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The Washington herald., 1920-02-16
u. S. EXPERTS
PRAISE BEET SUGAR

That shrewd housewife who
holds a pinch of sugar on her
finger tips. then nibbles a crystal
and cries out against that Cheat
OF a grocer" who sold her beet
sugar when she ordered cane,
talks through her hat. in the
opinion of the United States gov
ernment.
Literally there is not one
atoms difference In beet sugar
and cane sugar. according to the
Department of Agriculture's sugar
bulletin prepared by Mrs. Mary
Hinman Abel. sugar expert
by no chemical test can pure.
crystallized sugar from the beet
and from the cane be distin-
guished." says Mrs. Abel. There
is a popular impression to the
contrary. however, and II is often
asserted that beet sugar has less
sweetening power or that fruits
preserved in it do not keep we'll
but this can only be true of
specimens that have been i'm
properly nurified.'
Crystal or crystal and pound
for pound beet sugar and cane
suFSr have the same sweetening
p ger and food value and identi-
- the same taste, the govern
ment's experiments show.
The present sugar shortage and
the presence on the market of
brown sugars and moist mo
lasses" -ugars has caused the cry
to be raised once more that '-in-
ferior" beet sugar is being sold
instead of cane sugar
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on and Fashion Interest the Women Of Washington
HOROSCOPE.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY IL 1870
tcopyrigBt. 1870. by The Mcclure Newspaper
syndicate.)
This is not an important day In
planetary direction. according to as
troiogy. While Neptune Il slightly
adverse in influence. Saturn is In q
mildly benefic aspect.
During this sway routine matters
should be pursued and whatever ac-
tion 10 Of supreme importance to
the future should be delayed.
There may be a tendency less pos
tive than usual toward suspicion
and criticism. but this abatement OF
Influence toward an analytical and
fault finding attitude OF mind win
not be prolonged. There will be an
increased desire. especially on the
part of the public. to arraign gov
ernment affairs.
It is a threatening sway for travel
on the seas. and shipwrecks are fore
shadowed.
While this confguration prevails
acceptance of old leaders may be
more general than IL will be later
in the year. For this reason the
seers declare that political indica-
tions point toward surprises and un-
certainties.
Resetionary tendencies continue to
be indicated by the stars.
Aspects interpreted as presaging q
return to oIdtime ideals Of. life will
be especially potent in influencing
women who will begin to work
toward readjustments In domestic
as we'll as commercial life.
Danger of epidemics Is again fore
shadowed and intestinal complica-
tions appear to be Indicated
More than six months ago astrol-
ogers prophesied that food wouIo
be much discussed at this time, and
that poisonings would be more COM
mon than usual. The aspect from
which this was foretoid Ia also saic
to presage agitation toward scien'
tific diet.
| Hotels and restaurants now come
much into public consideration
Changes that will not be welcomed
by the public seem to be forecast
| Persons whose birthdate II Is may
have a year of strange events. They
should avoid new enterprises. Girls
should be slow in making acquaint'
ances.
Children born on this day are like
ly to haveNlives that are far on,
of the ordinary. These subjects oi
Aquarius often rise to high public
positions.
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1 ~. I'm not in,ruding."

