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The Washington times., 1919-07-11
The Swimming
Hole
By W. A. McKeever, M. D.

One of the Nations BeSt-KnOTn So
Geological Writers.
\ GALVANIZED stock-waterln
~ tank 10 feet in diameter.
A 40-foot piece of hose to
connect with the backyard water
pipe.
A neighborhood bunch of IS
kids" and more if they want to
come.
With such equipment an up-to-
date city father proposes to have
the time of his life" during the hot
season watching the children about
his place dabbling in his miniature
"Old Swimmin' Hole" Mr.. T., this
lover Of young humanity, spent his
boyhood days back there in In
diana, up and down Old Brandy
wine," and he naturally believes in
the divine right of the child 10
splash in the water. Hence the
tank.
Now. here is indeed an instru-
ment of life and health and cx-
ceeding great joy for the little
ones. May there be ten thousand
OF them scattered among the back
yards Of our big hot cities during
the summer season. An actual in
quiry in any large city community
will show that less than 10 per cent
OF the children have any kind of OPP
portunity for even Wading ankle
deep in the water during hot days.
So l am pleading for the right
of these little ones to wade and
splash. Even a trough, knee deep
and long enough for the child to lie
in, is far better than nothing. This
may be made Of wood or cement, or
a small galvanized tank may be OBJ
tanned.
Make your splashing tank a who
soever-will affair. Invite children
to come from far and wide. In
sist on set of reasonable rules
OF conduct from the first and have
1t understood that each child is
your guest during good behavior"
Ducking. bullying, interfering with
the small timid ones. and other
rough neck conduct need not be
tolerated.
Every child will have an old
secondhand garment to wear into
the water and will run home for a
change when he has soaked long
enough. Girls will have equal
splashing privileges with the boys.
The water need not be changed very
often If ii is hard to obtain. 1t has
been found that the constant stir
ring Of the water in a pool tends
to keep 1t free from any hurtful
disease germs, while the dirt set
ties to the bottom. Only stagnant
water is bad.
What I am urging here is the
feasible thing. 1t is useless to argue
that all the children ought to have
the use of public bathing pool,
for millions of them will have
no such advantage. But this pro-
posed trough or tank can be put
The Washington times., 1919-07-11

into service at minimum cost and
its value will be threefold; health,
pleasure, better morals.
Children as well as adults suffer
from the excessive summer heat
and from the consequent illness.
One dip per day will tend to keep
the body at normal temperature
And the pleasure of wading and
splashing in the water is unsur-
passed for the child.
Finally, the wading pool is a
moral stabilizer for the young. 1t
quiets the nerves. allays childish
unrest and deters boys from wan
dering far off into "by and forbid
den paths" for their amusement.
By all means. set up a bathing
tank. Be a happy benefactOr of
the kids" Of the community
The Washington times., 1919-07-11
The Rhyming
Optimist
BURGLARS.
By Aline Michaelis.

TIE burglars is an awful biz.
I'm sure you will agree. I'm
glad I've not one Rafties
upon my family tree. 1t may
have been that one crept in who
was a pirate dubbed; IL that were
true, he's christened new, his re-
cord has been tubbed. Now when
l hear recitals drear of second
story men who tote a gun because
it's fun and firt with Jail and pen.
/ feel a thrill of anguish chill go
trickling down my spine, because 1
think some witIess gink might
burgle me and mine. And he might
take my garden rake, my spoons
of shining tin, my kitchen range,
ten cents in change, my hat and
violin. Yet, there are some who
make this bum seem just a friendly
sport. My spirit grieves much
more DER thieves of quite another
sort. For guys who use all-rub-
Der shoes and wear a mask OF
black are quite resigned If they but
find q safe or two to crack. The
burglar crew that I'd taboo are
those who snoop around and steal
away all JOY eaCn Gay and BrQan
with doleful sound. With signs and
shrugs these gloomy thugs purloin
my hope and cheer; they take my
time, which is a crime; they swipe
my laughing gear. If there must
be a burglary performed about my
place, I'd much prefer the forager
should have n smiling face. Then
il the bum should laugh and hum
the while he swipes my shoes and
jimmies in my bank of tin. I'd calm
Iy turn and snooze. For l would
feel. tho he might steal, he was a
jolly chap, and I'd be glad because
he had some joy upon his map.
The Washington times., 1919-07-11

One of the Nations Best-KnOwn So
Geological Writers.
The Washington times., 1919-07-11
Deep Degradation.

