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The Washington times., 1921-01-01
In General

The League of Nations dele
gates smoked up $4,000 worth of
cigars-enough rope to bind the
nations together for a great many
years.
Tagore, the Hindo poet, does not
care for football. Well, we don't
care for his first name, Rabin-
dranath, so that makes us even.
The scientists of the twenty
eighth century are going to have
a dickens OF time figuring GU.
the meaning of the drawings
which some people make while
telephoning.
Cities are growing seven times
as fast as the country. according
to the census. The farmers must
be on a diet.
In Holland the cost of getting
married varies according to the
day of the week. over here we're
not so particular.
Another good reason why men
never wear engagement rings is
because their fiancees never buy
them any.
The Washington times., 1921-01-01
HER MAID.
LET HER HAVE

think "Clarice D." is entirely
justified. Her husband makes $500
a month and she is willing to econo-
mize and could easily save the ex-
pense of a maid. II they could not
afford maid continually they could
have one come a few days each
week to do the hardest work. II
her husband thought enough of her
he wouldn't permit her to wash and
scrub and clean.
He married an Office girl-one
not accustomed to housework-if he
wants a general houseworker and
servant, why didn't he marry one?
Does he do the dirty work in the
office? No-he gets himself a jani-
tor. Is he above the woman he
married?
We have a farm, and we have at
times done the hardest of work
but we should by no means be con-
sidered lazy because we pay some
one else to do 1t. There Is still
plenty for us to do. When a man
comes home he wants his wife to
be cheerful and to entertain him
he doesn't want to come home to an
ill-tempered, overworked woman.
"Clarice D." you are the boss n
your home. Can't you buy one dress
less to pay for the maid?
RIsTERs.
The Washington times., 1921-01-01
Bells! Bells! !!
Bells!!!!!

When you hear the New Year
bells ringing to usher in the new
year and hasten the departure ~
the old, do you ever wonder to you
self why at such a time bells should
be rung?
Bells are usually rung to pro-
claim an unusual event or to spread
a warning Of danger. Before bells
were made people used rattles TO
make joyous sounds. In the year
400 the first bells of which there
is any record were cast. We are
told that in the year 610 the people
of the city of Sens rang bells to
brighten away the enemy that was
approaching the city gates. The
first bells to ring in England were
those at Croyland Abbey. which
rang in $50. In some parts of Eng
land the bells which are rung at
tho end OF the old year are called
"O4d Lads Passing Bell"
In some countries a bell Is rung
at the beginning of Lent, which Is
called the Pancake Bell" because
in olden times 1t was supposed to
call the people from their pancakes
to confession and fasting.
Some churches ring bells to sum
mon people to services and others
ring the bells at the conclusion of
the service. This latter bell is call
ed the Pudding Bell" and 1t Is
thought by some to have been rung
30 that the folks who stayed at
homo might know that the service
was over and that the pudding
might come out of the oven.
In our own United States the
great Liberty Bell in Philadelphia
was rung to spread abroad the news
that the Declaration of Indepen-
dence had been signed. This bell
WAS also tolled for things less JOY
full; in fact, 1t was while 1T WAS
tolling for the death OF the Chief
Justice of the United States that
the crack occurred in 1888.
The Washington times., 1921-01-01
How theVans
Are Fallen

