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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-31
Rout the lurking freckle and yet enjoy the outofdoors
by wearing your veil Turkish fashion,
with broad brimmed hat.

freckles and is perfectly safe is
made and used as follows:
Take equal parts Of rose-water,
fresh lemon juice, and pure alcohol.
and mix together The next day
decant the clear portion and strain
through muslin. Touch the freckIes
or discoloratiOns with this lotion
perhaps two or three times a day.
As a preventive of freckIes the
face should be we'll protected before
taking long rides, yachting trips,
ct cetera, by rubbing into the skin
before powdering a good cold cream
or mixture Of rose-water and glyc-
erin. or lemon juice and glycerin-
about ten drops OF glycerin to an
ounce OF liquid. This will protect
the skin and make the powder ad-
hesiYe.
Compilations that freckle, tan. or
sunburn easily should be properly
yelled.
Read the whole OF this vnIuabI.
article In Good Housekeeping for
June.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-31
By Anne Isle.
CHAPTER CXXX


Copyright, 1918. King Features Syndicate
Incorporated.)
A T the salt Water OIL cele-
IA bratiOn dinner not a single
y thing happened as 1 had ex-
pected, and a great many things oc-
CURED which / could certainly
never have anticipated.
OF course, 1 had thought that
would sit next TO Jim at the table,
and that he and Tom Mason, as CO.
hosts. would take head and foot.
But il didn't work out that way
mathematically-J and l had OPP
posite ends of the table, and be-
tween US stretched a sea OF faces.
At Jim's right hand sat Doris
West. as flashing and Oriental as
I had remembered her. Then came
her friend, Fred Harper, with
Phoebe between him and Dick West
who sat on my left.
On my right, Tom Mason-7and
next on the way back to Jim was
Virginia, then Sheldon, while Envy
sat on Jim's left
An ill-assorted awkward party
IL seemed to me. Doris West alter
mated between flashing warm
chances at Jim and turning the
battery of her long, dark upslanting
eyes on her Mr.. Fred Harper Across
the table Envy was devoting her
self whole-heartedly to diverting
Jim's attention from Miss West to
herself. Virginia and Sheldon
seemed to be having a sort Of pri-
vate party OF their own, walled on
from ours by their indifference.
Tom Mason In Possession.
Tom Mason took possession OF me
IN a welI-bred way. There seemed
no escaping, for when / turned from
him to Doris Vests brother
whose resemblance to his sister
translated itself into the dark,
flashing, erect, American Indian
type instead Of in her compelling,
yet almost indolent, Eastern beauty
II got the greatest surprise of all.
There sat Phoebe-her little
heart-shaped face flushed, her gen.
tie eyes provocative, her soft young
mouth a crimson splash with GER
tain hardness, in spite of the short,
trembling upper lip. And Phoebe
was leaning toward Dick West
with q challenge in every line Of
her eager face and a fresh lure in
every turn OF her slender throat
A Phoebe transformed! What had
done il?
While the dinner dragged through
to the demi-tasse, I gave half my
mind TO holding Tom Mason at his
proper distance without quite suub-
bling the man to whom my grateful
husband was drinking so many
tozsts. But the other half was
very, very busy with cause and ef-
feet What had happened to change
Meals little Phoebe into this girl
scarcely knew?
This wasn't Meals little Phoebe"
at all, but some brilliant change
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When a Girl Marries
Jim and Anne Celebrate Their Accession to Fortune
and Anne Has Her Eyes Opened by
Virginia and Phoebe , IL.

