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The Washington times., 1918-02-02
a Telephone Suggestion
b. EARL GOODWIN.
Lei Ae GsvsFnnent Operate The Chesapeake and Poons I
CenpaHy For I've Ys.rs % More st Rednesd Rates AZ
An Imporfnnt Experiment.

The telephone company claims it cannot continue its
present rates without loss It has made similar claims IN
tee past No previous claim seems have had all the same
elements IT however from the telephone subscribers
noiAt OF view there probably never service bad M
the money anywhere
Now, before let the telephone company unload b
our shoulders the burden imposed By the ush war tse
phone necessities Of the Government departments Why not
let the Government the company for the period Of the
var at reduced rates with the guarantee to the company
that Its solid capital viii not be impareet
Congress could very well enact reducing statute
and let the telephone company operate under Government
supervision for while Just to what is the truth in the
telephone company claims
Just here let me quote from Dr. Frank Parsons Ths
City for the People" He was speaking Of Washington
telephone company matter at the time:
In vsW Of the vel known power Of giant corporations
to tangle court with expare statistics and claim pr0o
ton against possible loss it to that It would Be
wise to provide IN suah acts that the law shall be enforced
for yeartor two under guarantee that the Government
would make good any deficits resulting from the Legislative
rates cansng the income to fan below working expenses and
fair capital charges providing such deficit In spite d
reasonable efforts to make rates successful and Is
eerahed upon accounts carefully watched day by day BY
public officer with full powers Of inspection both Of the
counts and the manner e conducting the business In sons
way the public must take the risk Of such changes for tie
best Of the public else the courts win stand between
the corporation and the law For while the judges say that
the law must be unmstakaby contrary to the Constnon
to be void they frequently act the principle that vii
be yeid the companies can make it appear doubtful
whether the new rates viii yield prof"
The Washington times., 1918-02-02

quite Q celebrity In his vorld--h.la
pshaw! what had any one ~ -
done with their lfvesf
Where were their decorationsf
Hoy much did they have IN ths
The women-oh, the w,man
weren't even worth eonsidsr3ng
seriously at all!
One Of the women has fou~hs
for years q losing fight aeainef 4
malignant and cruel illness, and
sne has never let one grosn escape
Another Of the women haa
brought up q whole family "a
narum-scaruIn youngsters and kept
q Light hand on the rein All t6a
way down the middle Of the rad.
and has brought every one 81 kher,
out decent, respectable citizens.
And the old lady has seen 1rief
and knows acute agony, and aha
smiles and keeps on smiling.
Age Is Rarely Conceited.
The young fellow tried his best
to be nice. He didn't want to b
discourteous, but through all his
pit-i-pat phrases ran the ring Of
his youthful impatienee and his
youthful seorn.
Some day heyl look back and
wish he had half the sense ard half
the courage and half the enduranco
Of any one Of those people IN that
room.
I know he win, because he comes
Of good stock, and good stock al
ways tells some day.
It may be q long time speaking,
but It Is sure to speak at last.
A eoneeited old man, . self-suf-
icient old woman-h0w seldom
you see them! Il Is Q poor brain,
indeed, which cannot learn bitter
and wholesome lessons with tho
discipline Of years.
We don't expect Il all when We
are no longer young. Wealth, sue
cess, reputation, love, friendship.
health, beauty-weVe learned T.
20 without few of these thing
we don't demand II all. And, Oh,
rest Of middle age, we don't even
think that we know II ALL
Dear youth! What should We
do without its enthusiasm and is
ambition and It's folly and It's in
tolerance for q lamp and q guid-
anee TO our sophisticated festF
tcopyIiEht. lSas. BY Newspaper Feature -
vios. 1ne. Great Britain Eights rsasrse49
The Washington times., 1918-02-02
Behind the Black Shadow -Whata
Two Remarkable Poems by Ella Wheeler Wilcoy.

