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The Washington times., 1920-10-18

visualize him as a model man. On
the other hand, the female. equally
as desirous OF making an impress
sion, Will primp UP and appear to
be according to the liking of the
male) either babyish and cute. or
ladylike and stern. Her manner
isms also may be affected. After
marriage, however. all veneer is re-
moved and the real personalities
are revealed, with consequent dis
appointment on the part of both.
In such a case as this, painful dis
illusionment follows, and. incident
ally, regrets and the cry: ooh, why
didn't l find this out before" The
female finds that her Ideal" has
been shattered. and the male finds
that his wife is not so appealing
and attractive as before.
Another cause I have observed is
the idea of the thaugb;y) male that
his wife is his inferior. poor fool!
II only he knew how vastly superior
to him she is as Segards patience,
endurance, courage. love, etc.D He
thinks that she should regard him
as the boss" and bend to his will.
Naturally, the wife resents this, and
then trouble starts, with the poor
wife on the defensive.
Now. if l were contemplating
marriage-but I am not, for | have
not even, fancee--I believe /
should be on the level with my girl.
! should let her see me In my true
light and thus afford her an oppor-
tunity TO see my faults, to see
wherein | might be good and where
in I might be lacking: in other
words, l would be just my plain
self, I believe l should want her
TO be the same way. Certainly, a
marriage after such honesty with
each other. could not, from the view
point of the circumstances I have
mentioned, be other than a success:
!. O.. there could be no disillusion-
ment. JOE FRAT.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
TO Make Grape Jelly
BY Loretto G. Lynch.

er or piece OF cloth previously
dipped into boiling water Meas
ure the juice. Add three-fourth as
much sugar as juice. Reheat and
boil until the mixture jells. This
stage may be determined by hold
ing a little of the mixture high
above the pot (where the air is
cooler) and allowing it to drip
gradually from the spoon.
TESTING.
If the jelly stage is reached. the
last. drop will hang heavy" or
cling like bit of jelly to the
spoon.
The other test for jelly is made
by dropping a little on a cold plate
and allowing il to cool. When cold
it should just hold it's shape when
the plate is tilted. Care must be
taken, however, not to overlook
jelly. Not only does it assume a
dark. unsightly color by overlook
ing, but, it passes the jelly stage.
If your jelly seems TO be dark,
molasses-like syrup that refuses to
thicken. it indicates that you have
cooked it too long. So, it is wisest
to experiment with a couple Of
punches. Undercookins is a more
x,
for IL the jelly retains it's color and
just refuses to thicken, the fault
can be corrected by emptying tho
glasses back into the cook pot and
recooking the mixture.
SEALING.
Readers often ask me if it is
necessary to have sterilized con-
tainers for storing jelly. Owing to
the large amount of sugar used in
making jelly, sterilized containcr
is not essential as the large guam
tity of sugar prevents spelling.
To prevent the formation OF mold,
jelly is usually scaled. For this
purpose the housewife will find
parafine highly desirable. Place the
parsflne bar In a saucepan over hot
water. As il mclts pour IL off over
tho jelly when tho latter has be-
come thoroughly cold. The next
day after the Jelly is made is time
enough to apply tho wax.
Tho Bureau of Documents. De-
partment of Agriculture, Washing
ton, will send you upon request
simple directions for making and
preserving grape juice as a bever-
age. You Will like this to serve
as refreshment. either plain or
mixed with lemonade or for use
in puddings or sauces.
Here is a delicious desert from
the California grape. Wash and
slice in half with sharp knife
about 1--WE dozen California grapes.
Dice two bananas and add them
with the meat OF a dozen walnuts
cosrsely chopped. Moisten win
whipped cream and serve at once
else the bananas will discolor and
spoil the appearance.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
A SUCCESS IF We
PERMIT IT.