ling, who rose suddenly, and, wav-
ing her coffee cup in a gesture OF
comman, cried:
'Friends-harken! This get-to-
gether party must seem pretty
slow to the Western discoverer of
the actual merits Of saltwater
Oil He tells me he has dug down
that's the way you put it, isn't it,
Mr.. Engineer?-dUg down into the
lower strata of the city and dis
covered a Chinese daIcery that will
wake us all up. Who's in favor OF
being waked?n
Both Are Tolerant.
l expected an emphatic protest
from Jim-and IL seemed certain to
me that Virginia would coldly
squelch Phoebe. But both of them
were strangely tolerant, and every
one else was exuberant about the
Chinese dancery." .
Better order a couple of taXis
from the starter, JIM" suggested
Virginia with more animation than
] had ever seen her show, you
know there never are any extra
ones here"
'All right. Jeanie," Jim agreed.
TON and I will attend to them
while you girls are powdering your
noses" So,
drew Jim aside for a second be-
fore I followed the girls from the
dining room.
You know you haven't any ready
cash, dear-shall borrow some
money from Jeanie?" I asked, en-
tirely ready to borrow, now that I
was sure we could repay.
Don't bother. This end of ii is
young Vests party" said Jim,
carelessly. Then, seeing the express
sion on my face, he added: Calm
yourself, Anne. Tom can foot all
the bills and I'll send him a check
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-31
By Nora Mullane,

In Good Housekeeping for juno.
IT seems quite superhuous to
urge upon women and girls the
necessity for giving the most
serious consideration to the care OF
the skin during the summer months
when from exposure to wind
and dust. the scOrching sun and sea
air, blemishes are sure to come If
the skin is not properly protected.
but much anxiety may be avoided
by a little care and forethought
Different characters of skin seem
to be afflicted differently. For in
stance, girls with auburn or fair
hair and the pure skin that attends
these colors find themselves at the
end of the very first day of vacation
with a crop of golden freckles that
grow darker and darker each day
until the owner of the beauty spots
will take any means offered by the
complexion specialists to remove
them as quickly as possible
II girl does not combine COM
mon sense with judgment she is
very apt to destroy the fine tex
ture Of her skin, and. therefore, its
beauty.
Freckles indicate an excess OF
iron in the blood. Little particles
of the iron find their way through
the drainage tract OF the skin and
deposit themselves under the sur
face OF the scarf-skin. The action
Of the light darkens them into the
irregular spots called freckles.
They arc the most obstinate of all
blemishes; they may be removed.
but they return again as long as
you have excess iron in the system
and the sun continues to shine.
There arc two classes of freckles
the summer freckles that fade
away at the approach Of winter or
from using simple lotions, and the
all-year-round freckles that come
to stay and cannot be removed en-
tirely except BY removing the scarf
skin
Every woman should know that
many lotions renowned as cosmetics
have deadly poisons in their COM
position: corrosive sublimate. caus-
tic, potash. and arsenic are all used
in washes that arc sold to beautify
Athe skin and remove summer blem-
ishes. A wise woman will not use
a preparation for that purpose with
out first having it analysed to make
sure that IL is harmless.
4 simple lotion that will grad
ually fade either summer or winter
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A Story of
Early Welded Life

after 1 get mine from the broker.
tomorrow" - -.
In the dressing room did, how
ever. approach Virginia with the
suggestion that I'd like to requisi-
ton all her ready cash. At once she
drew out a little beaded bag and
pulled from it a crumpled mass OF
bills. which she gave to me care
lessly.
How much is this?'' I asked.
81 don't know-count it," replied
Virginia, carelessly.
pulled the bills out of their little
wad. There were two twenties.
three tens, two fives, and two ones.
Virginia was carrying $50 as care
lessly as l would handle a dollars
change.
"This is q lot-too much" be-
gan.
"Oh, it's nothing" Virginia
shrugged her shoulders. There's
no need for Jimmie 10 be a piker
now that he's come into his own
again, Anne. And now that he's
begun 1 suppose he really will get
back on his feet. We have been
drearily poor for so long. Per-
haps the Harrisons are going to
take their place in the world again
Who knows?"
Virginia smiled slowIy-in deli
cious contemplation OF her own
idea I looked at her in amaze
ment-and then something that was
going on across the room startled
me even more. There stood Phoebe,
her arm entwined with Evvey's,
talking nonchalantly to Doris West,
and careiessly applying a red lip
stick to her soft young mouth.
Suddenly 1t came to me that
had a great deal to learn about the
Harrisons-my Jim himself and
Virginia-but most of all Phoebe.
Ito BE COntlnued.)
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Thought He Was Fighting
for Her.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
] will make my statement =, br,sf
as possible. ! met her when We were
both siNteen, and when | was nineteen
! enlisted and had her promise that
when came back she would marry
me. | have seen ten months Of actual
service at the front, besides the time
put in at camp. Well. to make a IopE
story short. ! thought / was fEhtinS
for her, but three days after 7 arrived
in camp ! received a paper with her
wedding announcement in it, Now tell
me exactly what you think I should do
and don't forget she is the only girl
| ever loved.
BROKEN HEARTED SOLDIER
I suppose you know by this time.
my dear soldier boy, that there are
things harder to face than the mr.
ing line, and you have my deepest
sympathy in having made this dis
covery. But there is really nothing
for you to do but to accept the
situation with the dignity worthy
of a man who has fought over
there" Time is the only cure for
this kind OF trouble, and after
while you will no doubt meet a girl
who will prove more worthy. hope
SO. at any rate.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-31
The Rhyming Optimist
THE WAITING LIST.

