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The Washington times., 1919-08-19
How to Use
Antiseptics
By Brice Belden, NJ. D

4 n antiseptic is not necessarily
"A a germicide; that is, it may
= not possess the power to de-
stroy the germs of disease. The
term antiseptic is applied to any
substance which interferes with the
growth Of germs. or which renders
innocuous the poisonous. products of
their growth upon the tissues of the
body or which retards or prevents
the absorption of such products.
The most familiar antiseptics are
alcohol, boric acid. phenoI (carbolic
acid, creOsote, corrosive sublimate
Cbichloride of mercury, peroxide Of
hydrogen, iodine, creolin, chlorine,
formaldehyde gas, and Kakin's fluid.
As tissues are devitaliZed by anti
septics the latter should not be ap-
piled to clean raw surfaces. Anti
septics are employed to disinfect the
skin and infected wounds. Clean
wounds made by surgeons are
treated, not antiseptically, but asep-
tically; that is, rigid principles of
cleanliness are followed and infec-
tion avoided, thus making the use Of
-antiseptics unnecessary, since they
retard healing by reason OF their
deleterious effect upon the delicate
tissue cells.
Carbolic acid and corrosive sub
Innate possess dangerous properties
which make their use by the pub
lie unwise in the highest degree
and in any case they serve no pur-
pose that is not better served by
something else.
Boric acid is a safe and generally
useful antiseptic.
Iodine is an extremely popular
antiseptic. A per cent tincture
is commonly employed. It appears
to be a pact that it is effective
even where no preliminary cleans
ing Is carried out. Even a dirty,
greasy skin can apparently be dis
infected by one painting of the
tincture.
Iodine is open to the objection
that it occasionally irritates a deli
cate skin. This may ususally be
avoided by using a freshly made
preparation. An alcohol compress
will remove it
AS a direct application to infect
ed wounds, tincture of iodine has
given better results than any other
chemical. Tho requisite for COM
pIete cleansing Is that the iodine
must penetrate every recess OF the
wound. The presence of water les
sens it's efficacy.
The Washington times., 1919-08-19
aSI e
Your Value
By Eleanor Gilbert.

ID contest"
IL Business houses are always
having contests of some kind to
stimulate development. Perhaps II
is only the contest of competition
with another manufacturer. But
some of the most progressive firms
make a practice of having sales
contests" among the members or
their own staff to stimulate indi-
vidual progress.
Prizes of various sorts are offered
to the statesmen making the best
record for a given ptriOd, or to those
who show the greatest amount OF
progress over the same period OF
time in the previous year.
Other firms apply this same prin-
ciple to the interior organization.
Definite cash prizes are offered to
the clerks in one department who
show the fewest number of errors
in certain kinds of recording work.
In a large mail order house the
daily record of each clerk in the ad-
dressing department was shown on
the large blackboard in the room.
Naturally every clerk was keen to
would not be below the standard
of the other workers in the depart
ment. Definite salary increases
were given those who reached GER
tain standards, and eventually the
efficiency of every individual in the
department was greatly increased.
Nor was this to be regarded as
driving" the workers. A group of
the good ones showed what the pos
sible production daily could be, and
it developed the persotnal efficiency
of others in many directions to aim
for a higher standard. Had these
girls merely been requested to do
more work there would have been
no marked improvement, as expert
ence showed.
But when the contest" element
entered. the spirit OF a game spur
red them on.
The spirit of contest is always q
strong impetus in every kind of
work, important or humble, and the
business man is moved by il as
strongly as the school boy in his
games.
If there is no one pursuing our
exact lines of endeavor with whom
we can enter into friendly competi-
tion, we can compete with our own
previous records. "In 1913 our
September sales were $4,000.
Double them this month";" is a time
honored and yet effective stimulus
to many statesmen. What were our
individual achievements this month
last year? How can we increase
or better them? Or how much did
we do last month and to what eX-
tent can we improve on ourselves
this month?
Perhaps last year August was
the month in which we originated
some profitable business ideas; or
began a reading course; or took up
a new line Of study: or started
gymnasium work; or saw three
good plays; or heard two good con-
certs. Whatever of our achieve
ments we can remember we can
make the basis for beating our own
previous records.
A "self-contest" is one of the
surest ways Of achieving real prog
ress. For if we compete with an
other, we must know beforehand
that our competitors standards are
higher than ours. Otherwise we
may overreach her accomplishments
and ytt make no progress our
selves. But when we use our re-
suits Of last month as a criterion
for planning our efforts now. we
are bound to set a standard a few
notches higher for ourselves.
The Washington times., 1919-08-19
HEARTS OF THREE
Francis Wife Finds LeOnica Gazing
. at His Photograph and
: Draws POniard
By JACK LONDON.

