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The Washington times., 1918-04-14
Dearest:

Dearest.
Behold how are the mighty fall
en-, II isn't Christian. l suppose. to
rejoice at any ones downfall, but
7 have asked the Lord 10 forgive
me for rejoicing in the downfall
81 the fat butcher at the market.
Ever since he caused the arrest OF
the poor man for stealing the meat
| have regarded him with intoler-
ance. His fat. heartless face SEEM
ed To dominate the whole market.
and he daily grew in resemblance
to tho pig hanging from his stall,
until | have feared he would begin
carving into his own body by mis-
take. when someone asked fer 4
juicy lo:l or a tender chop. l have
walked all around the market 10
avoid his eye, but l can't avoid II:
in and out OF swinging quarters.
and limp lambs. and lodging around
eggs and butter and cheese. il
would follow an hold me-. and seem
20 say: Our precious friend is in
'aiI. isn't he. I'll teach him to
steal from me. Will" Well. to
day when ] went to market. things
were different, The fat butcher no
longer buIlied the passers-by into a
belief that his pig was the best.
How Sould he, when the pig was
living prone on the counter. with
legs disgraccfuIly trailing in the
sawdust. and joints and roasts and
Ioins and rumps all tumhtinE over
him from collapsed and over
thrown stall, In the midS; OF this
destruction was the fat butcher.
frauticGIy trying 10 dissngaRe him
self from the embrace OF two very
determined men. and calling on
high heaven to witness that he was
not a German spy-hc was not. he
was not The two men advised him
for his own good to go quietly. at
which the fat butcher screamed the
louder. and in thei name Of the
Kaiser proclaimed his innocence.
Struggling and wrestling, the two
very determined men passed reso-
lutrIy down the aisle with their re
Iuctaut burden As they passed me.
] SAID quite auulhlN anu very uld-
lciously. "At a boy At n boy"
The fat butcher paused and turned
my way oh, lady. for the love OF
heaven. tell these men I am not a
German spy"
looked very steadily at him and
answered. Anybody who would
cause the arrest OF n starving man
because he stole little piece of
20 r.,
man spy or anything else. I am
sure" And. feeling very virtuous.
I walked away. But. beloved,
know h" Is a spy. One day
heard kim whispering something
20 an evil-lookinG customer that
was rank treason TO our govern
m~ut. - 7 am glad they caught
ulu. ! WIs,h every traitor to our
country. every black k-hearted prof
itcer who sells his cheap soul
might be apprehended.
Some one said in the newspa-
pers recently that it was the duty
The Washington times., 1918-04-14
Advice to the LOvelOrn
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
Are You Doing Any Coco? ?
nFAH MI%S FAIRFAX.

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aid. even financially. to call on
MIN ne above happened last
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drrl,g from civ =, ci,,. -
once going home. whore under
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The Washington times., 1918-04-14
To My Sweetheart Soldier
MIssIvE FROM WIFE TO HER HUSBAND

OF every loyal citizen nowadays
to keep his eyes and ears open and
his mouth shut. What wise ad-
vice-not only for the present, but
for all time
Good night, Beloved Hasn't this
been an exciting day for me-S
German spy caught, Such is the
faulty logic OF the female mind.
that in catching the spy loose
sight OF the Importance OF the act
in relation to the Government. and
think only OF the poor workhouss
man as being in a measure yIndi-
Gated. God usually looks after
things IL we trust him.
love you. dearest, and all that
I see OF opening life with its mys-
teries and tragedies, It's sins and
its sorrows, makes me love you
the more, and seek more insIs-
tently the refuge OF your heart.
YOUR OWN
The Washington times., 1918-04-14
A Word to All Parents
BEFORE YOU CORRECT YOUR CHILDREN
Begin on Yourselves and Get the
Key to Dealing in a Constructive
Way with Your Boy or Girl.

