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The Washington times., 1921-10-21
By Beatrice Fairfax

HERE is sensible letter from
'Fank," who says that the mod
ern girl insists upon being loved
that all girls are essentially alike
He advises man to study the char
acter Of his lady to avoid mis-
takes.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
The letter from Miss F. X.
NJ. and your discussion Of it
interests me. You ask for male
opinions on this modern problem.
May l humbly present mine?
Many men nowadays are as
disappointed in the modern"
girl as F. X. NJ. and many like
her. are in us. am a young
college graduate and have asso.
ciated with girls OF every type
and from almost every stratum
of society | find them all essen
TALLY alike. The truly modern
girl, as we understand the term
the up-to-the-minute girl who
is overflowing with pep" and
go-likes-nay, insists-upon be.
ing loved. I have known very
interesting girls for only a short
time, girls with their educa tion md
breeding, and sufficiently tai.
ented and brilliant to provide
ample and satisfying entertain.
ment OF an intellectual type.
And yet, II the goodnight kiss
" not forthcoming, their dis
appointment is very apparent.
Some are subtle, some are frank,
but II is the same.
IT Is strange that many men
are thus forced to consider all
girls alike in this? Is IL strange
that man should wish to avoid
disappointing his hostess--to
avoid leaving the impression Of
having failed in a social duty?
I'm sure you'll find that most
men do these distressing things
more because they think they
are expected of them than be.
cause OF any irrepressibly ardent
dispositions. The spirit OF play
and OF personal vanity are also
important factors. Inc man con
siders every such affair a con.
quest, and figuratively, for each
one adds another scalp to his
belt and a nick to his toms.
hawk.
The regrettsble thing is that
the average man does not stuoy
the character OF his lady love.
SO that mistakes occasionally
happen, as for example. when
one encounters F. X. NJ.
FRANK.
J, c. n. says that mon are chival.
rous II sure Of their ground.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
In reference to your article Are
Men Chivalrous?" I would say yes
The Washington times., 1921-10-21

passage peculiar to American civ
ilization, a spirit driven from place
to place by mysterious migratory
impulses to which she responded
as implscsbly as wren or robin re-
sponded TO natures call for season.
al advances and retreats.
There was the predestined win
ter flight TO Florida. the unvarying
vernal shift to Lakewood, the in.
evitable August at Narrsgsnsett.
the duly allotted four weeks at the
cottage at Swansea On the Sound.
after which came the accustomed
twelve weeks in the city itself.
Yet Augusta Kirkner. Storrow
realized as he sat across the table
from her that night at dinner, was
anything but a caprice-controlled
and flighty.minded woman. She
had brought to the management of
her estate the clear-headedness
which II demanded. To the sor-
rows of widowhood she had like
wise brought a stoicism too gran
ite to give rootage to any touch Of
bitterness. She knew life, demand
ed lucidity, and prided herself on
her frankness OF speech.
About His Mother.
There was something methodic
even i'm her restlessness. Her va
garies of comment were as delib-
crate as those repeated shiftings
from front to front which were
made with a calculated precision
that tended to translate them into
the mechanical. II was only later
on that Storrow awakened to the
fact that her often disconcerting
impatience of mind was based large
-Iy on a condition of body studiously
and even heroicaliy hidden away
from the rest of the world. condi-
ton arising from a disorder which
only the knife could hope to rem
edy. But Augusta kirkner, with all
The Washington times., 1921-10-21
The Key to
Health
By Brice Belden, M. ID.

HyoTHING stands better proven
IN in the whole range of medi.
cine than the fact that eI-
cessive functional activity of any
organ predisposes, to disease Of that
organ.
Take the heart. for example. That
is a machine which, like a clock, is
set to run certain length Of time.
If it be abused and overtaxed it will
become enlarged, which enlarge
GUS heart disease.
Immoderate eating is another
familiar example of the abuse of
organs. Such superfunction leads irs
the long run to gastric disease of
some sort, not to speak of the con-
sequences to the kidneys and blood
vessels. Some of these accomplish
ed consumers seem TO believe that
the uncomfortable sense Of repletion
with which they leave the table is
an evidence of vitality.
These people would be saved, not
by any profound medical knowledge.
but simply by an ability to detect
in themselves indications Of strain.
so that they would know when to
lay aside their burdens for time.
They should regard themselves as
machines to be kept running eff
GENTLY and with as little friction as
possible. This means that they
should show some mercy orcasion.
ally to their long suffering organs.
Such periods of lessened strain re-
store the balance OF things and pre-
vent many a case of Bright's dis.
ease
The Washington times., 1921-10-21
The Winter
Suits
By Rita Stuyyesant
"THE newest winter suits allo