''No, for you have taken him from
me-"
Leoncia slowly and sadly shook
her head and gazed over the SHIN
mering surface of Chirqui Lagoon.
After a long lapse of silence she
said wearily, believe that. Be
lieve anything"
Il OWNED it in you from the
first" the Queen said. You have
a strange power over me. 1 am a
woman not unbeautiful. Since 1
have been out in the world I have
watched the eyes of men looking at
me. I know I am not all undesir-
able. Even the wretched males of
my Lost Valley with dOwncast eyes
looked love at me.
"One dared more than look; he
died for me, or because Of me, and
was flung into the whirl of waters
to his fate. And yet you, with this
woman's power of yours, strangely
exercise il over my Francis so that
in my very arms he thinks Of you.
know it, / know it! l know that
even then he thinks Of you"
Her last words were the cry OF
passion stricken and breaking
heart And the next moment,
though very little to LeOnclaS sur
prise, being too hopelessly apa-
thetic to be surprised at anything,
the Queen dropped her knife in the
sand and sank down, buried her
face in her hands and surrendered
to the weakness of hysteric grief.
Almost idly, and quite mechani-
cally, too, Leoncia put her arms
around her and cOmforted her. For
many minutes this continued, when
the Queen, growing more calm,
spoke with sudden determination.
II left Francis the moment I
knew he loved you" she said, 81
drove my knife into the photograph
of you he keeps in his bedroom,
and then returned here to do the
same to you in person. But was
wrong. 1t is not your fault, not his.
It is my fault that 1 have failed to
win his love.
Not you, but I, IL is who must
die. But first must go back to my
valley and recover my treasure. In
the temple called Wall Street Fran
els is in great trouble. His fortune
may be taken away from him, and
he requires another fortune to save
his fortune. I have that fortune,
and there is no time to lose. viii
you and yours help me? 1t is for
Francis sake.
The Washington times., 1919-08-19
The Rhyming
Optimist
By Aline Michaelis.
APPLE PIE.

w YHEN ordering my luncheon
" I don't put up any bluff
w and then later have to
MUNICH on weird concoctions that
are tough. l have never studied
Latin, Hebrew or Chinese or Greek,
so I've no chance to get fat in lands
where these are what they speak.
Therefore I have always tarried in
the good old u. S. A, where I'd
know what foods were carried
when the waiter said his say When
the menu bears upon it words like
opera singers use, 1 will take no
chances on il, for I'm certain 1
would lose. No, I take that foreign
waiter and l look him in the eye as
/ say with heaps of haUteur: Il
will take one apple pie" Now
there are a lot of pleasures in the
past for which l sigh, but of all
those vanished treasures chiefest
was mas apple pie, and it may be
Just my notion, but wherever l may
dine, clear from ocean back to
ocean, apple pie is always fine. May
he there was magic hidden in those
early apple pies that today comes
back unbidden when the fragrant
odors rise. Many other pies I've
tasted. but I often think with signs
that the money on them wasted
might have bought me apple pies.
Other eats / find unstable, some
sometimes bad and sometimes good
but at any sort of table apple pies
the one best food. Though the
apples may get higher. the cost
OF sugar rise, l must still this one
desire with my daily apple pies. L
will order up my luncheon. look
the waiter in the eye saying:
Bring me in my. truncheOn one
fat, out-sized apple pie!"
The Washington times., 1919-08-19

So IL doesn't seem so queer
You should want a wig, my dear.
Looks to me as though the joqe
was on the other Barnyard Folk"
do you really think so?" said
Mrs. Pig in a relieved tone Of voice,
while the other Barnyard Folk
looked extremely uncomfortable.
Then Puss turned to them and said:
"If / were you ] would not make
fun of Mrs. Pig. for she is not the
only pig in Mother Goose who
wanted a wig. l remember, upon
my way to Bonner. 1 met a Pig
without a wig. upon my word and
honor. But / must be going Good
by" and Puss Junior bowed and
continued his way along Mother
Goose Road until something hap
pened, but what 1t was I shall have
to wait until the next story to tell
you.
Copyright, 1919, David Cory.)
CTO BE COntinued.)
The Washington times., 1919-08-19
BY Anne Lisle.
(WhOse newspaper serials are unique
In popular appeal and clever
ness Of eOnstruetlOn.D