an ussr or far.
What stands behind t7 Il it al dsrns7 o. y there
light brighter than any known to life behind deaths dark
veil?
This subject is discussed on the editorial page Of Tie
Sunday Times Tomorrow.
With the editorial are printed two remarkable poems y
Ena Wheeler Wilcox
In the second she expresses hsF hr belief that one dead
has kept his promise and returned to her.
These poems BY famslS woAaA vFittep eHe ypRr
apart win deeply interest students 81 ps3the phsnonlaA
who bssye that spirits without body eaA enHnnidats
with those left on EARTH
The Washington times., 1918-02-02

State Of Neg Jersey
Executive Department
January -, 1918.
Dear Mr.. Brisbane;
lam going to take up your sug-
gestions regarding eo-qpsratiOn
with the fSrIners and asrieultaEal
Development. It Just hAppenE that
our STAT department Of a6ricul-
turs q meeting this week. We
have given some thought 70 the
suggestion Of furnishin9 traetera.
Your illustration Of tie etsta
supplying etallions is unahswer-
able IN my judgment.
lid on my own initiative. with
cut having perhaps tie authority,
The Washington times., 1918-02-02

60 % far - 10 secure tYo trec-
tors last spring, one thropgh thS
sqbeeriptioa of fsisnat enA Anothsr
borrowed, n pr5sE 10 put than on
. couple n our etate faysns. Tie
results, of eourps, have besn more
than sAtisfsctorY. We made
. clear ten Thousand l6llary
On one sf the State fArIns. usinS
entirely rstsrzasttsy hSlp. fhsrs
u no qaAgtioa n Hy ialuA bot
what 4 wepld b eptitsiy prse-
deal 70 provide them Tor tie fatn-
srs Who have No sifheisas means.
] VIII gst u this Immediately.
Very sinesrely,
WALTER 3. EDGE,
0soz1naA
The Washington times., 1918-02-02
Let Government PlOw and
Harrow the Land
That win Increase Food ProAnstion.

That win Increase Food PFeAnstion.
National and sass eoyernusnts ailias IN Kvrsps Cd
cry out to the American farmer "cFs us more feed fAIH
YEAR.
On behalf Of the farmer We say 70 those governing
powers, HELP THE FARMER 10 GIVE Y0U WHAT yen
WANT
Help the farmers to plow and ha1rsw thsy laza hsp
them to haul feriser ia and other necstslss % ths
farm Help them to haul their prodres 70 the sisAd ~
ton the market Help them. with esnertus Saas b
finance their food crops you hsp the auntisn sn to
finance their factories.
Tractors viii do the plUwing and hszrepiag t1ac
in the United States ct to work Aeud Be idle after tha
plcwing season opens
Soldiers that have been trained in the handling Of s4
mobiles should be detailed 10 drive thtss tcfs pulling
plOws and harrows behind them.
Farmers should have the right ATst coae frst Served
to the of this ploving machinery a cost Or besW ee
Agricultural machinery that would have tine md Labor
to the farmer should Be bought BY the National aad STATE
Government and placed where farmers esa ne 1t as cost
or without charge.
Thousands upon tAonsands Of satsmoiils trucks have
been made for the War Department should b ussd
for the farmers with soldiers driving eadiag and unloading
them at nominal charge
Call the venerable John D. Rscksfsusr from his golf
game ask him how he Distributes his ell frsm the north
woods in Maine to the fat lands In China.
AK him what could you do 10 hslp the fazsTs q ts
tractors other farm machinery many automobiles e
the War Department could possibly spae IN tie cOwded
season-AND Government funds"
His answer would surprise you.
There are million men from the highest an the way
down telling the farmer what he ought 70 do But outside
Of the Agricultural Department and SeUtSzy Houstoas
admirable work. there Is nobody HELPING TIE FARMER
TO DO IT.
Governors Of States should Locate tEaesrs threshiAg
machines shredders and blowers for filing sos at con-
yenient points in the State owned BY the State for the use
Of the farmers.
For many years the States have purchased high Grade
stations abroad for the benefit Of formers and the improve
ment Of horses
Why not purchase high grade farm machinery, too ex-
pensfYe for many farmers keep that machinery working
ALL SEASON for the farmers Of the STATE instead Of con
tnung the present wastsful yStem under which the
chine IS used BY one famsr for few Wsu and russ the
rest Of the time7
The country needs billion bushels Of wheat; hslp the
farmers and they win produce the whes* and ehsr crops
Suggestions along this line ven received By oae gov
eFnor Walter EDGE Of New jersey we writes e. foswT:
Sss Ne1J JsRssy so far 10 tYo
The Washington times., 1918-02-02
HEARD AND s ZEN