T hope I'm not intruding.
Doris hesitated on the threshoid
of Margaret's sitting room.
The two young people who Occur
MED the divan before the nre weIe
so Obvious to her presence ,,..
sbe hsd TO emit a conventional ht-
tie cough to attract tneir
ton
Muncaster sprang UP hastily ana
Lila flushed with embarrassmehI
How quietly you came In, sne
stammered, giving Doris pieaoihs
glance. ,a.vs
Lila" said Doris. but her eyes
danced with mischief; nave you
been good to Alex
81 have tried" replied Liza s1iS
ly. giving young Muncaster neI
hand, but am very poor suo
stitute for you. ,a,
Alexis eyes disputed the con'en- n
ton, but he remained silent
Doris' inuuiring glance. he seemed
extraordinarily sooered. An9 ne ne
locked at Lila Demarest as ne
had forgotten everything else in the
world. l..
-" nen can eS~
asked her. ..,,
A deep rose flush stained her ta,r
skin. She seemed to shrink PACK,
gathering her lilac tulle SCARF aoou'
her bare shoulders.
II don't know" she stammereo.
This has been a very pleassn q,
chat. IL hope we meet again.
she said it as though 1t were the
last thing she expected.
1--WE will" all the vigor and OPP
timism of youth spoke In Muncas-
ter's firm voice, Il am going Wes'
tonight but I'm coming pach
through your fair city"
Nurmuring her goodnight, Liza
drew away the hand which he had
held throughout the exchange, and
hurried from the room.
Isn't she darling?" enauired Doris
promptly.
you've said it," Alex replied fer
yently, II never saw anything like
her in my life. For the love OF
Heaven, don't tell me she's rich.
mo, but she's married" said Doris
slowly.
At the look in his eyes. she cried
out inyoluntarily:
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CHILDREN'S
SUNRISE STORIES
UNCLE WIGGILY AND
SAMMIE'S THIMBLE-
ny HOWARD n. GARIs

Why. isn't Susie home from
school YETI" asked Uncle wiggiIy.
"oh. Susie is staying to sewing
class" answered Sammie.
Yes. 7 wish you would" spoke
Mrs. Littletail. the rabbit mother.
II did not take Uncle wiEgily
long to come within sight Of the
hollow stump school. and he looked
toward II. thinking he might see
Susie.
But he did not see her. and when
he reached the hollow stump he
heard voices inside. The lady
mouse teacher was saying:
Now. Susie. and all you girls,
we will do a little basting on the
bias. After that we will shirr a
hem up through the middle and
take a few tucks in the seam.
Dear Tae!' thought Uncle Wig
gily. "I should think after that. il
would be time TO go home"
When the lady mouse saw Uncle
lWiggily waiting outside she invited
him in.
A little while after that the sew
ing class was out. and Uncle Wig
gily started home with Susie.
Soon they came to the frozen
duck pond ocean.
when I take a few more sewing
a new tall silk hat. Uncle wiggily.'
spoke Susie.
That will be nice" Uncle Wig
gily made reply. This hat Of mine
is getting old and" Then he
grasped Susie by the paw and
hoarseIy whispered:
Come We must hurry"
why" asked Susie.
well, don't look back but be-
hind is coming the bad old Bazoop"
answered the rabbit gentleman.
So Uncle wiggily hurried along
running fast. but SusEe's Kegs were
so short she could not keep Up. and
she slipped and slid on the slippery
ice.
Susie tried to hurry. and as she
did so. her sewing bag turned up.
side down and out fell a pair oi
scissors.
',Ho! The very thing!" cried Tn.
Gle wiggily. skates need to bt
sharp SO you can glide over tn,
ice, and these scissors are sharp
will take them apart. tie on,
piece on each of your feet Susie
and you will then have a pair o'
skates Then we can get away
from the Bazoop!"
The bad chap was hurrying or
as fast as he could, but Uncle Wig
Rily and Susie were some distanc,
ahead OF him. Quickly the rabbi
gentleman unscrewed Susie's scis
sore and made two parts of them
Then with pieces of string he fas'
! tened them TO Susie's shoes anc
rubbers, like skates.
/ Now come on" cried Cicle Wig,
! gily. He ran and pulled Susie slonl
on her scissors skates and sooI
/ they were so far ahead OF the Ba'
zoop on the ice that he couldn''
catch them, try as he did.
"Oh, but TIL get you next time"
| the bad chap howlcd.
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Helene S Married Life
XX-A Friend in Need.
BY May Christie
Copyright 1890. Mcclure Syndicate,