81 haven't seen Pilkinton for a
week" NO: he hasn't been out of
the house since his accident" WAS
he seriously injured?" mo. but he
feels the disgrace deeply" Dis
grace" Yes After living in the
heart of the city all his life he went
10 the country one day last week
and was run over by a milk cart"
The Washington times., 1919-07-11

An easy way TO hang a bed val
ance is by means of a brass rod
fitted under the edge of the bed
frame. The upper hem is then
slipped over the rod, just as you
would hang curtains.
The Washington times., 1919-07-11

THIS is the anniversary Of the DEATH in 1115 of Peter
the Hermit who preached the first crusade urging the
Christian knights of France and all Europe to drive the
Saracen from the Holy Land. Hundreds Of thousands
lost their lives in this crusade aud in the two that fol-
lowed it
The Yale expositor., 1919-06-26
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never
Suspect 1t
Applicants for Insurance Often
Rejected.

Judging from reports from druggists
who are constantly in direct touch with
the public, there is one preparation that
has been very successful in overcoming
these conditions. The mild and healing
influence of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for
its remarkable record Of success.
An examining physician for one of the
prominent Life Insurance Companies, in
an interview of the subject, made the as
tonishing statement that one reason why
30 many applicants for insurance are re-
jected is because kidney trouble is so
common to the American people, and the
large majority of those whose applica-
tions are declined do not even suspect
that they have the disease. 1t is on sale
at all drug stores in bottles of two sizes,
medium and large.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
The Yale expositor., 1919-06-26
Immense Dock for nndnn.

With the object of regaining for Lon
don her former proud position as pre-
mier port of the world, a new and
enormous dock, capable of accommo-
dating the worlds liners, is being con-
structed on the south side of the Royal
Albert docks. It's water area Is to be
GA acres and, by means of floating
caisson, its normal length is capable Of
extension to- 90 feet-large enough
for bigger boat than even the $685..
foot Aquitania.
The Yale expositor., 1919-06-26

1t looks as If the time were not far
away when women Will discuss sun
dersilks" instead of "undermuslins,"
for silk has invaded the realm of cot
ton and is fiourishlng there astonish-
ingly. Just as the silk stocking is not
looked upon now as a luxury but as a
necessity of good dressing, and its use
enormously increased, so silk under
garments are making place for them
selves. Women find them desirable be-
cause they are fine and they prove to
be as dainty and as durable as fine
batiste or other delicately woven cot
tons. And the sheen and "fee" of silk
are insidious-it is the easiest thing
I'm the world TO cultivate the silk habit
and next to impossible to break 1t.
The shops ara showing silk under
clothes that are moderately priced
along with more silk undergarments
that are high priced. But price means
nothing to the girl of today-if she
has Ito buy the thing she wants
when she wants II. There Is a popular
and a growing demand for silk I'M
dergarments which means that the
wanted garments will be supplied In
increasing numbers and that the prices
will not be likely TO go higher.
The silk most used for undergar-
ments is crepe de chine In white and
flesh pink For ornament, hemstitch-
ing. French knots, simple embroidery
and val or filet lace, especially In In
sertions, are all equally popular. Other
wash silks. including taffeta, and wash
satins find advocates who like them
as well as crepe de chine. They all
wash easily, the crepe looking espe-
cially well after 1t is tubbed. They
should be wrung with wringer. not
twisted in the hand, folded in a sheet
and aroned while still a little damp
with an iron that is only moderately
hot.
An underslip Of plain white taffeta
appears In the picture, this particular
The Yale expositor., 1919-06-26
A Few Hints for Laundering.


Using an old sheet double it as
many times as 1t will cover the board,
This will make four or five thick
nesses, which are laid smoothly and
tackled on the board all at once. When
the top layer becomes soiled. it Is cut
off and there is the board with a clean
cover.
When covering the ironing-board
with a blanket or padding, tack II
along the edges only, so that both
sides and the ends are smoothly COW
cred. Then make an unbleached iron
ing sheet the size of board. with large
end left open to slip on like a pillow
case. If well fitted, both sides of the
board can be used; it will look neat
and there will be no pins or nails TO
tear hands or clothing.
A Handy Iron Cleaner.
A very practical little contrivance
for use when ironing consists of a
block Of wood about five inches square,
Five holes are bored in this block and
filled with beeswax. These are cover
ed with a piece of muslin. The other
side of the block is covered with en-
ery-cloth. The emery side of the block
is used TO rub the iron on if the
starch sticks and the wax side gives
the iron smOOthness.
Old flat-irons become rusty. but a
The Yale expositor., 1919-06-26

