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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-14
Equip Your Porch With
New Vudor VentiIating Shades
nd Enjoy Your Porch By Day and Night From Spring Fall

experienced pleasure
do of
vase to a o
it be room
where they
callers take them
will make
and tIemf
it does 0 uc lew 0 no porch
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-14
About the Everyday Staple Merchandise,
Particularly That Made of
Cotton, Wool or Flax

The year 1918 different in merchandising as it in
every other way.
Certain merchandise is the store shelves NOW; it
may or may not be later
Prices are not low now in the majority of cases
are the yet based of the extreme prices that have
been made during the past sixty days The ma ority of
business minds hope they will not be highe-tey believe
they will
There is not the usual amount of staple merchandise
available for the mass of civil consumers DUE of course
to the Governments proper and urgent needs which
everyone must recognize as paramount
We are advising customers procure their require
mens NOT MORE, and believe it will be good Judgment
on your part TO do So and do it now
We are not asking you to do more than we and hum
dreds of other merchants are doing-buyng and paving
for merchandise that would not ordinarily have
delivered until next fall and in no case are we ate to
secure anywhere near our normal requirements
We DO this for two reasons: First to be sure and have
the goods. Second, because believe prices will not be
as low later
However, ne hare faith in American PUB
Lc-We kHoR they will be guided bv thought and
common Judgment exercising both in making
iudicous expenditures.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-14

1T is SHOWN IN brown, verde cop
per, ivory, natural and other finishes. Some
pieces are artistically upholstered with cush-
ions; others may be used without or cush-
ions made of any material you may select
Some exceptional values are priced be-
low:
Light Brown Reed Fiber Chairs and
Rockers (without cuShions), $3.50, $500
to $3.50.
Light Brown Reed Fiber Chairs and
Rockers, with tapestry seat and backs, spring
seats, $500, $1,000, $12.75 to $3.50.
Brown Reed-Fiber Swings without
cushons), $3.50 to $3.50.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-14
You May Secure Now All Sizes in
All-Metal Adjustable Win dow Screens

This the most satisfactory and nconsPuu Screen that made Being
metal will all
sticking or binding " under window sash secured on the outside
they need not be removed until late fall
made black panled with good black
filling,
following
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-14

The made of sturdy strips Of Underwood, held
together with seine twnc which will not rot in hcauti
full pcrmanH oil colors the dark green being especially
adapted. because is soothing the ee ami harmonizcs
with the vegetation surrounding the house.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-14
WHITE HOSIERY for Women, Misses
and Children

May is the month which women look after the
supply of White Hosiery that will be needed for with
the fashionable white shoes. We show White Hose
For Women
Cotton. 4Oc and SOC pair
Lsc 6Oc 7Jc pair.
SILK Lsc SOC Toe pair.
Boot silk, and pair
SILK, with Isle top. 81 40 pair.
All Silk, $1.6j to $50 pair.
All Sill embroidered clocks dcs;yns, and cXquist
lace effects, $3.50 to $500 pair.
For Children
Socks and Stockings shown in Lse and Cotton and
Silk plain white, with fancy olorcd tops, $3.50
Particularly popular the English SocES white. 18th
coorcd striped tops from SOC up. priced according
For Misses
A Stocking for the young Miss who large to he
well fitted chldrNns hose and too small those fash
toned for women, soc pair
street floor q street
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-14
White Pumps

White washable kidSkin Brcyne Pump, made with lonl
narrow vamp. and-turncd sole, French heel, $1,000
White washable kidskn Aero Pump long with sma
beading around vamp and quarter sole and Frenc
heel. $1,000.
White washable Elise Pump. edge handturned sole
small perforaon around and quarter French heel $500
White Sea Island Duck Bretyne Pump, with square edg
hand-turned sole, French heel, $500.
White Sea Island Duck seamless Pump, with long yamI
perfectly plain model square throat handrned SOLE Frenc
heel, $500 and 5000
White Canvas Verone Pump, with white ivory welt sole
Spanish heel $500
White Canvas Elise Pump, square throat handturned sole
Spanish leather heel, $3.50.
White Canvas Pump, with long vamp and covered mlitar
heel $780,
White Canvas medium vamp Pump, with small ornamen
and tongue white ivory welt SOLE Spanish leather heel $780,
floor. street.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-14