beyond a rather chilly bow. He seemed
disappointed that our walk home
should be SO summarily curtailed. But
of course he couldn't raise objections
when my mission was a charitable one.
I thanked him for his hospitality,
and drove away with Alice. That en-
terprising young woman had already
collected my baggage and borne 1t on
from Thorny Grange! 1t occupied a
portion OF the back seat of the car.
In short time we reached our desti-
nation. We partook of lunch. And
then Alice, without further pariey, led
me upstairs to the sick mans room.
She paused on the threshold.
Il couldn't possibly go in." said she.
shivering daintily: I'm just terrified
of Illness! But you're so strongminded
and self-reliant, Helene! You won't be
frightened IL he gets a bit delirious?
don't think he gets violent-but OF
course in a brain case one never
knows" She made a little face. "of
course the nurse will be back tonight.
so you needn't worry"
With beating heart / entered Jim's s
apartment. In the shadow Of a big
four-poster he was lying very white
and still His eyes were closed. There
was a bandage round his head.
1 drew a chair close to the bed and
facing Jim A well of love and pity
sprang up within me at sight of the
poor boys helplessness.
l leaned a little forward, touching
one of his hands as it lay inertly on
the counterpane.
''Jim!" whispered softly. Jim, my
dear"
No answer.
The clock upon the mantelpiece
licked the hours away. How quiet the
room was! How eerily silent was the
house!
After a time / think / must have
fallen asleep. For everything seemed
vague and unreal round about me.
The ticking of the clock seemed far of
and remote. =.
Then in my dreams I heard a well
remembered voice murmuring:
"Helene!"
Something soft and caressing
touched my cheek. I'm sure I
smiled.
And then / woke up with a sud
den start The blood rushed to my
head-then ebbed away. For Jim
my Jim-was sitting up in bed with
his pale, unconscious face thrust
close to mine, his dark, wild eyes
gazing deep into my own, and his
lips moving in delirious muttering!
(Tororro~-sSThe Forxoffen Nancy
The Washington herald., 1920-02-16

letters there were Browning, Cole
ridge. Hawthorne, and Tennyson. who
had strikingly large eyes, but on the
other hand, Tolstoy. Ibsen and Whit
mana trio that may be more to
your taste than the largs-eyed quar-
tette-all had strikingly small eyes.
So you see mere largeness of eye does
not seem to signify much as far as
mental qualifications go.
But the Juno eye is more than
merely large. 1t is also full and round
and ox-like. Don't forget that. And
there are those who assure you that
this eye, though truthful and faith
full. is not intellectual Surely Juno
was no blue stocking. She didn't have
to be.
w. c. Brownell, in commenting on
the eyes of French women. says: AT
present large eyes are as rare among
the French women as are poor fig
ures. An Aperican returning home
after a long sojourn in France is
himself struck by the number of OK
eyed Junos in which his country NAV
glory and which he had not before
suspected"
The Washington herald., 1920-02-16

BY the front door Mr.. Travis Lioyd
was waiting for me- He was linrnaS 4.
lately dressed for church. his SIN
hat shone, his shoes and gloves Wers
perfect, and his overcoat had quite
youthful. snappy cut -.
When he caught sight OF me, MS
whole face seemed to light up
unlike rony-he volunteered hei.he'
CON 2liment nor criticism. And "eoes
off side by side. suo
N was a frosty morning. The necsc
rows held a glittering mass OF Ihy
diamonds. We walked along the naru
country roads. breathing in the glori-
ON. air 1t was difficult to think cL
,reacbery and love intrigues-or Oh
last nights attempted burglary-oh
an enchanted day like this!
"I can't help feeling happy-aho
ard optimistic," / remarked, when We
rad walked a quarter of mile
Travis Lloyd smiled ,..,,,
s.of course mott" he said QuleuS
wan have everything in the world 10
make you happy" Then he added. In
an almost inaudible tone:
and everything in the worid u
make a man happy. too"
We were rather silent tnen' uh'i'
the church was reached
The service was a quiet ana sooth-
ing one. The choir boys
seemed to hold benedlctioh. N
the sermon braced me up miracu-
lously. 1900,
As we emerged from the ivy-coVered
r.orch and walked down the messy
path to the church gate We spied
motorcar drawn up in the roadside.
Alice Anstruther sat in the driver
seat. She beckoned to me.
That idiot of a nurse had 10 go up
to town this morning on some ursenS
business" She made a little face /,
drove her to the railway station anu
called on the way home FOR you.
Helene. Remember your promise aoou'
nursing our invalid! Jump IN; oear'
You really are a friend in need!
She scarcely looked at Travis Lioyu'
The Washington herald., 1920-02-16
:: Excellent Advice !:
By DOROTHY DIX,
Highest-paid Woman Writer.
THE BUSINESS WOMAN
, AS A WIFE.
By DOROTHY DIX,
Highest-paid woman writer.
AS A WIFE.

