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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-13
BY Beatrice Fairfax.
THERE'S ONE WA

"TiNr do sou do when you are
w doing nothing? 40. that
isn't an Irish built is
'uSi nn emphatic way Of asking
how completely you relax.
know a man who works fright
fuiiy hard all dSy long ct the head
OF big advertising Organization.
His wife tries TO create Ia hI. home
an atmoSphere ~ res:fuIuess, lux
ury and real comfort. she gives
him an opportunity to come home
aud there. surrounded by those for
whom he cafes most. to. battle MS
tired E"rNes Ia a warm and gentle
stream ofabso.ute ease
And what docs Ae do SITS
down ia the comfortable chair that
Is reserved for HIN. plays - tatto"
on the arm % II with jn- fingers OF
his right hand. accompanies this
with series @: taps GA the GJor
with ole foo. o. the other and IN
~ i-'i'A'H' -. t'FS ilB NV
watch charms about Oh their chain
with his left hand.
What = he doing" lie - letting
the strength and energy he needs
for his work dribbIe away in a
wastetl! stream Of constant leak
age.
Now why should a man OF large
affairs. a man who is all day long
using Up energy So fast that hs
cant store any up for future refer
emc--why should that man lot tho
energy stream 20 Oh playing pur-
pOsely when he doesn't have to?
In clever little magazine l read
recently z splendid article which.
frankly. is direct Inspiration for
our little talk to-day. II is called
How to store Your Energy" and
Ia part this Is what IT said:
We are al like huge -I-c;ric bat
teries 81 PAIL. 4 S'rrlns M -uTi-
Gent snerGy to, k y II fun # vital
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-13
- Human Talking Machines -

white light OF ideas breaks with
AL the colors of the rainbow.
Words are TO one of these word art
lists what a symphony is 70 a nu-
stefan.
The word fancier suffers at the
hands of the human talking ma
chimes about as the bird lover SUI
ceTs at the hands OF the hunter.
lie feels about the same panEs Hs
the connoisseur Of lace suffers
when he sees some one using bit
Of 1ilet for dust cloth: or the i'm
pecunious vi"linist. who parts with
his Str8divari and later hears II
used FOR playing ragtim".
Eut # Is mot only word artists
wh" shivsr IN lmputent helpless
ness before the attack Of these
pugilis.ic takers. There il class
OF reopl". and. indeed. a very large
class. who along with antiques and
rare laccs and historic HssuciatloEE.
cherish tine Old-fashiuned notion
that words are only counters for
facilitating Lac exchange -; ideas:
that II thee are no Ideas, there
should b. no words.
They say. We tolerate the puf!-
ing and chugginC nf an automobile
engine only hrcauss 81 does bespeEk
power and lead tu motion: we can
iUrG ~" the piunkIng in our steam
pipes becaus" Eteam pipes do fur
Il. 4
low ourselves to be BOWED over
by a rush IL words when ihaTe
isn't any idea back % those words
to drive them along"
rs one thing. however. for ~
20 be abb. ~ APPRECIATE the View
point OF the word artist aud OF the
lover OF ideas. II il quite another
thing L. b" able to suEg~zt rem
edy When human talking ma
Ci,lne chooses mis- record ani cranks
~, hi aui"HAt!csl'v repeating III
s.rument. you are - h-ipI=s, ~ i,
YOU Wei" Ia pe!t!lG rain without
su umbrella
civilization hss Invented no
lightning rod which will ground
the perpetual tllksr. There srs
two short words ia the English
language which do temporarily
dam the stream, but those words
have been placed under ban 81
accommodation by polite s""!ety.
II these takers only presented
som. sharp edge sun" salient an
EI. which you could cHIch hold of
to stay their mad course bat Jhey
don't They spin H. smoothly aui
swiftly as a tUp--unly taey never
run down.
have often wondered whether
the game OF tennis was rot invent
ed BY some NantiPp--riddeE cr7H-
ture who. whil- he pl"itod off the
exact number Of feet FOR tho courts
and placed the net midway be
tween. .huckl-d WIih secret Joy as
he pictured the chronic talk-r. help
lrssly stranded uu the Out-rIn"s,
Lac. NHiuly trying to project his
ords through space, while the
lucky player on the other SIDE "
the net escaped immune.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-13
Putting Off Old Age
THERE'S ONE WAY 1t CAN BE DONE