PERMIT IT.
l am an old man Of sixty and my
experience has taught'me that mar
riage is q success IL both parties
carry their part of the load.
When / was twenty / married
the dearest girl in all the world
to me, she was eighteen. We were
not wealthy, in fact we had only
what / earned, and 1 was working
in an office. She was a wonderful
conrad. never complained, did her
part, always encouraged me on.
continued working in the office and
she still doing all she could. Out
OF the money / gave her each week
for groceries, she saved a little and
put it in lthe banE I didn't know
about that until later. She was
saving the news as a surprise for
me, always she was doing little
things to make me happy and to
see me smile.
1 realize now how little I ever did
to make her smile.
This continued for two years. One
day l came home drunk and it al
most broke her heart. But she
wrong it was and we needed money
so badly. She was patient always.
She never said much but she had
a mind worth being proud OF.
She was beautiful. IT is hard to
describe her now. i don't feel
worthy to even think of her.
l started staying out nights with
men of questionable name, came
home with whiskey on my breath
FIVE nights-cut of week. As 1
had received a raise, i gave my
wife less and spent more on my
drunken friends.
One day a girl came to work in
the office. She was one of the daz-
zling beauties full of fun and life
and l fell for her. j began taking
her homo and out to different places.
/ soon learned she was what men
term a good sport" / was wrap
ped up in her and failed to notice
how haggard and tired my wife
was locking. One day / found her
crying when j came home. 1 had
been out with the other one and
she had been so jolly it disgusted
me to enter the room where one
was crying. i cursed and asked
her what she had to cry about.
The poor girl then tried to win
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
Is Marriage a Success?.

, each other well before even think
ing of marriage.
Ithink that newlyweds do wrong
by living with someone else 1t
doesn't matter whom you live with
there is bound to be some misunder-
standing sometime.
When / was first married ! had
my little house all ready to go into.
How nice it is to have a home all
TO yourself. That is one reason
why we are both so happy. / want
to say that / love my husband
dearly. and Reader" cannot make
me think that my husband would
deceive me. Thank goodness my
husband isn't his type, and I only
feel sorry for the poor woman he
gets, il he ever gets any.
After picking my. letter to pieces
and grinning and having a good
laugh over it, the laugh is on him
IL, he only knew it. Sounds to me
like he is a plain crouch while / am
and always expect to be
HAPPY THOUGH MARRIED.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18

me over again, coaxing me TO do
right, but her very kindness and
patience disgusted me. So after
supper l went out to find my ideal"
l came home about three in the
morning. My wife's door was lock-
ed. could hear her sobs through
the door but l was too drunk to
care.
This continued for six months.
One day she told me she couldn't
stay any longer, she was going
away. ! was glad for her to go.
i wanted to be free to go as /
pleased. j didn't even kiss her
soodby. or ask her to return. Only
q few weeks later 1 grew tired of
my ideal" and sought to Kill my
self in drink. j was too stubborn
to admit l had done anything
wrong. l lost my job one day be-
cause of coming in drunk. | had
no money and consequently soon
learned / had no friends.
l began to feel guilty and sec
my wrong. went to my wife
who was with her mother, begged
her to take me back. Although |
had no job, no friends. not even
name, she came back to me and
with the little money she had saved
we mace a new start. everything
went along smooth until l began
the old life again. ! could see my
conduct was slowly killing her but
i didn't have will power enough TO
stop. 1 ioved her but I wanted
more than one. l was thirty and
she tweny-eight.
Ono night l came home drunk
again and because she wouldn't let
mo in her room l gave her a beat
ing. One week later a baby was
born, My wife died and the baby
is now a grown young woman just
like her mother used to be. When
j look upon her l sec the reflection
in her eyes of the soul of her mother.
Twas broken up and resolved to
make a man of myself for the
beautiful golden haired blue eyed
baby. / succeeded. I'm rcpentcd
but i am a miserable man. ! killed
my beautiful yong wife with my
cruelty and I feel ! don't deserve
to live. I've changed but lost all
worth while, l live now for my baby
girl.
Yes, marriage Is success IL VIC
let II be. ! wouldn't and I've never
failed to regret il.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
Household
Suggestions

Old oak that has been neglected
should be washed in warm beer.
Then, when dry, wash IT again all
over with a soft brush with the
following mixture: Ono quart OF
beer, in which you have boiled a
piece of beeswax the size OF wal
nut, and q tablespoonful OF sugar.
Leave this to dry, then polish with
a soft cloth.
Green peas cook better for having
q little salt in the water: but salt
will darkcn cabbage, cauliflower
and brussels sprouts. Those vege-
tables not cooked in salted water
should have the necessary salt add
cd a little before they are done. so
II may be well cooked in.
After being out in the rain, silk
very often looks Fit for nothing ex-
cept for tho rag-bag, while really
all that is required Is to iron on
the wrong side with a moderately
hot iron when IL will look as good
as new again. a piece OF muslin
laid over the silk when ironing
prevents any possibility of shini-
ness.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
What to Invent