on the bum, they've taken many
fall. But they have always waded
in: the Jobs are scarce, 1 wist.
They've fought the fight through
thick and thin, nor formed a wait
ing list. When some old chap would
put you of with Here's our wait
ing list just wisely grin at that old
top and on some work insist. Show
him that you are there all day. Few
hearts can long resist the fellow
who declines to stay on any wait
ing-list. You'll find there's always
room for more when risen to the
top; work we'll and you are sure to
soar. Don't be content to stop. The
world will always seek the one
whom fair success has kissed, and
no such man has yet begun down on
the waiting-list. A million guys
are always there and none is every
missed. Take heed and side-step
with all care that awful waiting
list"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-31
Puss in Boots
Jr.
Bv David Cory.

NF course. Taffy didn't come to
the door. But a little welsh
- woman did, and, dropping
curtsey, she invited Puss and Tom
Thumb to come in.
How is Taffy?'' Puss asked.
"His head is still painful" replied
the little Welshwoman, but for
that he feels quite we'll. thank you,'
and she dropped another curtsey.
May we see him?" asked Tom
Thumb.
well, that don't know" she re-
piled, "but 1 will inquire. Won't
you step into the sitting room?" So
our two small visitors walked in
and sat down. The little canary
bird hoped about in her cage and
the flowers in the green boxes in
the bay-window nodded in the sun
light, as the big old clock in the
far corner licked away the min
utes.
"come up and see Taffy," sud
denly cried the voice of the little
welshwoman. 1 guess Puss had al
most fallen asleep listening to the
drowsy tick Of the old clock and
the low twitter OF the canary.
Everything was 50 quiet and home
like IL reminded him OF his old
home when he had prcwled about in
the garrett and discovered the story
book, "Puss In Boots" Yes, Puss
Junior felt a little bit homesick, for
"No matter how humble, there's no
place like home"
Taking Tom Thumb by the hand,
he followed the Welshwoman up the
stairs, where they found Taffy sit
ting propped up in bed, his head
done up in great bandages. But oh,
what pleasant blue eyes he hadH
And his red beard. big and soft,
flowed down over the counterpart,
and big, strong hand lay so quietly
on his lap that Puss forgot he was
Puss in Boots. Junior, son OF the
Seneschal to my Lord of Carabas.
and jumped right up on the bed and
nestled up to Taffy, purrinS away
just like an ordinary cat!
And what did, Taffy do? Did he
say Scat You'll get the counter
pane all dirty with your red-topped
bootsr" No, he didn't. He just
stroked Puss Junior with his big,
kind hand, and the little Welsh
woman picked up Tom Thumb and
cuddled him in her bosom, saying
in a low voice, "Dearie me. but its
nice to have friends come to see you
when everybody in town is calling
my Taffy a thief"
And then a tear fell from her eye
on little Tom Thumbs hat; but he
didn't care, for somehow he felt
there must be some mistake, and
that Tahy wasn't to blame. And
Puss felt the same way, for he kept
on purring and rubbing his nose
against Tahy's big red hand. And
in the next story, you shall hear
what happened after that.
Copyright. 1919, David Cory. =
To BE Continued.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-31
Advice to the
LOvelOrn
Keeping Him in Reserve.

