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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-28
MisquOtatiOns.

A very common misquotation. a
contemporary notes, is There are
no snakes In Ireland" The reference
IL to Iceland and not to Ireland. 1t
occurs In a book by Neil Horrebow,
published at Copenhagen in 1850.
The ssventy-second chapter, which,
by the way, DIR. johnson was able to
repeat. consists of the sentences:
There are no snakes to be met with
throughout the whole island" 1t Is
curious that Milton should so often
be misquoted. In his essay on Scott,
Carlyle misuuotes the line from "Ly-
cidas" as "the last lnfirmity Of noble
minds" and in Simon the lester"
w. ]. Locke refers to the Shakes
pearean phrase raining influence"
when. as every schoolboy knows, II
occurs in Milton's "L'Allegro." Per.
laps the most common Bible misquo.
tation is Money liz the root OF all
evil" st. Paul said that the love
of money is the root, etc. Solomon
IL credited with Spare the rod and
spoil the child" which Is from But.
ler's "Hudibras." God tempers the
wind to the shorn lamb" also i'm
agined by many people to be Bibli-
cal. In to be found in Sterne's Sen
timental Journey" where Il In a
translation of an old French proverb.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-28
TheOnePiece
FrOck
A THOUGH the one.piece frock

A LTHOUGH the one-piece frock
~ has taken the world of summer
fashion by storm, yet there
are some smart suits that lend a
cool charm to the summer wardrobe.
Suits well tailored and cut from
the most unusual materials are now
being featured in the better shops
and are seen at the seashore re-
sorts.
From Harding blue creme there
Is an attractive suit, with q Tuxedo
coat. The coat is cut to fall con-
siderably below the hips and is fin
ished with big patch pockets and a
fringed sash. A narrow. straight
line skirt accompanies the jacket,
and when one wears a dainty net
vest and becoming sport hat, she
may rest assured that she looks
her best.
Crepe is responsible also for an
other summer suit, and this model
prefers the long lines SO popular in
the early spring. Almost reaching
to the knees, this jacket is semi.fit-
ted and has a notched rever, man.
nish in appearance, yet lacking moth
ing in feminine charm. No belt
breaks the long line of the coat and
~ ''N'N 10 oiiIlplN Sttlltt W
to fashions within. Low black and
white sport shoes and a black hat
complete this fetching costume.
When silk shantung in natural
color decides to fashion a suit IL
chooses a tailored coat of the new
three-quarter length. and belts 1t
narrowly. Slit pockets add cache.
and, of course, the skirt is decidedly
plain and not too short. To bring
out the effect of the natural color
try wearing a hat of red straw,
large and floppy.
Black Canton crepe has invaded
the summer suits and many attire.
tive models are now being shown,
suits both cool and serviceable. One
may choose either the strictly tail
ored type or the Tuxedo effect,
loosely belted. Many OF the black
suits are embroidered lavishly. with
a notable use Of white silk motifs.
White flannel suits are being
worn for sports occasions, and while
they soil readily, they are extremely
striking and may be either launAured
or dry cleaned. Many of these are
made with n long coat and onA.linE
button affect that Is so good this sea-
son, while others prefer to follow the
lines OF the sport tweed suits and
flare out bit at the hips. being fin
ished with a belt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-28
BObbie and His Pa

yeers, sed Pa, & l got to know the
Irish first RAFT. sed Pa. Me G. them
gifts along pritty good, sed Pa.
think the peepul here in America
shud ought for to thrash out thare
own problums first, sed Ma. Thare
will be time enuff later for us to free
Ireland, Ma sed.
Nevertheless, sed Pa, II / was
oaver thare l cud pour oil on the
trubbeld flames, sed Pa.
OIL on the flames is rite. sed Ma.
l meen on the trubbeld waters, sed
Pa. I got that twisted.
Bobbie, sed Ma, git me sum water
quick. l think 1 am going to faint,
sed Ma.
Why? sed Pa, what is the matter?
You have admitted that for onst
In yure life you got sumthing twist
ed, sed Ma. Oh, that have lived to
see this day, sed Ma. l feel petty-ri-
fled with stu-por, sed Ma.
Pa began to laff. l often admit
that I am rong, sed Pa. That Is one
Of the moast luvabel trates about
myself, sed Pa. j am often willing
for to give myself the worst of it.
In that respeck. sed Pa, am like
the Irish. ] will endure much bee
foar / boil oaver, sed Pa. But one
day, sed Pa, the Ti.runt will grone
beneeth the heel of the down-trod-
ding, sed Pa. & may l be thare TO
Iced the down-trodding to glorious
vicktory. sed Pa. We shall see.
Yes, sed Ma, we shall see. Now
cum to yure dinner, my noabel hero,
sed Ma.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-28
Think for Yourself
BLAZE YOUR OWN TRAIL IN
YOUR OWN WAY