In former years, in fact, as far
back as one can well remember,
vans were highly respected. In
fact. many of our best families were
named after them-the Van Zandts,
the Van Den Burgs. the Van Rens-
saelaers, the Van Damms, and the
Van Vechtens.
The van was formerly a staid
city institution, uaversing the
paved streets with quiet dignity.
carrying three or four horny
handed sons of toll who had la
boriously packed it with freless
cookers, cuckoo-clocks, daven-
ports, Victrolas. twin beds, photo
graph albums, steamer trunks and
goldfish globes. Ir was engaged In
a perfectly Legitimate and lawful
occupation and was highly spoken
OF by all who desired to move.
But suddenly, not long ago the
van developed a streak of artistic
temperament and began running
around nights, deserving it's former
haunts and chasing out on country
roads. full of hooch. No longer the
steady pace of the city, quiet, dig
nified and majestic. but a rollick-
ing swagger and stagger through
the ruts and chuck holes of I'M
explored by-ways, often humping
across plowed fields at breakneck
speed, with posse close behind 1t.
And how often and how eight
ingly are the vans mentioned in
the papers. Van Full OF Hooch
Captured" ivan Loaded With
Whiskey Causes Battle" ivan
Taken by Officers" Really 1T is
quite shocking. Nobody ever inn
agined these vans would be such
bad actors when they got away
from home, how they would go on
a bat in Maryland or terrify the in
habtants of Montgomery county, and
call out the State police reserves.
AS result, every van is under
suspicion, and Is stopped and
searched. An average jag for
van Is about $4,000 worth or
liquor, It is a queer age. The
spirit of unrest seems to have en-
assed some of our most staid
institutions.
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SPOONING is NATURAL
INSTINCT.

Some time ago gentleman COM
planned that many asserted with
gusto that marriage was sue
cess, but that they proved nothing
A thing may be said to be a
success when the object sought is
attained.
Marriage is a union Of two nor
NAL beings for the purpose of liv-
ing in harmony and raising a family.
Two or more people must have
harmony to be able to work or
live together for any purpose. The
individuals in question must con-
slider one another's likes and dts
likes and act accordingly. In the
business world rules are laid down
to insure the necessary pres
ence of harmony. SO It Is with
marriage. The institution provides
certain rules Of conduct to exclude
friction. In as far as the contracting
parties follow the prescribed course,
that far the union meets with success
The same gentleman seemed
troubled as to the relation Of kiss
ing and hugging to the institution
The Washington times., 1921-01-01
PIN WORMS.

Q. am writing in the hope
that you may be able to advise
me in regard to my three-year-old
child, who has been troubled with
pin worms since she was less than
two years old. At first her case
was not properly diagnosed; but
finally, when she was almost be-
side herself at times with the
trouble, we changed her physi-
clan, and il was pronounced pin
worm, and most drastic treatment
given her-the treatment being
about as hard on her as the trou-
BILE. 1t consisted of medicine
which upset her stomach, and
enemas which exhausted her.
A. wish to advise you that while
ordinarily this condition is consid-
cred by many physicians trivial
one, yet at times pin worm infec-
ton is most resistant to treatment;
especially when chronic. In the
main, scrupulous attention must be
paid to cleanliness, and the child
should be required to battle the anus
several times a day. The medical
treatment, of course, must be in the
hands OF competent physician.
Usually this consists in the use OF
rectal injections of solutions which
kill the worms, such as infusion OF
quassia wood. and experimenting
this by the administration by mouth
OF substances ordinarily used in the
treatment OF round worms.
Pin form infection is accompanied
not only by the symptoms men
toned by you, but also by the secre-
ton OF a largo amount OF mucous.
The little worm itself Is about one
third of an inch long, and Is white
and thread-like in character. These
may be observed In stretching the
folds Of the anus. I mention these
symptoms because the irritation
mentioned by you may be due to
other causes than pin worms and
can be determined with posltivcness
only by observing the worms with
the naked eye or laboratory tests to
determine the presence OF their eggs
In the stools.
The Washington times., 1921-01-01
The Woman
Observer
A HAPPY NEW YEAR.