; in grace and good deeds accord
InBly.
Long ago I leaHned-whenever a
parent comes to me with a difficult
child problem-to treat tho parents
case first to 20 into II with care
ful biological analysis in order to
locate the Fundamental weakness
or psychological tAngla It might
seem strange or trivial for me to
state that my first step in dealing
with the error OF your child would
be TO examine critically your own
biography But that Is practically
what should want to do; for the
blunder1 OF your child are most
probably correlated with error In
your own life ..
In ordr successfully to manage
your boy or girl. nrst consider your
health. II you have a chronic all
ment this error Is certain to be re-
nsoted In your child Sound health
IL part of a sound basis for your
training programme Kidney trouble.
bad digestion, tired nerves and oon-
sequent = orry OF the mother are
among the great contributing
causes OF juvenile delinquency
Finally. father. mother. have your
selves tested A. to your actual
knowledge OF how to deal eonstruc-
lively with your troublesome child.
The fact that you have been with
him an his Hfs Is no guarantee that
you really understand the funda-
mental nature OF the case Some
educator. or other expert whom you
are at liberty to consult. some ins1-
pensITs book on training may sud-
denly reveal to yen n most serious
misoonesptioa OF your own. which,
corrected will quickly solve the
whole difficulty.
Again It 10 urged, dear parent. sI-
anime yourself physically. mentally
or morally and thus get the key to
the correcting of your own life and
your child's conduct all In one
stroke. A son or daughter success
fully reared to maturity L. a pow
srful agency in tho nations pre-
Eres1. but q wicked or converted
is a reproach to any people
The Washington times., 1918-04-14
More About Headaches
THEY MAY COME FROM VARIOUS CAUSES

eye. all over the forehead. and then
all over the head. Rr. the first
pain is felt In the eve i'se,;. Where
there is definite defect 1t IS npt to
be long slghtedress Uneven cur
vature OF the syebau is another de-
feet which causes headache
Unequal r~fractIve power Of tha
two eyes will occasion eye-straln
and headache. and finally squint
may be mentioned as a factor.
Most defects causative Of eye-strAn
can he remedled
The headache Of neurasthenia. or
nervous exhaustion. Is apt TO he
merely an oppression. There - a
sense OF construction and hesviness.
The pressure is behind the forehead
and extends downward NO the
eyes and root or the nose. Somo-
times il Is felt In the temples.
Rarely TT the top or back OF The
head this pressure may hc felt.
though sometimes there - sensa-
ton as though q broad elastic band
were stretched from the forehead
over tho temples and over the back
Of the head
Sometimes the whole head feels
az though 1t we've I'm wise Queer
sensations are complained Of at
times. as tA-oahing. huzzluE and
booming. or - head may feel
empty. Tsut there may be severe
pain In neursSthcui' headache. and
lasting pain. too. Strong emotions
or great anxiety intensity this pain
Boring and gs:.awinE pains in the
forehead are felt sometimes. stab
bling pains occasionally shoot
through the various parts Of the
head
These bad sceiiars are apt ~ per
Eist ru- long period months and
yearA frerusuflg flg--Jud~g pprJru-
larly troubles n'p in the morning.
as soon Is on, awrkes The neu-
rasthenic headache - essentially .
fatigue headache.
The Washington times., 1918-04-14
The Broken Business Woman
ELEANOR GILBERT POINTS ROAD TO RECOVERY

faced just such a crisis a number of
years ago. She had worked hard
for many years, and just as q tiny
bit OF success began to come TO her
she collapsed, and had one Of the
most aggravated cases OF nervous
breakdown" possible Moreover,
she didn't have any money for long,
expensive treatments she ought TO
have had. and she had to support
herself
What did she do? Well. as soon
IS she was able 20 get on her feet
she went West. She gave up writ
ing entireIy-forgot all about her
work and struggles as much as she
could. When she reached the coast
Cwhere she was a stranger) she
earned her living by doing house
work She worked hard with her
muscles. and 1T the end Of the day
che was exhausted--but exhausted
physically, SO that sleep came easily
at night.
Her mind was completely at rest
and the muscular activity brought
health to her. Two years later she
came back East-posessed of better
health than she ever had before, a
more cheerful outlook on life and
a keeness for work she had never
before possessed. The two years Of
manual worls-chanKA Of work
gave hor the physical equipment TO
be better mental worker
When office work has broken
your health leave the office entirely
for time. Do some manual work
and stay outdoors az much as pos
sible. Perhaps you can take care
of soma children in the country or
a light social secretarial Job 10
some clubwoman.
Take care Of your health first, re-
build your vitality. forget pride and
the big salary" idea for awhile.
When you come back" you'll have
a larger viewpoint and perhaps you
can hold a bigger Job than you ever
did.
The Washington times., 1918-04-14
The "Swim-Bladder." "