model having a baby bodice and gath
cred skirt set on to q waist band.
Many underslips are cut like a
chemise, without a walstband. The
most popular silk garment is the en-
velope chemise of crepe de chine. 1t
is worn over the corset and without
boomers or drawers In warm weather.
But there is a final chapter TO the
story of silk underwear, short and
sweet and not ever destined TO be so
important as that which is told in the
foregoing paragraphs. 1t is written In
georgette crepe. This very diaphanous
and exquisite material makes corset
covers and chemise that are the last
word in daintiness-and extravaganza,
for II is sometimes used double, being
otherwise too transparent.
The Yale expositor., 1919-06-26
HAVE "cE cANNY" DOWN FINE
English Labor Said 10 Lead the World
in the Fine Art of Work
ing Slowly.

Atwood Flower, the industrial ex-
pert, said at Sphinx club dinner in
New York:
English labor wants high pay. like
what we give our own labor over here,
but the trouble about that Is the Ca
canny' English labor policy.
sea canny' means going slow, and
it's got to be admitted that for going
slow, for keeping output down. Eng
llsh labor beats the world.
"One day in London l was inspect
ing building operation. A foreman,
as passed, bawled up a ladder:
"'Hodges, what the blazes are you
dom up thereT
"Tm layln' bricks, O. course an an
CRY voice bawled down.
"'Well. by heavens, by the stiffness
of you yelled the foreman, you might
be layin' eggs"
The Yale expositor., 1919-06-26
STAYING Away From Church.

The habit of absenting ones self
from the Sunday services OF the church
is one that some seem to acquire very
easily. 1t is habit to be summed.
Sometimes 1t is occasloned by sick
ness; often some small excuse. some
grudge against a member, some re-
sentiment at fellow members fault.
Is the occasion. Jesus will be there,
even II an unworthy member is pres
ent. Jesus may be present especially
to meet and forgive that unworthy
member; and who are we that we
should judge a brother or n sister,
The Yale expositor., 1919-06-26
Thin PEOPLE
SHOULD take
PHOSPHATE
Nothing Like Plain Bitro-Phosphate
to Put on Firm, Healthy Flesh and
to Increase Strength, Vioer
and Nerve Force.

Judging from the countless preparations
and treatments which are continually be-
ing advertised for the purpose 'of making
thin people heshy, developing arms, neck
and bust, and replacing Ugly hollows and
angles by the soft curved lines OF health
and beauty, there are evidently thousands
OF men and women who keenly feel their
excessive thinness
Thinness and weakness are often due
TO starved nerves. Our bodies need more
phosphate than is contained in modern
foods. Physicians claim there is nothing
that will supply this deficiency so well as
the organic phosphate known among drug
gists as bitro-phosphate, which is mex
pensive and is sold by most all druggists
under guarantee of satisfaction or money
back. BY feeding the nerves directly and
by supplying the body cells with the nee
essary phosphoric food clements bitros
phosphate should produce welcome
transformation in the appearaL ,e; the in
crease in weight frequently being aston
ishing.
Increase in weight also carries with Il
a general Improvement in the health.
Nervousness, sleeplessness and lack OF
energy, which nearly always accompany
excessive thinness, should disappear, dull
eyes become bright, and pale cheeks glow
with the bloom of perfect health.
CAUTION: - Although bitro-phosphate
Is unsurpassed for relieving nervousness,
sleeplessness and general weakness, II
should not. owing to its tendency to in
crease weight, be used by anyone who
does not desire to put on flesh.
The Yale expositor., 1919-06-26
When Helen Was Naughty.

Helen is a little girl who lives on
the South side. The other day she
very naughty and that night she
said TO her nurse:
81 was naughty today. wasn't 1,
Sarah?"
Eyes" answered Sarah. "You were
so naughty you almost made your
mother ILL.,"
well" sighed Helen, 'I'm going to
be better But would you be good all
at once, or just graduallyT-Kansas
City Star.
The Yale expositor., 1919-06-26
No Sense of Humor.

How did you happen to lose your
last coolz2"
"She didn't like my style of humor."
"NoT"
"Having shown symptoms of an ar
tistic temperament on several occa-
sions, 1 asked her If she thought our
kitchen was a way station on the road
to the movies, and, bless my soul, she
quit. Age-Herald.
The Yale expositor., 1919-06-26
crandest rhIna on Earth.