Ths famous Harlan Bibls class at
NeE York Aysaue Prssbyterianl
Church AoI y sseS. eSs.s2 e Esesiys sH,1.T, SiF
superintendent e Tie adult depart
m14t Of the Sunday school, = the
promoter Of the boosting movement,
md has been made chairman.
The Washington times., 1918-02-02

halfway ana Electric ear guceeef =
tieinE up It's own and The C.nff1I
Traction lines by breakinr down -
an interseeting srzek.s
HERBERT SHANNON. safs. srSs
and conscientious. speaks the mind
Of the = 3. and c. real estate nan
when he tells ne thlgs
The Johnson rent pirate bin a.
lows an Increased rent of 70 pol
cent over 1916.
Many people have made 10 h
crease and this bin simply IefaII1.1
. jump ln renfs.-
g ". FAIRFAX. speaking a tha
sane proposed Law, says:
This bill Vim neces1Itats -.
arrangement Of matters concerning
repairs. etc. Also, Congress onf1k
to know that 1916 was 3 bad year n
the real estate market, ana many
rents were reduced TAR below t1o
normal figure.
I notice they finally picked C5I-
onel Loving at the District BuiIf-
ing to deliver coal It's : wrndsr =
me people don't pick more enrinse1s
and more army engineers 70 Do BIZ
jobs. Their minds are trained =
bore straight through difficulties.
The Washington times., 1918-02-02

soaIifotnians sends ms . clipping
from . San Francisco paper, IN
which Il the cheering statement that
the punicipaily owned railways Of
that big city ara paying for thnm-
selves.
'sThis may Be Of inters5t 70 Jon IN
the campaign you are making Tor
public ownership Of the missrably
managed car lines Of this city, says
TIE modest correspondent. More
power 70 your elbow
The Washington times., 1918-02-02

Perhaps the Washington Railway
and Electric cemuany is carefully
planning bfeakdcEns, te-ups, and
jams generally - that the Govern
nselt win take over the line and
run II.
This 4 the hint given in the sng-
sestion Of ARTHUR 3. HINES.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-29
The RESULTSARE
ALWAYS GOOD
Children And GrOwn-Ups Alike, Are
Benefited By Old, Reliable
BIack-Draught.

Rockymount va-Mrs. salHe E.
Chitwood. wife of W. T. ChitwOod of
this place. writes a letter which
should be Of general interest. It
reads:
q am very glad to make a state
ment in regard to my experience with
Thedford's Black-Draught
Ihave used Black-Draught for some
time as a liver and stomach medicine
and find it splendid
I also use Black-Draught for my
children in cases OF colds or any Of
the many disorders where a Laxative
IS needed. It has always given salts
faction.
make it in a tea. and it is easy to
take and the results are good"
Children and grown-up folks SUI
fer plenty Of pain and misery from
liver and stomach troubles. What
BIack-Draught has done for Mrs.
Chitwood and her family. in relieving
these troubles. it will. no doubt. also
do for you and yours.
Try Black-Draught for collie, teeth
ing troubles. sour stomach. indiges-
ton. biliousness. headache. constipa-
ton. feverishness. colds. It has been
in successful and popular use. as
remedy for these and similar troubles.
for over 20 years.
Try Black-DrauGht.
Recommended for young and old
For sale GEOGRAPHICALLY.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-29
HOROSCOPE
,YEnNEsnAY- OCToBER a0. I9Is.