"tsroHiF THN huTrisd "a reads
Dew nfal tn Eeruh.r
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-14
WHITE SHOES
the Fashionable Footwear
High Shoes

White washable kdskin made with long tapering vsmp,
hand-turned sole French heel, $3.50 to S14.OO.
$500.
White Canvas Sport Shoe with Neon sole, straight laced
model, with straight tip, spring heel, $500.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-14

Natural Willow Chairs, $3.50, $3.50 to
$22.5O.
Natural Willow Rockers, $3.50, $3.50
to $16.50.
Rattan Couchcs. $3.50 and $3.50
each.
Excellent values also in Suites and Odd
Pieces of Fine Reed Furniture, which would
be difficult 10. duplicate at their present mark
ingS.
Fifth floor G street
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-14
Delightful New AssOrtments Of
REED, WILLOW AND REED FIBER FURNITURE
Have just been added to our stocks

A number of new styles in
Chairs, Rockers, Tables, CouCheS,
Swings and other attractive and dc
sirablc pieces have been received,
making our showing a most COM
prehenSivc one indeed.
Wicker Furniture, as this class
of Furniture is broadly called, is
not alone especially suited at this
time for porch and outdoor use, but
for the interior of the home it har-
perfectly with the most
simple or elaborate furnishings and
Ii is cool, reStful, COM
Portable and exceedingly attractive,
as we'll as genuinely Serviceable.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-14
White Oxfords

White washable kdsFin Plug Oxford made long,
last square throat effect handurned SOLE French heel $1,000
Oxford, bluchcr welt sole, leather Cuban
heel. $500.
White canvas Oxford medium vamp bluchcr cut. with
broad, low heel $3.50.
Sport Oxford with Ncolin sole straight tip
spring heel, $3.50
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-14

Reed-Fiber Chairs or Rockers, spe-
cial, $10.75 each.
We suggest early selection of these,
as only few remain from last weeks
selling.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-20
THE WILD INDIAN.

Once upon time there was little
boy who owned an Indian doll. This
doll was chief-Chief Eagle Face.
Chief Eagle Face wore a khaki cir
die about his waist, but his brown legs
were bare, like his chest. Across his
broad shoulders he wore a strip of
red fianenl, stuck full of turkey feath-
ers; also his hair was coarse and long.
In fact, it looked just like horsehair.
Maybe it was horsehair.
Anyway, Chief Eagle Face had his
coarse hair stuck so full of feathers
that they trailed down his back so far
that they touched his heels. And this
is the doll that little boy liked best
to take out in the yard to play with
every day.
One beautiful day the neighbours
dog sneaked through the back fence.
Chief Eagle Face was taking a quiet
nap while the little boy was eating his
luncheon.
"Bowwow!" warned the neighbours
dog. "Bowwow!''
/ And then he struck his sharp teeth
right into the feathers down the back
of Chief Eagle Face and shook and
shook till every feather but one lay
there in the grass. But he would
never have dared do it if Chief Eagle
Face had not been mapping.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-20
DOG LEARNED MORSE SIGNALS

Tony was small scraggly-haired
Russian terrier that had while work.
ing as night operator at New Hamp-
shire railroad station, writes F. H. S.,
in the Boston Globe. In those days
worked IL hours and often longer
when we were short of men, and Tony
proved very useful to me, for l taught
him to read Morse signals and he
would wake me up when my office
was called if l happened to doze off
after working a long stretch without
rest ~ 1852
My Office call2Was "Ux." Whenever
that call was licked off on the wire
would say "speak Tony" and the little
dog would bark. In about a months
time had trained Tony to bark loudly
every time Tx was called on the wire.
One hot night as we sat in the little
Office with the door open Tony growled
and a big husky hobo, the tallest man
| ever saw outside of a circus, lunged
in the door and made a grab at me. l
lodged and sprang for the desk, where
my pistol was. Tony jumped for the
man and fastened on to his legs and
caused the man to trip and fall. By
this time | reached the desk, picked up
my gun and covered him.
The DO backed out of the door and
slammed the office door, locked it and
turned out the light.
Poor Tony crossed the track in front
of train one day and was instantly
killed.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-20
THE CHILDREN'S HOUR.
THE PloUS SISTER.