NCOpyriBnIs 1919 King Features SynuiCale
Inc.)
CCX IIRGINIA, I'm not going to
" beat around the bush.
We're sisters now in feel
ing as well as fact, and we
can afford to be absolutely frank;
don't you think so2" / asked W,sen
we found ourselves alone in my
apartment after our lunch with
Terry.
"Of course, dear"
Virginia smiled her lovely aloof
smile with the air Of wanting to
admit me to the sacred inner circles
of its limited radius. She was sit
ting in the high Florentine
throne" chair to which she takes
as naturally as to cushions fuffed
up back OF me on the couch A sud
den warmth and tenderness for this
sister Of Jim's assailed met actu-
ally battered at my heart until ii
hurt.
want to rush over and to fling
myself on my knees at her side IN
snuggle my head against her and
pour out on her some Of the love
pent Up in my heart But six
months of marriage to a Harrison
hut taught me that one do ssn't
treat the family that way.
"Once upon a time" 1 said RENT
niscently and indUlging my own
fondness for prologues, Il wou.d
have been afraid to discuss a Har-
risOn with a Harrison, but now
feel I'm one tOo-Anne Harrison,
accent on the 'H'-and not Barbara
Anne Lee at all any more"
The answering smile was abso-
lutely indulgent.
"Of course, Anne, you're one Of
US. And while I respect all re-
serve, most Of all, the reserve OF
those 1 really love, feel it's only
natural you should have to talk
now. Perhaps il I'd had some dear
woman friend to confide in two
years ago, things would have been
different I'll understand
and keep your confidence, 50 go
ahead, dear. And don't feel that
either Of us is going to be dis
loyal to our Jimmie ."
Virginia Guesses.
Jim" echoed half under my
breath.
1 could feel the hot blood leap
up to fiutter it's ungovernable red
flag in my cheeks. So Virginia sus-
The Washington times., 1919-08-19
This Dau. IN Our Historu.

THIS is the anniversary of the first exchange Of cable
sages across the Atlantic. Queen Victoria of England
and President Buchanan this date in 1858 sent fecta
tons the completion of the cable. Its commercial value
speedily proved and vndcated the faith of Cyrus
Field, its originator.
The Washington times., 1919-08-19
Puss in Boots
Jr.
By David Cory.

EFT me see, in the last story we
left little PuSs Junior at .
- Young Mother Goose's house
in the woods. Well. after the gan
der had told him all the news Puss
trudged along until he came to a
large barnyard. and as soon as the
rooster saw our small traveller he
commenced to crow:
'Cock-a doodle do,
The Mare has lost her shoe,
And Mrs. Pig has bought a wig,
As all the ladies do.
''she says. I'm now in style"
With a piggy-wiggy smile,
While all we Bsrnyard Folk
Consider her a joke"
Well, you should have heard the
racket after this. Mrs. Pig was
simply furious. She ran up to the
gate where Puss stood, hardly able
to restrain herself, and began at
once to tell him what a disagree
able person the rooster was. Now
Puss, because he had travelled so
much, had grown to be very wise,
so instead of laughing at Mrs. Pig,
who really felt extremely embar-
rassed, he said with a grin:
"Oh, never, never mind,
Mrs. Pig, II they're unkind,
Why shouldn't you. my dear,
Wear a curl behind each ear?
Mrs Hen will wear a comb
Wherever she may roam:
Though it's funny, 1 declare,
When she hasn't any hair!
"Mr Horse will answer neigh
When you ofter- him some hay!
The Washington times., 1919-08-19

Girls have grown bigger during
the war. Waists now measure 20
and 2S inches, while size IA in
gloves and sizes and 5 in boots
are sold.
The Washington times., 1919-08-19

footing Hall. in the southwest OF
London. once the residence Of Daniel
. Defoe, is unfit now for habitatiOn
owing to it's tumble-down state.
The Washington times., 1919-08-19
Do YOU KNOW
THAT

Diamonds worth 100000 have
been found in two months on a farm
in the Orange Free State.
The Washington times., 1919-08-19
The RattIesnake's Rattle.

THE rattle of the ralesnake is developed from the single
concal scale epideral spine which in most snakes
forms the internal tegument of the tall The bone on
which the roof of the rattle rests consists of the last cauda
vertebra and is covered with skin which the beginning
of the rattle III young ratlesnakes.
The Washington times., 1919-08-19

A Belgian-made glass tumbleF
which cost cents before the war
is now 20 cents. An English tunl-
bier Of better quality has risen from
10 cents in 1914 TO is cents.
The Washington times., 1919-08-19