~HRISTMAS is over. Soon new
year will be with us, the time
~ for stock-taking will be at
hand. What accomplished, what
left undone; good resolves broken,
bad impulses unchecked-what re-
port shall we make to ourselves
when the survey Is complete7
Shall we be honest and face the
music conscientiously or shall we
cheat ourselves and kid" ourselves
into thinking that those thing :
which others know not of are not
worth considering?
Be honest with yourself 1t
counts more than anything else ami
soon you will find that nothing elso
matters. Be honest with yourself.
stop CLOSING over your short-con-
ings to yourself and soon you won
be CLOSING them over to anyone
else, for, once readily and frankly
admitted, their Significance dimin-
ishes. Ones own censorship reacts
as promises. and resolutions to an
other person do not.
BE square with yourself. Don't
cheat yourself. DO whatever you
have to do the best you know how.
Don't cut corners, and soon you will
reap = satisfatcory reward.
The Washington times., 1921-01-01
The Inside Of the Cup
A great serial
OF ROMANCE, MYSTERY, ADVENTURE
/ By Winston Churchill
a great serial
By Winston Churchill.

opportunities, TO her perception OF
What, then, WAS the function, the
mission OF the Church Universal!
Once she had laid claim to temporal
power, believed herself TO be the
sole agency OF God on earth, had
spoken ex cathedra on philosophy,
history. theology. and science, had
undertaken TO confer eternal bliss
and TO damn forever. Her MEM
bers. and even her priests, had gone
from murder to mass and from
mass to murder. and she had en-
gagged in cruel wars and persecu-
tons to curtail the liberties OF
mankind.
Under that conception religion
was form of insurance or the
soul. Perhaps common, UNIVERSAL
belief had been necessary in the
dark ages before the sublime idea
of education for the masses had
come; but the Church herself
through ignorance-had opposed the
growth OF education, had set her
face sternly against the develop
ment of the individual, which Christ
had taught. the privilege OF man to
use the facilities OF the intellect
which God had bestowed upon him.
He himself. their rector. had adj
vocated catholic acceptance,
though much modified from the
medieval acceptance-one that pro-
fessed to go behind II to an earlier
age. Yes, he must admit with
shame that he had been AFRAID to
trust where God trusted, had feared
to confide the working out Of The
ultimate truth of the minds or the
millions.
ITO he Continued MOnday.)
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Vegetables in
Winter
By Loretto G. Lynch.

Too many people cut down on
their use OF vegetables Just as
soon as the colder days come
along. Oh yes, they continue 10
have potatoes and occasionally an
other vegetable, but In general a
liberal use OF vegetables ID not
planned for In the diet.
All the great minds working on
the problem OF food agree that a
liberal use OF vegetables In the diet
at all times 10 not only desirable.
but really essential II good health
Is 10 be maintained.
But" say you. my family does
not like vegetables" 1t Is better to
say that the family have not
LEARNED TO like as many vege-
tables as they are going TO like in
the near future. We have TO be
trained to like that which is good
and best for US.
MUST BE TRAINED.
This Is not only true or articles
OF diet. but II Is true OF many other
habits of life. A man or woman
must be trained to like TO battle.
People must be trained to care for
tho teeth and hair and all the other
essentials Of the well-kept body.
Few like olives the first time they
taste them. Yet, by persistence.
these same folks become devotees
OF the olive, so II must be with
all the available vegetables.
or course. the housewives prob
lem OF serving vegetables In win
ter Is more difficult than in sum-
mer. But II is problem quite
worthy OF our best thought. Vege-
tables, like fruits. help 10 keep the
blood right. The help to keep the
body working right. And since
each vegetable offers the body
some mineral salt that II particu-
larly needs for correct functioning,
the necessity OF a wide variety OF
vegetables in the diet is obvious.
DE-HYDRATED VEGETABLES.
or the dry vegetables most OF US
are acquainted with beans, peas.
and few others. But we should
know that there are vegetables
termed de -hydrated. This simply
means that the water has been re-
moved and can be restored by soak
ing. or the de-kydrated vegetables,
perhaps the more familiar are corn.
carrots, spinach, celery, bects. But
there is wide variety of them.
And II will repay the housewife to
ask the best grocer in the neighbor-
hood about them.
The Washington times., 1921-01-01