James and Anne were once alone
in the house.
Come" said James to Anne, flet
us look for something nice to eat; and
let us thoroughly enjoy ourselves"
Very WELL" replied Anne, IF you
can take me to place where no one
can see us, will go with YOU"
well, then,'' said James, come
with me into the dairy, and let US
have dish of the delicious cream"
mo, no." said Anne; ''our neighbor,
who is cleaving wood in the street,
can see us there"
We'll, then, come into the Kitchen y
said James. >''There is potful of
honey in the kitchen press, and we
will dip our bread into it."
"You forget" Anne replied, "our
neighbor who sits spinning at her
window can see in there"
well, let us eat some apples down
in the cellar" said James; lit is sc
pitch dark there, that no one can pos
sibly see u.s."
Anne replied: ooh! my dear James!
do you then really think that no one
sees us there? Do you know nothing
of the Eye above, which pierces
| through. the walls, and looks into
darkness itself?"
| James was struck with terror.
"You are right, dear sister," sait
he: God sees us, even where NJ
mortal eye can reach. We will not
then, do evil anywhere"
Anne was delighted that James tool
her words to heart, and gave him /;
pretty picture. The Eye of Coz
was represented surrounded with rays
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-20
ONCE A CONDUCTOR.

Back in the sos Knut Hamsun, a
Norwegian, was a street car conduc-
tor in Chicago. Today his fiction and
poetry have been translated into
twenty-five languages and at the pub
lie libraries in Norway his works are
in greater demand than those of any
other writer. Allen w. Porterfield,
in The New York Evening Post, tells
of an interview he had with Hamsun
at his home in Larvik, which is hid
den away in the frozen hills of Nor
way.
What sort of time did you have
as a street car conductor in Chica-
go?n asked Mr.. Porterfield.
Awful. couldn't remember the
names of the streets by day, and
couldn't see them by night, SO |
would call out number sometimes
long after we had passed it. The peo-
pie would get out, and you may i'm.
agine the results. Nor did | like
Minneapolis. The prairies in Dakota
were better"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-20
THE TELEPHONE GIRL.

A Cleveland man was given an If
you please" and ''yes-sir" so politely
by a telephone operator that he
called up the manager and said good
word for the girl. 1t was SO very I'M
usual he said. Unusual responded
the manager. Certainly the opera
tors politeness is not more usual,
than your own. have been in this
business a good many years and you
are the first man who ever took the
trouble to say good word to me for
an operator. But complaints, why
there seem to be million women
and men i'll town with nothing else to
do but make complaints about opera
tors"
1t is no temper soothing job that
which the telephone girl holds. She
has to serve at once a grasping cor
poration and an exacting public. She
is held responsible not only for her
own mistakes but for the countless
mistakes made by other people. You
roughly jar your telephone and your
nerves if she does not answer instant
ly. You think she is teasing you,
when she tells you the line is busy;
you are furious over her stupidity
when you get the wrong party be-
cause you give the wrong number;
and perhaps you more than half sus-
pect that she listens to all you say
over the line. She's a sadly mis-
judged girl. Her work is difficult and
her errors marvelously few. She has
no time for unnecessary words,
though she's as polite as the public
will permit her to be.
She knows that you never think of
her services except when it goes
wrong, and never speak of her ex-
cept to knock Yet she patiently
does the best she can for you. Don't
imagine that you are distinguishing
yourself by complaining against her.
Thousands have been ahead of you.
But say word in her favor at the
right place, and you stand almost
alone with an approving conscience.
EXCHANGE.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-20

"What church do you attend?" was
the next question, and the boy an
swered quickly. Il don't go to a
church, l go to a synagogue, for Pm
a Jew"
Much astonished, the Sister respond
ed, well, this is wonderful that you
a Jewish boy, should be so gracious
as to tip your hat to a nun. How
does it happen?"
The boy smiled knowingly and said,
Sister, I always tip my hat to a
Sister because if | didn't do so the
guys on my street would knock my
block off,
The Sister is smiling yet for she
had thought the days of persecution
were over by this, and now she knows
they are not.
7ILo T1hJo3
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-20
THINGS TO REMEMBER.