with that way of notifying the
spirit.
Each of us ought to be sufficiently
an individual to do our own think
ing and to know at what point we
can't run with the pack, but have
to blaze our own trails.
And when our trails don't run
counter to the path Of civilization
nor yet of common sense, decency,
honesty, humanitarianism, and fair
play-why under the. sun shouldn't
we be allowed to be little different?
We aren't turned out by stamp
ing machines, we humans. We
aren't peas in a pod, nor yet yards
of a bolt of dress goods. We are in
dividuals. And as individuals who
can think and act honestly for our
own good and with full sense Of the
common welfare, we have right to
four-square, honest independence.
A Sad Matter.
"A manly boy of fifteen entered the
office of a London merchant and
asked for employment. He gave
satisfactory answers to few ques-
lions, and then the merchant In
CURED:
What is your motto?"
Same as yours, STR" the boy re
piled; just what you have on your
door-Push."
He was promptly engaged.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-28
BY William F. Kirk.

IA, sed to Pa last mite, why
cant thay be o. X. in Ireland?
- They cud be o. X. IL the
British wud let them alone. sed
Pa.
My Unkle Jason says that is not
true, sed Ma He says the Irish
is all the time fiteing with eech
other, sed Ma.
Yure Unkel Jason is a British
subiek, sed Pa. so he is not a
good witness, Pa sed. II you be-
leeve the British, sed Pa, we lost
the battel of Bunker Hill. Bobbie,
sed Pa, reed yure history of the
Revolushun & you will find that
the British lost the Battel of
Bunker Hill.
II you was in Ireland wud you
fix things? I sed.
without a dout, Bobbie, sed Pa
In one week or wud have things
stratened out, but my bizness here
keeps me from beeing thare, sed
Pa
That is rich. sed Ma.
What? sed Pa.
You make me laff inward, sed
Ma. To think that you cud do any.
thing oaver thare. The British
wud kick you one way & the Irish
wud kick you the other, sed Ma.
You wud be bobbing like a cork be-
tween the North & South of Ire
land, sed Ma.
Not me. sed Pa. I know the Irish.
I traveld with a ball club for sum
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-28
ADVICE TO THE
LOVELORN
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Trying to Play False.
BY Beatrice Fairfax.

/ am twenty-three and engaged
to a man fifteen years my senior.
He has always given me the under.
standing that we would soon be
married, but now he has informed
me that he doesn't see how he
could possibly marry on $4,000 a
year. He has been married before,
having obtained a divorce about ten
years ago. He seems to be very
fond of me and claims II he cant
marry me he won't marry at all.
He wants me to wait couple OF
years.
1 love him dearly. but do you
think l would be foolish to wait for
him.
have given all my love TO him
and have planned so much on the
future. Kindly advise me what
you think l ought to do. He also
claims I am too young for him,
but still he says he loves me dearly
and will always be my friend.
S. d. a.
II sounds as IL the man were try
ing to evade responsibility and to
break with you without giving you
a chance to reproach him. However
hard It seems now, a year from
now you'll probably be able 10
think of him without a pang.
Wounds heal--that's natures mer-
ciful process. I'd make the break
as quickly and clearly as possible
and face forward toward some
thing else. II man hasn't given
signs Of making god by the time
he's thirty-eight. perhaps he isn1
the caliber Of great things.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-28
Perfect Iced
Tea \
IN HERE is no beverage in no