WEDNESDAY. OCIOhEh SVs AoAc-
JUPITER and Mercury rule strongly
for good early today. according to
astrology. Later Mars is adverse.
II is a sway that is good for large
enterprises. whether they be finan-
cial Of philanthropic- Initiative is
well directed dorinS this configura-
ton.
There is a sign read as most favor
able to publicity. New avenues Of
advertising viii open and writer's will
be much in demand
The planets that have been favora-
bic TO the acceptance Of Propaganda
that is evil are losing their power
and il their place kindly stars will
rule, 50 that the power Of good viii
prevail
According 10 occultists the great
teachers and sages Of the past Will
return 10 the earth plane in the new
era tn guide humanity in its adjust
ment 10 conditions after the war.
Mars today is not favorable to GER
tain kinds Of machinery making for
accidents and serious troubles.
Slight disappointments are presaged
Tor organizations on which immense
responsibilities rest. but these will be
only temporary.
Planetary conditions that bring
about strikes and labor unrest give
warning that justice should be the
guide In the next few months.
The world is subject to a direction
OF the stars under which whatever is
contrary to the ideal of universal
brotherhood viii foment extreme trou-
bies.
Conditions IN the government OF the
planets. which are believed to make
war possible. are likely to be reflect
ed in financial. industrial and domes-
tic circles and for this reason all i'm
pulsive or hasty action should be
avoided
Persons whose birthdate it is prob
ably will have a quiet and fairly
successful year. They should safe
guard their health
Children born on this DAY are likely
to be kind and generous, Industrious I
and clever These subjects OF Scorpio /
usually are farsighted- Mars is their 4
principal ruling planet.-Copyrigh /
1918. by the Mcclure Newspaper Syn |
dicate-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-29
DANGER after SPANISH
INFLUENZA OR GRIPPE
How It Can Be Avoided and Treated Simple Rules to Be
Followed. No Occasion for Panic

Nc need Of anyone being afraid Of
6ae after effects and slow recovery
from Spanish Influenza, hard colds
or Grippe, If they Will use common
sense and start in building up their
health and strength the right way.
The main thing is to get the blood
Tich, red, and pure, so it can carry
iife-giTing oxygen and strength to
every part Of the body. Impure
blood is the cause Of so many slow
recoTeries and set-backs.
Doctors say: @Get the blood right
and the rest is easy, that nine-tenths
OF all sickness is due to lack OF iron
and phosphates; the healthy strong,
vigorous man OF Woman's blood is al
ways loaded with these two Iife-giT-
ing elements.
Z Physicians also claim with fresh
CIR and nosrishing food nothing
equals Phosphated Iron as a blood
tonic and health builder. Phosphat-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-29
Bedtime Story for the Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGILY And The TOOTHBRUSH.
By r

I need a new toothbrush myself III
get US each one while I'm at it"
Away he hoped over the fields and
through the woods, his tall pink nose
glistening in the sun. and his twink
ling hat-Oh, hold on. if you please.
Something is wrong I'm afraid Yes,
1t was his nose that twinkled, not his
hat.
Anyhow. Uncle Wiggily soon came
to the % and six cent store, and going
in, he bought two tooth brushes, one
each for himself and Nurse Jane. And.
as he was once more on his way
through the woods, wondering II he
would have an adventure. Uncle Wig
gily, all Of a sudden. heard a voice
''sammie, Did you clean your
teeth?"
'oh. no. mother. I forgot it," was
the answer.
Then please come right hack and
"oh. no, mother, I don't want to-"
answered Sammie Littletail. the rabbit
boy. 4 want to go off and have fun
with Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow. the
puppy dogs Anyhow, can't find my
toothbrush It's been lost for the last
two daysr
~oh, Sammie Littletaili Haven't you
cleaned your teeth for two days2"
cried his rabbit mother "Oh. what a
shamei First you know you'u have
toothache, and then you can't gnaw
any more bark lolypops off the
treeslF'
But Sammie was so eager to go play
that he didn't stop to come back and
clean his teeth.
= don't know what I'll do with
him." said his mother. as Uncle Wig
gily came hopping past ''Sammie is
so careless about his toothbrushr
1t is too bad" spoke the bunny
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-29