Children should speak respectfully
to parents and obey the slightest
command Immediately.
Cleanliness is the outward sign of
inward purity. Cleanliness is health,
and health is beauty.
The first business of the dressing
room is the bath, and this should be
complete bath, and not simply a
hasty washing of the face 1t is not
to be supposed that lady washes to
become clean, but simply to remain
clean. A bathing of the entire body
at least once a day is essential to
health. 1t is not necessary to have
bath tub for this purpose, but merely
an ordinary basin of tepid water, with
soap, sponge and clean towels.
Scrupulous care is necessary to the
preservation of the teeth. The teeth
should be carefully brushed, not only
every night and morning, but after
every meal
1t goes without saying that sweet
breath is one of the essentials of
happiness, and should therefore be
carefully looked to. The principal
causes of a bad breath are a disor-
dered stomach, decaying teeth and
catarrhal affection.
Plenty of warm water, soap and a
nail brush are all that is required to
keep the hands in good condition.
The hair should be regularly
brushed, morning and evening, with
clean hair brush. 1t is important
that the brushing be frequent; it is
also important that the brush be
quite clean
The brush should be washed every
day with hot water and soda, in or
der to preserve glossy appearance
to the hair.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-20
THE LEGEND OF THE TWO SACKS.

An ancient legend describes an old
man travelling from place to place
with sack hanging behind his back
and another in front of him. In the
one behind him he tossed all the
kind deeds of his friends, which
were soon quite hidden from view
and forgotten. In the one hanging
around his neck, under his chin, he
threw all the sins which his
acquaintances committed, and these
he was in the habit of turning over
and looking at as he walked along day
by day, which necessarily hindered
his course.
One day, to his surprise, he met a
man coming slowly along, also wear
ing two sacks.
What have you here?" asked the
old man.
why, my good Deeds" replied
number two. Il keep these all be-
fore me, and take them out and air
them frequently"
what is in the other sack?"' asked
the old man
Merely my little mistakes. al
ways keep them in the sack hanging
over my back
Presently the two travellers were
joined by a third, who, strange to
say, also carried two sacks-one un-
der his chin and one on his back.
Let us see the contents of your
sacks?" exclaimed the two first trav-
elers.
with all my heart" quoth the
stranger. "for I have goodly assert
ment, and I like to show them. This
sack" said he, pointing to the one
hanging in front of him, is full of
the good deeds of others"
@Your sack looks heavy; it must be
very full, observed the old man.
There you are mistaken" replied
the stranger; they are big, but not
heavy; the weight is only such as
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-20
RABBITS OF THE WORLD.

All of the domestic varieties of rab-
bits, except the Belgian hare, are de-
scendants of the burrowing rabbits of
the Old World, and the big European
hare, almost as large as our western
iackrabbit, is the ancestor of the So
called Belgian form, which is now
quite popular as a. domestic animal of
profit and is becoming more so, OBJ
serves an exchange.
In the Northern hemisphere of the
New World we have many more spe-
cies of hares than the Old World can
boast of, as the cottontail, the South
ern swamp hare, the Arctic hare or
snowshoe rabbit and two species of
Western jackrabbits or giant hares.
Yet we have not successfully domes-
ticated one of these forms, though
this might be done as a matter of
profit in the production of meat.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-20
ANTIQUITY OF JERUSALEM.

The wonderful antiquity of Jerusa-
lem has only been appreciated in re-
cent years. Up to 80 years ago, OBJ
serves the Chicago Examiner, it was
thought that Jerusalem was of little
importance as a city until it became
the City of David" king OF Israel.
But with the discovery of the Tel-el-
Amarna tablets in Egypt new light
was shed upon the history of the sa-
cred city. There were found SIX let
ters written by the king OF Jerusalem
to the Pharaoh of Egypt, dating from
the fifteenth century B. c. The name
of this king of Jerusalem was ADD
hiba, or, as some scholars read the
cuneiform, Abd-sadak, and he-writes
to the Pharaoh beseeching him TO
send soldiers, almost as the Turks
must have sent messages to Germany
asking for re-enforcements that they
might save the day.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-20
DATES OF WoRLD-WAR DEcLARA.
TIONS.