m HERE is no beverage in hot
weather more refreshing than
- properly made iced tea. The
common method of making an ex-
tra.strong infusion of hot tea, on
the theory that the melting ice
will dilute the drink to the right
strength, is unsatisfactory.
Through careful experimentation
IL has been ascertained that three
minutes is the average proper
proper length of time to lntuse
tea. The aroma and the caffeine.
for which the tea is used, are then
developed to their best point, and
there is minimum of tannin.
After three minutes the amount OK
tannin increases, but only trace
more of caffeine Is available.
To make a pot OF perfect tea,
the expert said: Bring freshly
drawn water to a boil; pour 1t on
the erstwhile requisite amount OF
tea Zone even teaspoon for each
cup) in a previously scalded pot;
allow ii to remain covered Tor
three minutes: then decant or
strain into another receptacle. The
spentleaves should never be used
again.
Obviously. when one intends to
serve iced tea on warm afternoons
a supply of tea brewcd and strained
earlier in the days is advisable.
When the tea is cool II should be
placed next to the ice to chill.
Cracked ice added just as the glass
is served will not dilute 1t APP
probably. Sugar and slice OF
lemon may be used according to
individual taste.
1t would be impossible to state
which kind of tea is best for any
person to use. There are three pri-
mary teas, whose names indicate
methods of curing-green, black
and oolong. Tea from any of the
tea-producing countries may be
cured in any one Of the three
ways, but 1t has been found that
certain varieties are better suited
for making one or more OF these
kinds.
Again, grades" of tea are mis-
leading. as the term refers to the
best and the poorest leaf grade
in any one locality. Everything
else being equal, tea grown in
high attitudes Is so much superior
to tea from low attitudes that the
lowest grade in a high altitude tea
may surpass in flavor the best
grade OF tea grown at a low alti-
tude.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-28
THE RHYMING
OPTIMIST
BY Aline Michaelis
Thinos That Never HAPPEN.

The Things That Never Happen.
r OUDLY Deacon Jones lament
Il ed and his words were in
- this wise: 1--WE been pest
cred and tormented till I'm bluer
than the skies. For the drouth
comes in the summer and it dries
up everything; but it cannot make
be GUNNER than the late freeze
in the spring. I've no leisure tirno
to nap in, as fight the pests Of
fall: but the things that never
happen are the very worst OF ALL"
There are many people ready to
cheer all the deacon said; though
their income was quite STEADY and
they'd lots of meat and bread.
When the day dawned bright and
sunny, they would rise predicting
rain; when they made some extra
money, they were sure they'd lose
again. When the wheat was look
ing splendid, they surveyed 1t
with distrust, saying: Ere the
season enOeU IL Will lkeiy get inc
rust" They were chaps of gloomy
glances, nothing but their souls
enthuse, save the joy of counting
chances that they ought to have to
lose. Not one tale of strife or pill
lage could escape this clever crew,
and they cheered their native vii.
lage with reports Of dismal hue.
When they rad what papers
printed of the famine in Hong
kong to their friends they swiftly
spfinted with: We'll have one
here ere long" Not content with
little flurries that are part OF each
days game, they predicted woes
and worries, though the worst ones
never came. Wise men with no
coat TO wrap in. wait to fret till
spowflakes fall; they know things
that never happen are tho very
worst Of all
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-28
BY Garrett p. Serviss.
Eminent Astronomer and Writer on
Problems of Scientific Interest.

Eminent Astronomer and Writer on
Problems of Scientific Interest.
KIT OW does 1t happen that
the sun, which astrono-
AA mers say In thousands
Tor is It millions) of times greater
than the moon, only raises tides
less than half as high as those
raised by the moon?'
1t lis an effect Of greater dis
lance. II you compare the APP
parent sizes of the sun and the
moon as you see them in the sky
you will perceive that they both
cover circles Of the same magni'
tude.
Yet the sun is about 400 times
greater in diameter than the moon.
But it is also nearly 400 times far
Their away, and since the apparent,
or angular. diameters OF bodies
vary inversely with their distance
the sun doesn't look any bigger
than the moon.
This, however. Is not enough to
account for the difference be-
tween the tidal powers Of the sun
and the moon. To explain that
we must fSrst consider their COM
narrative masses" 1. e.. the guam
titles of matter. or substance, that
they respectively contain, and then
the effect of the difference OF dis
lance upon their gravitative, or
attractive power.
The sun possesses 25.5oo.ooo
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-28
CHILDREN AS
TEACHERS
By w. A. McKeever