In his book. "Winnowed Mem
cries" Sir Evelyn Wood relates how
he once met a quiet American gen.
tleman in England. and they began
to talk of American poetry. Sir
Evelyn mentioned the well-known
poem. Jim Bludso," which he
highly eulogized.
my enthusiastic praise of the
poem excited, I thought, an appre-
ciative purr in my companion, but
he remarked quietly
Jim was fine fellow
"I said, or the author made him
SOP
"'Oh, but he was!
why. was he real?'
"'Yes; I knew him WELL
"'But don't you think that the
poet embellished Jim's act?'
"'NO: am sure he did not
well. but how can you be sure? ,
And he replied quickly, I wrote
it"
The gentleman to whom Sir
Evelyn was speaking proved to be
Col. John Hay, author of the Pike
County Ballads" who was then the
United States ambassador in Lon
don.
The Washington times., 1919-08-19

Although birds build nests. these
are only used for breeding. Thou
sands of birds are killed by the cold
each winter because they have no
real "homing" sense.
The Washington times., 1919-08-19
OF
THE FAMOUS

NN the occasion when Abraham
Lincoln, President Of the
United States, made his last
speech to the peOple-April II, 1865
there was a vast crowd outside
the White House, Washington. The
President spoke from one OF the
windows; and the scene is described
by Francis F. Browne in his Every
day Life of Abraham Lincoln:"
"As Lincoln spoke the multitude
was as silent as il the courtyard
had been deserted. Then. as his
speech was written on loose sheets
and the candles were placed too
low, he took a light in his hand and
went on reading. But he found
difficulty in handling the manu-
script and holding the candlestick,
so q friend who stood behind the
drapery of the window reached out
and took the candle and held IL
until the end Of the speech, and the
President let the loose pages fall
on the floor one by one as fast as
he was through with them
Presently Tad Lincoln, having
refreshed himself at the dinner
table, came back in search OF
amusement and began to occupy
himself by chasing the leaves about
the floor as they fiuttered from the
speakers hand. Growing impatient
at his fathers delay in dropping an
other page, Tad whispered, Come,
give me another!
The President made a queer mo-
tion with his foot toward the boy,
but otherwise showed no sign that
he had heard. without was a vast
sea OF upturped faces, each eye
fixed on the President. Round the
tall white pillars Of tn portico
flowed an undulating surface OF
human beings stirred by emotion
and lighted by the fantastic colOrs
OF fireworks At the window, his
race radiated with patriotic JOY,
was the beloved Lincoln, reading
the speech that was to be his last
to the people
Behind him the boy of the White
House crept back and forth on his
hands and knees. gathering up his
fathers carefully written pages and
occasionally lifting up hts eaget
face. waiting for more. When re-
call that night wonder how much
of the fathers love and thought OF
his boy might have been mingled in
LincoIn't last speech to the eager
multitude"
The Washington times., 1919-08-19

The value OF others-is fully recog.
nized by the Chinese, who train
them to fish.
The Washington times., 1919-08-19

Stockings first came into use in
the eleventh century. Before that
time 1t was customary to sWaths
the feet with bandages.
The Washington times., 1919-08-19

Laurel leaves in olden times were
believed to communicate the spirit
of poetry. Hence the custom OF
crowning the poets and OF putting
laurel leaves under ones pillow to
require inspiration.
The Washington times., 1919-08-19
BY FoNTAINE FOX.

'OoDyHsAt l'. =, sA' wA..I. syn~s.e. Ina'
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-14
M0ite Foreigners
to Cotton Meet
Army Appropriation Bill
Passed IN the LoaUer
Branch.
tBy Associated Press


WASHINGTON. June ia resolu-
ton by Representative Dupre. Demo-
crat, Louisiana, authorizing President
Wilson To invite foreign nations to
send representatives to the world cot
ton conference at New Orleans, Oc-
tobcr IL to l6. was favorably reported
by the House Foreign Affairs Com
mittec.
There are many precedents for this
resolution. which was drawn in con-
sultation with the State Department.
said the committee report The i'm
portancc Of a conference on the sub
jcct of cotton. following the war. will
be recognized and understood A COM
nittce Of representative citizens from
all parts of this country is now in
Europe, inviting the European nations
ference. II is believed that official
recognition of this gathering. such as
is contemplated By this resolution will
be extremely helpful TO this commit
tee. because IL gives formal and Off
ciai status 10 the conference. The
grower. tho ginners, the manufacturer
the exchanges Will participate in the
ference Will be truly representative Of
the great cotton industry. in all its
phases and ramifications"
without record vote the House to-
daE passed ana gent to the Senate the
la2" army appropriation bill. CARRYING
toia OF s7lS.Dho.o0o. and providing
Tor Temporary army Of 100000 men
ne original measure recommended by
nun, 600 ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-14