"THE newest winter suits allow
great choice to the wearer.
For this season there is no
set rule either as to the length of
coat, lines that il may assume. or
the accompanying skirt. There is
a model to suit every figure" and
nearly all colors and materials are
being shown .--..- --.-... .. go. -..-..
Duvet de laine in dark brown with
slynx fur fashions an unusually
smart~suit for winter days. The fur
is used on a shaped band at the
bottom of the coat, which, By the
way, has a slight flare and is of hip
length. The sleeves flare slightly
and are cuffed deeply with the
slynX. and the collar, too, is of an
attractive cut. The coat buttons
diagonally, with three large buttons.
There is nothing particularly notice
able about the skirt, except that it
is narrow and little longer than we
have been seeing.
A box suit for the youthful figure
is cut from gray-blue duvetyn and
trimmed with gray squirrel fur.
The coat falls just to the hips, and
is bordered in the fur. Raglan
sleeves are likewise finished with
the squirrel, and there is a collar OF
the fur that adds warmth. The
skirt is made in one piece, fastening
in the back.
Bottle green duvetyn is the fav-
ored fabric for a stunning trotteur,
and ii is trimmed with wool en-
broiderY. The jacket falls "A littls
below the hips, and is made with a
soft draped collar that buttons up
about the throat.
The Washington times., 1921-10-21
A Stirring Narrative of the Influence OF
Love on the Lives OF a Girl
and Man.

paneling and deliberately freckled
the over-polished floor with a spat'
tering of modelling clay. But even
the friendly inanimste forms OF his
own fsshionlng now seemed like
souvenirs treasured by an exile.
He felt more and more like a
prisoner engaged In the decoration
of his cell. For large and spacious
as that new abode seemed to him,
he began TO find feeling OF re-
strsint in it's very shadows. an alb
sence OF elbow room in its very
spaciousncss. And even before the
return of Augusta Kirkuer and her
daughter he found himself wonder.
ing II his relationship with the rest
OF that household would not prove
an impossible one.
Their offer, extended through
some too tenuous tie of kinship,
had been generous enough. But TO
Storrow 1t began to SAVIOR OF that
medieval benevolence once ex-
tended by, the munificent to the in.
digent troubadour. More and more
often he recalled his earlier freedom
in the sister city across the East
river, his privilege of eating just
when and where he pleased. his un.
scrutinized comings and goings at
the Aiwyn Arms.
That turned his mind still again
back to the white-armed girl who
was now SO often in his thoughts
to recollections of gesture and pose
and glance, to speculations as to how
sincere she had been when she had
whispered SO sleepily and so close
to his ear that now he must never
leave her.
The Washington times., 1921-10-21
The Rhyming
Optinist
BY Aline Michaelis.
The Keys.
III e need 30 many keys each
~ day for gates that still are

~
I" day for gates that still are
' shut II we would reach
shining way and leave our dull
old rut. So many places bright and
fair before our sight arise they
make US yearn to enter there and
end our senseless sighs. So many
doors we Tong to pass that lead to
peace and ease, but still we cry:
1 'Alack, alas! we haven't got the
keys!' For there are keys to
every gate in all life's vast domain;
without them folks must stand and
wait and wall their old refrain.
But none need ever run amuck
and wildly tear his hair, for shin
ing keys like push and pluck will
take him anywhere. Some claim
that works a somber key, unfit for
finer souls; but for plain folks like
you. and me IL leads to many goals
How 1t would brighten up the
scene II all these chaps who NOPE
and sit around with dismal mein
would use the key of hope The
keys are ours, the keys are ours.
We hold them in our hands: the
keys to new and greater powers,
the keys to brighter lands! The
keys to make our lives complete
and open every door to castles built
on Easy street with days of joys
galore. II seems a worse than
foolish thing to let these bright
keys rust while all the gifts that
they would bring fall rotting into
dust
The Washington times., 1921-10-21
Dried Fruits
For Thrift
be. BY LOretto c. Lynch.
An Acknowledged Expert In All
Matters Appert aiming to House
hold Management.