Of marriage. He appears to over
weigh spooning. His associates
probably indulge with slight occa-
sion.
Spooning is a natural function
and is apparently law Of nature.
Natures dictates are good ones, when
they are controlled. Whatever was
created by nature is not vulgar. The
abuse Of natures gifts or methods Is
vulgar.
Man prides himself on his su-
periority over the animal. The gift of
reason or choice has made him SUI
perior. The animal has only instinct.
He follows that blindly. 1t Is natures
laws. 1t leads him sternly but safely
through life. Mans instinct Is blunt
ed, but its very presence is source
Of trouble to him who understands 1t
little.
Instinct calls for self-preservation
and self-perpetuating. The latter is
sexual 1t is not base. Nature gave
1t to u.s. The abuse Of 1t is baseness.
Instinct calls for spooning in the
lower animal and in man. Therefore
spooning Is not to be sneered at any
more than 1t Is to be over stimated,
overindulged in, or promiscuously-
participated In.
Spooning Is not all there is to
The Washington times., 1921-01-01

AusASr Of aRieharl CarveI.D The
Cs1sis, ana Many Other Novels
Of WoriA-Wida Popularity.
srks InslAe of uAe Cup" publish
- ssrsliy here By perHossion OF
cAe Macmillan Co. asd made into .
notion picture By Cosmopolitan
PrStUotioaS. will be- released as
Paaranount-Arte picture.
Christ was uniquely the Son Of
God because He had lived and
suffered and died in order to re-
veal to the world the meaning or
this life and OF the hereafter
the meaning not only for the In
dividual, but for society as well.
Nothing might be added to or SUBJ
tracted from that message-it was
complete
THE TRUE FAITH.
True faith was simply trusting
trusting that Christ gave to the
world the revelation OF Gods plan.
And the Saviour Himself had point
ed out the proof: "If any man do
HIS will. he shall know OF the doc
trine, whether IL be Of God. or
whether / speak for myself.
Christ had repeatedly rebuked
those literal minds which had de-
manded material evidence: true
faith spurned II, just as true friend
ship, true love between man and
man, true trust scorned written
bond. To paraphrase st. James
words, faith without trust Is dead
because faith without trust Is
impossible. God is a Spirit, only to
be recognized in the Spirit. and
every one Of the Saviour's utterances
were-not of the flesh. OF the man
but Of the Spirit within Him. He
that hath seen me hath seen the
Father" and "Why callest thou me
good? None is good save one, that
Is God" The Spirit, the Universal
Meaning of Life, incarnate in the
human Jesus.
To be born again was to over
come our spiritual blindness, and
then, and then only, we might be-
hold the spirit shining in the soul
of Christ. That proof had sufficed
for Mark. had sufficed for the
writer of the sublime Fourth Cos
pei, had sufficed for Paul.
Let us lift this wondrous fact.
once and for all. out of the eccle-
siastical setting and incorporate 1t
into our lives. NOT Httu TIC heai 20
Of those who seek the Truth, who
fear not to face 1t, be troubled II
they be satisfied, from the Gospels.
that the birth OF Jesus was not
miraculous.
Thephysical never could prove
The physical never could prove
and everlasting, which no discovery
in science or history can take from
us. The Godship Of Christ rested
upon no dogma: it was a convic-
ton born into us with the new
birth. And 1t becomes an integral
part Of our personality. our very
being.
FUNCTION.
The secret, then, lay in presen-
tation OF the divine message which
would convince and transform and
electrify those who heard 1t to
action-a presentation Of the mes
sage in terms which the age could
grasp. That Is what Paul had
done; he had drawn his figures
boldly from the customs Of the life
of his day; but a more or less in
innate knowledge of these ancient
customs were necessary before mod
ern men and women could under
stand those figures and parallels.
And the church must awake to her
The Washington times., 1921-01-01
SPAGHETTI AMALFI.