Several interesting facts have
been published concerning tho re-
mnrkEbIe swim bladder Of fishes
This bladder is formed OF tissue
containing an intricate network OF
blood vessels. and thus resem bles
the lungs OF other vessels in It's
structure. The main function Of the
blood vessel network is that OF So
cretinE oxygen. and this gas is pro-
duced In especially large amount in
fish which change their depth rap
Idly. the object being to compensate
for the effects OF changing pressure.
for Increase Of pressure tends 10
compress the gas in the bladder
and so 20 diminish the fsh's buoy
Ancy. When FISH is weig hted so al
to sink in water. II rises after
time, and large quantities Of o~y-
gen are then found In the swim
bladder"
The Washington times., 1918-04-14
Are You a House Slave?
DO YOU SPEND ALL YOUR TINE KEEPING HOUSE!
An Efficient Woman Doesn't Do
This, and There Is No Reason
Why You Can't Be Efficient.

thrown socially among folks Who
have some perspective Sf lifs He
asked what Ksrsnsky wAs aoipg IN
Russia now.
And then someone suaifingfy in
formed him that he was one or tive
revelations behind In the history OF
Russia-
Now I realize that In order to b
successful In any line of work In
this day Of severe eenpstitiou. one
has to give q great DEAF OF ones
time to the chosen work But not
all.
Two young msn.~-b0th in the
clothing business, spent . week At
. Summer boarding house. Morn
ing. noon and night they taiksd
cIothinE. Sometimes II was sizes
sometimes cost to produce. sons
times selection Of material.
Guests frequently invited them to
ION IN BAAAS ~
were invited to THE Hop.
They could not play cards. They
could not dance. They never had
read an Interesting story, They
could not play tennis nor golf nor
eroauet, nor could they ride horse
back. The suggestion Of hay ride
actually annoyed them And after .
few days theyvho never did house
work" wers left just as severely
alone as my correspondent "he
rave all her time to housekeeping
for twenty-five long years
But unless give all my time -
housekeeping things Esyrops.-
hear some one saS Sfns.
II that Is the case. eithssr your
housekeeping Is too complicated or
you own too much furniturs. or you
have too many rooms. or you are =
poor manager. Perhaps you need
help. But you can't afford to hire
any help.
How aboue selling ths=eld plane
or organ that no one ever plays. or
some other unused piece OF furni-
tur., Holding on to that diamond
ring and gold watch. both Of which
YOU never wear. 10 perhaps equal to
storing up = lot Of disssnsion. which
viii come TO q climax at your death.
wh.n n. Surrogate tries 70 divide
one ring among your six children.
Get rid Of the useless things OF
your household. Some one else may
lust be needing them. What money
they bring pay out in instalments
for help or for some little seif-
Improvement
The Washington times., 1918-04-14
v By LOretto G. Lynch,
Instructor War Cookery New York
High school for Women.


nMY mail brings me a pathetic
I'VE letter. II comes from h good
A' housekseper who has raised
a family and. as she says. worked
for them night and cay for twenty
hce years"
But now that they are grown up
and no longer physically dependent
upon her, she is lonely. Having
given all her time 10 home-making
and housekeeping, she has Guilt
waited no women friends. Her hus-
band enjoys music and travel lee
lures and discussions on the dp-to-
the-minute questions.
And her daughters and sons want
to talk about who's who in Russia.
And on a hundred other topics the
poor soul has never heard of. And
she tells me there's something
wrong somewhere. She adds that
housekeeping gets one into a rut
and so on and SO on
Yes. there Is something wrong
but it's not housekeeping. 1t Is
with this woman's sense Of proper
tion. She has given all OF her time
TO housekeeping. She has planned
no recreation She has never
stopped to realize that there is
much more in life besides the ma
terial side.
Students frequently ask me II I
advise the committing to memory
OF certain recipes. / certainly do
not. Instead. I suggest a stanza or
even a few lines OF some beautiful
poem. Why burden the memory
with a recipe that one can Took up
in some book in a few moments
when the occasion demands Il?
1t takes many things to make up
living. Housekeeping Is but one.
True It plays a very important part
but IT is not nearly 30 important
as spiritual and mental develop
ment. .-
The woman who deyotss all her
time to housekeeping. of course, IL
falling behind In me other things
that 20 TO make up life. But isn't
that also trus. Of the man who de-
votes all his time to the study OF
medicine or OF the law or TO col
lec,inE garbage or driving an auto
mobile:
Only few days ago q renowned
phvseian-cne who gives all OF his
tim. to mediclns-found himself
The Washington times., 1918-04-14
The Old Prejudices.