Kansas and q Noted Educator.
rr Ow would it suit to have
children of the public schools
AA by turns teach one another,
asking the questions and making
the criticisms? That Is precisely
what may be witnessed ut a new
type of model school which should
quickly become the standard for
the country at large.
It has been my pleasure to OBJ
serve carefully the methods OF
such instruction at the Warrens-
burg, Mo, State Normal. where
DIR. George r. Crissman is dean.
Here the pupils Of several grades
are eagerly at work educating
themselves. The entire affair Ap-
pears to be a sort Of happy game,
and 1t may in time revolutionize
class room teaching.
Under the new model plan each
pupil takes a regular turn at con-
Quoting the class. He calls upon
the other members at random to
ask questions on the lesson, and
the questions put by these are d.
rected to the class as whole.
The teacher sits back as sort
Of general manager Of instruction,
supplementing the work of the
period at it's close with additional
light on the lesson at hand. The
whole affair impresses the visitor
as being an orderly conversational
party OF the boys and girls OF the
class.
Furthermore, here we have in
volved a new angle in the psychol-
- L. hA1I fhr
professional students of human
tends only to those Of his own age
and grade, and that these are
therefore his only natural and
capable teachers. The instruction
of the adult teacher is always
necessarily more or less forced
upon the attention Of the child,
they contend, and he soon tires
Of II.
Turn a thousand children out to
play and they soon become sesre-
gated by ages and grades where
they become happy pastime in
structors Of one another. so In
the classroom. There. too, they
naturally look with greatest in
terest to their fellows for the
origin and the interplay OF ideas.
After all, 1t is not so much what
the teacher knows about the les
son but what the child is capable
of knowing and understanding
about it-that must always be the
real substance of teaching. And
who is more capable of selecting
and getting at this subject mat.
ter than the learner himself!
Children think and dream and
formulate their ideals of personal
conduct In terms of the behavior
of their associates of like age and
interest. What the teacher SAYS
may be forgotten in a day, and
what he forced upon the pupils as
lessons may be tossed with con-
tempt out of their minds at the
close OF the dreaded examination
hour. But what Tommy said. how
Annie behaved, the way Charlie ex.
planned point and the opinion
Mary offered to the class-these
may linger for lifetime within
the fond memory OF the young
participant in the pupil-directed
recitation.
Let us pass this idea out to the
world. Perhaps DIR. Crissman Is
making use of the most significant
new method of teaching known so
far to this country. Perhaps its
wise use will drive away the ira
ditional dislike of the child for
the public school, and tend to
make that old institution what II
always should be, a place where
there is life more abundant.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-28
BY L0rettO c. Lynch.
An Authority On All Matters Of
Household MANAGEMENT.

AYO matter how small the home,
some arrangement should be
made to accommodate SONS
real homemade preserves. Even a
tiny apartment with a kitchenette
should boast some homemade jelly
or few jars of peaches or pears.
II you save the paper containers
in which glass preserving jars are
sold. you may put the filled Jars
right back into them. A cretonne
cover may be made to hide these
boxes One acknowledgements
dweller says she finds her box
couch just the place for storing
her preserves.
II you have no jars, buy the
half-pint jars II there are but two
or three in your family. The quar-
ter-pint jelly glasses are just right
for the small family.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-28
Household Suggestions

Apple Feelings and cores should
be boiled down and used for q nice
flavoring or sauce. Boil them until
quite tender with little sugar and
two or three cloves; then strain
and bottle the liquor. 1t will keep
for some time in a cool, dry place.
For cleaning glasses when have
contained milk there is nothing TO
equal wood ashes.
Glasses should be washed in n
wooden bowl. as there is less danger
OF their being broken.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-28

Paraffin is useful for the removal
OF paint stains. Dip the stain into
the paraffin, rub between the fin
gers, and then wash thoroughly
with soap and water,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-28

Fresh asparagus can be kept in
good condition for a day or two by
placing the stalks in cold water,
changing the water daily.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-28

When the contents of saucepan
Doils over on the stove while cook
ing, sprinkle a little salt upon II.
There will then be no unpleasant
smell of burning.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-28
The Air We Breathe

LIVERY time we breathe we draw 80 cubic inches of
~ air into our lungs; supposing that take Is
breaths minute, for "a hours, no less than
$4,000 cubic inches of air weighing 80 pounds
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-28
AnlazOnian Fashions

THE tan-colored women at Putumayo, where the Am
AEON is rivulet painting gowns on their
bodies in imitation Of those worn by the fashionable
folk OF Brazil. They got the idea from magazines.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-28
BY Beatrice Fairfax

