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The Washington times., 1921-05-16
Jail Tour
Was Cure
HATES OsTENTATION.

A new method of correcting tho
you tn who has started to go astray
was tried out the other afternoon
by a big business man. He had
caught his fifteen-year-old son pill
fering articles from tho home and
the boy had also been in trouble
in the private school he was at
tending.
The father confided with n per-
sonal friend a high official OF tho
police department.
Bring your son down to my Of
Ace in headquarters at o'clock
this afternoon and when I get
through with him / don't think he
Will trouble you again said the
policeman
At s O'Clock father and son wero
on hand. They we're then taken
through the rogues gallery, finger
print and cell rooms, where the boy
was told what would befall him
eventually IL he did not mend his
wayA After ten minutes in a cell
and q lecture before a half dozen
detectives who were about, the
boy was taken home, with the part
ing information from the police
and his father that the next time
he did anything wrong he would
80 through all the things that be-
fan criminals, and that It would
- IN earnest the next time
Tbe boy indicated he was cured.
The Washington times., 1921-05-16
WIN IN IL By RUBY NJ. AYRES
The Fascinating Story of Fine Wealthy Girl of Loy Birth Wh
In Marriage Without Her knowledge, to Blue-Blood

little; Peter was her favorite
brother. and the whole-hearted en-
thusiasm in his voice hurt her
somehow.
"she's very pretty" she said.
with an effort.
She was thinking of tho express
sion Of Philip Winterdick's eyes
as he came back across the lawn
with Kitty at his side.
.'She's engaged to Mr.. winter
dick. isn't sheT' she asked, care
lessly.
Peter shrugged his shoulders.
Couldn't say. I'm sure" he said.
laconically. ''She doesn't wear .
ring IL she is" There was little
pause. Does sheT' he asked. =
trifle anxiously.
Eva looked up quickly: some
thing in his voice touchcsi her With
q sort OF apprehension
Surely Peter bot Potsr
was such . boy-only Just turned
two-and-twsnty: she tried to shake
the thought aside.
well. she soon Win. II she
doesn't now she said. decidedly.
'It-y ono Of those things that are
welIin the air, you
know
CTo He Ce.tin.ed Tonorrow,
The Washington times., 1921-05-16
ONE THEORY IS TRUE.

In answer to Successful" wish
to state right here that at least one
theory of yours is true: quite true.
know from experience, / myself
being one of the unfortunates 10
marry at the tender age of seven
teen to a man fifteen years my
senior. l think there should be
law that no man or woman unter
the age of twenty-five should be
allowed to marry, and a difference
Of not more than six years in their
own age. as it nearly always proves
disastrous.
When I married l loved the man
as we'll as Is possible for child
Of that age to love. but ! assure
you. having been reared by q gen.
tlewoman who died one year pre-
vious to the time Of my marriage.
and having no one to guide me,
hadn't the slightest conception Of
marriage. This man thought / should
have been as enlightened as he.
despite his age and the fact that he
had been married before.
He neglected me shamefully,
which, owing to my childish age
and not knowing how to cope with
the situation, withstood. He would
never take me out nor would he let
The Washington times., 1921-05-16
Eat Plenty
of Fruit

Fruit is food. 1t supplies some
sugar and the important mineral
matters, mild fruit acids. and
vitamines. say experts in the
United States Department of Agri-
culture, Office of Home Economics.
These food substances help to keep
the body in good health and to
prevent constipation.
Use fresh fruit whenever possi-
BILE and can the surplus. Apples,
pears. plums. peaches, cherries.
oranges, grapefruit grapes bana-
mas, avocados berries-the list is
very long. Somewhere in the
United States some of them are
always in season, and some are in
market everywhere much of the
time.
Use dried fruits, either home
dried or those on sale almost
everywhere. Soak prunes, dried
apples, dried apricots in water
overnight and cook them long
enough to make them tender.
Use dates. figs, or raisins. These
are very good added to breakfast
cereals 10 minutes before taking
n from Tia stsv~
The Washington times., 1921-05-16
Fear OF the Unknown
Burden of Proof
ON SIDE OF MYSTERY
By Garrett p. Serviss.