do you think that going into busi-
ness unfits a woman for domesticityg
Do you think a business woman
makes a good wffeF'j asks a young
man.
think the business woman is the
preferred risk in matrimony. ! think
that there Is no other training for a
wifehood equal to that which q girl
gets in a business office. and that Il
Ii a pity that every woman has not
had the experience of actually earn
ing her own living for a year or two
before she marries.
There are many reasons why the
business girl makes a better wife. all
things considered. than the domestic
girl The first is, of course, the op-
vious one. that she is apt to be more
thrifty and economical, and knows
The Washington herald., 1920-02-16
ALICIA.

This name is derived from the
root as Alice, and represent
ing an attempt at greater euphony.
1-ba curious part of it is that the
-ar,a in its original form, Is really
name. In it's original form. but OF
man II is derived from the Anglo
saxon Adeligis, OF which the lei'h 'Hs
form was Adelgisa, but was not
frequently given to women lhsteSt
IL was sacred to the sons OF the
house. principally among the noolllty'
The name itself means noble. In ooth
its masculine and feminine torHls'
rbe Dar,e is purely English. having.
however, a slight Teutonic flavor. An
,rs,,rnsnt is put forward by some ex-
Derts that the name is derived from
the Franl.ish Adalhert or Adelchen,
Roaming "daughter." Alix or Alisa
in Lombardy was naturalized In Eng
Iand when Alix Ia Belle married
Henry l.
The name, originally masculine, ac-
ordirr to the best authorities, how
cvsr. represents Adelgis and not Adel-
Eisa. making the proper feminine
form NIiza. Some believe that
l,iiza. generally believed to be de-
rivative Of Elizabeth. is this missing
form. For proof of AliZa as the rep
resentative of Adelgisa, the Lioer
Vitae Of Durham records the change
in Adelgisa from the first noble lady
of that name, who laid her gifts upon
the altar. By contraction it became
Adeliza, Aaliza and Aliza-
The talismanic stone of Alicia is
the Alexandrite. a Russian gem. 1t
is found in the emerald mines OF
that nation, being of a beautiful
green shade which changes to COL
umbine red. The Russians believe
IT brings great good fortune. When
the subject of its favorite's dream
il signifies hope. Monday is Alicia's
lucky day and seven her lucky
number. Her flower is the white
hawthorne. a beautiful bud.
tCopyrght. ls2o)
The Washington herald., 1920-02-16
By CORA MOORE

American women are coming to
the realization that stage fashions
not only are adaptable, but are in
the majority of cases true indica-
tions of the trend in styles. They
are watching the stage costumes
for ideas to adapt to their own
needs.
Evening-at-Home Gown.
1t Is always a pleasure to come
upon a gown exactly right for an
at-home dinner, when there are
guests, and this one which Mar
garet Lawrence wears in wedding
Bells" is a charming example. 1t
Is so simple and so suitable to al
most any color of crepe de chine
or other soft silk that it instantly
suggests possibilities for the ho're
dressmaker.
The costume is of crepe de chine
in an orchid shade and consists
simply of a little round" kimono
waist fastened in back. cut to a
" in front and back. skirt gath
cred evenly all around and then
trimmed. as the illustration clear
ly shows. with crystal beads in
The Washington herald., 1920-02-16
HEAD NURSE SAYS
KNOW TEMPERMENTS