The following table of dates at
which the various nations now in,
volved in the great struggle issued
their declaration of war was compiled
by the New York Times:
Austria against Belgium, August g.
1914.
Austria against Japan, August q
1914.
Austria against Montenegro, August
8, 1914.
Austria against Serbia, July 20,
1914.
Brazil against Germany, October 26,
1917.
Bulgaria against Serbia, October IA
1916.
China against. Austria, August a.
1917.
China against Germany, August IA,
1917.
Cuba against Germany, April z,
1917. -
France against Austria, August 13,
1914.
France against Bulgaria, October
Is, 1915.
France against Germany. August 3,
1914.
France against Turkey, November
Is, 1915.
Germany against Belgium, August
4, 1914.
Germany against France, August 8,
1914.
Germany against Portugal, March 3,
1916.
Germany against Roumania, Septem-
Der IA, 1916.
Germania against Russia, August 1,
1914.
Great Britain against Austria, Oc-
tober Is, 1914.
Great Britain against Bulgaria, Oc-
tober is, 1915.
Great Britain against Germany, Au-
gust 4, 1914
Great Britain against Turkey, No
yember 5, 1914.
Greece against Bulgaria. November
%, 1916. provisional Government
Greece against Germany, November
%, 1916. provisional Government
Greece against Germany. July 2.
1917. Government of sAlexander)
Italy against Austria. May "a, 1916.
Italy against Bulgaria, October 10,
1916.
Italy Against Germany, August IS,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-20
Dell Kittredge!n father exclaimed.

Dell Kittredge!" father exclaimed.
why, yes-Why, daddy, what's the
matter?"
Nothing" father answered. Run
along, little pal. I've seen her at the
Office sometimes, that's all. She comes
to walk home with her father; they
seem to have great times together"
Betty stopped, and kissed his fore
head. Il guess they do, daddy" she
said
The next day, when father reached
the office, he found letter on his
desk. The writing seemed vaguely
familiar. He opened the letter with
a puzzled frown. 1t read:
Daddy Dear: You are cordially in
vited to escort your daughter Betty
home tonight at 5 o'clock. Very sin
cerely yours. Elizabeth Morris.
Father read it over three times;
then he put it carefully away. He
Strengthened his thin shoulders, and
glanced happily about the Office. He
looked ten years younger.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-20
PAPER MONEYS MECHANICS.

Now that paper money is a perma-
nent part of our pocket currency, we
await the inevitable nickname for the
notes, which is sure to come, says the
London Chronicle.
If we follow the precedent set across
the Atlantic in 1862, when green
backs first made their appearance,
we might be satisfied with West
minister" with reference to the very
admirable Autograph of the palace
which adorns the reverse of the new
notes. Something better than that is
sure to come along. In the army the
notes are known as "C3's,' in jocular
allusion to the remarkably narrow
chest which the artist has given St.
George, who is in conflict with very
robust dragon.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-20
FATHER AND DAUGHTER.

At the sound of the gay laughter,
turned back to his desk, and finished
his methodical preparations for clos
ing up" 1t was Kittredge's girl; she
often came in to walk home with him.
Fathers gentle face settled into visit
full lines; it had sounded like Betty's
voice; how pleasant it would be if it
had been Betty herself!
All the way nome on the trolley,
father kept thinking of the girls.
There were three: Martha, who was
engaged to young Dale-a splendid
match, every one said; Julia, who was
a beauty, and Betty. They were splen-
did girls, all of them, much prettler
than Dell Kittredge, and yet-father $
thoughts ran back to their babyhood;
even then he had not known how to
play with them very we'll, but Annie
had been alive to help. Since she
died. father had somehow lost touch
with his girls. He had worked harder
and harder as the cost of living in
creased; but it needed something more
than that; he wished that he could
ask Kittredge what it was.
Dinner was ready when father
reached home; it was a good dinner,
and the girls chatted gayly about their
dresses, and friends, and plans. They
did not talk to- father, and he ate in
silence. After dinner, he went into
Il
the parlor and read the newspaper;
but presently young Dale appeared,
and father knew that he and Martha
did not want any one else about He
wandered out on the piazza; but find
ing gay group of young people there
with Julia, he went slowly upstairs.
Betty, as she passed the door OF his
room, saw him sitting there in the
dark.
'sAll alone?" she asked.
"All alone, Betty he answered. He
tried to say it cheerfully, as if he did.
not care, but Betty came in.
81 wish | could stay she said, but
Dell Kittredge lis Warrington me down
stairs, and I've promised to go down
to the library with her"