TDO not believe in ghosts. partly
because I have never seen one,
. and partly because no other per
son has ever convinced me that he
Tor she) had seen one. have oc-
casionally been momentarny aar-
tied by an appearance that seemed.
at first glance, difform, but ! have
always by examination found q ra-
tional explanation that completely
dissipated the idea of abnormality.
Nevertheless. respond as readily
as anybody to the thrill Of alleged
mysterious facts.
The universal liking for ghost
stories 10 akin to the appreciation
of tragedies There is q strange
pleasure to be found in tormonting
oneself With shivers of self-invited
fear.
Out Of tffy general tendency Of
humanity TO look for anomalous
and inexpIIcable things springs the
actual belief In ghosts, apparftions
and supernatural phenomena OF All
kinda Everybody must have no
ticed to how great an extent this
believe depends upon raca Racial
character Is here q stronger Do
terminant than education. The per-
In the blood cannot altogether elm
mate It by dosing 1t with reason.
There il also a geography OF
spookland which has q dependence
upon real topography and climate
Still, this tendency undoubtedly
exists. more or less DEVELOPED In
all human beings everywhere, SO
that the letter from q lady in Phil
adelphia that ! am going to quote
has a lure for almost all minds:
ANIMALS SEE THINGS.
AN article Of yours recalls to my
mind a thing which has often pux-
xled me. Have you ever noticed
that animals appear to SEQ things
that human beings do not sect
I have noticed this in . pet cat
and q canary. We once had . bird
sewing room, and as my aunt and
myself were tho only ones VINO
rsed the room regularly tho bird
knew US we'll. but was frightened
when occasionally others would
como in the room. even other mem
bers of the family.
One day while ! was in the room
alone the bird suddenly became
alarmed and fluttered about the
cage wildly, looking all the while
at the doorway. There was no ono
there, and l found that there was no
ono in the hall outside. But the
bird continued to flutter and chirp
in a frightened way. 1t made me
feel creepy! The bird did tho same
thing at other times. but this time
it's excitement was the worst
The cat also at times would
The Washington times., 1921-05-16
Advice to
LOvelOrn
By Beatrice Fairfax.
DISAPPOINTED.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Upon his second visit to my
home, a young man, when leaving.
asked me to kiss him goodnight
OF course. / absolutely refused, as
my mother has always warned me
against kissing gentlemen. NOW,
Miss Fairfax. do you think / did
right In not kissing him? i do not
love him and why should he have
asked me to do such a thing upon
his second visit? He Ia an out-of-
town boy and I only invited him to
my homo with consent Of my
mother) to cheer him UP . bit, ~
he has no friends in this town
Do you think he asked to kiss mo
just to try me out7 / am certainly
glad I didn't, but wish you would
advise me. I am only seventeen
DISAPPOINTED
p. S.-I am really disappointed
in this boy. for l didn't think he
would be so silly; I want pal,
Miss Fairfax. not one who Is Al
ways thinking of love
You did perfectly right Kiss no
man good night the second time he
calls. And don't be disappointed In
the boy. 1t was his right to ask
lot one anu youfS ~ iSAN
hope you always follow the advice
of your wise mother.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Before marriage a few weeks ago
my family thought the world OF
my husband He in turn loved or
seemed to love my mother. Since We
have been married, life has been one
sories of QuArrels.
NY husband and do not live With
my family-comprised of mother,
sister and two brother-but visit
frequently. as we are close by.
love my family, but also / love
my husband. They say he is selfish
arrogant. and snobbish. and refuse
to have him enter the house.
If do not go homo occ>stonHsfy.
I am miserable, whereas IL do my
husband feels hurt.
PAULINE
Tfme-and a great deal Of tact
on tho part Of you two young folks
will probably take care of the sit
uation. You have each other and
your new found happiness together.
Doesn't that incline you to be gen
erous7 Your people are-unconsci-
ously no doubt little Jealous. They
see you in a now home. They miss
you A little humor, a little gener-
osity, and a great deal of love from
you and the young husband who
ought to bs grateful to the homo
that reared you. and know All
will be we'll
The Washington times., 1921-05-16