1T is always a problem for the
housewife of limited means to
- give her family fruit. Yet so
necessary is fruit in the diet that
we must strive to put 1t in at least
once day even when the food
allowance is small.
Practically every baby book sug.
gests orange juice as part of the
baby's diet, but one can readily
understand that when oranges
reach ten and fifteen cents apiece,
as they do in all too many Northern
and Eastern markets, that the
orange must be saved for the baby
and the rest of the family must look
for the cheaper fruits.
Even the apple gets beyond the
purse at times. When this occurs.
try using the dried apple. 1t re.
quires more time and patience TO
prepare dried apples for the table,
but since the health of the family
is a consideration, the time and ef-
fort expended seem worth while.
Wash and pick over half a meas
uring cup of dried apples and then
put them to soak in a cupful OF
clean, cold water. The next day,
stew them in the water in which
they have been soaking, adding
more water il necessary. When soft,
press through a strainer and add
two level tablespoons Of sugar, and
either a few grains of nutmeg or a
couple of drops Of lemon or vanilla
extract. This apple sauce may be
served at breakfast.
II one desires a dessert for the
Sunday dinner, the apple sauce
made from dried apples may be
made into apple snow. To cupful
Of strained apple sauce add one
fourth cup of sugar, a little lemon
juice and grated rind and the white
of one egg. Beat all with an egg
beater until white and fluffy.
To make prune whip. or apricot
whip, substitute the pulp of either
for the apple sauce and omit the
lemon, II not liked. Two egg whites
makes the dessert little more
rich, but one egg white is enough.
Chill the snow" and serve with a
boiled custard favored with vanilla
and chilled.
The Washington times., 1921-10-21
HOUSEHOLD
SUGGESTIONS,

Salt dissolved in ammonia will
remove grease spots.
Water in which rice has been
boiled Is splendid for mixing cakes.
Black silk may be clcansed by
sponging the dirty spots with the
water in which potatoes have been
boiled.
Kid shoes can be kept soft and
free from cracks by rubbing them
once a week with glycerine or cas-
tor oil.
Silver will remain bright for
months If II is placed in an air
tight case with a good.size piece
of camphor.
When making jam add a table
spoonful of glycerine to the fruit.
1t will lessen the amount of sugar
you will require.
To clean rusty curtain pins, al
low them to stand for a few min
utes in a cupful Of water to which
a little ammonia has been added.
II you make your starch with
soapy water, you will find that it
gives a gloss to the linen and pre-
vents the iron sticking to the sur
face of the article.
Red and blue are the best colors
for soaring birds?
Living in Austria is now thirty
eight times as costly as in 1914?
There are five women house
surgeons in English hospitals?
The Washington times., 1921-10-21
DO YOU KNOW
THAT

TN Japan dresses are often sold
by weight?
About two hundred rivers flow
into the Baltic sea?
An elephane rarely sleeps for
more than five hours a day?
The Persians have a different
name for each day of the month?
over five thousand miles OF nets
are set nightly during the herring
season in the English Channel?
Whales have a thick layer OF fat
beneath the skin to keep them
warm?
The origin OF Freemasonry, or
even OF its name, cannot be traced
with certainty?
The date is as essential an
article of diet to the Egyptian as
rice is to the Hindu?
The wood of which the ark was
built has been identified by many
scientists as cypress?
Beds, tables, chairs and stools
are shown in Egyptian carvings as
far back as 1000 b. c.?
The greyhound hunts entirely by
sight. it's narrow muzzle and small
nostrils affecting its sense of smell?
The Washington times., 1921-10-21

The ACTION So Far in This Stirring Romance
OWEN STORROW,

" young sculptor, goes
to New York from Canada
to win fame. From his
cheap hotel window he sees
a man beating his wife. A
girl on a fire-escape cries
out in protest. The man calls
her a name that sends Stor-
row into battle. He van
quishes the enemy, and,
bruised and bleeding, starts
back to his room, only to
find it occupied. He climbs
down, and hears the girl,
Torrie Throssel, having
angry words with a caller.
The Washington times., 1921-10-21
BY Arthur Stringer,
Novelist end Author
Of Countrywide Reputation.