The medical world is coming to
realize more and more the neces-
sity of treating the mental and
spiritual as well as the physical in
dealing with the human race for
its betterment. This especially ap-
plies to children. To control them,
to get their cooperation, the
mother-nurse must understand the
temperament, or combinations of
temperament in the child. Sketch
lily, the four recognized classifica-
tions are-the nervous, sanguine,
bilious and Emphatic.
In the nervous the mentality pre-
dominates. The head Is large, the
hair fine, pale skin. The child is
mentally and physically active-is
imaginative and reticent.
Sanguine: Dominated by the
physical; good lungs and circuls-
tion, good looking, emotional, i'm
petuous, affections strong but short
lived, inclined to exaggeration,
loves fun.
Bilious: Dominated by the liver.
the cold" saIlow child, very deter
mined much endurance. When COM
bined with a strong muscular sys-
tenn is known as "choloric" In later
years.
Lymphatic or phlegmatic: Blond,
Johnny Bull" type; heavy, tran
quill, disinclined to mental or phys
ieal activity.
Temperaments are seldom un-
mixed. This makes handling DIFF
ficult The mother should recog-
nize her own type as well as that
of her family. Don't reprimand
the nervous child publicly. Don't
mag" the nervous -sanguine type.
The bilious us-nervous-lymphati can
not be driven. Get his confidence.
Be firm but not fussy with the
phlegmatic child. IL you are
parent YOU commit a crime against
society IL you do not understand
these things. Get busy. Study
your children.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-16
Apple sauce Cake.

Dear Miss Lee: friend Of mine has
given me recipe for apple sauce cake which
she saw in your column and found very ex-
ceient. but she has misplaced IT. Can you
reprint this for us Mrs. J.
The recipe for apple sauce cake
is: One and .one-half cups apple
sauce, cup sugar. u cup butter and
lard mixed. cup raisins. u cup CIT
ron. u cup dates. IL cups nuts,
cups fiour, 2 teaspoons soda. " tea
spoon each cinnamon, cloves, nut
meg. ailspice. :. teaspoon salt. tes-
spoon vanilla.
uae apple sauce gweetsnsd IS for
The Washington herald., 1920-02-16
Vlrgimia Lees PERSONAL Answers
TO Herald Readers Questions

When we think of saving in connection with
light, gas and electricity money is not the only
consideration. Saving your eyes is much more
important.
Bright light fatigues and irritates the eyes as
we'll as does too little light. To Judge the
strength of light we should look at the object
we wish it to fall upon rather than at the light
itself.
A bright and shaded light is best for close
work and it should come from above and behind
The Washington herald., 1920-02-16

loop fringe. row after row, grouped
in threes in sawteeth lines.
A girdle of silver ribbon fur
nishes touch. except. of course. for
the sapphire blue feather tan
which is the color note of the cos
tune. Miss Lawrence suggests
that the model could be adapted to
The Washington herald., 1920-02-16

that impossible especially reading sewing
should take that chair placed that the shadows do
fall upon your work Let the light from left
And then for the saving the bill Probably have placed
the sized lights throughout house In which
do need much light but wish to have burning almost
constantly by getting particular burner for it.
systematic switching of lights all the house
the long habit will help of
The Washington herald., 1920-02-16

the table. Cream butter and sugar.
Add apple sauce. Cut fruit into
small pieces and mix thoroughly
with 1 cup of -four. Stir into mix,
ture. Add nuts, spices. salt and va
nilla Sift soda into the remaining
-four and add. Bake in a deep pan
one and one-half hours in a slow
oven.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-16

net with Tiny Tuiues Win tne eokes
raveled to form a fringe, applied
in place of the beals.
Bonnet Strings.
At the Ritz the other afternoon
/ counted no less than nine hats
with Bonnet strings, or chin
straps. which are in the same class,
and they are strongly featured in
the current plays.
Vivienne Segal in The Little
Whopper." wears one having a
double brim of pecan straw and q
mound shaped crSwn of blanco
lace. The lace is wired to form
melon-shaped sections, and the
brim turns up on one side and
down, on the other. and then comes
a lace streamer that starts and
ends at the center-back.
In Scandal" is another hat thar
emphatically points the coming
vogue. 1t shows the elongated
sides and broad back with the
abrupt turn-up in front. and is
worn by Ann Winston. 1t is FASH
ioned of fine erin and its sole bit
OF trimming is a circular ornament
of plated ribbon.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-16
WHAT'S IN A NAME?