seem to be staring at inxtsibbs
things. and would follow them with
his eyes. He looked intenuy at the
wall one night for about two min
utes, and. seemed to be 20 interested
in what he saw. ! saw nothing but
tho wall. Is there any natural, ex-
PLANTATION for thisf What do you
think they seer"
The belief that animals can see
sights-ghosts or spirits, II you like
invisible to us. is a very old one,
based no doubt upon just such oc-
currences as those described above.
Readers of Bulwer Lytton may re-
call the extremely effective use
which he made Of this In the case Of
the dog which plAys . dramatic
called The House and the Brain"
which By the way. was an out
growth of tho legends about Roge~
Bacon
BURDEN OF PROOF.
OF eourpe. Il u easy to offer s1-
plantations Of the conduct Of the
canary bird and the cat, which. for
tho reasoner at least, remove all sug-
gestion of mystery. although they
might not satisfy tho observer oc
the actual occurrencesT
No explanation can ever complete
ly ft such cases unless It is based
upon personal observation made on
the spot and at the time when the
incident occurred Cross-examination
may bring to light circumstances
of vital importance that were en-
ttrely overlooked or disregarded by
tho actual witnesses and that when
properly taken into account entirely
dissipate the mystery.
A slight shadow flickerinH on the
wall or an insect running about
there, might fix attention of the
cat or q noise behind the wainscot
perceptible only to the feline sense
of hearing. So In the case Of the
bird. the impatience of awakened
expectation rather than fear of
cause of its uneasiness.
A noise outside the door un-
noticed By it's human companion
and which the bird associated with
the entrance Of q person who never
theless failed to appear. would ja
a cause of excitement to SO highly
strung a creature, especially II con
nected with its feeding habits. But
without knowledge Of particular
all such suggestions must be mere
guesses.
The invariable rule for the OBJ
server of any puzxling phenomenon
who genuine wishes to ind
rational explanation Is to keep the
burden of proof on the side of
mystery. and to distrust his own
acuteness rather than the constancy
Of nature.
The Washington times., 1921-05-16
For the Great
Outdoors
- MART sport suits at reasonable
- prices are features of the
DISPLAYS for summer

- MART sport suits at REASONABLY
- prices are features of the
displays for summer.
Wool jersey Is the popular fabric
and comes in heather mixtures and
in Harding blue, rose. forest green.
tan and white. One may choose
either the Tuxedo model, open In
the front. or the mannish style with
notehed revers and double breast A
narrow belt of the materia divides
four patch pockets, two above and
two below. The skirts are simple
Affairs, made In two pieces, not too
narrow for comfort nor two wide
for style
One may wear her Jersey Jacket
with separate skirt of plaid
pleated, to lend variety to the cos
tune
Mits with a plain skirt OF checked
wool and a jacket OF one color
faced with the checked material.
One suit is of green and tan check
for it's skirt and green velours for
it's coat, with revers OF the two
tone material. These little suits
are decidedly smart Just the thing
for general wear.
Fetching suits Of English tweed
are making their appearance. Not
only are the pepper and salt
mixtures worn, but there is a pref
erence for a bluish-gray material.
This also comes in sort OF rose
shade and a green tone. too.
Something a bit more elaborate is
offered in lightweight wool
Jersey in soft rose shade. A
separate skirt of the material Is
banded by a deep border of white
croacheted wool. Over this there
Is a hip-length blouse, also bordered
in the white wool. and when one
adds a heavily crocheted cllar and
cuffs, the suit Is truly ravishing.
with this one wears a white velour
tan and low white sport shoes.
The Washington times., 1921-05-16
Like
to Dance

Monkeys flirt and make love.
They love to dAnce and have
some steps that could Be- convert
ed into modern dances for hu-
mans. Like humana, they are So
ctal creatures. They work and
play and rest together.
These are . few Of the con-
oausions reached BY Prof Doflein.
q Bresiau. who has been experiment.
ing recently with number Of
monkeys and chimpanzees from Guiana
and the Kamerun-
He discovered that they make
especially strong friendships Two
Of his chimpanzees. Nan and Kon-
sol, vere inseparable. while the
whole company showed a tendency
to cling together.
The monkeys have a rhythmic
sense. and respond quickly to
dance music. They have several
distinct games of their own. re-
sembling child's play. and like
wise indicate some signs OF mill
tary training. for they march
soldier-lika-
Prof Dofein discovered, too.
that monkeys have many of the
facial expressions and many ges-
lures of humans. They can easily
register pain, surprise, admiration,
tenderness. They have a language
of their own They are quick to
warn each other of danger. They
have regular greetings. Their al
phabet is similar to the human.
but they can understand Spanish
more readily than other tongues
This understanding Is. however.
limited, for only simple converse
tion and commands can be grasped
by these missing links"
The Washington times., 1921-05-16
The Washington Times Magazine Page c.:
Fresh From Paris

EOR the dancing hour
in Paris a silhouette
- may be slender or
bouffant, according to
ones preference. To a
simple frock of heavy
black satin an effect of
slimness is given by
strands of jet depending
from the neck line all the
way round and reaching
to a little below the hips.
A band of jet looped over
each shoulder has short
strands hanging from it,
and these serve as
sleeves. The skirt has a
drapery of satin at one
side, and is slightly
shorter in front than at
either the sides or back.
The Washington times., 1921-05-16
Prize Cake Recipes

cream Of tartar and baking soda
Bake tn medium oven
ICING.
cups granulated sugar, white
] cup cold water
Boil without stirring unfn II
threads in cold water.
Beat whites OF eggs gtiff and STIR
slowiy In sugar and v8tR after
cooking.
Add heap<ng tablespoons Of
marshmanow cream and tca.-Mrs.
Benjamin w. Bolingsr. 762 Thir-
teonth street southeast
The Washington times., 1921-05-16

Observer
PAST ExPERIENCE.