I:y for years TO come. But many Of
US hsve grounded wires. and the
strength and energy that should be
conserved for our work Is leaking
away In a useless. purposelsss
stream. All needless and useless
mHuoeuvrss constitute a tremendous
nervous and vital drain on the con-
stitutiOn. and the result ia q cou-
slant leakage Of nervous force and
muscular energy. Little things, you
may argue. But any doctor will tell
you that II Is the little things that
undermine. Look TO yourself! II
your wires are grounded somewhere
you're not getting your full amount
Of power and your battery Is run
ming down. Look for the grounded
wires.'
When you are at q job o. any
sort. beIit thinking out an adver-
tisinE campaign or selling a pair OF
black silk stockings. give 20 that
job YOUR concentrated efforts and
attention Don't waste yourself in
little side Issues. nervous Ia bits.
wlre-groundInE habits that !et para
OF your energy leak on into run
ming your hand through your hair
or hltchIng your sk!r; band up.
And II between that job and your
next one there Is one minute or i've
devote that to relaxing. letting
no." deliciousIy drinking In deep
breaths through the closed mouth
while you count eight and sEhalinE
slightly through parted lips while
again you count eight.
Breathe deep. noat on cushioninG
relaxation. don't jump or Jerk or
RdEet or ground your wires through
little nervous motiens-and see how
much better you'll feel when you
tackle your next requirement
You'll last longer that way. too.
for you viii store up energy a
little faster shan you need u In
your youth and havs that reserve
stock to draw TN in ySur cd aSs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-13
Save Coal and Your Health

Old age il more susceptible -
cold air and feels reduced trm9rt
atu-c more than doe. youth.
Hot rooms are dep sing rui
cnervstinS. They Undue. head
aches, mental dr!iness. pa. 8. 90. do
i,-.0ratiOn.
n YOU feel cold. iasuIat~ YOUR
Iadiating surfaces with adequate
and proper clothing.
Don't make coal take TIL place
Of warm underwear. heavy drerF"s
OF suits.
Tie Esl,imos don't freeze. The
~ clothing does s~ay WITH t.I-
need fgT much artificial heat.
Put on warm gloves o. m!ttcGs--
Or carry q nun
Wear warm socks or stockings
Avoid tight shoes thu. cramp your
feet and interfere VITA the Citcu-
latiOn OF blood.
Dress yourself protectlngly IN
cold. damp OF Vet wea,heI
Burn the righy sort %: coal IN
your own vital furnace.
Eat pl-ntiTpuy Of "a; AMI Oils.
cereals and starch foods.
Drink hot m.;k. cocoa. soIrSa.
Alcoholic drinks d-e.rasc yu.r re-
s.stance TO cold.
Food forms the coal that heats
the bod.
Exercise and activity produce
warmth that il normal, natural and
hc8ljafuL
Burning coal 70 give you the SEN
sstioH Co.. unnatural warmth Is d
false economy.
NOu Tan save coal and ..crp
WFttn.
You can save ooa! and heep IN
health.
Won can save coal and be more ef-
GC.eal.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-13
BY EUGENIE BLAIR.

THESE are the days OF self-eN-
preston. 1t is no longer
confined to the artist or the
musician or the poet to
speak forth what Is in him. The
man with the dinner pail has just
as good a right TO tell who started
this war as the man with the check
book. II he can get anyone TO listen
10 him.
The operator who bends over a
machine for ten hours a day Gre
ating such untemperamental things
as shirts no longer has to wear her
lips thin by cIamping them tightly
together 80 that no foolish syllable
escapes them.
Little children are no longer
placed in straight jackets and told
TO be seen and not heard"
The same age that has made IL
possible TO illumine every nook and
Granny OF dark room by pressing
an electric button has loosed the
hands OF self-repression and re-
serve ana encouraged human be-
ings 20 turn themselves inside out.
Conversation. SO-called. has grown
in quantity BY leaps and bounds.
Only occasionally some one Is wise,
enough 20 observe that il produces
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-13
Cold Days Explained
THOUGH THE EARTH IS NEARER TO THE Sun
Yet the Longer Angle of His Rays,
Added to the Shorter Days,
Makes for Frigid Weather