OF SounsryWoe Nepotso"'
'OToRRow found himself, in fact,
face to face with a series or
sharp resdjustments in which no
outsider could be of any possible
help TO him. Yet as time went on he
missed more and more the com
panionabIe noises OF The Alwyn
Arms. He had hunger for some
thing more than self-effacing serV-
ants to 'Speak TO. He thought OF
Broadway and it's tributary streets
OF unrest as something remote. as
something no longer accessible.
He thought OF them as an exile
thinks of a lost fstherIand, But
more often than of all the rest he
Thought Of the girl called Torrie.
Rather q Contrast. ......
~ He felt the need of seeing her
again, .,f ,explsL::ing to her OF
proving that his fliS,. had not
been founded on cowsrdice He re-
rnembered the miik.white shoul-
ders and the scar at the base Of
the throat rounded like pigeons,
He remembered intimate nesting
movements that brought him up
short in the midst OF his meager
attempts at work.
s. After such thoughts he found
the luxurious emptiness Of the wax
floorod music room which. had been
given up for his use impressins
his as something bald and hard, as
impersonal as a monks cell. He
fought against this impression by
doing what he could to convert the
big room with the tempered north
light into more or. a work studio.
He did this by a studied parade of
his implements of labor and more
studied asserting of his own casts
about tho room. He tackled his
Chinese prints against the wall
The Washington times., 1921-10-21
CHAPTER w.

90 TORROW was still engaged in
his silent struggle TO fit
himself into less compro-
missing environment when Mrs.
Kirkner and her daughter returned
to their city home. So smoothly
The Washington times., 1921-10-21
ARE MEN CHIVALROUS?
SOME MALE OPINIONS ON THIS, SUBJECT.

il sure Of their ground. Men realize
nowadays that the smart girl the
lively, wideawake girl, that somehow
irresistably appeals. would. without
doubt, refuse another date IL he
didn't stir around and do a little
lovin' before showing OFF, for the
night.
Your correspondent F. X. NJ. will
perhaps fare better this winter, as
the summer moonshine or whatever
it is that makes all humanity so
romantic during the hot months, will
be missing in parts. C. n.
The Washington times., 1921-10-21

poking fun at your own Beatrice
Fairfax, and then says the age OF
chicalry is dead. and calls some
OF my readers "dreamers and pink
eyed poetesses," and says that you
have been motionless while cen
turtles Of progress and modernism
have thundered past.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
1t seems ridiculous to me.
mere man, that you, Oh, Beatrice,
who occupy unique position
in the writing world as an au-
thority on the problems OF life"
should publish such an article as,
Are men chivalrous?" and then
ask four such useless questions as
TO why a man wants to kiss
woman.
The age OF of/chivalry ia dead. yes,
have been motionless. while cen.
turies Of progress and modernism
have thundered past.
Today. woman works. votes.
polices the streets, and generally
asserts her equality; more than
this, she is mans equal or su-
perior. SO let's forget the word
"chivalry" in the present where
things are bought and paid for
with a price.
Modern man dislikes to be
known as John" an Oscar
some one who spends his money
on a girl while another enjoys her
kisses. Many girls who are seen
at the shows are there with
Johns" and Oscars" and II they
repeat with the same one Mt
later date you may know they paid
the price.
Human nature is filled with the
element Of perverseness: Seek not
a girls kisses and. she will want
to give them; seek them and You
must fight for them.
II the girl Of today will he rid
of the insistent demand Of every
Tom. Dick, and Harry for her
kisses. she will prove herself true
blue to one. w..
Your feminine correspondents.
seem TO want the candy and the
penny.
In conclusion, II girl will kiss
a dog why should she dislike to
kiss a man when he has spent hard
cash to show her good evening
Of pleasure? JOHN OSCAR
The Washington times., 1921-10-21
Hemp-Eating Hobby

nURING, the 18th century secret society known as
~ "Fedavis" or Devoted Ones" founded in Asia
Hsssen ben Sabbah, founder to give them foretsste
of joys in store for them, directeda ration OF hemp
The Washington times., 1921-10-21

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
In reference to your article Are
Men Chivalrous?" I would say yes
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-31
NOTICE TO
Fiji DAYS WORK

The charge has been made by many contractors
and manufacturers that employees do less work at high
er wages, on an average, that ever before, and TO this
condition is attributed a large share OF the added costs
OF building construction. The claim Of a falling on in
productivity has been denied by representatives of labor,
but 1t is a matter that can be easily confirmed IN the
case of bricklayers and other workers who are eX-
pected to do certain work in a day. The time of ether
workers can usually be estimated and comparisons made
with other days.
The real problem IN the building industry de-
cIares r. G. Weber. secretary of the National Building
Trades Employers Association, lis how to get men to
10 an honest days work. Here and there we hear OF per
capita efficiency back to normal. but the instances are
the exception and not the rule. When men do 10 per
cent OF the work they did 80 years ago the cost Of build
ing viii be cut 40 per cent"
Secretary Weber asserted that. for example. brick
layers 10 years ago laid on an average 5000 bricks a
day, and this number has been reduced to 1000 or 1900
In different localities. If this comparison is correct,
much OF the added cost Of brick work is accounted for.
It is plain that unless contractors can reduce the
cost OF erecting homes and other buildings. little prog
ress Will be made In construction this year. More work
for 8 days pay would help to reduce costs, but the diff
fculty OF securing this Is not easy to overcome.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-31
COW TEST
BODY IS
STARTED