The woman was looking at lace
collars on a department store
counter. Edith, a fresh-looking and
nicely dressed sixteen year old
came up. She picked up an attrac-
tive collar. asked the price, which
with IS. Mother, who had been
shopping at a neighboring counter.
appeared at that moment
Mother, do you like thisr- asked
Edith
Mother, of imposing mien- took
one swift look. shook her head, and
didn't like It. ."
Edith, II you1l buy some good
looking lace, I'll make you a bean
tiful collar" she generously offered.
I've tried that before, mother
retorted Edith.
The Washington times., 1921-05-16

amazement In ms snreWu eyes-
"Hates it, he echoed again
-Hates riding in a car that cost
me S5,000?" He gave a self-satis-
ned laugh. TITS a better car than
even winterdick's," he said. COM
placently.
HATES OsTENTATION.
He took the winterdicks as his
standard. He copied them in every
possible way. He even tried TO
wear suits like those which ola
Winterdick wore, regardless OF ths
fact that what looked well on the
tall, slim figure of the owner or
the Highway House. looked absurd
on his own portly proportions.
He had long since cherished q
scheme in his ambitious mind by
which his daughter was to marry
Philip Winterdick. but that an op
portunity would ever arise to make
the way easy for him had never
epce entered into his calculations.
He had never cared particularly
for Eva He had wished all his
family to be sons, but since they
had left the town where he had
laboriously built up the founda-
tions 70 his wealth, and come to
live in the fashionable Long island
town. Eva had grown In Import
ance.
He began to realize that she was
pretty. He was proud that the Ar
lingtons had taken her up. He
never minded what he gave her
to spend on clothes.
Buy yhat the other girls buy"
he told her. Buy clothes like
those Miss Arlington wears, and
ah
Dash 1t all. Do you think I'm
going to have my girl cut out by
people like them
Eva flushed. She hated this os-
tentation and show. She was nat
urally a simple. unaffected girl. She
knew quite well what people
thought of her and her family. and
she knew that the Winterdicka
courteous as they always were
when they met in their hearts
looked down upon them
That knowledge hurt intolerably.
She envied Kitty Arlington bitter
ly because of the long line Of an
eestors she had to back her up.
Rogues and vagabonds they may
have been. That did not matter.
They were at least ancestors and
blue-blooded, and she knew that
to Philip and his parents they mat
tered far more than all her own
wealth.
Eva had cared for Philip Winter
dfck from the first moment OF their
meeting. For her he was the one
man in the world. Such things do
happen sometimes in spite OF
cynics.
mot that he would ever look at
me, know" she told herself again
and again.
But this afternoon. when he had
80 carelessly thrown her over in
order to be with Kitty Arlington,
she had felt as IL she could bear
it no longer, and when her brother
came upon her wandering about the
garden later in the evening there
were very obvious signs Of tears
on her face
He slipped an arm about her
waist with q sort of embarrass-
ment.
WHATS up-- he demanded.
what are you fretting about Bon
nie?"
sELF-sATIsFIED.
Bonnie was the boys nickname
for her. Nobody knew quito how
1t originated or why. but thoy
The Washington times., 1921-05-16
Is Marriage a Success?

me go with girl friends or alone;
was insanely Jealous and made my
life q living death. Two children
were the result of this miserable
union. which have been the crown
ing JOY OF my life.
/ was left entirely alone to rear
and care for them. while he went
out night after night, gave me only
sufficient money for the bare neces-
stiles Of life although he has Al
ways made big money.
He kept this up till slowly but
surely my love died . cruel death.
and now he sees his mistake, when
IT is too late. He II nearing tho
fifty mark while I'm In my early
thirties- He wanders why I'm not
in love with him. and would like to
take mo out, but no longer wish to
go with him Consequently we each
go our own way. and while i have
never wronged him in word,
thought or deed, neither was
woman with a past but being Of a
very affectionate nature, l fosl
have been cheated out OF my rights
to love and be loved. which Is the
nature Of every true woman.
In my mind similar cases are
the cause of many unhappy mar
riagea
wRoNGED BUT STILL HOPE
FILL
The Washington times., 1921-05-16
Some Holy Cities

Allahabsd is the holy city OF the
Indian Mohammedans. Benares Is
the holy city OF the Hindus, whils
Cuzco was that OF the ancient Incas.
Jerusalem is the holy city of the
Jews and Christians as Mecca Is OF
most MohammedanA
The Washington times., 1921-05-16
| BOrneO Custom