January than in July. A long range
of hills or mountains. running east
and west. with steep southern
slopes, should be more warmed By
the Winter sun than q level, or
prairie country, because their sur
faces receive the solar rays at .
higher angle and thus get more
heat per unit of area. But this effect
may be more or less completely lost
through cold winds and air cur
rents passing across the face of
the hills or along the valley at their
foot
The effect OF the shortness OF the
days In increasing the Winter cold
becomes evident when you reflect
that the loLEer the ground and the
atmosphere lying over IL are sub
jected to the solar rays the more
heat they accumulate. The air gets
more heat from the warm ground
than from the suns rays. so that
any defect in the temperature of
the ground IL reflected In a fall of
the air temperature.
Often in Winter, when the GROUND
is covered with snow. the sun. shin
ing brilliantly in a perfectly clear
sky Will seem to have lost its power
because 1t does not produce the
slightest melting of the snow that
lies dazzling under its unclouded
rays. This happens when a mass OF
cold air lies over the land, causing
the suns heat to be ra6Iated away
as fast as II strikes the snow. The
wilderness OF the snow itself helps
to shield IL from the heat, since a
white object-and nothing 10 whittier
than pure snow-totally reflects the
light waves, and much of the solar
heat 10 luminous.
Since the 23d Of December the sun
has been slowly coming northward
from Its extreme southern declina-
ton. represented by the Winter
selstitiaI point, but many weeks
will elapse before a general in
crease OF warmth in the northern
hemisphere becomes clearly mani
fest. As long as the nights are
longer than the days there can be
no effective accumulation of heat In
the hemisphere where that fneQual-
ity prevails.
There has 90 be a big sinking OF
capital in the form of heat units
every time the northern hemisphere
sets out to recover from its Winter
freezing. but fortunately for the
capitalist that furnishes the neces-
sary supply OF thermal funds, the
sun has never yet refused to re-
spond to the annual demand, al
though there are those who think
that he sometimes shows signs OF
WEAKNESS. or Indifference. which
may be menacinE for the future.
The fact Is that all his planets
seem 20 squander his advances
without any effective return, a. far
AZ We can see. to say nothing OF the
enormous. and possibly irrecover-
able, capital that he appears TO be
scattering broadcast through empty
space. But the truth 10 We DO not
know much about the suns banking
methods. and his standing may be
Infinitely sounder than It seems.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-13

IN HE daily amount OF heat re-
eeived from the sun by the
earth, as a whole. 10 about
six per cent greater at the begin
ming OF January than at the be-
ginning OF July. because of the rela-
tive nearness OF the sun. But this
accession Is principally felt In the
southern hemisphere. where the sun
runs high and Summer prevails in
January. In the northern hemis-
-phere, where at the same time the
sun runs low and Winter prevails,
the gain of heat is much more than
counterbalanced by two causes, OF
which one Is the shortness OF the
days in comparison with the nights,
and the other Is the lower angle at
which the suns rays strike upon
the northern hemisphere. This is
the low slope of the Winter rays. OF
which you speak.
In order to understand how very
effective II is in diminishing the
heating power of the sun, let US
take the latitude OF 30 degrees
north. which Is nearly that OF New
York. and see what the altitude of
the sun Is there. first at tho Summer
solstIce, and next at the Winter SOL
stice. At the Summer solstice in
that latitude the sun. at noon, is
73h degrees above the southern hor-
lion, but at the Winter soIstice its
corresponding altitude Is only 2sh
degrees, making a total difference
OF no less than 81 degrees in the
slope OF the suns rays to the plane
of the horizon. Now. Il Is shown In
works on astronomy that the
amount OF heat impaired to a given
surface, say a square foot. or a
square mile, Is proportional to the
sineg OF the angles of altitude. The
sine Of the angle 3oh degrees 10
.44s2. and that OF the angle IAN
degrees s. 1855, which shows that
the solar heat in the latitude OF
New York is more than twice as
great, per unit OF area. at the Sum
mer solstlce as it is at the Win
ter soIstice. And this difference is
increased by the fact that when
the sun Is low In the sky its rays
have to penetrate a proportionAlly
greater distance through the air be-
fore reaching the earth's surface
than they do when the sun 10 high.
and much Of the heat thus caught
In the atmosphere is lost by radia-
tion into space.
This loss of heat In tho atmos-
phers is chiefly responsible for the
fact that even on . Nindiess Win
ter day the rays OF the noon sun.
received OIL a surface exposed nor
malIy TO them are less efficient Ia
heating than on a Summer day.
But IL the atmosphere were absent
the heating effect on such a surface
ought to be slI per cen; greater in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-13

I " most hUeS there stands this spectre at times
he IS rcry near and threGtening In other
cases he Is far removed He is at the eIbcr5
Of the gambler; he it is that turns the face pale
and causes the hand to tremble. And rery near
lie stands to the girl rhO has the task of carning
her OTH HriHg. Certain shameful incqudIitieS
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-13