Cut into small pieces: / onion. 1
green pepper. u stalk celery. Fry
In tablespoons melted fat without
browning. Add 4 tablespoons -four:
when thoroughly blended, add 2
cups strained tomatoes, "a teaspoon
salt, and cook until mixture thick
ems. Pour over u package OF milk
spaghetti which has been cooked
in boiling sailed water until tender.
MILK MACARoNI WITH BRoILED
TOMATOES.
" package milk macaronL
III tablespoons butter.
2 ounces cheese.
3 tomatoes.
3 tablespoons buttered crumbs.
Salt and pepper.
Cook milk macaroni In boilingn
sailed water until tender. Drain.
add butter and grated cheese. Cut
tomatoes in half. season with salt
and pepper; cover with buttered
crumbs. Broil for ten minutes.
Serve with Quaker milk macaroni.
SAVORY SPAGHETTI.
Boil / package milk spaghetti In
sailed water until tender; drain and
rinse with cold water. Chop green
pepper, | small onion, l stalk OF
celery and fry In tablespoons
melted fat five minutes without
browning. Remove vegetables from
pan and fry u pound OF ground
steak until it is slightly brown.
Add N cups tomatoes, l teaspoon
sweet herbs and the fried vegc-
tables; cook ten minutes. Pour over
spaghetti and cook FIVE minutes.
MILK MACARONI WITH CHEESE
AND BROILED BACON.
Boil ~ package of milk macaroni;
drain and rinse with cold water.
The Washington times., 1921-01-01
w alls of a
Bedroom

The walls of bedroom are most
restful when perfectly plain, al
though a narrow stripe or even a
small-fgured, all over pattern
printed in delicate tints upon a
white. ivory, or pale gray back
ground may sometimes be permls-
siblc. "Spotty" figures which insist
on being counted. up, down, and
diagonally-and particularly those
of intricate design In which IL IL
easy to perceive grotesque races or
animal forms-should be vigorously
avoided.
In the principal rooms OF tho
house the greatest effect or rest
fulness, as well as spaciousness, is
produced by using the same wall
color throughout, preferably choos-
ing either ivory or a soft, neutral
tone of gray or tan. The rhythmic
spacing of panclel walls confers
an atmosphere Of dignity and calm
upon n room. whether the panelinS
is Of choice woods, carefully toned
and waxed. or is inexpensively pro
duced ty outlining the panels on a
tinted or painted wall, with mar
row wood molding finished to
match
1t is Of course quite possible for n
patterned wallpaper to be restful,
IL rightly chosen and hung. There
are available many delightful re-
productions Of small patterned CO.
ionial wall papers, as well as many
oulct tapestry effects of mo'crn
design. A gray or tan figured
pnpcr may bc used In the hall,
md plain gray or tan in tho adj
Joining rooms. without destroying
The rcstful feeling produced by
nm unbrokcn vista of uniformly
decorated walls.--Good Housekeep-
Ing for January,
The Washington times., 1921-01-01
DON'T INSIST ON LIVING
YOUR OWN WAY.

l have been married twenty
years and have two girls, one eight
cen and one ten, and while it was
some trouble to raise them, yet the
pleasure far exceeds tn trouble.
Too many are raised any way at
all. Like Topsy, they "jest grow
ed"
Be a helpmate to your husband
instead of an encumbrance. Be
interested in his interests, do your
part to see that he has good food
on time, and home comforts. Try
and make home pleasant, and,
above all. don't nag. Don't insist
on having your way just because
you want It, Learn to give In
gracefully. Give and take 5000.
LILAC BUSH.
The Washington times., 1921-01-01
WOULD FORCE WIVES
TO BE DOMESTIC.