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
After an effort Of two years I re-
newed my friendship with a young lady
lost through a quarrel Throuchout
Inc Tour months of our renewed friend
snip l have noticed that the affection
that existed prior to our quarrel ia
lacking My belief is that she IL con-
slder1ng proposal from another
1riend' but does not IN the meantime
want to lose my friendship, in cass
the other friend disappoints her
l am still in the military service ana
therefore cannot force the issue on ac-
count OF depleted finances; howeyrT
would like to ind out whether I am
correct without injuring the exiHtinT
friendship. Can you give me any adj
vice in solving this question in vour
colunh! J.F
You must regard the young Iadv
as very cold-blooded proposition
If you think her capable of keeping
one man on the string while she
makes sure of the intentions Of an
other. Why Not talk to her as
frankly as you have written to me?
You care about her and as YOUR
reason for not proposing Immediately
Is an honorable one you are certain
ly entitled to a definite answer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-31
DO YOU KNOW
THAT

At a very early period lace was
known in Venice. 1t was not I'M
known to the Greeks and the Ro-
mans. To protect the native ar
ticle, its Importation into England
was prohibited in 1888.
Eagles have been noticed flying
at a height of 5000 feet. and storks
and buzzards at 1000 feet. A lark
will rise to the same height and
so will crows AS a rule, however
birds do not fly at a greater height
than 1000 feet.
Violet-scented seaweed grows in
the lakes OF the Manyishlak PENN
sula, in the Caspian Sea, and the
pleasant odor therefrOm scents the
air for miles around
The Arabs show their friendliness
when meeting by shaking hands
six or eight times. Arabs OF dis
tinctiop. go beyond this-they en-
brace each other several times.
Singing insects are among the
natural curiosities OF Japan. The
most priced OF these is a black
beetle named "susumushi." which
means insect bell" The sound
that it emits resembles that of q
little silver bell
Goods are weighed in Switzerland
with glass weights.
II ys saId that an elm tree will
live 600 years; it is in its prime
when $50 years old.
In northern China vegetarianism
is almost the rule, the food princi-
paIly consisting Of turnips, potatoes.
maise, rice, and millet-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-31
HOUSEHOLD
SUGGESTIONS

To renovate black lace, wash ii in
strong vinegar and water, rinse 1t
in coffee. and iron while damp with
a piece Of flannel laid over it.
To keep yolks OF eggs fresh, II
only the white is needed. cover the
yolk gently with a little cold water
so as not to break it. and it will
keep fresh several days.
If you have a porcelain sink, dish,
or bath which has become stained,
apply with a brush a very little
muriatic acid-this is a strong
poison-and the stains will disap-
pear.
To brighten a mirror, rub with
clean cloth dipped in a cream made
OF whiting and cold water TO which
a few drops of ammonia are added.
Polish well with old newspapers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-31
By Aline Michaelis.


Q ONE fellows who look long for
work will from their search
desist when managers say,
with a smirk. "Go on our waiting
list They find that waiting
list is good-they've naught to do
but wait. They wait It'll they are
out OF food and also out of date,
To all such brainless ginks I'd say,
II should speak my mind. THAT
list grows longer every day. A
million there you'll find. Too many
fellows sit around and fromzaH
tasks desist; while wiser guys are
gaining ground, they're on the
waiting list. Don't ever get your
name up there; if so. your chance
you've missed, for not one single
millionaire rose from the waiting
list. From humble homes they
may have come, or from no homes
at all; hard work can't put them
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-31
Incipient Dexterity.

Mother-Oh. look, Johnnie; your
little baby brother can stand all
alone! Aren't you glad?
Johnnie-Yes. Now I can get him
to stand up against the wall while
l throw knives round him. can't !:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-31
This Day in History.