A writer in Science and Invention
asks under the headline What to
Invent" the following questions:
There is not a single satisfac-
tory laundry marker for hosiery on
the market-why not invent a good
one and make a small fortune?
What the American housewife
needs by all means is a charp and
efficient hwashing machine. One
driven by a water motor from the
spigot is suggested.
Why doesn't some genius give us
public soda fountains which will
dispense bottles of soft drinks after
a coin has been deposited?
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
New Way to Remove
Hairs Creates Sensation

What beauty specialists regard az ono
- the most important discoveries in recent
ears 10 the phelsotine method OF removing
Ipernuous hair, Its great advantage, OF
curse. lies in the fact that IT actually ro-
1ovss tho hair entire. IL does this easily.
"uiokIy. harnlessly. Sufferers from the at
lection named need no lonn~ despair. The
hairs como out before your very eyes loav-
ing the skin as smooth and hairless as a
babes
Because II offers such complete relief
stick OF ph.iaetine is the most inexpen-
sVs thing woman can buy for tho re-
rnovsl OF hairy rrowths, For the same
iesson druggists arc having an enormous
demand for ". You can use N with cntlro
satsty; II 10 80 Harmless. one could even eat
~ without any III effect
The Washington times., 1920-10-18

FORTUNATELY for the long-suf-
fcring housewife, sugar has
I fallen in price. So that she
can take advantage of the grape
season to make jelly.
If you have never made grape
Jelly, it is much wiser to expert
mept first. Wash a couple OF
punches of the grapes, selecting
preferably those having a few green
grapes on them. After-not before
the grapes arc washed, pick them
from the stems by a quick stroke
OF the hand. Crush them with a
silver spoon until the juice flows.
Cook them gently until the seeds
readily separate from the pulp.
In this small quantity, five min
utcs' cooking usually accomplishes
this. Strain through a fine strain
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
LOOK BEFORE
YOU LEAF.

In reading over the letters that
have been printed in this column, I
notice that I am not the only one
that doesn't quite aRreo with
Reader" on his views of marriage.
| do not think any one can or
ought to write on marriage before
they have tried II. After being
married they may find that mar
riage isn't 30 bad after all. We all
know that experience is the best
teacher.
| haven't been married so long
but long enough TO find out that
married life Ia just what you make II.
or course, as many others say. 10
you get married I'm haste and don't
get tho right one, marriage will
never be n success That's why We
should look before we leap and be
sure that he or she is tho right one.
The only way we can tell Is to know
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
tCssti.seS rrss Saturday.

tCsaonae1 Frs9 Saturday.
She iooked him over with the un-
: the uncAnny, wisdom of her caste.
and. young as she was, she
OWNED in this man only the oppor-
tunity TO waste her time.
whats the matter2" she asked,
glancing at his shabby dressing
gown. up against ity"
What I'm up against he said,
xbsentiy, will look good TO you. too,
q soma day"
Whats thst?"
DEATH LOOKS GOOD.
Death. my dear"
Quit kiddin'!" she retorted, with
an uneasy laugh. you got your
looks yet" She stepped nearer.
loktng at him curiously. Nothing
like that" she said. you're a look
or. Buck up, old scoutw
She was leaning against the rail-
ing where he stood resting his
back. Presently he turned, leisurely.
and surveyed her.
You are young" he said. you'll
be q tired girl before you're up
against what am"
What have you doaeT she in
quired curiously.
''NothinE"
Sure. That's why we all 60 up
the river"
I'm going across the river" he
remarked. smiling.
which? ?"
The Styx. You never heard of
It, 1 suppose"
One of them dirty rivers in Jcr-
seyf" e. .-. ,-
He nodded gravely.
What's out there?" she inquired.
II, don't know, my dear"
Then what's the idea?"
She waited for an answer, but his
golden eyes were dreamiiy remote.
The girl fingered. Once or twice
professional sense. suggested de-
parture, but when her tired eyes Of
u child rested on him something
held her inert. .'''. '''.
When she again interrupted his
revery he looked around at her as
though he had never before seen
her. and she repeated what she had
said .f
"What?' he asked sharply.
II got fiver that amt workin',"
she said again. You can use ii
in your business il it's any good"
My dear child" he said pleas
anuy, you're very kind, but that's
not what the matter is." He turned.
dropped his arm on the railing, fac
ing her: whats your name?"
4 ENDORSES CHECK.
Gloria Cameron"
Come on" he said, good humor
edly. what's your other nance"
Anne"
Anne, what"
"O'Hara'
WIN you wait minute?"'
She nodded uncertainty.
He went back through the area.
entered his studio and dressed in
his shabby street clothes.
The, check was still lying on a
small table where Cleland had
placed it at his request. And now
he picked it up. dipped a rusty pen
into an ink bottle, and endorsed
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Write frankly, briefly, and tuthfully your views Tie
problem, us Marriage Success?" If you think it not Al
together do not fail to what think .
the remedy, WHAT the trouble, and what could be done
frankly and fearlessy-you confidence will be respected
No of writers published except with the writer's
consent. Use only side of the paper.
Address your contributions to
MARRIAGE EDITOR,
The Washington Times,
Washington, D. c.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18