Rx MILDRED MARSHALL
Facts about your name; its his
tory; its meaning; whence II
was derived; its significance;
your lucky day and lucky jewel
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-31
Sacred Korean Mountains.

All Korean mountains are sacred to
Koreans. who look on the many peaks
of their land as guardians of the race.
Paik.tu.san, the white mountain, is the
most sacred of all. From 1t, says the
Korean, his first ancestors Sprang. 1t
is an object TO be viewed from II dis
lance and spoken of politely. lest the
spirit of the mountain be offended and
send Ill luck on the household. Once,
whispers the Korean native, man
lacking in vcnera;ion, climbed the peak
of Paik.tu-san. The spirit was angry.
One leg OF the man became three feet
longe. than before. 1t is next to i'm
possible to find natives who will even
enter the forest below the leak. as
this territory, too, Is said to be under
the sway of the irascible mountain
spirit. Those few who have achieved
the summit of the famous. white noun
tain say that the top is the crater Of
long extinct volcano. and that the
giant cup is filed nearly to the brim
with a lake wonderfully blue and
calm.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-31
Doctors Find
Remedy For
Colds and Flu.
calotabs, the New NauseaIess calonlei
Tablets, Cut Short Colds and May
Prevent Flu by Keeping
the Liver Active.

Physicians have learned from ex.
perience. during the epidemic Of influ-
enza, that one OF the most important
factors in the prevention OF flu and
pneumonia is to keep the liver active
so that the digestive organs may be in
perfect working order and the system
thereby enabled to throw on colds.
check sore throats. and resist serious
complications. For this purpose they
have found that the new, nauseaiesa
calomel tablets called Calotaba, are
far more effective even than the old
style calomel, which was Formerly the.
universal favorite, as Calotabs do not
weaken the patient, nor interfere with
the appetite and digestion.
AT the first sign Of q cold or sore
throat, doctors recommend one Caio-
tab at bed time with a swallow Of wa.
ter that's all No salts. no nausea.
nor the slightest interference with
your diet, pleasure, or work Mex,
morning you wake up feeling fine, your
liver is active, and your appetite 81.
keen for good breakfast.
For your protection Calotabs are
sold onlyNin original sealed packages.
price thirty-fiye cents. An druggists
recommend and guarantee calotabs.
Your money back II you are not de-
lighted with them.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-31
NANT VENEREA
DISEASE CLINIC
Fairmont Doctors May
Make Effort to Get
One Established. \

Efforts will be made by the Marion
coAnty medical society to establish
a clinic in this city whereby venereal
diseases may be treated. This was
announced following meeting of the
organization held at Cook hospital last
evening which was addressed by DR..
Hollingsworth, OF the United States
Public Health service. who spoke to
the doctors ON this subject and show
ed them very clearly and concisely
the need OF such a clinic.
The government announces that for
every dollar expended by town or
county in any city of upwards of If
teen thousand population that the gov
eminent will match it with a dollar.
Several cities of West Virginia have
taken advantage of the governments
aid and ara taking steps toward the
establishment or a clinic.
DR.. G. o. Henry president of. the
organization has under consideration
at this time the naming of commit
tee whose duties it will be to take
the necessary steps toward the es-
adjustment of the clinic and will
shortly be able to announce the per.
sonnet Of the committee. a
DIR. Hollongsworth after delivering
a forceful and instructive address left
for Huntington on similar business.