NEAR MISS FAIR "a
~ am rwert,. cmpIo-od a.
a stcnoEraph"r. For SON line
have been gong "I' WIN f"nhS
man VII" holds rel'abIe position
with the sam" hTm.
He lives Win an old mother.
being the main support OF mat
household He mas "eil-bai-
anced character and compassion
for weaknesses IN MS fellows ~
very strong. Taking al IN All. l
would class MN as "A perfect
mnn.' have acquired great
deal OF Eno" edge thro"Ia or
!!'fIe d3scHSsl"hS such az topics
90 IN" day ana """as ."'.H! business
matters lie has helped me above .
all to be bTp"t-'nlnd"d
i" make a. long story short. -
Is Protestant while ] am Hh
American OF Hebrew deS M AE
parents object 1" my Eoh'T out
with him, and have toid r. ln 80.
PEGGY H.
~. ,h,u g.. ,7.,StS
/
loyal "nh generous ihdiNidshl
your letter describes. and you have
The Washington times., 1918-04-14
BY William A. McKeever.'

TT ERE Is n new method of cor
recting the conduct OF your
boy or girl. namely. reform
yourself nrst Recently We closed
eur discussion of another matter
Z with the statement. when the
whole situation Is known. children
are little better or little worse than
their parents and teachers" Now
let US make a point OF this matter.
For example:
A father came 20 the office Of a
vocational Gdvlrsr with .s4s four
tSSn year ole son ana related a
long tale OF woe as TO the weak
nssSes ard Ihortconinss in the
boys ooBduet II was easy to OBJ
SsTys that tbs youth was giving,
humble assent 20 this story OF con-
dStnpAtIon; thai be had heard 1t re-
silsd many un,ss and had learned
to- receive II AZ a positive truth.
Father and Son were both In tho
grip OF the game ohssssion- Father
v4s wrong in his methods. son was
wrong N his conduct
Therefore. father. apply the rule
GSS~& Begin on yourself. Test
ysur method OF training. Cut out
Vour tale of woe. Substitute for Il
thS positive snd repeated vision OF
ISses.-- No mater whether your
ssv dE,sam 10 true or not al pres
cot. keep on redsnninE it. Tell your
boy you are going to stay hy him.
that you believe in his awakened
SaIE
Praise him for even any hint OF
suSSsss you may zee In him. Com
mend him for his physical strength.
fer his interest in this or that for
his honest desire to be worth while
Thus sei1s up on every worthy
IhOught purpose and act OF his and
LIE. most cordial Interest in your
Efahss respecting him.
30 you and your child must travel
on to success together As you cor
rect your own ufs and your meth
odS OF dealing with him. he eoH-
tInass to depend upon your judE-
nNnt concerning him and to grow
The Washington times., 1918-04-14
RAW MILK AND CREAM

To protect children. invs-
lids and those who are in .
rundown condition aRainst
milk Infections. raw milk and
Much Of it may be safe and
wholesome for healthy adults,
but 1t is not always reliable.
tious ases have been
caused by raw milk. some
times even by the special or
certified kind.
Properly pasteurized milk
and cream, carefully cooled
people should drinkD ~ I, fIG thia
cannot be obtained scald the
raw milk without boiling 1t.
Heat-treatins milk does not
impair its digestibility or nour-
ishing properties. IL does not
dren. These facts have been
definitely established by COM
petent sanitarians and food ex-
perts.
The Health officer OF the
District OF Columbia will give
you the sanitary rating of
your local milk supply at any
time you should apply for It
Sseisty for Prevention Of Sickness
{. sEaLIAEa, secretary
The Bulletins OF the Society
for Prevention of Sickness,
signed by Mr.. z. Bsrltner, are
based on much careful study,
and they deserve the attention
Of the public. for whose benedt
they are issued.
DR.. GEO. NJ. hOBER
professor OF Hygiene, George
town University.
This sRnouncemsnt Is paid for By
the Society for Prevention Of sIcknsss.
The Washington times., 1918-04-14

Anger turns friendship into
hatrvd. Il makes . man lose
himself, and his reason, and
his argument, IN disputation-
Jeremy Taylor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-03
SEND CAR Of BATS
TO lover THERE

Chicago April Fly Cobs. Iris
Speaker. Joe Jackson. Hans Wagner
Benny kauff, Larry Iaioie, Home Run
Baker. Eddie Collins. Roger Hornsby.
Larry Doyle and Babe Ruth are going
to do their bit this summer with the
American troops in France. and they
won't have TO leave the big league to
do 1t. either. Though they are in
America. they wHl be batting as heav-
ily against the kaiser as II they were
on front line trench throwing hand
greuades.
The big leaguers have loaned their
names to a series OF 10000 swatsticks
which are now on the way TO the
American front as a part OF the regu-
lar y ~ G. \ athletic equipment for
the soldiers in France. Announce
ment has just been received here
from the national war work council
Of the Y. NJ. c. a, that an entire car
load OF bali bats left Kentucky recent
~ for an Atlantic port,
These bats, twelve models Of them
named after the famous long distance
hitters. are expected to prove of ire
mendoGs assistance 10 the boys from
the United States when they are ready
TO dent the lines Of the enemy and
make the best showing in the box
score.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-03