CROWN POINT. Ind. Jan. ga
Twenty-seven farmers OF cedar Creek,
West Greek and Hanover townships
have signifed their intentions Of
starting a COW test association. For
some time Forrest Gr.esel, director Of
the Farm Bureau in Cedcr Creek
township. has been anxious TO get
such an association started. but not
until recently have suitable men for
the testing work been secured.
Through the assistance OF Mr.. Cries
sci and y. 4. canaan Of the dairy de-
partment of Purdue university. the
men whose names are listed here. have
agreed to take up the work:
Forest Griessel. W. A. Clark. c. A.
Buckley. Otto B Childress, ". H. Tat
man. Frank n. Patz. Albert @. Klu-
gas. 7. A. Hayden. Wells Ainsworth,
Charles Minninger. Earle Pulver, H. 6.
Sanger, L. J. Strickland. Vm T. BlacA
E. ]. Brown. C. II. Topping. II. D.
Meyer. Walter Schilling, Michael Mil
Ter. Michael Schrsiber, j. Edward Fed
Ter. Martin p. Howkinson. J. Harm
Howkinson. otto A. Meyer, Julius
Eich. Arthur Miller, Clarence spry.
Cow test association work gives the
owner OF the cows an idea which one
are profitable and which ones should
be weeded out Of tho herd. This is
done by keeping a rather exact record
OF the amount OF feed consumed BY
each COW and the amount Of product
she produces. The tester comes 10 the
farm IN the afternoon. weighs the
feed. given each COW that evening and
also weighs tho milk each COW pro-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-31
Il ARE YOU GOOD FOR

The new psychological tests which will probably
be used more and more to influence children and young
men ana women in their adoption of a permanent line
Of work, are an indication of a radical change of at
tttude toward even such a vague thing as mans des-
tiny, These tests and the attitude they indicate will
undoubtedly work a valuable improvement in the gener-
al process OF learning, producing and living.
The tests as they are beginning to be applied and
perfected in schools and factories. are for the purpose
Of classifying individuals according to their natural
abilities In a given field of work. The individual is
rated as inferior or superior to a standard average. and
the variety Of tests to which his intellect Is subjected
is expected in time to bring out qualifications for a GER
tain kind Of effort. There is always the danger in a
thing OF this kind that it will develop into repressive
formula, by which individuals will be pigeon-holed
without any opportunity to exercise their own desires.
A certain classification in his early years In grade school
might possibly lead an individual and his teachers to
ignore latent qualifications that otherwise would have
developed f~orcfbIy. Furthermore, it IS possible to see
how a ruthless employment system might become the
sole beneficiary of this test system, through a use of it
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-31
Answers TO x~EsTEzDAY's
QUESTIONS


J.. How long docs IL takes TO digest
raw apples? Ans.-One hour and thirty
minutes.
2. Should the National Flag be per
mitted 10 fly after s%undown. Ans.-No.
The national colors should not be hoist
ed before sunrise or permitted 10 remain
up after sunset.
8. Can the president of tho United
state5 originate legislation? Ans
No. Every bill passed by ongress is
submitted 20 him. II ne approves tho
bill becomes a law. II he vetoeH the
bill and returns 1t to congress, IL may
still becomes a law II passed by q two
thirds vote in each house.
&. WIS administers the oath 10 the
President on inauguration day2 Ans-
The chief Justice.
o. What is a base court? Ans-An
inferior court. not one Of record.
6. What Is hand money! Ans-Money
paid to bind a bargain.
Z. How did tho expression RIO run
smuck'' originate? Ans-Mslays drunk
with opium run shout armed With dag
gers shouting "Amuck which means
Kill"
s.. Who Is known az the father ~
history" Ans The Green historian.
H~erodotus.
.. VIA is Scotland Yard" Ans
II is the h~eadqusrters Of The London po-
lice.
lo. In Roman notation what doe,
"pCC" represent Ans Seven hund.
red