Who Occupies Unique Position in
the Writing World ss an Author
ity on the Problems Of Life.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-28
TO USE FRESH
TOMATOES

IVY HAT is SO appealing to the
" jaded appetite as a tomato
w fresh from the vine, still
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-09-22
Alcoholic Liquors Are Illegal

Warning that the making of intoxi-
eating "home brew" is illegal was is
sued Monday night by Prohibition
Commissioner Haynes in Washington.
Numerous inquiries have been received
recently, he said, concerning the home
manufacture of fruit juices, growing
out OF reports that head of a house,
hold was entitled to make 200 gallons
OF wine a year under permit. The
prohibition units attitude on the home
brew question as defined bv Mr..
Haynes as follows:
Misunderstanding fruit Juice can he
made in the home. Intoxicating fruit
Juice can not be made in the home. In
toxicating wine, home brew and dis
titled spirits may not be made. Two
hundred gallons of Notwithstanding
fruit Juice may be manufactured tax
free by the head Of family registering
with Collector Of Internal Revenue
inns tax exemption provision has been
the source of confusion. The effect
or this is not to allow the manufacture
OF 200 gallons Of intoxicating wine
free from restrictions Of the Prohibit
ton act, but merely to allow the manu-
facture OF 200 gallons of non-intoxicat-
ing fruit juices free of tax.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-09-22
Obituary.

Mrs. Amy Williams, widow Of
George w. Williams. was born Sen.
,emeer II, 1897, and died September
10, 1871, at her home in Shepherde-
.o~n, W. va. She was a member of
me A; M. L. Church of Shepherdstown
TOT hfty years. She leaves to mourn
ner loss four daughters. Mrs. MARI
Ereamer, of Shepherdstown, Miss
1lester Williams, Of Pittsburp. Mrs.
Florence Staley, Of Shepherdspwn and
MRS. Ella Belt, Of Pittsburg; two sons
George N: Williams, of Wheeling, w
va va, and Daniel B. Williams. OF AS
oury Park, New Jersey; also ten
OF Boston, Mass. 0"'
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-09-22
Grandmother At Age of %.

How does it feel to be a grandmother
at the age of %?
Let Mrs: Ethel Poulnot, champion
little grandmother, speak for herself.
MOST certainly I am proud. When
my daughters little baby girl was
born 1t was the happiest moment of
nv lie. | have always been a lover
OF big families. have three other
cnlloTen myself. And when our little
sranachlld came-well, guess I lust
felt like any other new grandmother
would feel"
Mrs. Poulnot was married the frs,
time when she was 10. Her daughter
MRS. Francis Mccullough, and mother
OF the grandchild, is only IS.
Five days before the baby arrived
MRS. Poulnot was married to her sec
ona husband, making him a grand
father, by marriage, at p.
:, Grandma and Grandpa Poulnot be-
iieve that the honor they share is a
record.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-09-22

one night last week Horsey's dis
tlliery near Burkittsville, Md, was
raded by band of robbers who stole
i,@oo cases of liquor, valued at MANY
thousands of dollars. using five trucks
10 carry the liquor away. George
Martin and his wife have been arrest
Cd as .ringleaders in the conspiracy,
and 1t is expected that twenty or TWEEN.
ty'fiVe more thieves, some of whom
are notorious gunner, will be round.
ed up by detectives and other officers
who are working on the case. The
distillery company has offered a re.
ward OF $40 case for the recovery
OF the whiskey.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-09-22

Inc school authorities OF Washing.
Ton county, Nd, haven't money enough
10 pay the salaries OF the teachers
MS year at the same rate paid last
year, and have announced ten ner
cent reduction in all salaries. The
,eachers at meeting in Haperstown
last Saturday refused to accent the
CUT ana declare that their existing CON-
tracts cannot thus be revoked. Some
strike. es '1' y"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-09-22
NOTICE.

After September the 18th will keep
my shoe repair shop open at nights,
and Will do your work and you can
take il back with you. We have all
the latest improved machinery and can
do all kinds of repair work quick.
thanking you for past favors, we ask
share Of your repair work.
j. w. CLARK AND SON.
Only 200 Of these sect. Wear-eyer
aluminium pans-only 200 for Jeffer-
son county. Get yours September 10Th
Charles Town.