morals and the pre- yailing distress. "All means of stop- ping the thefts, he said, had been ex- i hausted and there was nothing to be | done Within a comparatively brief period 1,343 civilians and 2,622 rail
 road employees had been punished fol such thefts
 Lack of fuel drove peasants neal ! Ruppersdorf, Bohemia, to steal g forest covering an area of two square
 miles according to the BTeslau Voiks- zeitung, which says:-
 "The work of selling the trees ap- l pears to have been proceeding clen- destinely during the night for aboJ, four weeks past. apparently with tic tacit consent of the local police J When some higher officials of ths 1 commune passed the forest, they er- I countefed about eighty persons en-
 saged in clearing away what remained of the. undergrowth. All of then
 were arrested and marched off to tl.t 1 prison at Reichberg."