TYERE;S trig little combination for WiNsR
II sports 7CeGr. first glance 10 insight
seem 0ckGrming Frcach tridoU's bonnet,
but that's due to the denrre drGping of 1t. In
truth 1t fits the head so sHugIy and the scarf
con be tucked so eosily around the neck that one
mil be tempted to irish for many zppy, cold
days On phich to demonstrate its piqGGAt chGrI:
and conlfineSS. SedL6r0Tn Velvet IS employed
in the scarf and bonnet, and lchen the blHStsrfh9
Srinds interfere they sciH prove that the tiny
touch of Indian blue embroidery on each prGctS-
cal little pocket, takes its from soft salts
lining, of the sans color. SIX tdsSels Of sect
broacn finish the ends.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-13

u L she euer so StudiOus, there isn't school
ID girl liciHg tCko doesH'! thrill at the pos
sibilities offered by charming big,
"tlOppy" hat. Tsre is one so simple, so grace
fu and ,cithdI so chic that it cannot help being
becoming to any type of youthful face.
The hat is large aud of beautiful soft quality
black felt, and there is nothing short of genius
in the defines With schich its designer has ar
RANGED the handsome ribbon trimming. Very
tcide, very blue and very brocGded. it is folded
here and there, then brought around the hit trtth
a spceping flare that causes most engaging
little tit.
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in the system of ,cGges make her the victim of
circumstances beyond her control. With her
nteGgre rage she is like boat without oars.
Ours IS not the roice to blame her if her brove
fight is IN rain and she falls to ruin. Rather
should our uo'ce lash the system ,chich divides
society iatO t'co divisions, the rich and the
poor.
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<YSHALL get a steam launch and
<N follow him." said Lord Godal-

<<YSHALL get a steam launch and
follow him. said Lord Godal-
ming.
the bank lest by chance he land"
said Mr. Morris.
"Goodr' said the Professor. "both
good But neither must go alone.
There must be force to overcome
force il need be; the Slovak is strong
and rough, and he carries rude arms.
All the men smiled, for amongst them
they CARR a small arsenal Said
Mr.. Morris:
81 have brought some winches-
tiers; they are pretty handy in
crowd, and there may be wolves. The
Count. II you remember. took some
other precautions; he made some
acquisitions on others that Mrs. Har-
ker could not quite hear or under
stand. We must be ready at all
points"
Or. Seward said:
81 think / had better go With
| Quincy. We have been accustomed
TO hunt together. and we two. we'll
armed, will be q match for whatever
may come along. You must not be
alone Art. II may be necessary to
thrust-for / don't suppose these EEL
/ lows carry guns-,yould undo all our
plans. There must be no chances.
this time: we shall not rest until the
Counts head and body have been
| separated, and we are sure that ne
cannot reincsrnste."
He looked at Jonathan as he spoke
and Jonathan loo5ed at me. l could
see that the poor dear was torn about
/ in his mind. or course. he wanted to
be with me; but then the boat serv-
I ice. would. most likely, be the one
which would destroy the-the-the-
/ Vampire tWhy did ! hesitate to
| write the word"l
He was silent awhile, and during
his silence Dr. Van Heising spoke:
Friend Jonathan. this is to you for
twice reasons. First, because you are
young and brave and can fight. and
| all energies may BE- needed at the
last; and again that Il il your right
| to destroy im--that-which has
wrought such woe to you and yours.
I Be not afraid for Madam Nina: she
| will be my care. II may.
81 am old. Ny legs are not so
quick 70 run as once: and | am not
( used to ride so long or to pursue a.
need b.. or to light with !cthal weap-
I Ons. But can he OF other service:
can night In other wav. And can
die. IL need he. a. vsl a. younger
men. Now let me- say that what !
would is this: while you. my Lord
GodslmInE. and my friend Jonathan
: go in your 50 swift little steamboat
iUp the river. and whilst John and
/ Quincy guard the bank where per
chance he might b" landed. will
take Madam Nina right into the
heart Of the enemy's country.
VAN HELSISG PLANS
A BOLD MOVE.
whilst the old fox is tied in his
box. floating on the running stream
whence he cannot escape TO land
where he dareS not raise the lid OF
his cOfhn-boX lest his Slovak carricrs
should in fear leave him to perish
We shall go In the track where iona
than went-from BistritE over tho
HorEo. and find our way to the Castle
| OF DraculA.
= Here. Madam Mina's hypnotic DOW
or will surely help. and we shall I'm"
: our wHy-all dark and unknown
I otherwise-aft~r the fret SurriS'
: when we are near ihat fateful place
There j. much l" b. done. and 9th"
/ places To he nHdc sHnctsty. 50 TIM
, that nest o. vip"rs ha obli'eratNd.
Here Jonathan interrupted him notify:
DO you mean to say, Prof. Van
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-13
Prun-> aud Figs.