anything which he has used from
coming in contact with other chill
dren-
KEEP CHILD AT HOME
As a rule. scarlet fever keeps
a child out OF school about six
weeks, but this, of course, depends
upon the cessation of all discharges
from the nose. throat, ears and any
glands which may nave broke
down in the course OF the disease
A frequent means OF spreading
scarlet fever are the mild cases
those children who do not feel i'll,
and perhaps complain OF nothing
but mild sore throat But these
cases are just as contagious as Sc
we're ones, and just as apt to be
followed by ear and kidney troubles
Unfortunately. too. a very severe
case may be contracted from a very
mild one. and the mother who sends
her child to school with sore
throat runs the risk or causing
some other child to suffer great
harm and perhaps death. Keep
your child at home when he has a
sore throat.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
The GroWing Child
How to Recognize Scarlet Feper.
KEEP HIM WE'LL
u. 8. Public Health Service.

VVTrHIN "A week-sometimes
w within two or three days
after your child has been
expos"d TO scarlet fsNee i' STE ~
a susceptible person you Will hear
her complain OF sore throat. Vomit-
ing and fever accompany the sore
throat. and from twelve TO thirty
six hours later "A bright red rash
will appear on her neck and chest.
This spreads rapidly over the whole
body, with the exception or the face.
which usually escapes.
BY this time you will be pretty
sure you have a well developed
case OF scarlet fever on your hands.
and the complications and after
effects OF this disease may be so
serious that no mother should at
tempt 10 handle "A case alone
Deafness may result from scarlet
fever. and IL is not an unkonwn
thing 10 have a child die suddenly
from kidney disease after II was
thought he had entirely recovered
from an attack OF scarlet fever.
PERIOD OF CONTAGION.
If your child has the above symp-
toms send for a competent physi-
clan who will guide you through
the pitfalls OF this disease. He will
tell you that 1t is contagious from
the very beginning until all dis
charges from the nose, throat and
ears have ceased. usually a period
OF about five weeks.
Desquamation, or peeling, gen
orally begins about the eighth day.
but the flakes and scales are not
now looked upon as likely to be
contagious The patient himself.
and anything clothing. toys, up
holstery, etc.) which have been con-
taminated by discharges from his
mucuous membranes are the chief
injecting agents. Hence. the i'm
portance OF keeping the patient and
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
HYPOCRISY OF
BOTH PARTIES.

In my opinion, the most nagrant
cause OF the failure of marriage
lies In tho hypocrisy (perhaps not
deliberately OF both parties before
marriage. Neither party is fair
and honest with the other. The
male, In his ondeavor to get that
which he believes he wants, will APP
pear to be OF very polish cd man
ncrs and he obseduious and oblir-
ing 10 excess, and will restrain any
action that would displeaso the
female. thus permitting the latter TO
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
This Day in Our History.

This is the anniversary OF the
taking command of the Union
armies, in 1858. by General
j Grant. From, this time the for
! tunes of the Confederacy began
to decline rapidly and the sur
render at Appomattox occurred
on April Q, 1865.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
HOW ABOUT THIS
COFFEE-MAKINC
BUSINESS?

II you know q method of
making good coffee "drop us a
line" and we can settle this
question right here. Write ON
only ono side of the paper. .Ad-
dress your contributions to Mag
axIne Editor, The WashingtOo
Times.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
Corsets in Discard.

PORTSMOUTH. Oct. 1s.--Corse;-
making, n leading industry here. is
threatened with slsckness during
tho winter because "thc modern
women who 30 in for votes do not
wear corscts."
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
A Daily Recipe
SCOTCH POTATOES.