ed Iron takes hold from the first
dose. Results are seen and felt;
strength returns, food digests, appe-
tite picks up, sleep is restful, there
is a color in the cheeks and a spar
kle 10 the eye that only blood
charged with iron and phosphates
can give.
It IS the duty Of everyone who has
had Spanish Influenza, Grippe OF a
hard cold to build up their system
with natures tonic, Phosphated Iron.
It sure IS health protection. Safety
first. The results will repay you
many times. Give yourself a show.
Special notice: To insure doctors
and their patients getting the genu-
inc Phosphated Iron we have put in
capsules. Do not take pills or tab
lets. Insist on capsules.
Kelly & Pollard and Scott White &
Co., the Druggists, and leading drug
gists everywhere.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-29
MORE WEIGHT, STRENGTH,
VICOR And NERVE FORCE

New York Physicians Who's Who"
says: interchangeable should be
prescribed by every doctor and used
IN every hospital to increase strength
and nerve force and to enrich the
blood"
By feeding the nerves directly and
by supplying the body cells with the
necessary phosphoric food elements
bitro-phos7hate quickly produces a
welcome transformation in the ap-
pearance; the increase in weight fire.
quently being astonishing.
This Increase in weight also carries
with il general Improvement in the
health Nervousness, sleeplessness
and lack Of energy, which nearly al
ways accompany excessive thinness,
soon disappear, dull eyes become
bright and pale cheeks glow with the
bloom Of perfect health.
CAUTION;-Althoug bitro-phos-
phate is unsurpassed for relieving
nervousness. sIeeplessness and gen
eral weakness. il should not, owing to
its remarkable flesh growing proper
ties be used by anyone who does not
desire to put on flesh--Adv-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-29
TRAVELETTE



On Salisbury plain. seven miles from
" the city Of Salisbury. in Wiltshire,
Eng, there stands a circular embank-
ment- Be yond this is a ring 500 feet
in diameter. made Of huge carved
stone pillars. 20 to 25 feet high. In
side this circle is a smaller ring Of
lighter stones, and this in turn en-
closes q horseshoe OF still smaller pill
lars. At the opening OF the third ring
is a peculiarly shaped stone. laid flat
on the ground, and facing this is the
evident remains OF an altar and stone
Of sacrifice.
Who placed them there and for what
purpose none can tell They were old
when the earliest records were made.
1t is thought from the carving Of the
stones that they belong to the bronze
age. and were a temple for the wor-
ship Of the sun Supporting this the
DRY is the fact that the flat stone. at
the entrance to the inner circle exact
" faces the rising sun. The Welsh
bard Aneurin claims the place as the
shrine Of Cther Pendragon, king Of
Wales, Unidentified with the king Ar
thur Of song and romance. It is also
said that Merlin. the magician. at the
burial OF Arthur caused these enOr-
nous stone monuments to be trans
ported in a single night from Ire
land
However. Stonehenge originated. it
was certainly used as a temple by the
Druids. who were the priests and law
makers of the ancient Britons. Here
they gathered to perform their re-
ligiOus rites. The oak was their su-
preme object Of veneration, represent
ing the strength Of God: and the mis-
tletoe. which grows and feeds upon
the oak, typifies mans dependence
upon God.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-29