Chaplain Cosby NJ. Robertson has
been promoted in grade from first lieu
tenant to captain in the United State.
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OFFICERS NAMED FOR NEXT
YEAR BY TARHEEL CLASSES
j. u. Washburn. Of Ellington, \. C.,
frcsident Tor seniors ut State
University.
[ Especial 10 The Tlmes-Dispatch. ]

tSpecla 10 Inc Times D!Spatch.1
CHAPEL. HILL. y. c.. June l3-As
the result of recent elections ofrcers
Tor next years academic classes a, the
state University have been elected as
Permanent officers for the gradual
ing ciass-Jack Powell. of Roxobel
president; Harold williamson OF
Carthage. vice president: Hilton West.
OF Greensboro, secretary: Theodore
Rondt hsler. Of Winston Salem. aseis,-
ant secretary and treasurer.
olncers for next years senior class
H. a., =: p Mashburn, Of Ellington presi-
president. Ed Whitehead OF Salisbury.
Ssefere.airy; Z; =. whi,e. Of Baltimore..
representative on the greater council.
THOMAS G.. Wolfe. OF Asheville. poet.
Junior class officers-John Kerr. Jr.
o, GWarrenton, president; Earl Rives.
ol Greensboro. vice pre- sdent: L. -
Blythe. OF fiuntersville. secretarv: c p
Powel, of Winston Salem. treasurer:
James \. Massenburg. Of Louisburg
preventative on the greater council.
h, sophomore class oficers-J 4. Me
len lT Of Gibsonyille. president: w. f.
George Denny. OF AsheviIle. secreiart
ana ana treasurer: G. r. Sumner. OF Ashe-
vile, historian.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-14
ENLIST MORE THAN MILLION
TO MEET RADICAL MENACE
National Security Lensuc VIII MIKE
Fine Day ItuIIying Time
for It's CnmpuIxn.
IRy Ansocintch Hrc,n l

NEW YORK. June l3--With more
than 100000 women and men actively
enrolled In support OF the National Sc
curltY Leagues campaign against Boil
Shevism thousands OF nag da, cslc-
hrhtions. inspired by the league as
means Of combating the radical men
ace, VIII he held throughout the coun-
try tomorrow. the Organization an
nounced here today.
Municipal departments. civic asso-
cations. schools and other orEaniza-
lions. together with branches OF the
league In various cities. will coon
crate In the days observance
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NINE

Army. Before receiving his commits
sion in the army he was pastor OF the
Farmville Baptist Church Captain
Robertson has been in the army about
fifteen months, during which time he
has made several trips to France on
transport duty. and Is now chaplain OF
United States general hospital No a.
National Soldiers Home. Hampton
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-14
AWAKENED BY WHlPPo0RWILL
Winsted, Conn, Man Tscx Bird for
Alarm Clock Each
Morning.

WiNSTED.. CONN, June I3-Amer-
lea first in everything even in the
matter of being awakened in the
morning. for the American whippoor-
VIII has taken the place Of the Euro
pcan cuckoo in waking Lou stone Of
the Ever Breeze Cottage here Not
even alarm clocks are necessary to
usher in the dav here. a whippoor-
VIII comes at daybreak. attracted by
crumbs placed in a box for him. and
before departing voices thanks for the
food by singing. SO the host ariscs
the days labor ahead of him
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WOMAN LEADER JAILED
Countess Of Mnrkiccz, Heroine ,f
Enster Rebellion, Arrested
at Cork,

DUBLIN June l3.-The Countess Of
Markiecz heroine OF tho Easter re
hellion. war arrested late today and
locked un in Jail at Cork. on the
charge OF SeditlOue uttcrances
Following resolution sent TO him
by the Tipperary Urban Council de-
handing relief from the hardships en-
tailed by the presence of military
forces 'still there a result OF the
recent strike). Under Secretary for
ireland Mcpherson tonight promised
that the military restrictions would he
withdrawn Immediately.
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pital early yesterday morning suffering
from bichloride poisoning. He was re-
ported as resting we'll late Yesterday
evening. Not dong go Bagwcll who is
railway mail Cerk. was taken to
the Virginia Hospital in critical con-
dition suffering from the same Kind
OF poisoning.
,,, ,,,,
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w. S. Cowarts. of Cowarts. arrived here
few days ago 20 secure signatures
to petition asking the Washington
and Chesapeake Steamboat Line. ply
ing between Washington and Norfolk.
to have their boats stop daily at Co
warts. The present schedule calls for
a stop at Colonial Beach. and il is
thought that the proposed change
would beneft passengers and freight
sal n