Some years ago we did not have
so many attractions as today. We
have so many tehaters, movies,
cabarets, dance halls, etc, that II is
hard to have the home life of for
mer times.
My view In the proper kind OF
home is as follows: Give the wife
full freedom to enjoy herself dur
ing the day and don't nag II by
chance she comes in a few minutes
late in the evening, but in the eve
ming her place should be at home
unless her husband feels like going
out with her.
know from experience that a
woman will not give a man a
minutes rest. when he is home, un-
less he goes out with her; most
women do not care how hard he has
been working all day long, so long
as her wishes are gratihed.
We men ought to use caveman
The Washington times., 1921-01-01
Some Unusual Recipes
Try These
TASTY AND TESTED DISHES
Macaroni and Spaghetti.
Macaroni and Spaghetti.

Melt tablespoons OF butter, add .
tablespoons OF -four and " tee
spoon of salt: when thoroughly
blended, add / cup OF scalded milk.
Cook until mixture thickens; then
add "a cup grated cheese. Pour this
sauce over the macaroni and serve
with broiled bacon.
PIMENTO AND SPAGHETTI MOLD.
Boil one-hslf package milk spa
ghetti in sailed water until ten
der; drain and rinse with cold
water. Line "A buttered mold with
this. beginning at the center and
continuing to wind the spaghetti
around until the bottom and the
aides OF the mold are covered.
Chop remainder of the spaghetti
and mix with the following: liz
cups milk. ! teaspoon salt. 2 table
spoons butter. 2 slightly beaten
eggs, II cup chopped pimentoes.
teaspoon grated onion. FIN mold
with the mixture, place II In
pan OF rot water and bake In mol
crate oven until arm in center.
BAKED MACARONI WITH
OYSTERS.
Cook one-half package Of milk
macaroni; drain and rinse as
above. Place a layer OF this in
the bottom Of a buttered baking
dish. Cover with oysters. season
with salt and pepper. dredge with
flour, and pour over one table
spoon of melted butter and one
half cup OF oyster liquor. Repeat
. and cover the top with huttercd
crumbs. Bake twenty minutes in
moderate oven.
STUFFED STEAK
Have the butcher split a small
flank steak, leaving one side intact.
Cook u package milk macaroni in
boiling sailed water until tender;
drain and rinse with cold water.
Chop / small onion. / stalk celery.
green pepper, and fry 8 minutes
in tablespoons butter. Add a can
Of tomatoes; salt and pepper: cook
until mixture thickens, then pour
over macaroni. Stuff steak with
macaroni and sew sides together
place in a baking pan and scar in
hot oven; add l cup water and bake
/ hour in slow oven.
SPAGHETTI MEXICAN STYLE.
Cook u package milk spaghetti
tablespoon butter. Add tablespoons
-four, II teaspoon salt and cups Of
tomatoes; cook until mixture thick
ems; add l cup cooked kidney beans
and cook 8 minutes. Make a nest
of the spaghetti with beans in the
center.
SPAGHETTI RAREBIT.
Drop into boiling sailed water ~
package Quaker milk spaghetti;
cook until tender; drain and rinse
with cold water. Melt 1 table
spoon butter. add the cooked spa
ghetti (cut fine) and / cup grated
cheese; cook until the cheese is
melted. Add well-beaten eggs
salt and pepper: cook until the mix
ture thickens and serve on toast
Garnish with pimentoes.
MARCONI LOAF.
Cook as above, one-half pack
age unbroken milk macaro"
Make a thick tomato SAUCE a
follows: Mix tablespoons melt,
butter with 4 tablespoons flour
add / cup strained tomatoes and
cook until mixture thickens. Sea
son with Y teaspoon salt. X
teaspoon pepper, 1 teaspoon onion
juice. and y teaspoon sweet
herbs; pour gradually into a slight
ly beaten egg. Cover The bottom
of a baking dish with buttered
crumbs and fill pan with alternate
layers of macaroni and tomato
sauce. Top off with buttercl
crumbs and bake twenty minutes
in a hot oven.