There is not man or woman, how
ever poor they may be, but have II
in their power. by the grace OF God,
to leave behind them the grandest
thing on earth. character; and their
children might rise up after them and
thank God that their mother was a
plous woman, OF their father a pious
MANN Macleod.
The Yale expositor., 1919-06-26
Mo PITY There

'Tm of very sympathetic nature"
"SoT
"Yes, feel sorry for any man in trou-
BILE. ] don't like to see dumb brutes
suffer"
II know, but what are you getting
atT"
Notwithstanding by tender feeling
towards mankind l can't find 1t in my
heart to be the least bit sorry for the
Germans"
The Yale expositor., 1919-06-26
G.A.> 2nszaA
Jade In Millinery.

Jade green is one of the new shades
that is catching on well In the local
millinery trade. Not only is II seen
In various types of hats, including
models In taffeta and split straw, but
II is also taking well in the trimmings
Jade ostrich plumes are shown In
steadily increasing numbers, and are
used to trim models both Of a similar
shade and of black. A popular use is
plumes laid fiat on the upper brim.
The Yale expositor., 1919-06-26

Take the skins of dried onions and
boil them; strain the juice, then put
in material you wish to dye and boil
the desired color. either a light or
darker tan. Just fine to color white
stockings a pretty shade of tan or
cream, and also fine for coloring ecru
curtains that have been washed quite
often, and also silk waists. This Is
very satisfactory for silk. but not 20
good for cotton.
The Yale expositor., 1919-06-26
Can't Be Done.

zone of the oldest and most famous
taverns has been forced out of bust
ness by prohibition"
"Drat these reformersl 1 dare say
many interesting stories are told
about that place."
"Of course"
"How we are ever going to- attach
any legendary lore to a soda fountain
is more than can see. "-Blrmingham
Age-Herald
The Yale expositor., 1919-06-26
Migrants Fragrance.

"The whisky topper usually eats
onions. Deliver me, then, from his
proximity in train or theater."
The speaker was Charles L. Chute,
secretary Of the National Prohibition
league.
'An Albany missionary" he went on,
'was visiting Jail. He asked a red
nsed inmate what his crime had been.
81 didn't do nothing. says red noso.
Honest to goodness, boss. didn't dc
nOthin'
"'Well. anyhow, what did they
charge you with doingT said the mis-
sionary.
"'Durned If know, boss said rcd
nose. AS near as 1 can make out,
they put me in here for fragrancy.' Z"
The Yale expositor., 1919-06-26
"spanish Hayonet" for Toilet Soar

Soap manufacturers have found
soapweed, or Spanish bayonet, excel
lent for toilet soaps and soaps intend
ed for washing woolens.
Ordinarily one man can harvest a
ton of soapweed In a day. After cut
ting the plants are allowed to dry for
two or three months, and then are
baled up in the ordinary broom corn
sailing machine.
The Yale expositor., 1919-06-26
Just Married.

"This book says to put some of
yourself into everything you do"
"Yes7"
"And then II is bound to be a sue
cess"
"Ah, my dear, you were cut out to
make angel cake.s-Loulsville Courier.
Journal.
The Yale expositor., 1919-06-26

coat of aluminium enamel paint makes
them neat and clean. No more flakes
of rust or smudge to drop off on white
garments when ironing. They can be
washed and the heat does not affect
the enamel, as it is the kind used on
radiators. One coat is sufficient, and
small can will do for coating a num-
Der of irons.
Useful Ironing Blanket.
Make an ironing blanket for en-
broldered articles and laces from
square Of white outing flannel, and one
of Turkish toweling, neatly bound to-
gether. The Turkish side is used for
faces and insertions, as the loose
threads in ironing are forced up
through the lace, while the other SIDE
is used for embroideries.
For Cleaning and Polishing Irons.
Saturate a cloth with water, wiring
partially dry, rubbing soap thorough
ly on 1t. Place on several thicknesses
of paper. Rub iron over 1t several
times, pressing hard, to remove starch
and roughness. The result is surpris-
ing. as IL makes the surface OF iron
perfectly clean and smooth.
This is the best and most economi-
cal way of cleaning irons. doing away
with the use of ironing wax or any
cleanser for irons.
The Yale expositor., 1919-06-26
YOUNG America.

'Don't you want to hear about Tom,
Tom, the piper's SOM"
"No, too busy. l belong to pig
club myself and It's time to feed the
ock."-Louisvill Courier-Journal.
The Yale expositor., 1919-06-26
Charity and Denial.