SCOTCH pOTATOEs.
quart potatoes.
quart onions.
teaspoon salt.
wash, pare and cut potatoes
and onions in half-inch rounds.
Put into saucepan with boiling
water to cover adding salt Boil
twenty-five or thirty minutes, or
until tender. Drain. put into
dish and cover with thick cream
sauce. Bake in hot oven about
twenty five minutes. Serve In
baking dish.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
HOW TO KEEP THE
CHILD WELL.

The Washington Times has
arranged with the U. S. Public
Health Service TO answer all
questions submitted By its read
ers in regard to the health OF
the child.
Address,
Child Health Editor.
The Washington Times,
Washington d. c.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18

anything which he has used from
coming in contact with other chill
dren
Arizona republican., 1920-02-17
|( Confessions ofaBride' | (copyrigh+ 1920 by e Nupa Enterprise Associadon)

Before I had finished, the swinging door swept me forward and clicked behind me l stretched my arms to the right and ! to the left. I was in narrow closet. l Four cold stone walls were close to me. In q flash there came to me the old story of sinful nuns They were never condemned to die. There was Constance de Beverly and her lover. Holy men had tried the pair and their decree had read:
 Sister, Let thy sorrows cease. Sinful brother Part in -peace," l loved her were immured in a stone cell Iike-like the one-whose walls I felt so close to me. I had stepped into . cell which had, in all probability. been invented for the punishment of re- creant nuns, I screamed-I hammered on the door of my cell. Then something myster- 1 iously terrifying happened. Every time I pounded upon the door the floor beneath me rocked slightly. l felt that my cell was sinking with me down--down, I screamed again-but owing to my excellent habit of restraint, I no longer pounded on the door. I could hear Spence and Archer rap ping back a message to me.
 And then what l most feared-hap D. pered,
 One of the men seized a chair and began to pound away at the door of my closet. He set my cell m motion. Every blow sent me farther and farther away from rescue (To Be Continued)
Arizona republican., 1920-02-17
SUFFRAGISTS WILL DISCUSS
 CITIZENSHIP

CHICAGO.-The New Citizenship IS a factor of the National American Woman Suffrage convention to be held in Chicago, February 12-18.
 At the Citizenship dinner to take place in the Auditorium hotel on Thursday, February 12. speakers from five sections of the country will give a. national survey of the subject. Mrs. Frederick P. Bagley, chairman of the American citizenship committee of the league of women voters will preside.
 National Crusade
 The speakers will be Miss Hope Mcdonald of Minnesota, Mrs. Guilford Dudley of Tennessee, Mrs. Nancy Schoonmaker of Connecticut, pr. Grace R. Hobard of the department of eco monies. University of Wyoming. and Miss Harriet Vittum of Illinois.
 This committee states it's aim as be- ing that designated by Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt in her speech when the League of Women voters was formed "A national crusade that shall not end until the electorate of the republic is intelligent clean, American
 Women Conduct Schools
 To attain this end women of the various state leagues of women voters are conducting schools of citizenship all over the country in order to create
Arizona republican., 1920-02-17
Stand Guard and Find Myself In

H!deous Trap
 You men are not eating your ra- tions, I protested on the last day of I919
 We sleep a lot. So we don't need . large allowance of food" explained the engineer. T suppose you think you can hibernate like bears, I scolded. Well. if you're going 10 live on sleep. you'd better get more of it. For that reason, I am going 10 take my share of the guard, from now on.
 Better not begin tonight. Mrs. Lor- iner," laughed Gene Archer. Its the last day of the year. you know. Why, goblins will walk as the clock strikes twelve and ghosts will stalk when 1920 pushes open it's door. you know
 If only something would happen. l laughed.
 Almost anything might happen-in this strange place-tonight,' agreed Dr. Spence.
 I'm going to take the midnight watch just the same boys" I insisted
 And so. at midnight, being the only person awake in the room. I heard the far-off chiming of the church bells. Donna Camilla was due to call on the morrow, That was the message those bells brought to me. When she came, the men. of whose presence she had no Knowledge. would seize her and we would walk forth to our coveted free dom.
 was half dazed by the vision of lb- erty With my eyes fixed vacantly on st panel of the wall opposite me, l went over and over events-as they ought to happen New Years Day.
 Suddenly the panel in the wall moved as if it were on hinge. It was not the door by which 1 had entered Christmas Day. I rubbed my eyes. closed them and raised the lids 10 ma the door wide open'
 rushed toward it, too startled to cry out an alarm. ] held it open, felt before me into the darkness and then called to my companions:
 Come, Come, We're free, Free" "