Being Close Ups of the Men Who Will Battle for Amer
can and National League Flags.
No. ROWLAND

Cantillon years ago, when Mike was
a chicken, so TO speak. And from a
batboy he became a minor league
manager, and successful one. too
He learned baseball inside out in the
minors He became a keen judge OF
ball players and he learned how 10
handle men. All he needed was the
chance to show what his years OF
study amounted to. He got 1t ana
made good.
That's Clarence Rowland in nut
shell.
In less than three years Rowland
piloted the Chicago White SoX 10 a
worlds cham pionship. He had good
ball club to start with. of course, but
Comiskey's clubs-good clubs, too
had failed to win for him under other
managers. Rowland made them win,
Rowland's tactics on the ball field
are versatile He has a mania for
changing pitchers, He works his team
on the theory that the fellow who
mixes 'em up" has the best chance
to win a game of ban. His theory
proved up in the 1917 worlds series
Some folks may say that the Giants
tossed the edge to the Sox. But, just
the same, those Sox had to play ball
and play it well TO win.
Clarence Rowland is "busher'
who bloomed into a famous manager
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-03

He's only a busher. Hen never
make good"
This was the greeting they handed
Clarence Rowland when he signed to
manage the White Sox in the winter
OF f9l4
1t was anything but an encourag-
ing reception. Some fellows would
have taken it to heart and funked
out But not Rowland. He didn I
mind being called a busher by the big
league writer's He was proud of his
minor league record and he had con
hdence in himself and in Charles
Comiskey.
Today they are calling Clarence
Rowland, the Great Rowland" He
Is the present King Bee among the
managers But II hasn't swelled him
one bit. Trim. dapper, smiling and
qutet hammered, Clarence Rowland
is Just as anable and free from any
thing that resembles chestiness as
anyone can be. He has personality
the kind that wins friends. He gets
along with players, fans and the news
paper boys without half trying. He
proud OF his worlds champions and
confident in himself, but lie doesn't
show it. And that's the big answer
Rowland was never big Lacquer
He started out as a batboy for Mike
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-03

/ could think a little straighter than
usual but / was still very drunk.
Hall invited me TO have a drink
with him before hitting the hay and
! accepted. We ordered a quart of
cham payne and the bellboy brought
it TO my room. The kid opened the
bottle and then went out, / poured
ont a drink for Frank and one for
myself. Both glasses we're brimming
full. That liquor looked wonderfully
good 10 me because l certainly was
thirsty. grabbed the glass in my
hand. picked it UP and was just going
to down the liquor when something
seemed to stop my hand. 4 pushed
back the glass a little bit. and looked
at it. | held II there looking at il
steadily all the time. Hail. meanwhile,
had drunk his champagne and was
staring at me in a queer sort of way.
What's the matter. John? asks
Frank
II looked at the glass again and
then put 1t down and said to Frank
Frank, so help me God, won't
drink this, and so help me God. I'll
never take drink again"
Hall, knowing sullivan intimately,
laughed at the idea of John L reform
ing. He didn't take the resolution OF
sullivan seriously. ne feit tnat Wnen
John L. refused 10 drink that night
that it was merely because the stom-
ach OF the champion of champions
was upset and figured that Sullivan
| would resume drinking the next day
But the next day John L. didn't take
drink.
Those in the theatrical troupe were
Ikurprised--even stunned. Eventually
the newspapers got hold of the fact
that John l. had gone more than
twenty-four hours without drink
and that John T.. had resolved to Quit
forever. The news was published with
| sarcastic editorial comment. No one
| took John LIS reformation seriously
/ How could they. For nearly twenty
| Ave. years ne had been, to use his owr
style. the worlds champion drinker'
and no one reckoned that John L
would reform at so late. day.
But another twenty-four hours
passed and John l.. successfully fought
the battle that every man must figh
who decides to quit drinking. TIL,
cravings of a liquor thirst nearI,
| drove him mad and there were man,
times that John L. wavered In BIZ
determination. but always he strength
| ened at the critical moment and
/ fought off the temptation.
| A week went by. a month, tw,
months. John l.. was still on tn,
| water wagon" and John l., to hi.
Everlasting honor. remained tota
abstalner until the end Of his days.