Brother men, one act of charity will
.ench us more of the love of God than
a thousand sermons-one denial. than
whole volumes Of the wisest writers
on theology. w. Robertson.
The Yale expositor., 1919-06-26
rransoend. AIl sub.tanc,.

Gods will In the present moment Is
the daily bread which transcends all
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Swetchine.
The Yale expositor., 1919-06-26

Harold told me last night he fairly
worshiped me-"
'Oh, that was n mere idol remark. /"
The Yale expositor., 1919-06-26

Lives of great men all remind us
how easy 1t is not to achieve great.
ness
The Yale expositor., 1919-06-26
Proof to the Contrary.

''Yonder girls face is chromo."
Indeed, then, it isn't; it's hand
painted"
The Yale expositor., 1919-06-26
When POUR Eyes Need Care
Try Murine Eve Remedy

No 6martinR - Just Hye Comfort % cents ~
brugeists OF mall Write for Free Rys HOOK.
MURINE EYE REMEDY CO., CHICAGO
The Yale expositor., 1919-06-26

Asthma Sufferers-Write for proof about
'Lantof." Larson. 230O Girard s. ,Minneapolis.
The Yale expositor., 1919-06-26
DON'T JUNK wr YOUR ER,.,

Learn Dancing Perfectly at home CompIete
instruc. a music (foxtrot onestep, twostep D.
waltz. 81. Graves" Palmer Bldg, Detroit.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-07-21

voured the bodies, leaving nothing but
mutilated pieces of flesh and bones.
Captain Reardon, an eyewitness
from the first of the terrible condi-
tons existing among the natives from
the scourge of influenza, volunteered
any further assistance he could render
the bureau of education in getting the
facts before congress to obtain at least
one hundred thousand dollars for the
care of the native orphan children of
Alaska.
DR.. Russell reported 1876 deaths at
the villages where he was in attend
ance rendering medical aid.
Mr.. Miller at once cabled the au-
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-07-21
MANY DEATHS
TO WESTWARD
FROM PLAGUE

There were 1876 deaths from infiu-
enza during the recent epidemic in
the Bristol Bay district, according to
the information contained in a report
made by Captain Reardon and DR.. Rus
sell of the gunboat Vicksburg, which
has just returned from combating the
disease, to Arthur H. Miller, superin-
tendent of the native schools for
Southwestern Alaska, who is at pres
ent in Cordova.
Captain Reardon stated to Mr.. Mil
Ter that he first attempted to land the
Vicksburg at the anchorage in the
mouth of the Nushagak river, to get
in communication with Dr. French, in
charge of the government hospital at
Dillingham;. Owing to certain Difficult
khes of navigation he found this i'm
possible, so he proceeded to Naknek
anchorage, and later confined his eff
forts toward the relief of the natives
at Ugashiq and Herrendeen bay,
where government schools are located.
The coast guard cutter Unalga extend
ed assistance at Unalaska, Nushagak,
Naknek and Koggiung.
Captain Reardon estimates that
there are nearly three hundred native
children left homeless on Bristol bay,
the adult population in some localities
being practically all dead. Gruesome
experiences were related of indescrib-
able conditions caused among the ma
tives by the relentless ravages of this
awful plague.
Two native children and three adult
natives started from Nushagak for
Naknek, a distance of eighty miles,
in rowboat. They were stricken with
the disease en- route. The boat drifted
into Naknek, and when found the three
adults were dead and two little chill
dren nearly dead from starvation and
exposure.
The captain told Mr. Miller that a
natlVo BOY, IN weakened condition
from the disease managed to row out
to one of the government boats and in
form the officer that his people were
all dead, and asked for assistance to
bury them. On reaching the scene
they discovered that the boy had shut
several dogs in the house where he
had left the dead bodies. On attempt
ing to enter, the dogs proved vicious,
savagely attacking the men, and were
shot. To their amazement they found
that the dogs had almost entirely de-
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-07-21

Electricity for service, that's why
we sell electric waffle irons, coasters,
grills, toast-stoves, immersion heaters,
curling irons, cozy-glow heaters,
and everything. Northwestern Hard
ware company.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-07-21

thorities of his department, urging one
hundred thousand dollars appropria-
ton for care of native orphans.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-07-21

Your eyes fitted. Compound and
stigmatic lenses replaced. See Os-
borne.
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Read the Daily Times for the latest
and most reliable world news.
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Electric irons, pounds to 6 IL
pounds. Prices $3.50 to $3.50 at the
Northwestern Hardware Company.