THIS is the anniversary of the abolition in 1871 of punish
ment by the wheel in France This barbarous prac-
tise relic of the Inquisition, and acute was the
torture that the innocent confessed guilt TO gain
surcease from their misery.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-31
The Speed of Birds.

THE speed of birds is often overrated. The swift for in
stance has been credited with speed of $50 miles
hour, and the popular imagination compares the flight of
sparrowhawk with that of cannon ball. The hoHling
pigeon be relied on under fairly easy conditions to
make sixty miles an hour, or considerably more.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-31

The whole place was ankle deGD
in shattered glass and broken bot
ties. and the place rocked with
smoke and the odor OF wine and
spirits.
Neeland forced his way forward
into the cafe, looked around for
SerEoun. and saw him almost In
mediately.
The young Russian. flushed. in.
furiatcd. his collar gone and his
coat in tattcrs, was struggling With
some men who held both his armA,
but did not offer to strike him
Gro BE CONTINUED hoKpAH.A
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-11-07
AS To Teachers Salaries.

Under the above caption editor
Carey of the Cecil Star, of North
East, who is former School Com
missioner and in position to know
whereof he speaks, has the following
to say editorially in last weeks issue
of the Star:
"The laborer is worthy of his hire
and many of them these days are
getting all they are worth, and then
some. A notable example of the
misapplication of the ancient adage
is the generally underpaid school
teacher. This seems to be the only
calling wherein real, downright, up
right, organized and determined eff
forts have not been forced upon the
public attention until recently.
There is not school in the county
whose salary apportionment should
not be higher. There are some
teachers doubtless who are getting
more than they earn; but that is the
fault of and the inevitable outcome
of parsimonious system. Adequate
5 pay WOulu dttTdCl anu HOlu Tie luoA .
efficient, and this would close the
door against inefficient and poorly
prepared teachers. There can be nC
better investment of public moneys
than in the profession that trains the
mind and moulds the character OF
our children.
Existing conditions call for early
legislative action to bring about the
righting of a wrong that cannot but
become worse the longer it is delay
ed. However DESTROYS the school
officials may be to raise the salary
schedule, they are powerless TO act
save by slow and inadequate meth
DDS. This is not merely matter Of
justice to the teaching profession,
though that in itself ought to be
sufficient justification; but the prop
err schooling and training the child
rem is at stake"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-11-07

Approximately one hundred mil
ION women in the world today are
entitled to the franchise according
to a statement recently issued by the
Women Voters of the World, the
organization of which Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait is president, 15,5OO,-
900 women in 20 states of the
United States have been given the
right to vote of the next President,
and the franchise has been granted
women to vote on national questions
in New Zealand, Australia, Finland,
Norway, Iceland, Denmark, Russia,
Great Britain, Austria, Canada, Hun
gary, Czecho-Slovakia, Poland, Ger
many, Sweden, Holland and Italy.
Women may vote on provisional
questions in East Africa and Rhode
STA, Guanaajuato (Mexico). In Bel
GUM election reform bill just passed
grants suffrage to widows who have
not remarked and to mothers OF sol
diers killed in battle, or civilians
shot by Germans.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-11-07

Gubernatorial elections were held
in only five states Tuesday-ken-
lucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mis-
sissippi and. New Jersey.
Prohibition occupied the center OF
the stage in Ohio. Kentucky also
voted on statewide prohibition, and
in common with Maryland, Massa.
chusetts, New Jersey and Virginia.
elected members to both branches OF
the state legislature. The CHER
duty before New York was election
of assemblymen ard Supreme Court
justices.
Constitutional questions confront
ed Illinois, Nesbraka and Texas. IL
linois and Nebraska voted for dele
gates to constitutional conventions,
while Texas passed on call for
similar convention and six constltu-
tional amendments. There were no
elections in the far West.
In our state a governor, an attor-
ney general, comptroller and clerk
of the Court of Appeals were voted
for.
In Cecil county in addition to
voting for State officials, three mem
bers to the Legislature, which meets
in January, were chosen, and num-
Der of local offices filled. The vote
in the county will be found on our
first page.