At Borneo marriage ceremony a
young live hen Is waved over and
around the bride and bridegroom.
after which II Is killed. The blood
Ia smeared on the forehead. chest.
neck. hands and feet Of the bridal
pakx.
The Washington times., 1921-05-16
MARsHMALLow CREAM CAKE

6 eggs
Save whites OF 5 for icing
cups white granulated sugar
i cup butter
1 cup buttermfIk
4 cups -four
i teaspoon level full bicarbonate
soda and teaspoons level full
cream of tartar dissolved In 2 table
spoons Of buttermilk
teaspoons lemon extract
Beat eggs light, add sugar. beat
again; cream butter: next add but
termilk. -four and extract; then add
The Washington times., 1921-05-16
A LONG WAIT.

A LONG WAIT.
Referring to the letter signed
"Stenographer.- II she Is willing to
sit and wait for Mr.. Right she GER
tainly has q long wait
Miss Stenographer must think
that every fellow that likes to dress
u . fox trotter. I myself prefer
woll-dressed giris. There aro plenty
Of well-dressed girls that are de-
cent and respectable I'M
The Washington times., 1921-05-16
CHOCOLATE LAYER CAKE

CHOCOLATE LAYER CAKE
u pound butter.
cups sugar. creamed together.
eggs, whites and yolks. Beat
separate tho white: beat In after
the cake II all mixed up.
IL cups milk
! cups nour.
3 teaspoonfuls Of yeast powder.
ICING.
= chocolate melted tn . 61sh over
se~mL
tahleSpoonfu1 butter.
pound KICK sugar. Beat al
togethek-Alss Rose Hutchison.
RIA u street northwest
The Washington times., 1921-05-16
IDEAL AT DANCE HALL.

found my ideal at q dance hall.
She used even more paint than
most girls. but looked further
than that and found a heart as fine
as they make them. Nine out of
ten of these fellows who think they
have an ideal wife wouldn't look
any further.
II you were to look down deep
into those "jazz-babieS hearts,
you'd find they are true, II you
show them you are straight and on
the level DAVE
The Washington times., 1921-05-16

GOLD CAK1
3 eup0 sugar.
Pun euD butter.
Yoxn Of eGE1, cream al t.
Gethef.
J cups flour.
tablespoon vanilla
Beat whites Of eggs with 4
teaspoon baking powder.
Add whites Of eggs and powder
last
Bake Ono hour under slow nra.
Mrs. n c. Brooks, 1o1S e street
southeast
The Washington times., 1921-05-16
ANGEL FOOD.

Whites Of Il eggs, beaten sttff.
" cups eranulated sugar, siftsd-
1 cup aour. measured after afting
5 timeA
Then sfft again. VIM 1 tsaspoon
cream of tartar. Add sugar to
whites. then fiour, and 1 tsaspoeu
vanilla
Bake fifteen minutes before look
Ing at cake then bake forty min
utes In q steady. but moderate,
oven Use ungreased pan, and turn
cake upside down when taken from
oven and let stand until cold--Mrs.
Frank Barker, Tho Cecil, Apt COS.
The Washington times., 1921-05-16

'Hates it" Ralph Dennison
looked at his daughter with blank
amazement in his shrewd eyes.
"Hates it." he echoed again
"Hates riding In a car that cost
me s5.0oo?" He gave a self-satis-
fied laugh. TITS a better car than
even Winterdick's," he said. COM
placently.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-14
MUCH SUFFERING CAUSED BY
WASTE PRODUCTS in THE BLOOD
What Science Knows About the Matter and How 1t Is
b l. Best Treated

frequent for waste products to
settle in the muscles and Joints
and cause rheumatism.
Listen to natures warning. Your
blood is your fountain source OF
energy-therefore keep your blood
rich and pure.
For over so years, thousands and
thousands Of men and women have
relied on S. s. S. to clear their
blood OF waste products. S. S. 8.
VIII Improve the quality Of your
blood by relieving you Of the waste
products which cause impoverishl
ed blood apd dts allied troubles
skin disorders. rheumatism Rnd
lowered vitality.
Get S. s. g. at your druggist.
Beware OF substitutes. Write
Chief Medical Director, Swift
Specific Co., Ds72o s. S. s. Labor
atory, Atlanta, Ca. for special
medical advice without CHARGE.
He is helping people every day to
regain their health and strength.
Ask him to send you his tlIustrat-
ed booklet, Facts About the
5Iood"-tree. s. s. s. is sold by
all drug storeSs