rabbit gentleman. I have Just bought
some new tooth brushes for Nurse
Jane and myself. III show them to
Sammie and talk to him a little and
maybe that Will make him rememb Der. ="
7 wish you would" said Mrs. Lit
tletail; I'm sure I hope something
Will teach him TO be careful Of his
teeth And when We rabbits lose our
teeth we can't eat any more"
Very true said Uncle Wiggily:
III speak to Sammie.
So he hoped on after the rabbit
boy, and pretty soon he found him
playing a game OF hide the bone with
Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow. Hide
the bone" is very funny game, in
deed.
Uncle Wiggily was watching the
bunny boy and the puppies play it
when. all Of a sudden. out Of the
woods jumped a great big bad old
.Pipsisewah. Now a Pipsisewah is a
as soon as this one jumped out from
behind a bush he cried:
"Ah, hai I am in luck today I'll
bite fine lot Of chop suey off the
ears OF these two rabbits-little and
big-and off the puppydOgs- Oh, what
luck.'
Are you going to bite me2?" asked
Uncle Wiggily.
7 am" answered the Pfpsisewah.
And meT' asked Sammie-
Correct, answered the Pipsisewah.
And usT" asked Jackie and Peetie
Bow Wow.
Right again." snickered the Pip
sisewah.
Uncle Wiggily's pink nose twinkled
so hard that he didn't know what to
do. and before he knew he put his
paw in his pocket and pulled out the
two new toothbrushes- And then a
funny thing happened No sooner had
the Pipsisewah seen the tooth brushes
than he cried:
'Oh. dear, Oh. woe Is me- You must
my teeth cleaned Oh. I'll be good I
won't hurt any Of you if only you don't
tickle my teeth with the brushes"
And away he ran, not hurting any
one, and Uncle Wiggily was very glad
he had bought the tooth brushes.
though, Of course. he never intended
them for the Pipsisewah.
And Sammie. the rabbit. suddenly
said:
Wait a little. Jackie and Peetie I'll
be back in a minute"
Where are you going2" asked the
puppy dogs
Home to clean my teeth" answered
Sammie- And when he came back with
them shining bright. he went on play
ing So this teaches US that no one
should ever be a PipsiseWah. And if
the broomstick doesn't take the fire
less cooker out to a moving picture
show and freeze ii fast to the gas
stove, I'll tell you next about Uncle
Wiggily and the falling leaves
Copyright, 1913, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-29

RE you in a hurry this morning
n Uncle Wiggily?" asked Nurse
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy. the muskrat lady
housekeeper, as the bunny rabbit gen
tleman started out from his hollow
stump bungalow one day.
Not specially" he answered. May
have the pleasure Of doing something
for your"
Please bring me a new toothbrush.
Il you please said Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy.
MY old one is worn out. and one must
keep ones teeth clean II one wants to
be well and strong"
You are right" said Uncle Wig
gily. And that reminds me that 1
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-29
IF You Take Bitro-Phos.
phate- Says DR.. F.
S. Kolle

Judging from the countless prepar-
atoms and treatments which are con-
tinually being advertised for the pur-
pose Of making thin people fleshy. de-
veloping arms. neck and bust and re-
placing ugly holloWs and angles by
the soft curved lines Of health and
beauty. there are evidently thousands
Of men azd women who keenly feel
their excessive thinness.
Thinness ard weakness are usually
due &c starved nerves. Our bodies
need more phosphate than Is con
tanned in modern foods Physicians
claim there is nothing thac all sup
ply this deficiency so well as the or
ganic phosphate known among drug
gists as b5;ro-phosphate. which is in
expensive and IS sold by. most all
druggists under a guarantee Of salts
faction OF money back.
Frederick Kol.e. n. D., editor Of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-29
BLOOD AND NERVES
Best and Most Economical Treafmen
for Combination Of Ailments.

Impure. impoverished. iron-laczine
blood and weak, unsteady, under
nourished ner- es form a combination
Of ailments that is most successfully
treated with Hoods Sarsaparilla and
Peptiron.
Taken in conjunction. one before
eating and the other after, thse two
great medicines supplement each
other, and form the most economical
treatment-Hood's Sarsaparilla for
scrofula, rheumatism. catarrh, dys-
pepsia, loss Of appetite, that tired
feeling; Peptiron for anemia, tired
nerves and exhaustion.
In cases where there Is biliousness
or constipation. Hoods Pills give
prompt relief Sold by all druggists
ADV