Wash TIE prunes ard fgs carefully
And soak them l!ttle While. Use the
loose dry hEs. not the pressed ones.
After soaking. cook them FOR long
time slowly in the water IN y Ei"h they
we're soaked. but 10 not have uIoi''
water than is Necessary. for too much
j.Ice makes g taste fat. .Nld a little
sugar when cooking. II desired.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-13
Bacon and Potatoes.

Cover bakirE pan with oold bofls4
potatoes. SLICED. and lay over the ton
snfnctentiy close TO cover. thin slices o.
bacon stand the pan on the uppoI
crate OF : bot oven until the meat ~
gins TO brown; pour on come % the FAT
and set In the lower part Of the over
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-13
By Garrett P. Serviss.

Il understand the sun Is three
million miles nearer now than In
Summer. II that is true. how does
Il happen to be so cold now?
am told it IL because OF the slop-
ing OF the rays in Winter. but
don't see how that can make so
much difIsrence.-READE
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-03-01

FOR SALE-Two grade Percheron
Colts, twenty months old, will weigh
900 lbs each. Apply J. H. Durham,
Scotland Neck, N. G..
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-03-01

on the Germans, and we cross the water
and join our boys on the front we mean
to come out victorious, or not at all.
But in such a case, "where will we be
twelve months from today?'
We mean to be back in old U. S. A.
With the battle won, and the Kaiser s
head to prove it.
No doubt some of us will be crippled
and wearing medals representing every
wound, but if we are crippled, or dis
abled, we have insurance with Uncle
Sam and he will see us to the end. He
is no kin to us by blood, but he is
the best Uncle that any of us have.
But after this is over with, where
will we be twelve months from today !
When this thing is settled and we are
free again we will be honored for the
task we have done, even if it hash It
begun. We will 60 back home with
our honorable discharges to be with our
dear mothers and fathers if it be God 8
will to leave them there until we re-
turn. But some of our parents will
be at rest and then no one can say
where we will be, but God.
Where will we be twelve months
from todaya'
BY Henry G. Pope, Go. n. 120, n. q.
Inf, Camp Sewer, Greenville, S. e.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-03-01
NEWS FROM CAMP SEWER

Where will we be TWELVE months
from today?
We are here in the United States
being trained for the World war, and
we realize that we have a hard and
dangerous task before us.
Sometimes we think we will be back
home with our dear ones in few
months. Then again we think we will
never see our homes again, and this
makes us think; "where will we be
twelve months fro mtodayq'
There are lots Of boys that have al
ready been transferred to different
parts Of the country on account of their
talent for different work. These boys
were our soldier friends and we may
never see them again.
We boys are in different branches of
the service, and that causes us to have
different ideas about this war, for
some are taught one thing and some
another, but we all wonder, "where
we :" be twelve months from today9'
Some of us are in Germany, some in
France, some in hospitals, a few in pri-
son, very few deserted, and some are
buried in the dark deep blue waters
of the Atlantic.
We have some small, some large,
some weakly and some strong, and we
have some that will never learn to de-
fend themselves. So now, where will
we be twelve months from today?'
It's true, but sad, and God s will,
that some Of us will be sleeping be-
meath the cold muddy sod.
We sacrificed our home pleasures,
and left our business, but the hardest
of all was to say goodbye to the dear
ones at home that we may never see
again. It's a bitter pill to leave our
grey headed parents, but our country
But there is something else tothink
of, ~and that is; "where will we be
twelve months from tday7'
Our forefathers were the bravest
people on earth, and now it is up to
us to keep their honor, 7nd we mean
to do so or die trying
If peace is not declared in a short
time we expect to go over and join our
brave boys that are holding part of
the French front and gaining ground
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-03-01

FOR SALE-One cedar tank and tow
er. and one Goulds Power Pump.
Apply for particulars to Hardy
Hardware Company.
The Denver star., 1918-08-24
no COLOR LINE ORAvvN II
STUDENT NURSE RESERVE

PHILADELPHIA. Pa
The color line not be drawn
in recruiting nurses for the
Student Nurse Reserve in Phil
adelphia. Recruitiog stations
were opened Monday morning
in South Philadelphia for the
convience of colored women,
who may be enrolled also in
any of the twenty six recruit
ing Offices throughout the
city. Hundreds OF our women
have applied for questionaries
sincs the recruiting began. The
question OF their acceptance
was settled Saturday by a
telegram from Miss Hannah
j. Patterson, resident director
of the Woman's Committee,
Council Of National defence at
Washington d G.